What's medicine?
Case 1-
Le me- taking history *no complaints of fever, cough etc*
Patient- Cooperating nicely.
Le me in mind- accha patient vah, aaj mast case present karenge.
*going through patient ka reports*
*TB- positive*
Le pg ma'am from corner- abey mask kaha, TB hain!
Le the patient- accha beta theek hojaunga na mein? *coughs and sneezes*
Le me who forgot to wear mask- ab mera case kisi ko present karna padega.
The inner me- general ward mein kyu rakhe phir????
Case 2- ( based on real life incident)
Le doctor- hello uncle namastee!! Cannula lagana hain.
Le that uncle- ha ha lagao betaa
*simultaneously taking history*
Doctor- Viral infections, hiv, hepatitis hein uncle ? *counselling on how it isn't a stigma anymore*
Le uncle - nah nah beta kuch nahi
Le the Cannula— *slips, finger injured, needle prick injury*
Le dimag- arey viral, hiv vagera nahi hain na chill
Le while going through the recent lab reports- HIV positive (severe risk)
Bg music- Jo janam leta hein uska mrityu nishchit hein, aur Jo marta hain uska janam
Moral of the story- get vaccinated completely !
Just some medico feelings ~
I do understand there’s a lot of stigma around HIV and such, and it still lingers.
But yes, I literally had to call home and ask if I was vaccinated against TB after that encounter.