COVID-19: The imposter in our emergency department

Authors

  • William Wilson Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

Keywords:

Chronic illness, Communication skills, COVID-19, Empathy, Health humanities, Medical humanities, Narrative medicine, Pandemic, Provider-patient relationship

Abstract

As the world battles COVID-19, talks are rife about vaccine distribution and health policy overhauls. Amongst all this mayhem a section of patients suffers silently. The patients with chronic systemic diseases requiring regular care at the hospital for follow-ups and dialysis are getting lost in the crowd of COVID suspects. This paper narrates the harrowing ordeal of a patient shunted across hospitals all because of a fever, and in the end it discloses her eventual diagnosis.

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Published

2021-03-31

How to Cite

Wilson, W. (2021). COVID-19: The imposter in our emergency department. Research and Humanities in Medical Education, 8, 42–44. Retrieved from https://www.rhime.in/ojs/index.php/rhime/article/view/452

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Narrative Medicine