things are a bit better now......a couple of ancedotes to share:

1) i was thrown out of a patient's room for the first time yesterday. i tried to explain the difference between an allergy and an adverse reaction and the patient told me i was insulting her intelligence. i wasn't, actually, but she very dramatically told me that the conversation was over and that i should leave. i almost felt bad about it, but then she threw my attending out later on that day and i realized that she was just a person that enjoyed conflict.....or had dreams of acting on broadway that were never realized.

2) it is possible to get a UTI from being so busy that you can't stop to pee for 12 hours, three days in a row. it is also possible, though not advisable, to treat said UTI with your dog's leftover antibiotics.

3) some patients will "play possum". that is, they pretend to be asleep and unarousable so that you will remove their restraints to examine them. after their limbs are free, they will open their eyes, promtly pull out all their lines, grab your stethoscope and proceed to beat you with it. this warning comes courtesy of a fellow resident of mine.