Some sick people out there

Man...i'm pooped. Just finished off my first day of peds inpatient and finally got done listening to the profiles of a bunch of new first years.

Today was the first time I had trouble connecting with a peds patient. Kid came in with acute pyelonephritis over the weekend. Febrile, backache, epigastric pain, emesis and CVA tenderness. The whole time I was with her, she just kept watching tv and ignoring me. She kept refusing to pee, this had been going on for the past two months. I didn't get a peep out of her. Later, I learned that mom's new boyfriend had moved in a couple of months ago.

Two and two were put together. Social workers and CARE was called in to investigate possible sexual abuse. You know, it's a real sick world when you gotta worry about sweet lil 6 year olds being molested. Bothered the shit out of me all day. Was able to breathe a sigh of relief when they found no evidence of trauma and an intact hymen. Damn...I'm tired.

-bender