© Dr Sujeet Kumar Sorry sir, we made a huge mistake! We are now determined for further treatment here. Dr Ankit saw across the table a well dressed father with tucked in striped shirt standing with a younger kid (his son) with swollen neck with nodules all round, puffy face, a visibly darker appearance than his father, fewer scalp hair and unusual depigmented spots over both the palms. Ankit immediately recalled the father son duo who were seen by him in OPD few months back as the father at that time had created huge fuss in OPD. The father suffered…

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© Dr Sujeet Kumar Sir, Pappu ji will arrange 4 units of blood and 4 platelet donors. He was very sure about it.   Dr Ankit: Ok, then we can admit your son for further chemotherapy but you need to arrange more blood donors and it wouldn’t suffice.   Sir, if you will talk to Pappu ji, he can arrange more donors.   Dr Ankit: Ok, I will explain him the need of blood units. Please give me his mobile number   Sir, you must be having his number (the patients father seemed surprised and said this with a animated…

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© Dr Sujeet Kumar Its tuesday and a OPD day for us, Dr Ankit leaves for OPD after saying this to his juniors working in ward. While on the way he reminds himself of “be empathetic to poor patients and pliable for rich patients”- the mantra which he got from his seniors. After a while, Ankit found himself steering himself across the OPD lobby through sea of patients and their attendants to reach the OPD room were he settled on his chair and without wasting time pulled up the patient record file and said: Token no 455 Ankit examined the…

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