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1) I saw atleast 6 different doctors, some were residents, and others were regular doc's. Is this the norm in teaching hospitals? Also, occasionally, groups of 5-6 doctors would come in, and give me a kind of group exam/checkup.
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Yes, it is normal. The residents will see you and develop the treatment plan, then the attendings they are working under will give you a quick exam to make sure nothing is missed.
The groups are rounding. A flock of residents will follow an attending around who presents a case so they can question the residents about it. See if they know their stuff.
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2) Despite not having insurance, I was admitted, and it was never made an issue. I know they have a sliding scale payment method, but I honestly didn't expect to be admitted and taken such good care of w/o insurance.
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Hospital have to care for whoever graces their doorway. Its illegal for them to turn anyone away based on ability to pay.
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3) This is a semi-related thing, they gave me morphine, and it did like *nothing* for my pain. Painkillers do work for me, as I'm on vicodine right now, and feel fine, but morphine did nothing for me. I didn't even think that was possible.
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That can happen. Might be the dosage as well.