every day Dave

some patients for one reason or another come to the ER every single day with random concerns. most of these patients are psych cases, some have major anxiety issues and some are just lonely and want human interaction. either way they all get the full work up and need to be taken seriously even though you know 99.9% of the time its nothing at all.

we had one guy called "every day dave". literally he would show up every single day. the guy was atleast very nice about it, so it wasnt that big a pain to see him. in the one month that i worked at the ER in philly I saw him 11 times myself.

my favorite story from him was on a 90 degree philly summer day. Every day dave walks into the ER complaining that he doesnt feel right. So i walk into the room, look at him and hes sitting all happy in the chair.

"Doc im sorry"

"Dont be sorry, whats wrong"

"im sorry, i shouldnt be here" he says

"well just tell me whats going on"

"well i was sitting in the car, waiting for my gf to get done at the gym, and i turned off the car, about an hour later i felt weird and i came to the ER. but the minute i got here i felt so much better, and now i want to go home"

"Im sorry Dave, did you say that you were sitting in the car, with no air conditioning on a 90 degree day?"

"yes, why"

"Dave, im not the best doctor in the world, but im pretty sure you felt warm from the heat, and the air conditioning in the ER waiting room cooled you down. I suggest next time you wait in the car, to either open the window , or turn on the air conditioning"

"Doc your a genius"

yet another satisfied customer.