It's that time of year when I am soooooo glad I don't have an outpatient practice. All the parents who haven't bothered scheduling their kids' back to school physicals are frantically calling, and they don't understand why they can't get in immediately.
But all is not wonderful on the inpatient side, either. The little dears who can't bear to go back to school are showing up in the ER complaining of abdominal pain. They put on award-winning performances that get them admitted to the hospital after the million-dollar workup.
Once school starts, the kids who have kept their germs to themselves all summer start sharing generously with their classmates, and we start seeing the fall viral surge.
Oh well. The pediatrician summer vacation is over.
