Invited Commentary

Commentary on “Resident Preferences for a Curriculum in Healthcare Transitions for Young Adults”

Authors: Richard D. deShazo, MD, Jimmy Stewart, MD

Abstract

It is Friday night after midnight and the telephone rings. “Hello, I understand you are the admitting physician tonight. I am the admitting resident. I just evaluated a 19-year-old patient with cystic fibrosis with acute-on-chronic respiratory failure in the pediatric emergency department. He has pneumonia and continues to have a significant oxygen deficit despite being on nonrebreather supplemental oxygen. Do you want me to call the ICU [intensive care unit] team or admit him to the floor? His mom is pretty upset.”

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