A boy or a girl? that's the question.

So today was another fast pace day at the Family Medicine clinic in Baltimore, at Edmodson where I'm currently doing my rotations. Here are a couple of things that are worth remembering from my day.

Went into the room to see a 1y/o male who was accompanied by his mom. He had his hair plaited in corn rows. My first statement after I introduced myself was ... I'm going to talk to you and examine her then ... before I could finish, I was interrupted by mom who said "you mean see him?" I'm so very sorry, I mean him; I replied. That kid totally looked like a girl compounded with the fact that he had corn rows.

So I was seeing a 62y/o female with history of COPD who was discharged 4ds ago from the hospital following a 10day hospitalization secondary to pneumonia. On reviewing her social history: Do you smoke or have you ever smoked? "I quit already" she said. OK, congratulations that good! When was the last time you smoked a cigarette? "3days ago. But I quit because I was told at the hospital that if I smoke again I will die. So I didn't smoke while at the hospital but I had to smoke when I got home on the first day because I just couldn't quit like that"

Was seeing an 80y/o female with history of HTN. On reviewing his diet: Do you watch your salt or sodium intake? "Yes, I usually have to boil my hotdog twice in 2 different water in order to get rid of the salt in it"