u/Damiandax — reddlx

Not the worst. Not the most critical. The most uncomfortable.

I've been thinking about this lately. Cardiac arrests, major trauma. They're intense, but there's a protocol. You recognize, you execute. Your brain almost runs on autopilot.

What gets me is the ambiguous patient. Borderline vitals, vague history, something doesn't add up but you can't put your finger on it. No algorithm to fall back on. You're generating hypotheses in real time with incomplete data.

I went down a rabbit hole on the cognitive science behind this. Turns out there's a solid explanation for why critical patients are actually easier on your brain than ambiguous ones. But I'm curious if others feel the same before I nerd out in the comments.

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