Lewis didn't seem satisfied, so he added, "Also, from now on, try to act like a professional. Stop behaving like some cowboy doctor."I paused and looked at him. "Well, then. Can you please tell me what the diagnostic criteria and differential points for stress-induced cardiomyopathy are?"Lewis froze, stammering, "Uh… Well, that… depends on ECG and echocardiography findings… It's a… kind of…"I stopped looking at him. He huffed, clearly annoyed, and walked away.I remembered three years ago when the hospital director, Kelvin Holder, personally came to the state hospital ICU to recruit me.He'd shaken my hand and said, "Cody, come to our hospital. I'll give you full autonomy. Your CPR skills are top-notch. You can save more lives."Looking back, it felt like a joke.…I'd been demoted to resident, with a lot less responsibility.I no longer took part in emergency rescues. Instead, I followed the standard residency protocol to the letter. I did my rounds, wrote up charts, and i
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