As an anesthesiologist, I usually have very little time to build rapport with my pediatric patients. How do I quickly turn their fear of the doctor into trust? Well, here are some of my clinical pediatric pearls in terms of building rapport with my smallest patients: 1. I purposely ignore the parents and talk directly to the child first, 2. I get down to their level so we are eye to eye, 3. I always compliment a child on something they are wearing. In return, I can quickly ga

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Most grateful patients give their doctors sweet treats or cards. But my patient, the legendary Dr. Jon Benumof MD (longtime Prof of Anesthesiology at UCSD) gave me the best gift of all - books! And much of the credit goes to the amazing job by Dr. Michael Kim DDS. Note: Dr. Benumof was a longtime Professor of Anesthesiology at the UCSD Medical Center. He is internationally known for his groundbreaking research and analysis for the difficult airway, and widely regarded as one