Clinician Self-Care

Clinician health directly affects clinical performance. A reset involving exhalations, ketones, food, and a nap was followed by improved mood and performance. Personal physiology can negatively spill into patient care through irritability and frustration. Insufficient fueling or unstable blood sugar can affect mood, patience, and clinical reasoning. Small sleep timing changes accumulated and likely contributed to reduced emotional control. Clinician self-care is a clinical quality issue because patients depend on regulated, attentive, and creative clinicians.