TY - JOUR T1 - Why Should It Be Different From the Other Side? A Parent and Pediatrician’s Perspective of a Child With Kawasaki Disease JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 333 LP - 333 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.211159 VL - 49 IS - 3 AU - Kavitha Gunasuntharam Y1 - 2022/03/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/49/3/333.abstract N2 - As a pediatrician and a mother, which personality traits should predominate? I reflect from both perspectives and ask why it is that, as doctors, we react to parents or family members who are in the medical field differently? Is it that their knowledge and experience equaling ours puts us on edge? Will we be “outsmarted?” Is there fear of litigation? Could it be that we genuinely want to do the best for our colleagues and not having many perks of the jobs we should strive to give our best care under these circumstances? One might argue this should be the case for every parent we come across.When I was a senior trainee doctor in pediatrics, my second child, who was just 6 months at the time, became unwell with Kawasaki disease. I recognized the early signs and took her … ER -