It’s late Friday afternoon, and your mind has already clocked out. You’re staring blankly at your monitor, actively debating whether tomorrow’s day off should involve a grueling mountain hike or absolutely nothing at all, when your clinic nurse drops a thick chart onto your desk. The heavy thud shatters your daydream. “Last patient of the day is ready in room 3,” she says, offering a sympathetic wince. “She looks pretty miserable.”