#clinical rotations

[velvetyvannie]

seeing so many patients with obstetric complications honestly scares me 🥲

[linastudyblrsblog]

Done with last rotation of this year and last module✅

Glad to announce that after a long year of hard work , I can finally say that it was a success I passed and I’m officially a sixth year medical student ( time to change that bio lol )

None of it was easy , but you know what, you can accomplish whatever you want with hard work and commitment .

[emgoesmed]

1/25/2023

Today’s my day off of clinic and I’m at a local cafe feeling cozy and ready to study. One of my favorite winter moments is a lovely snowy winter morning when I don’t have anywhere to be.

[anotherformofescapism]

In the name of chaotic academic aesthetic.

I don’t think I’m capable of having an organized studying table for longer than the time I take to take a picture of it, but that’s alright; my brain thrives in chaos.

The quote is from the invisible life of addie larue. I started this book before my finals but stopped reading it because I didn’t want to associate such a lovely book with stressful time.

[labvet]

I was just thinking the other day….

You know what one of the biggest pieces of bullshit about vet school clinical rotations is? Having to wear khakis and polos for large animal rotations. I regularly left clinical days covered in dirt and poop and blood, why would I want to wear a nice polo for that? Why can’t I find comfortable khakis with god damn pockets designed to fit curvy hips? Why can’t I wear a scrub top and jeans like every damn large animal vet I have worked with outside of school?

That is all…

[doodlehorseafternoon]

Sometimes clinical year vet school is learning you don’t really like a specialty, and sometimes clinical year vet school is learning you really want to work on horses, livestock, and GOLDFISH

I have found a ridiculous niche and I will be digging

[artemisetstudiis]

29/01/2022

Working all day to hopefully finish all the assignments that are left from placement, as the due date is tomorrow night.

I sincerely hope you all enjoy these photos of my desk as much as I do, specially the sideways one where it's visible how brightly the sun shines on this side of my room during the afternoon, it's mesmerising.

Sunny days give me life ☀️

[medblrforlife]

Lessons & Blessings: First Two Weeks of Surgery Clerkship

I posted the very first day in my last post. Here are the rest from my first two weeks of general surgery. Doing this has really helped me. It’s nice to look back and see that I have in fact been learning things. Another thing I have learned is that HY material for Step 1 has a pretty poor correlation with HY for clinical practice. We did not spend much time learning about the common, “bread and butter” diseases; we didn’t learn brand names for medications; we don’t know how to treat things; and, with the exception of maybe two occasions, all of our physical exam learning was virtual so we don’t really know how to perform physical exams in practice, etc. I am truly thankful for the wonderful team of people I have been able to work with so far. Everyone has been welcoming and has helped teach me things - nurses, residents, attendings, other students, and cleaning personnel. Anyways, I’m blathering. Here are my L’s & B’s:

3/29/22

Today I learned: better knot-tying technique (pulling direction, following knot down with pointer finger). How to insert a Foley. Different graft types and perf ratios. 

Today I am thankful for: residents who let me go home early from overnight call

Something I want to look up for next time is: my schedule? Also the reading they mentioned for basics of burn care stuff. 

3/31/22

Today I learned: the difference between cholecystitis and cholangitis. 

Today I am thankful for: The unexpected break I had in the middle of the day during lunch - I got to catch up with some classmates; my attending for running me through a work-up for abdominal pain; my resident for thanking me at the end of the day. 

Something I want to look up for next time is: the reading about critical/trauma burn care recommended to me by my attending. 

4/1/22

Today I learned: how to remove staples; what the Trendelenburg position is.

Today I am thankful for: the fact that nobody yelled at me when I made mistakes in the OR; my resident for taking the time to review my notes and give me feedback on them.

Something I want to look up for next time: everything about wound vacs

4/4/22

Today I learned: how a trialysis line is put in; pts with uremia make orange urine. 

Today I am thankful for: the compassion with which I saw critically ill patients being treated; feedback I got on my knots.

Something I want to look up for next time is: management of venous lines; management of transplant rejection; urine calculation for expected output. DTI which is some sort of vocabulary associated w/ pressure ulcers. Fistulas in dialysis things. 

4/5/22

Today I learned: how to check medication info in UpToDate

Today I am thankful for: my residents doing their best and still teaching me even when it is a busy, understaffed day/week.

Something I want to look up for next time is: complications of spinal injury/surgery

4/6/22

Today I learned: frostbite classification and tx

Today I am thankful for: my family; open communication from my team members (esp my resident!)

Something I want to look up for next time is: how to do a primary and secondary assessment on trauma pts once ABCs covered

4/7/22

Today I learned: how to write a hospital course

Today I am thankful for: feedback my other resident gave me on my charting 

Something I want to look up for next time is: CIWA

4/8/22

Today I learned: if applying pressure to stop venous oozing, apply for at least 5 consecutive minutes w/o moving. 

Today I am thankful for: my residents!!

Something I want to look up for next time is: trauma assessment algorithm