#medchron 101

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That awkward moment when you read “persistent destruction and repair,” as “persistent destruction and despair.”

That would be chronic stress and my life right now, not chronic inflammation...

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Med School Superlatives

So my class is voting for class superlatives since we will be done with our basic sciences and go back to the States for rotations.

I suggested some awards, and I really hope they use them :) One of them:

“Nescafe Award for Most Likely to Overdose on Methylxanthines” (what, yes, maybe I did have myself in mind for this...)

Ohhh, I think this calls for another one of our Medblr lists as well ;)

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That Awkward Moment...

...when you read "the repair of tissue damage caused by surgical resection wounds" as "magical resection."

Uhm sorry dude, you’re in the Muggle world, not at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.

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So tell me.... Whatcha drinkin? ;)

I’m home now, so mocha latteeeeee, the love of my lifeeee. Had my favorite one yesterday from The Bean (seriously it’s like a big bear hug in a cup), and one today from Starbucks!

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Med Students Watching X-Men: Days of Future Past

Bolivar Trask makes his first appearance in the movie

Me: Achondroplasia!

A: He's a great actor

Me: I know, but I hope you remember what gene it's on.

A: Oh gosh, stop it.

Trask mentions the Mutant X gene

Me: I wonder if that's on the X chromosome?

A: Hmm.

Me: I should research this. Maybe I'll write a paper on the genetics of all this.

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Sometimes when I don't feel like studying, I pretend like I know how to doodle, and pretend that it's actually studying.

Brachial plexus idea from here.

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C and I: Professor M, look, there's our abducens nerve in the cavernous sinus, and there's our trochlear.

Prof. M: Oh, would you look at that. A thing of beauty is a joy forever.