Week ending Oct 28

My time at the vascular site is getting short.  I have sure learned a lot here.  I am looking forward to my ob rotation.  I wonder what hospital I will go to.  I feel like I am behind in that respect. and I am, but there are other students whom also don't get any ob at their clinical site.  Man the semester is over half over, flying by.

Week ending Oct 21

Honing in my abdominal skills.  This week I found a gall bladder that was pretty ugly.  the boss couldn't even figure out what it was.  possibly cancerous.  sort of looked like a porcelain gall bladder, but much uglier. it is nice how this stuff just jumps out at me now.

Week ending Oct 14

Faster and faster at these vascular exams.  It was nice to see the difference in the way that they do them compared to the hospital.  I got to watch a venous leg at the hospital.  different protocals I guess.  Some things seem obvious to me like typing aug for augment.  obviously there is an augment. do you think the patient vomitted and I took a picture of the waveform? silly. again protocals and the way certain people are trained. it is certainly good to get many different perspectives.

Week ending Oct 7

Coming along with the venous legs now.  Coapting away.  people should really take better care of themselves then when I press it won't hurt so much.  Better diets too. exercise. etc.  next week I get to be in on some procedures, looking forward to that.  EVLT's endo venous laser treatment.  or they use a wire with a radio frequency to ablate the veins.  looks bloody when I walk by to get my next patient.