Things I Learned This Week
1. If you stick a long needle into a small object (for example, a finger), make sure the object is stable or the needle might go all the way through.
2. Don't test for it if you aren't going to treat it.
3. Never assume a patient lying in bed has legs.
4. If you're wondering whether or not you...
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1. If you stick a long needle into a small object (for example, a finger), make sure the object is stable or the needle might go all the way through.
2. Don't test for it if you aren't going to treat it.
3. Never assume a patient lying in bed has legs.
4. If you're wondering whether or not you...
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you may not want to read this post.
a few hours ago, i performed my first (and second) pap smear. while i'm all about learning new medical shit, i find it difficult to brag about this milestone. let's just say that it's a simple procedure and a very powerful and important test and leave it at that.
also, while discussing patients with a doctor, i...
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a few hours ago, i performed my first (and second) pap smear. while i'm all about learning new medical shit, i find it difficult to brag about this milestone. let's just say that it's a simple procedure and a very powerful and important test and leave it at that.
also, while discussing patients with a doctor, i...
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llona:
hahahhaha. i hope you weren't too hard on yourself.
it is really odd, eh? trying to minimize the disparities between intruding upon a woman's most personal, vulnerable state, trying to be soothing, and your own purely clinical fascinations.
it's a fine line to walk.
it is really odd, eh? trying to minimize the disparities between intruding upon a woman's most personal, vulnerable state, trying to be soothing, and your own purely clinical fascinations.
it's a fine line to walk.
smirkingatyou:
true. like most things, the more i do it, the better i'll get. it's just strange to thing that this very hush-hush thing is now part of my normal life.
Last night I saw a vaginal birth for the first time since my own. I don't remember much of my own birth. I've been told that it was messy and painful. Apparently, that much hasn't changed.
I didn't have much to do. With an attending physician, a resident, a nurse and a few family members, my responsibilities comprised staying out of the way and not...
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I didn't have much to do. With an attending physician, a resident, a nurse and a few family members, my responsibilities comprised staying out of the way and not...
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today was my first day in the family medicine clinic. they close at 1 on fridays (fine by me). the staff seems nice, and the clinic is set up with plenty of equipment so i should be able to see and do some cool shit.
i have my first day of call starting tomorrow at 9am until sunday at 9am. i'll pack an overnight bag...
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i have my first day of call starting tomorrow at 9am until sunday at 9am. i'll pack an overnight bag...
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ambellina:
i love doing cool shit with equipment. it's awesome.
i'm back. i just wrote a long-ass post but the site deleted it and i'm too tired to write it again.
She said that she's in love with me, but because of you, I cannot bring myself to believe her. If I had never met you, I might still believe that people are capable of honesty and respect.
whitewidow:
You ok hun?
Kisses
Kisses
If my death comes before I'm 35, a red-headed girl will cause it.
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ambellina:
Sister Atom Bomb of Loving Kindness
Word.
Word.
whitewidow:
Sister Pepper Spray of Reasoned Discussion
Kisses
Kisses
i am not computer savvy. how the hell do i make a link to web site but call it something else? i don't even know the right words to express what i don't know. i thought i figured it out. it worked on another site, but for some reason it doesn't work on SG.
ignorantly yours,
S
ignorantly yours,
S
alyk:
there's a thing that says 'image' below the emoticons...click that and it will lead you through it...
smirkingatyou:
thanks, girl 
today began a two-week marathon study session. the big scary test is gettting close, and i don't feel prepared. i've been reading thusfar. tomorrow i start practice questions. i've already begun to make my apologies for all of the get-togethers i'm going to miss.
in other news, the owner of the bar i broke on my bday is still talking to me. i made good...
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in other news, the owner of the bar i broke on my bday is still talking to me. i made good...
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whitewidow:
Well - good luck with the exam. I know how you feel - I hated all of my Med exams, but you now your stuff - I have faith in you
Kisses
Kisses
i thank you all for the birthday coolness. even though i don't know who half of you are, it still feels good.
i am currently three-sheets-to-the-wind, thus i am now even more honest and even less tactful than i normally am. the following story is true. nothing has been changed because no one is innocent.
tonight i broke a bar . . . well, part...
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i am currently three-sheets-to-the-wind, thus i am now even more honest and even less tactful than i normally am. the following story is true. nothing has been changed because no one is innocent.
tonight i broke a bar . . . well, part...
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alyk:
oh my god...I'm a total asshole, too...but I have a 25 golf handicap so that makes me a bourgeois asshole... 
smirkingatyou:
i don't know what hadicapped means in crazy golf terms
Kisses
Just making sure you know about the SGATLiens 2nd Anniversary Open Event. You should definitely make it out.
I won't be able to make it, but perhaps another evening we'll catch up.
[k]
EDIT: Jeez that looks like the biggest dork-post ever. My post. Not yours. Ah well.
[Edited on Jul 18, 2005 11:06PM]