This week consisted mainly of pulmonology. A bunch of lectures on pneumonia, COPD, asthma, ARDS, ABG's, etc. I have to say that it wasn't my favorite topic.
We had a few more lectures in behavioral medicine on depression and office and crisis management.
I saw my second patient at the hospital, who had to leave right in the middle of my history to get some tests done. I had to gather the remainder of the history from his wife, who was very kind and willing to help.
Friday was the most exciting day of the week. We had a second lecture on knot tying for sutures. We practiced tying knots with actual silk, instead of big ropes. We also spent a few hours discussing bandaging techniques.
Saturday I went with another student to see a patient at a nursing home to obtain a history. After seeing this patient, I am glad that I don't smoke. It had taken a serious toll on our patients body.
That's all for this week. Pretty boring, I know. Maybe next week will be better. We have the day of tomorrow for Civil Rights Day. The rest of the week we will be doing more pulmonology, behavioral medicine, and surgery. We have a CPX (which means we see a patient actor and do a history and physical) one day this week. We end the week with the pulmonology exam on Friday morning, then head up to the lab to practice sutures (I think).
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i sold shampoo all week:)
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