TSR Med Students' Society Part III

Got to take blood for the first time today, felt like a real doctor! (Please don't burst my bubble) And also had my blood taken from someone who'd never done it before. Slightly nerve-wracking. But all worked out!

But on the subject of physiology; I was doing a lap chole this morning. Everything happened as textbook; the tube displaced as the intra-abdominal pressure increased, we saw the tidal volume decrease in real time (we were on pressure control) with an associated drop in EtCO2, we watched the cardiac output increase briefly as the abdominal veins were compressed and then fall slightly below normal with the drop in preload and there was some bradycardia with parasympathetic vagal stimulation. And we did some stuff about it.

See I should be studying (I have a mock exam I am supposed to do tomorrow) but I really cannot be bothered.

Im no superman up to you on the dissection one, personally as I loathed my dissection experiences I wouldn't do it myself.

I am teaching kids from deprived backgrounds for a few weeks this summer. With my accent I am going to get crucified.

Biomedical Engineering. Roll on the summer of learning A Level Physics from scratch...

Yeah it is. Well what would you prefer, I couldn't think of a good word, I admit It is probably a poor choice of word. I wouldn't dream of saying it at the school. I get enough in the ear for being privately educated without giving myself more grief.

state school perhaps? at a stretch, less privileged? sorry to jump the gun I'd just woken up good luck in the mock dude

ps. I'm doing it this summer as well, where are you going to?

pps. just found out I have an interview for TMDU! :

Well if you don't want them...

I'm sure I'll do plenty when I'll be procrastinating from revising...

That has made me happy.

Don't know if you guys have seen this webiste.

It was poted on my facebook homepage and thought I should share.




In other news, exams start in 2 days. The cramming is very much in full swing. Why do I never learn???

The big differential ringing in my I'veforgottennearlyeverything head is

Infective endocarditis -

Can I have normal bloods (FBC at min), blood cultures and an echo, also ring a translator up for a full history.

Tell me if I'm way off track

If I tell you he was recently in the navy? Steriotypes are there for a reason...

HIV

(Am I a bad person for thinking that when it comes to the Armed Forces? )

That was my immediate thought as well

I also thought this...

Yes I wasn't particularly thinking, it was a morning stupid post.

Nah don't worry about it, I need to be picked up on it or I go too far. I worry that at some point I will end up as one of those people. I know how easy it is. I have friends just like it.

Ps. City acadamy. If you are there I am the team lead

What is TMDU? I think I am being thick...

Not all state schools are rat infested hell holes.

If I tell you he was recently in the navy? Steriotypes are there for a reason...