TSR Med Students' Society Part III

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If you see a case that is very rare and well fascinating, is it odd to get excited - on a scale of rareities say a couple in a career at tertiary referral level when the patient is deeply in the **** from their condition? I feel odd...

/ 'reflection :tongue:

Forgot to say earlier - when my now husband was diagnosed with Hodgkin's, there were a few of my medic friends who, after being suitably lovely and sympathetic, asked me "Does he have signs? Can you feel his nodes?" Fortunately, he didn't mind being a curiosity too much. :rolleyes:

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Supermassive_muse_fan

Original post by Helenia

I hope he's all better now :smile:

Original post by mrs_bellamy

I have had a couple like this recently. Two guys with the same 'once in a specialists career' disease in beds next to each other! Both really lovely and not very well, so I also felt guilty for feeling almost excited. It's a tough one, but I guess it's natural. Have also got very excited by some of the amazing signs I've seen while I've been in oncology and palliative care, even though most of those signs are so good because the patients are really sick. (Not sure the signs are anything special to anyone else, but they are exciting for the 4th year medical student. :tongue:

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Same, renal is the best speciality for rare diseases! During renal block I sat in on a clinic and a patient came in with a rare genetic disease (can we say what it is on here?) and he said 'oh you'll only see it once during your career...'.

Then sat in a yearly outpt review clinic with my supervisor a month ago and saw 5 patients with the same illness all in the space of 4 hours! I think thats been one of the most 'exciting' aspects of Medicine I've experienced.

Obviously as a human you're empathic towards anyone suffering, and some patients had been suffering with said disorder for as long as I'd been alive :frown:

which really made you think how strong these patients were. But from a scientific point of view, you also need to satisfy your intellectual curiosity and its those doctors who are both interested in the patient... and the disease that do quite well.

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Renal

Original post by Helenia

I've been an informal OSCE practice model for the last 8 years. Initially it was for people revising for second year exams, now I have membership candidates after my tummy.

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Helenia

Original post by Supermassive_muse_fan

I hope he's all better now :smile:

Yeah, this was a while back now - it all started just over 2 years ago, and he finished treatment in July 2010. It made FY1 even harder than normal, but he is fine now.

And he did have some lovely rubbery nodes. :p:

I get excited by weird and wonderful cases, but I also quite like it when I see a truly classical presentation of something, especially if I'm the first one to pick up on it and get it fixed. Did this for a critically ischaemic limb not too long ago, and felt suitably smug for the next day or so.

Original post by Renal

I've been an informal OSCE practice model for the last 8 years. Initially it was for people revising for second year exams, now I have membership candidates after my tummy.

Do you ever get fed up of it? And do you let them know you're a doctor? :colone:

W was supposed to be a model patient for one of the mock OSCEs we ran for the final years but he was too sick to do it. :frown:

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Renal

Original post by Helenia

Do you ever get fed up of it? And do you let them know you're a doctor? :colone:

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Most of this was done in the union and in exchange for pints... :wink:

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Helenia

Original post by Renal

Most of this was done in the union and in exchange for pints... :wink:

My understanding is that the drinking and stripping is fairly standard practice on your lot's sports nights out anyway - do you charge extra for the tummy-prodding? :p:

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Renal

Original post by Helenia

My understanding is that the drinking and stripping is fairly standard practice on your lot's sports nights out anyway - do you charge extra for the tummy-prodding? :p:

Who said anything about sports?

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Wangers

Original post by Helenia

Not odd at all, as long as you are also suitably empathetic. I've had one or two of those myself recently (case report time!) You're not on placement at RFH at the moment are you?

Am not there, would prefer not to say where atm, sometimes in these cases that gives it away just as much...Have been around there though and done takes. Interesting MR? :tongue:

I remember last year someone assumed I was a registrar and asked me about cases for PACES... :eek:

Problem is at my level, even with alot of the classical stuff, I see it and I still miss it! :frown:

Then they point it out and Doh! :colondollar:

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xXxBaby-BooxXx

Original post by mrs_bellamy

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We had a lecture where the lecturer said "oh and there's this rare thing called Wilson's disease, but I've yet to see that in my entire career" only for me to have seen a patient with it a week earlier :smug:

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_Andrew_

Ah, haven't used the forum for ages! Thought I would check back in, and say Hi! Second year has been hell so far, really can't wait for christmas holidays now!

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xXxBaby-BooxXx

Original post by _Andrew_

Ah, haven't used the forum for ages! Thought I would check back in, and say Hi! Second year has been hell so far, really can't wait for christmas holidays now!

You regretting not coming to UEA yet? :p:

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Tech

first group research paper submitted for peer review!! definitely beer o'r gloch! :biggrin:

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mrs_bellamy

Original post by Tech

first group research paper submitted for peer review!! definitely beer o'r gloch! :biggrin:

Great news! :biggrin:

I am trying to write a personal statement for one of my intercalated degree applications, but I can't even bring myself to start. :rolleyes:

Maybe tea will help. :redface:

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Supermassive_muse_fan

Original post by Helenia

I guess doing Medicine makes it harder when someone close to you becomes unwell because you know all about the condition but glad everything's okay now :hugs:

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I spent my Saturday morning in the lab irradiating things. Working tomorrow too. Intercalating is not a holiday :frown:

Reply 7254

Supermassive_muse_fan

Original post by Tech

first group research paper submitted for peer review!! definitely beer o'r gloch! :biggrin:

Congratulations :biggrin:

Hope it gets accepted! Just a question did you write the paper? I'm writing one up but have no idea where to start :/

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Becca-Sarah

Original post by mrs_bellamy

Great news! :biggrin:

I am trying to write a personal statement for one of my intercalated degree applications, but I can't even bring myself to start. :rolleyes:

Maybe tea will help. :redface:

Wine helps. Trust me on this one :wink:

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mrs_bellamy

Original post by Becca-Sarah

Wine helps. Trust me on this one :wink:

I had been planning to finish the first draft before I started on the wine tonight, but I think I will take your advice and start on the wine now! :colone:

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Philosoraptor

I have drunk everyday since the exams. My tummy hurts :p:

Oh well off to central for more drinks! :biggrin:

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Tech

Original post by mrs_bellamy

Great news! :biggrin:

I am trying to write a personal statement for one of my intercalated degree applications, but I can't even bring myself to start. :rolleyes:

Maybe tea will help. :redface:

Good luck! :redface:

What subjects are you applying for? Tea helps with everything...

Original post by Becca-Sarah

Wine helps. Trust me on this one :wink:

...but yes, not as much as wine :tongue:

Original post by Supermassive_muse_fan

Congratulations :biggrin:

Hope it gets accepted! Just a question did you write the paper? I'm writing one up but have no idea where to start :/

Thanks

It was between 7 of us, based on our SSC essays - the vast majority of it was written by our tutor to be honest, but it came from lots of group discussions - it's a philosophy/history of science paper so most of the discussion was conceptual rather than factual.

What are you writing up - reporting an experiment or..?