TSR Med Students' Society Part III

Infection control. I an tempted to wear waistcoat and pocket watch just to piss them off...

On an entirely different topic, will I get raged at by infection control if technically I'm not allowed a tie but if I wear a tie clip? I saw these "invisible" ones that connect through two buttons and the tie label. I much prefer wearing a tie than open collar and the complete lack of evidence to support the "infection control" claims are making me rage. At least if I get rid of the "dangling around" argument then I should be pretty safe, right? I looked in our trusts dress code but couldn't find anything concrete.

Infection control. I an tempted to wear waistcoat and pocket watch just to piss them off...

Just had a lecture on HIE and the case study we were given just left me WTFing.

The neonate didn't have a heartbeat for 21 minutes, was birthed with no heart rate/respiration and had a pH of 6.6. Was delivered via C-section at 26 weeks after the mother originally presented with severe headache and abdo pain. On EEG the patient was seizing essentially consistently. Finally released at 5 weeks.

The prognosis is exceptionally poor, still not succling after 5 months. At one year had severe evolving cerebral palsy and a severe global mental delay. Parent's still greiving.

I honestly, honestly can not see the point in treating this patient in the first place. Just look at those stats. Essentially putting massive amounts of effort and money into a patient who will essentially be a veggie. I know this sounds harsh but I reckon the parents would have been better off if the baby hadn't made it. Maybe I'm looking at it the wrong way, I understand if the prognosis/outlook is slightly better but from the word go they must have realised this is essentially pointless. All they've managed to do is make the parents into life long carers.

I understand it's tough and could lead to a slippery slope of "who gets to live" but with HIE and in particular cases as bad as this I really cannot see the point. Surely if you're in resus for 21 minutes on a patient who wasn't did have a heart beat for an unknown period of time already then it's a lost cause?

why did i ever choose to study medicine!? -_-

Lost my sub to this thread. I've just given up on these exams. I've convinced myself to get a 1st on the project so that my 2.2 or 3rd on the exam will be dragged up. I'm bad with exams, but I don't think I've ever been this unmotivated to work. Exams are on 21-23rd. I don't even care. lol

Lost my sub to this thread. I've just given up on these exams. I've convinced myself to get a 1st on the project so that my 2.2 or 3rd on the exam will be dragged up. I'm bad with exams, but I don't think I've ever been this unmotivated to work. Exams are on 21-23rd. I don't even care. lol

I am like that with the BSc exams I have had so far (and the one I have next Friday). I think I'm so cba because I know its not medicine and the exams doesn't really count for much of the degree. Really bad attitude to have. With us, 40% of our final grade comes from the project/dissertation alone. A further 10% of our final grade comes from project related work - so exams on stats and research methods and essays on data collection, analysis and dissemination etc. So yeah, that's also why I am probably not taking the exams that seriously (as all together with the other essays and presentations we do throughout the year, its 50% of the year - with only ~30/35% of that 50% being down to the exams alone). What proportion of your final grade comes from the project alone?

I feel so bad for you. One of my best friends is intercalating at Imperial this year. She has her exams next week as well. I'd be quite frankly ****ting myself if I was in her position. If it's any consolation, I'm in a similar position... I've done well in all my in course assessments / courseworks but there's absolutely no chance I'll be able to go through a good 50+ lectures from 2.5 modules well to even get a 2ii in the essay exams. I'm in labs five days a week from 9am - 6pm till the end of March. I don't know when I'll finish this dissertation. I'll be lucky to start revision (more like reading up lectures for the first time) just two weeks before I sit them. If I get a 1st in my lab project then I think I'd need to get a mid 2ii to get a 2i overall. I just want to finish this year and start clinics.

Tough call, I understand where you're coming from, and would probably be inclined to agree.



Not a single **** will be given about your clip. All they see is 'Tie' and all they know is 'No Tie'.

But if you've made the decision to resuscitate, and then it's been "successful," it becomes much harder to withdraw, especially when it's kiddies. If I had pre-eclampsia at 26 weeks, I'm not sure I'd want them to resuscitate the child if it was born with no signs of life, precisely because of the likelihood of ending up in a situation like you describe.

There was a really good documentary on this sort of thing a while ago, but unfortunately I can't remember what it was called or what channel it was on.

The written exams are about 42% I think. In-course assessments are 18% and I've averaged a solid 2.1 on those. Just cannot be arsed, but still go through bouts transient panic, but still do nothing. The project is 40%, of that 12% is on in-project performance (basically showing up) and the presentation and 28% is on the actual 6000 word write-up.

There was a really good documentary on this sort of thing a while ago, but unfortunately I can't remember what it was called or what channel it was on.