Stupid
Whoops! I've kinda slipped a bit with posting! Been super flatout the last couple of weeks. Mainly because I accidently found myself admitting patients over last weekend. Admitting in itself isn't too bad, but it means having to go into hospital for 12 consecutive days which is quite tiring!! I was extremely tired this week and I kept switching off. My consultant must have noticed because he suggested that the TI should do a brain biopsy on one of our patients. I actually heard the comment but it didn't even register to me that it was a slightly unusual suggestion!!!
The stress was exacerbated by the stupid case history that was due in on Friday!! The stupid word limit meant I ended up deleting more than I was writing! ARGH so stupid.
I've also had to practise presenting long cases which is quite a stress in itself. It's really hard to find appropriate patients. When you have one and see if you can talk to them, either they are eating, sleeping, having family visit, or simply don't want to do it.
Also, 45 minutes to talk to a patient and examine him/her is actually a very short length of time. You have to cut corners but then it puts you at risk of missing something really important!
Next, it's amazing how stupid you feel while presenting to a registrar or consultant. Even when you think you have all of your bases covered, someone can come along and rip you to shreads from a totally different angle which you never expected!!! It's kinda like having a komodo dragon bite into your spleen while a neurologist tests both plantar reflexs at the same time... or so I would imagine. Gosh, it's so depressing to think about how little I know. There's so much study ahead of me it's not even remotely funny.
Even more depressing - I have to wake up at 6.20am tomorrow... AGAIN!!
The stress was exacerbated by the stupid case history that was due in on Friday!! The stupid word limit meant I ended up deleting more than I was writing! ARGH so stupid.
I've also had to practise presenting long cases which is quite a stress in itself. It's really hard to find appropriate patients. When you have one and see if you can talk to them, either they are eating, sleeping, having family visit, or simply don't want to do it.
Also, 45 minutes to talk to a patient and examine him/her is actually a very short length of time. You have to cut corners but then it puts you at risk of missing something really important!
Next, it's amazing how stupid you feel while presenting to a registrar or consultant. Even when you think you have all of your bases covered, someone can come along and rip you to shreads from a totally different angle which you never expected!!! It's kinda like having a komodo dragon bite into your spleen while a neurologist tests both plantar reflexs at the same time... or so I would imagine. Gosh, it's so depressing to think about how little I know. There's so much study ahead of me it's not even remotely funny.
Even more depressing - I have to wake up at 6.20am tomorrow... AGAIN!!
posted by SpongeMike @ 22:46
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All i could say....good luck mikee!
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