after 6 weeks....

pejam celik pejam celik, it has been 6ix weeks now..
n dah start easter break pulak..
so, just thinking of doing some 6-weeks'-reflections on my new phase of life as a student doc..

after all, ive learnt a lot tho there's many more to catch up wif..

ive shadowed an intern... being exposed to basically wut ill be doing in a few years time..

ive made round wif another 2classmates in the dialysis wards..being explained on how do those machines works.. seing how they set up the central line.. seing the AV fistulas.. talk wif the patients, on how much their life has changed after being diagnosed as having a renal failure and having to come to the hospital a few times a week now and then to 'clean-up' their kidney...

ive been to the cath lab... seing how the cardiologist do the angiogram and angioplasty for patients whose coronary artery (the blood vessels that supply our heart with oxygen n nutrients) was blocked and thus need to be cleared up. n being shocked myself when the patient suddenly talk by the end of the procedure then only i know that the patient was not asleep during the whole procedure..

ive attended the scrubbing class. felt like a surgeon for awhile.. tp tak masuk theatre laa...

ive been tought how to wash my hand appropriately especially after having a direct contact with a patient or touch a specimen in the microb lab.. ~ haihh... nak basuh tangan pon nak kene ajar... but this IS important.. sbb if u didnt adhere to it, u might be responsible in passing on the germs n bacteria to others.. n be guilty as charged! ;)

ive managed to take blood pressure.. tho im not yet satisfied.. n need more practice!

ive learnt the correct way to listen to heart sound... n perform the manuever if i heard a murmur..

ive seen and felt a pulsating abdominal aneurysm. ive listen to renal bruits.

ive learned quite a hand-full types of diseases of the heart and the respiratory system.. be it infectious or non-infectios, congenital (u have it since u'r born) or acquired, acute (having it suddenly) or chronic (developes over a period of time), primary or secondary dz and many2 more.. but yet to be studied and revised! *sigh...

ive become aware that the patients might not necessarily understand every-single-words that u said.. n u might not be able to absorb or understand them too.. so, we need to make sure that both party understand each other.. never to use too much of medical terms.. n do ask wut the patient meant when they do use some medical terms.. * another sigh...

ive attend a symposium held by IMAM (Islamic Medical Association Malaysia) n be inspired by the speakers. i think i like dr ismail merican, the MOH minister.. he's got the vision, he work for it, he inspires others n have a great sense of humour too! hihi... n now ive started to think about which way to choose to do the speciality n perhaps subspeciality... tho its still far ahead, its worth to be thought about.

n ive also got the sweetest smile. the kind that ive not seen for quite sometime *hahahhaa

but anyway, i still hope that during this break, i could pull everything together including myself, n get more organised n plan my study! exam in a few weeks time!! *one more sigh...

wakie wakie mazlinda!!