Monthly Archives: October 2013

Week 6: Staring Death in the Face

Posted on October 10, 2013 by thegradmedstudent

Nobody ever tells you how hard it is to look a patient in the eye when you know that they’re going to die. This is especially hard when the patient hasn’t yet come to that conclusion. Trying to keep a … Continue reading →

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Dr Google

Posted on October 7, 2013 by thegradmedstudent

I was going to write something political tonight, in fact I did write a political thing, but then decided I didn’t really know what I was talking about so I scrapped it. So, instead I’m going to talk about self-diagnosis … Continue reading →

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Week 5 – How to stereotype your whole class

Posted on October 4, 2013 by thegradmedstudent

Medical school attracts all sorts of people, it’s one of the real strengths of the profession, that it appeals to people from every walk of life. I thought I’d run through a few of the stereotypical “types” of people that … Continue reading →

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Week 5 – How to wash your hands

Posted on October 2, 2013 by thegradmedstudent

Today, purely by chance, I saw two patients with C.Diff. Clostriudium Difficile (C.Diff. to it’s friends..aka everyone but microbiologists) is a part of your normal gut flora, the trillions of bacterial cells that line your intestines. In most people it … Continue reading →

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