Tag Archives: Conditions and Diseases

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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Day 3 in A&E – Peaks and Troughs

Posted on August 30, 2013 by thegradmedstudent

Day 3 in A&E The last day of my short placement in A&E was a very mixed day. On the one hand, I got to properly clerk a patient for the first time on my own and suggest a diagnosis. … Continue reading →

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First Patient, NHS cards and idiotic classmates. All in a days work.

Posted on August 23, 2013 by thegradmedstudent

Actual date 5/2/13 This week has been a very good week. I found out that I’d passed my exams, which is obviously good. I only just passed, but on this course at this stage it doesn’t matter, as long as … Continue reading →

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Medical Student Hyperchondriac Syndrome

Posted on August 21, 2013 by thegradmedstudent

Actual date 18/10/12 There is such a thing as medical student hyperchondriac syndrome. This is where medical students learn about a condition in a lecture and because they have one or two of the symptoms, they decide that they have … Continue reading →

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