Tag Archives: Hospital

Week 4- How to piss off a nurse.

Posted on September 24, 2013 by thegradmedstudent

“Can I have some help in here?!” It’s something you never want to hear, especially as a medical student walking out of the hospital after a long day. But today as I was walking out of the SAU (Surgical Assessment … 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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Appendicitis and a rant about fairness

Posted on August 22, 2013 by thegradmedstudent

Actual date 28/11/12 I haven’t written anything for a while. I have had a lot of work catching up things that I missed with me knee, so sorry about that, though to be honest, not much has happened except that … Continue reading →

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Health and Safety BS

Posted on August 22, 2013 by thegradmedstudent

Actual Date 31/10/12 Today I spent 3 hours in my hospital being taught how to move a box and a patient. Now, in my previous life I was a sound engineer for a small company near Liverpool, I was also … 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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First, Do no Harm.

Posted on August 21, 2013 by thegradmedstudent

Actual date: 1/10/2012 This whole long distance relationship thing is hard. I’ve seen Alex every weekend so far, but this weekend was the first time we’ve not managed to see each other. I can’t afford to get the train home … Continue reading →

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Blood Sucking Monsters

Posted on August 21, 2013 by thegradmedstudent

Actual date 26/9/2012 The procedure that a junior doctor is most likely to have to perform on a patient is taking blood. It has a few names, venepuncture being the one that we were given. It doesn’t look like it … Continue reading →

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