Monday, December 14, 2009
Attachment, Day 1 Welcome back, it has been 1 month since your last post.I know, I know. I got lazy.
So, today my friend and I began our hospital attachment. It's going to last a week and a half, ending on the 23rd.
First day is the usual orientation to things. We were assigned to the Department of Polyposis Registry under Colorectal Surgery, where they log patients' history of polyps in the large intestine. This is indicative of likeliness of genetic disorders causing intestinal cancer.
We had a few opportunities to see some new things. For one, we were introduced to surgery simulators, where junior doctors can practice with endoscopes or minimally invasive surgery procedures without risking patients' lives. Interesting.
Later in the day we witnessed some colonoscopy demonstrations. Patient's given a sedative to become less anxious, while still conscious during the colonoscopy. The doctor also told us it has an amnesiac effect, so they don't remember much about the procedure. We saw 2 patients, one with no defects detected, while the other with [DATA EXPUNGED]
There's no reason to expunge data here. Nobody knows which patient if you stay vague with details.
Okay, fine. The second had hemorrhoidal vessels near the anus. These are enlarged vessels which are noticeable against the intestinal wall, and can develop into hemorrhoids, or piles.
...Well, that's about it for the first day. Next day, we're assigned to physiotherapy for the whole day.
...Oh, and I just started playing Trauma Center New Blood. Hands won't stop shaking. I suck with suturing and extraction. -_-
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