MCW Class of 2010, Part 3

Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Andy15430 said:
Just tropicamide...we learned how to do fundus examinations today, so everyone had to have one eye dilated. It was an adventurous ride home during rush hour for me.
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The only thing I remember from the "eye dilator" part of the discussion is that they use atropine on kids with strabismus because it dilates for about 10 days. He kept saying so many different names that were unfamiliar I was getting confused. =)
 
I'm really glad that I brought sunglasses with me today! My problem was though that since I had to take out one contact I kept getting dizzy, sick to my stomach, and double vision. I can't read the big E so trying to learn how to do a fundus exam with only one eye is not the easiest thing in the world.

Side note...Ashleigh, you're going camping tomorrow right? How are you getting there? I'm bringing my dog, so I feel bad riding with someone else, but don't really wanna go by myself either. Do you/anyone else need a ride? I posted on the discussion board, but I don't if anyone will see it.
 
akpete said:
I'm really glad that I brought sunglasses with me today! My problem was though that since I had to take out one contact I kept getting dizzy, sick to my stomach, and double vision. I can't read the big E so trying to learn how to do a fundus exam with only one eye is not the easiest thing in the world.

Side note...Ashleigh, you're going camping tomorrow right? How are you getting there? I'm bringing my dog, so I feel bad riding with someone else, but don't really wanna go by myself either. Do you/anyone else need a ride? I posted on the discussion board, but I don't if anyone will see it.
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I'm not going camping cuz I'm stuck doing Saturday Clinic again this same stinkin' weekend like I was last year. Even though I got someone to cover me, I still have to go in. Thing is, I got someone to cover me for seeing patients, but Wells wanted me and Marc there on Saturday to orient the M1s to the lab as phlebotomists. Marc's not going to be there, even though last I knew Wells' thought he was going to, so I have to go in. I really wanted to go camping too. =(
 
That sucks!!

I'm actually not doing Sat. clinic this year. I only was there twice last year, and didn't feel like I got that much out of it. And you always get scheduled on a weekend you have something planned!!

I'm not climbing, just camping and hiking. I'll have an extra smore for you!! 😀
 
Ashers said:
I'm not going camping cuz I'm stuck doing Saturday Clinic again this same stinkin' weekend like I was last year. Even though I got someone to cover me, I still have to go in. Thing is, I got someone to cover me for seeing patients, but Wells wanted me and Marc there on Saturday to orient the M1s to the lab as phlebotomists. Marc's not going to be there, even though last I knew Wells' thought he was going to, so I have to go in. I really wanted to go camping too. =(
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Yeah, I'm sorry about that. He never asked me and I never said I would. Not sure where he got that idea, so I had no idea it was happenin'. Misunderstandings seem to be a chronic problem with that scheduling crap.
 
akpete said:
That sucks!!

I'm actually not doing Sat. clinic this year. I only was there twice last year, and didn't feel like I got that much out of it. And you always get scheduled on a weekend you have something planned!!

I'm not climbing, just camping and hiking. I'll have an extra smore for you!! 😀
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have smore for me. hahaha...get it? that's punning...with some running and stunning. that was clanging.

oh look...a gun.
 
Agent Splat said:
sorry, i just didn't know...and jokes are my immature defense mechanism!
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On reflection, you would have been correct to criticize for my gunnerish question. My excuse is that just this week we covered the ANS in pharm and scopolamine was the only drug I could remember. Oh, and sarin gas, for some reason.

Blunt force will do the trick too, albeit with significant adverse consequences.
 
why don't we want to inject "anything that ends in caine" into arteries?

The lecturer said that then everyone laughed as if they taught this rule to kids before they learn to use toilets.

Problem based discussions are just competitions to see who can Google the best.
 
I don't think we all knew that in advance, but I'm guessing that if you inject your anesthetic into the artery, it's going to be spread everywhere instead of your target tissues. It was just his teaching style that I liked and found amusing.

and yeah, no kidding about the CBDs. That's one thing that makes me glad I'm not at Northwestern - they have those like 3 times a week.
 
indo said:
why don't we want to inject "anything that ends in caine" into arteries?

The lecturer said that then everyone laughed as if they taught this rule to kids before they learn to use toilets.

Problem based discussions are just competitions to see who can Google the best.
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For me it seemed obvious only because I feel the strong stimulants from drugs ending in "caine" just from having them injected where they're supposed to be (as in my shoulder bursa some time ago). My heart races and I get a little giddy. So if you got it all at once in an artery, I can't imagine what my poor little heart would do.

List of side effects (but not specifically aterial injection consequences, because I am not the queen of Google):
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/xylocaineinj_ad.htm

Now someone more knowledgeable may feel free to explain to us why. Pretty please?
 
CBD was a waste of time. One my grade sheet, I got the same comment that everyone else in my group got. "Was better prepared for the first session than for the second." In the second session, I was better prepared, I spoke up more and volunteered more. In the third session, none of our original doctors were even present.
 
TheProwler said:
I don't think we all knew that in advance, but I'm guessing that if you inject your anesthetic into the artery, it's going to be spread everywhere instead of your target tissues. It was just his teaching style that I liked and found amusing.

and yeah, no kidding about the CBDs. That's one thing that makes me glad I'm not at Northwestern - they have those like 3 times a week.
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His lecture was great. I actually learned most of the structures.
 
It says lidocaine in your system causes depression/stimulation, sensation of heat/cold/neither, thirstyness, hungryness, desire to drive to mexico non-stop. So i suppose it just makes you high.



Which of our classes have cumulative finals? Cuz, I accidentally cut off both arms today....the cadaver's, not mine.
 
cunfucious say, "inject me with a lil' bit of lidocrackaine, son"

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I'm not sure why I posted that. Perhaps to show how much anesthetic is wasted by the border patrol. We could do a lot of stitches and skin legion removal with all that!
 
And tape a lot of ankles...lookit all that tape
 
😛
Ashers said:
CBD was a waste of time. One my grade sheet, I got the same comment that everyone else in my group got. "Was better prepared for the first session than for the second." In the second session, I was better prepared, I spoke up more and volunteered more. In the third session, none of our original doctors were even present.
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I got the best comment in CBD ever... it's seriously my favorite grade. And you'll all love it.

"Alexandra could have easily dominated the discussion, but she allowed others to participate."

Put that in your Dean's letter and smoke it! 😀
 
Xandie said:
😛

I got the best comment in CBD ever... it's seriously my favorite grade. And you'll all love it.

"Alexandra could have easily dominated the discussion, but she allowed others to participate."

Put that in your Dean's letter and smoke it! 😀
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LOL! At least it seems your preceptors personalized your the comments in your group. =)
 
indo said:
It says lidocaine in your system causes depression/stimulation, sensation of heat/cold/neither, thirstyness, hungryness, desire to drive to mexico non-stop. So i suppose it just makes you high.
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Oh, and little annoying tics like these:

"numbness, twitching, tremors, convulsions, unconsciousness, respiratory depression and arrest. "
 
So some buff pre-med informed me that based on his analysis of my online behavior, I am neither in med school nor married. I'm disappointed to find out that I've been delusional this whole time. 🙁
 
TheProwler said:
So some buff pre-med informed me that based on his analysis of my online behavior, I am neither in med school nor married. I'm disappointed to find out that I've been delusional this whole time. 🙁
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Yeah, I'm also creepy like a person who hangs out around high schools because I post in the pre-allo forum, even though the vast majority of my posts are from this thread and the allo forum.
 
TheProwler said:
So some buff pre-med informed me that based on his analysis of my online behavior, I am neither in med school nor married. I'm disappointed to find out that I've been delusional this whole time. 🙁
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i think it's creepier that you make all your important calls while on the john.
 
I knew you were just an illusion Prowler!
 
flava Flave!
 
Should I put my Glamour Shots photo or my wedding dress pictures on my facebook page?
 
turn around, bright eyes!

Ashers, did you get your eyebrows waxed before taking that close up of your freakish pupillary reflex problem? 'Cause they're lookin' sharp!
 
no, but med schools seem to be full of people with glamour shots and wedding pictures so I thought I'd do my part.


I didn't realize this but the cool kids have already formed a group and it is only the 6th week or whatever.
The funny part is that I was at a little bar called Brothers and I saw a number of the girls from the "cool group" throwing themselves at guys...one of which had a mullet. Interesting? Not really until you consider how self-important they are. These girls and some guys are the paris hiltons of mcw.
 
Ashers said:
That's me takin' care of my own eyebrows, as I was taught in high school... tweezer style. 😉
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Wow, you musta went to private school.
 
indo said:
Wow, you musta went to private school.
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Well, I did go to a private school, but I didn't learn while I was there. I learned during my time at public school after my time at the private school. Extracurricular activity at the Lancome counter at the mall... nothing else to do at home.
 
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