Official MCW Class of 2009 Thread

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man, I just woke up outta nowhere and realized I can't have my wife take me to school early today, because I have to vote 😀


I had to check to see where I had to vote, but now I'm going back to bed for another 3 hours
 
Ashers said:
Yay for osces... how does this one have a quiz in it?
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Unless it's changed I think they're referring to the quick form you fill out after each station where you give your top ddx, then what you would do next based on that top ddx. or something like that.

I thought this was one of the better osces..straight forward and better yet, FAST.
 
Awesome...I actually feel worse today than I did yesterday, but no womiting. I guess I'll give it a shot today. Ugh.
 
If you like Will Ferrell and/or the Foo Fighters you'll probably like this video (slightly long 6:59).

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlLzAWUY6Xo[/YOUTUBE]

It was for some charity event thing.
 
So I ended up with NICU for neuro. Ashleigh, I need tips!!!

Also, I'm leaving town this weekend. Will it be impossible for me to get out of there on Friday by 4pm at the latest? I gotta get my dog to the kennel and try to get to Madison by 6pm. Today we sat around not really doing anything at all, and I still didn't get home until 6. Gotta be back by 6:30. Ick. So much for light hours. Hopefully the rest of the 2 weeks will be productive and I'll learn a bunch.
 
akpete said:
So I ended up with NICU for neuro. Ashleigh, I need tips!!!

Also, I'm leaving town this weekend. Will it be impossible for me to get out of there on Friday by 4pm at the latest? I gotta get my dog to the kennel and try to get to Madison by 6pm. Today we sat around not really doing anything at all, and I still didn't get home until 6. Gotta be back by 6:30. Ick. So much for light hours. Hopefully the rest of the 2 weeks will be productive and I'll learn a bunch.
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The people who were there before I was got out at like 2 every day. They tend to round twice a day, morning rounds last forever, afternoon rounds are quicker. You could probably just say you have an appointment, and you need to leave. I liked the NICU, we had more procedural stuff, and I saw really interesting stuff. I've been wondering recently if the ALS patient I saw there is still alive.

Who are you attendings? When I was there, it was Zaidat and Lynch. Both are really cool. We had Fitzsimmons cover one night, and he's really nice. He was going to let Javad do an LP, but the resident hadn't done many, so she did it.
 
Ashers said:
The people who were there before I was got out at like 2 every day. They tend to round twice a day, morning rounds last forever, afternoon rounds are quicker. You could probably just say you have an appointment, and you need to leave. I liked the NICU, we had more procedural stuff, and I saw really interesting stuff. I've been wondering recently if the ALS patient I saw there is still alive.

Who are you attendings? When I was there, it was Zaidat and Lynch. Both are really cool. We had Fitzsimmons cover one night, and he's really nice. He was going to let Javad do an LP, but the resident hadn't done many, so she did it.
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Thanks for the fast reply! We have Lynch this week. Dunno about after that.

2pm? Really? Well that won't be tomorrow at any rate. Case discussion at 2.
 
akpete said:
Thanks for the fast reply! We have Lynch this week. Dunno about after that.

2pm? Really? Well that won't be tomorrow at any rate. Case discussion at 2.
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Blarg! Lectures are a waste 'o time. They test on random crap, like dosages of meds.

Does Lynch buy you guys coffee every morning? He always met us down at the patio cafe.

Oh yes, and NICU is nice because we weren't allowed to write notes on the patients because it's the ICU, so all the notes were on the computer or something, so for 2 weeks, no notes. Twas great.
 
Ashers said:
Blarg! Lectures are a waste 'o time. They test on random crap, like dosages of meds.

Does Lynch buy you guys coffee every morning? He always met us down at the patio cafe.

Oh yes, and NICU is nice because we weren't allowed to write notes on the patients because it's the ICU, so all the notes were on the computer or something, so for 2 weeks, no notes. Twas great.
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Well, today was the first day, so don't know anything about the coffee.

And we got told to write paper notes.
 
akpete said:
Well, today was the first day, so don't know anything about the coffee.

And we got told to write paper notes.
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Oh that's lame. Javad and I probably just looked extra lost, and our resident told us not to write notes. We had to do presentations on our patients every morning and afternoon, but no notes.
 
Gimlet, you're the man for this question. Why do so many (most) of the MALE anesthesiology staff and residents wear the bouffant caps instead of the more sleek and stylish man-caps?
 
Do you guys ever go to Woot to check out deals of the day? Well, they put stories with their products. Today's happens to be one of the funnier; I'll quote it in case Funk doesn't check here today.

The product: Storm Sentinel Emergency Survival Kit

And It’s All True
So there I was. In the middle of a school gym, upside down, in the front seat of a Volkswagen with Willie Nelson. Ninjas everywhere! Willie turned to me and said “Well, guess this is it.” But I had my Storm Sentinel 6 Piece Survival Kit. I said “Willie, help me make it through the night.” and he said “That was actually Kris Kristofferson.” But by then I was in motion.

I was a blur, a deadly, cranking blur. In one hand I held the handpowered cell phone charger. In the other, the hand powered flashlight. The first ninja was not ready for a blast from the quick-charging LED with a 15,000 hour lifespan. I threw the cell phone charger attachments at the second: Nextel, Audiovox, Nokia, K700, A288, LG6000, V3, V998, each one finding their mark in a pressure point, until the second ninja went down in a twitching, helpless mass of silk and subterfuge. I shouted “Kiss an angel good morning!” and heard Willie call back “That was Charlie Pride!” I turned towards the Volkswagen to look at him.

Just over Willie’s left shoulder I saw the third, and most dangerous, of all the ninjas. “Willieeeeeeeeeeeeee!” I screamed as I ran, reaching into my Weatherproof Nylon Carrying Case for my 4-in-1 keychain. The magnifying glass? The compass? The thermometer? No, my friends, not this strategist. I grabbed the whistle and blew like my life depended on it. The ninja grabbed at me, but the sound was too much. He melted away, as ninjas often do. “Like watching flowers on the wall,” I whispered, and heard Willie say “That was the Statler Brothers!” in a weak voice. But that didn’t matter. Willie and I were safe.

I helped Willie to his feet and we shook hands. “Sure wish I had a guitar, or maybe some mead.” he said. “We could celebrate!”

“No worries, Willie.” I took the hand powered shortwave radio from the portable Aluminum case. “This here radio will let us listen to AM, FM, or even the Shortwave band. That’s as pretty as a coat of many colors.”

“That was Dolly Parton,” Willie sighed. “Do you even know who I am?”

And that, children, is the true story of the day I murdered Willie Nelson.
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Agent Splat said:
Gimlet, you're the man for this question. Why do so many (most) of the MALE anesthesiology staff and residents wear the bouffant caps instead of the more sleek and stylish man-caps?
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I have a theory about this that has yet to be proven wrong. Males who wear the bouffant caps will always give you the old line, "it takes a REAL MAN to wear one of these things."

What they actually mean is, "I don't like to mess up my pretty hair with those surgical caps, so I wear the bouffant cap and cover up my insecurity about it by insulting the manliness of anybody who doesn't wear one."

Honestly, though, I don't know why the bouffant is so prevalent among anesthesiologists. Maybe because it's easier to take on and off if they are going in and out of the OR area all day? I dunno. I never wear the bouffant unless I am just going to walk quickly through the OR as a shortcut from the PACU to the locker room or something.

Some days those surgical caps can be frustrating, though - like when you have a "bad cap day" where it doesn't ever seem like it's fitting right and is all lopsided on your head. That bugs me. I have a pretty large noggin, and once in a while there will be a box of them that are small for some reason, and they just don't fit on my head right. On those days I sometimes consider going with the bouffant, but then I remember how ridiculous men look in them and just go with the poorly fitting cap.

What is your take on the cloth surgical caps that some guys sport? I kind of like them, although I would feel like a huge tool wearing one as a med student. Someday when I'm in the OR full-time, though, I might have to try and snag one of those black Zemuron caps.
 
Gimlet said:
What is your take on the cloth surgical caps that some guys sport? I kind of like them, although I would feel like a huge tool wearing one as a med student. Someday when I'm in the OR full-time, though, I might have to try and snag one of those black Zemuron caps.
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Looked like yesterday Dr. Lui was wearing a homemade one. It was green with cartoony things on it. One of the scrub techs had his made by someone (in fabric with electric guitars), who put additional embroidering/decorative stitching along the border.

My dad wears the bouffant ones, and it looks stupid. On anyone with short hair, they literally are bouffants. When I wear them, they still leave the stupid mark on my forehead, but my hair holds it down so it doesn't poof up 4" off my head.
 
I dunno about the theory that they wear them because they're on and off all day....all of the people I've worked with put them on and keep them on. And they have short/no hair. So I still have no idea.

I definitely agree about bad cap days though.

At St. Joe's apparently they don't like the cloth re-wearable caps because they supposedly spread more germs blah blah blah, but I had a resident that claimed a study proved there was no difference. I dunno.

I will resist the bouffant until the day I'm not longer in the OR.
 
Agent Splat said:
Gimlet, you're the man for this question. Why do so many (most) of the MALE anesthesiology staff and residents wear the bouffant caps instead of the more sleek and stylish man-caps?
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Protect the house!
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The ortho crew would love you if you wore an under armor surgical cap. I'd chest bump you.
 
Ashers said:
Oscar Meyer's flying my brother out to Madison to interview for a job. I think he wants to drive the Wienermobile.
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I had my picture taken with the Wienermobile that's on display at the Henry Ford museum. I also have a Wienermobile Matchbox car.
 
HEY DOCTOR FUNK!!!!! i think i saw you at the children hospital cafeteria today!!! you had scrubs on and your really tall!!!😱 handsome to!!!! 😎
 
BamBoozed said:
HEY DOCTOR FUNK!!!!! i think i saw you at the children hospital cafeteria today!!! you had scrubs on and your really tall!!!😱 handsome to!!!! 😎
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Well hello there. 😉
 
you even had the cool hat on!!!!!!!
 
BamBoozed said:
you even had the cool hat on!!!!!!!
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Heh, they were actually out of the regular surgeon's caps when I was getting ready this morning...so I decided I would pretend to be a real anesthesiolologoogliologist and wear the bouffant for a day. I like to think it led to my most successful day of putting IVs in and intubating all month.

Needless to say it took some getting used to, although I did appreciate the fact that it didn't ruin my hair for the rest of the day.
 
DoctorFunk said:
Heh, they were actually out of the regular surgeon's caps when I was getting ready this morning...so I decided I would pretend to be a real anesthesiolologoogliologist and wear the bouffant for a day. I like to think it led to my most successful day of putting IVs in and intubating all month.

Needless to say it took some getting used to, although I did appreciate the fact that it didn't ruin my hair for the rest of the day.
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But how many extra calories did you burn due to your increased coefficient of drag?
 
the website that is from is called hairarchives.com. Who pays for that?
 
For a significant bribe, I will post a picture of my 80's hair, from the actual 80's.
 
samenewme said:
For a significant bribe, I will post a picture of my 80's hair, from the actual 80's.
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Since we were talking about this today, I was trying to find my photos I have with some of me from the 80s, but I can't find them. I just have me when I was like 2 and 3 (82 and 83) -- totally straight hair and blonde.
 
Ashers said:
The Wienermobile came to Tucson, and I got a picture with it. I also got a Wienermobile whistle, but I lost that. =(
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The Wienermobile came through the drive-thru of the A&W I worked at in high school. Got a whistle, but I don't know where it is either.





As for the hair topic, I was a big-time dork then. My hair was straight until I got to high school, so my mom got me a lot of 80s perms. And I had the big red plastic glasses that covered half my face.
 
akpete said:
The Wienermobile came through the drive-thru of the A&W I worked at in high school. Got a whistle, but I don't know where it is either.





As for the hair topic, I was a big-time dork then. My hair was straight until I got to high school, so my mom got me a lot of 80s perms. And I had the big red plastic glasses that covered half my face.
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I permed my hair in the 80s, I had really short hair (boy cut), then for about 4 years of elementary school, my mom would curl my hair every day, and tease my bangs. My hair does the annoying bang flippy thing naturally if my bangs are short and my hair naturally parts in the center, which is why I never have regular bangs, and if someone accidentally gives them to me, I wake up early to style only my bangs.

The late 90s and early 00s was the best time for my hair. I had my purple hair, teal hair, maroon, burgundy, highlights with bright red dye. Right after Xmen came out, I bleached my hair without having seen the movie or the cartoon, and my friends started calling me "Rogue" since the bleach pattern looked like hers until I dyed it some light blue. I went from hair as long as mine is now to as short as my chin in 1 or 2 hair cuts. I've been considering chopping my hair again, but I'm not sure I will.
 
Ashers said:
The Northeastish corner is back in proper hands again! Whoo hoo!
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But the question is: is Horatio around? I'm pretty sure I saw him at the theater last weekend when I went to see Vantage Point (movie sucks by the way).
 
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