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GREAT NEWS!!!!

They weren't able to show off my apartment, so they're doing it today (Wednesday), but I definitely won't be here because I'm on call at the hospital taking care of the little kids that I've come to love.

At any rate, I've decided to do the following: Leave out some textbooks open to sub and epidural brain bleeds and Rohen's color atlast. Also left some unusual and vague "to do" notes on the mirror...."get chicken hearts for protein insertion study"..."sheep brains" and the like.

And my favorite part is the note I've left out. See below. Naturally, there aren't any specimens in the fridge beyond my yogurt, but I enjoy the tone of the note. And i do actually prefer that the blinds stay closed cause the afternoon sun really knocks up the temp.

Somebody else also suggested I "set up" the bed to look like I'm sleeping in there under the covers to really make them worried, but I'm not sure I want to be THAT weird....cause everything else I'm doing is of course by no means weird.

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Agent Splat said:
GREAT NEWS!!!!

They weren't able to show off my apartment, so they're doing it today (Wednesday), but I definitely won't be here because I'm on call at the hospital taking care of the little kids that I've come to love.

At any rate, I've decided to do the following: Leave out some textbooks open to sub and epidural brain bleeds and Rohen's color atlast. Also left some unusual and vague "to do" notes on the mirror...."get chicken hearts for protein insertion study"..."sheep brains" and the like.

And my favorite part is the note I've left out. See below. Naturally, there aren't any specimens in the fridge beyond my yogurt, but I enjoy the tone of the note. And i do actually prefer that the blinds stay closed cause the afternoon sun really knocks up the temp.

Somebody else also suggested I "set up" the bed to look like I'm sleeping in there under the covers to really make them worried, but I'm not sure I want to be THAT weird....cause everything else I'm doing is of course by no means weird.

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That's great! You should definitely do something to the refridgerator so you can tell if someone went in it despite the note. Put a piece of tape along the edge of the door, or stand something up on the inside leaning against the door so it falls out when they open it. Or just put another sassy note in there.
 
Gimlet said:
That's great! You should definitely do something to the refridgerator so you can tell if someone went in it despite the note. Put a piece of tape along the edge of the door, or stand something up on the inside leaning against the door so it falls out when they open it. Or just put another sassy note in there.
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was way ahead of you man. little slip of paper wedged in the door. When it opens, it will fall out where they can't see it.
 
what is active solar heating?
 
To you M3s: Is Pathology lab a required type course or is it like Physiology Lab was? I have a schedule conflict with the Cardiac/Lung Path lab and I was hoping you could give me an idea before I buy my plane tickets. Thanks!
 
dsherida said:
To you M3s: Is Pathology lab a required type course or is it like Physiology Lab was? I have a schedule conflict with the Cardiac/Lung Path lab and I was hoping you could give me an idea before I buy my plane tickets. Thanks!
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The course may still be in some flux, so I would consider checking with the path course director on it but last year it was most certainly not required. In fact, I think I went to a grand total of 1 path lab all year.
 
DoctorFunk said:
The course may still be in some flux, so I would consider checking with the path course director on it but last year it was most certainly not required. In fact, I think I went to a grand total of 1 path lab all year.
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I went to 0.5 path labs last year. Couldn't even make it through the whole first one. The sad thing is, they could easily make them 100x better if they would just have someone get on the overhead speakers and tell the groups when it's time to change stations. The bunching up of groups at one station was what pissed me off so bad.
 
Gimlet said:
I went to 0.5 path labs last year. Couldn't even make it through the whole first one. The sad thing is, they could easily make them 100x better if they would just have someone get on the overhead speakers and tell the groups when it's time to change stations. The bunching up of groups at one station was what pissed me off so bad.
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They had a buzzer later in the year.

I went to 1 whole one, then they started the musical lab groups, where you rotated between stations, and the preceptor stayed at each station. I'd go check in so Dr. Ho would see me, then I'd leave (at first I stayed for ~0.5 lab, then it dwindled to 1 station). He knew me though (like the whole calling on me in class thing), so I had to go to the beginning of each one, or he wouldn't be proud of me. He probably also wouldn't've written that I "...acquired a comprehensive knowledge base in pathology that will prove invaluable throughout [my] medical career..." on my grade sheet.

So not to M2s... if you find out that Dr. Ho is your preceptor, go to lab. You spend time getting to know him, and he will remember you. Also, come prepare (at least for his station) b/c he pimps you. Go to his lectures because he notices if you're not there, but he is very nice, and if he likes you, he writes nice stuff on your grade sheet. I think he was the only preceptor that I know of that warned us that he would be doing that. Other people I know didn't know their preceptors at all, but Dr. Ho still says hi to me when he sees me.

I really wish he had written, "I so prloud." I would so have that put in my dean's letter.

Edit: Oh yeah, I've heard scuttlebutt from some of the pathologists last year, during Dr. Ho's labs (when no one was there except like 2 students in each group), that they were considering making the labs mandatory.

Dr. Ho also singled me out from my group of friends to be on his side of the lab for his lab sessions.
 
Ashers said:
He probably also wouldn't've written that I "...acquired a comprehensive knowledge base in pathology that will prove invaluable throughout [my] medical career..." on my grade sheet.
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Not to burst your bubble but I'm pretty sure that's exactly what they wrote on my sheet too, and Dr. Ho wouldn't know me from Brad Pitt.
 
Not to sound incredibly sappy here, but i just realized something tonight.

For the FIRST time since starting med school, I don't regret it. Weird. The last two years were hell and I hated every minute of the classroom junk. This stuff is awesome.


and update on the apartment...pretty sure they came while I was on call, but they did not open the fridge. oh well.
 
How did you all like micro?
 
DoctorFunk said:
Not to burst your bubble but I'm pretty sure that's exactly what they wrote on my sheet too, and Dr. Ho wouldn't know me from Brad Pitt.
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awww... i asked other people in my group if dr. ho wrote anything for them, and they said they got nothing written. Since Dr. Ho said he was going to write something on the sheets I logically assumed he actually wrote that. I guess it's not that important, since it doesn't say "Oh, Ashers, I so prloud."

indo said:
How did you all like micro?
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Immunology was good. But I'm crazy and studied it in college, so I understood it beforehand. Note, I haven't changed the saying under my name since the day of the block 2 micro exam last year.

It's a very well organized class, which was a major reprieve from path.
 
indo said:
How did you all like micro?
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Agree with what Ashers said: it was a well-organized class and I recall the powerpoints being pretty good. That being said I hated the subject material with a fiery passion, especially the bacteriology and virology where you just memorize a million scientific names, vectors, disease manifestations, and all sorts of genetic info and toxins. It was minutiae hell (but little did I know it was nothing compared to pharm 2nd semester).

Immunology was pretty cool after you studied it long enough for everything to "click." You just had to hope that would happen before the Block 1 exam. Oh, and pick up Micro Made Ridiculously Simple and the recommended Immuno review book--both are excellent.
 
So I ended up buying this TV today. I think this will bridge the gap nicely. It had some mixed reviews, but poor reviews seemed to be either about sound, which kinda sucks on all LCDs, or the person was looking for Samsung-quality picture, which just isn't gonna happen on a cheaper set. Was originally wanting a black set, but all the black sets in this price range were really clunky looking. Haven't actually taken it outta the box yet. Hopefully it'll work out. Sucks driving to Southridge to go to Circuit City. I usually prefer Best Buy, but they don't really stock many cheaper brands.
 
akpete said:
I usually prefer Best Buy, but they don't really stock many cheaper brands.
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Best Buy is crap for TVs, and their company brand, Insignia, isn't worth the box the electronics come in. I bought one of their Insignia HD-ready TVs during a Black Friday sale and it only outlasted the 12 month factory warranty by about 6 weeks before being completely shot. I went to Circuit City to buy a sweet Samsung as a replacement and was amazed at how much less they were charging for the same or comparable sets compared to "Best" Buy.

They even threw in a free DVD recorder into the deal, which was worth approx. $100 and according to online reviews isn't a huge piece of crap (I've yet to bust it out of the box)!
 
Funny, when I was shopping around at Best Buy, the sales guy totally did NOT recommend the Insignia. Didn't know that was their brand.

So far the Element looks just fine. When its off, some scratch-like marks are visible from packaging most likely, but you can't see that when the TV's on. Only can test it out with DVDs right now cuz I have yet to set up cable at my new apartment. I sprung for an upconversion DVD player (Samsung), and Arrested Development looks pretty good.

I had thought about the Samsung 3242, but decided to go cheaper since I'll most likely upgrade in a few years. Circuit City has the 3242 on sale for $799 this week online, and Best Buy price matches, so I could've gotten it from either.

I got the 3-yr protection plan. I figure $75 was worth the piece of mind. And the sales guy said if I get dead pixels, I get a new set.

I think my TV woes may be over. Back to medical talk. 😀
 
Does anyone remember the name of the recommended immuno text?
 
Gimlet said:
I liked the Abbas book. Xandie has recommended it before as well, I believe.
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I not only liked the Abbas book, I adored it. Immunology doesn't get much easier than its big color diagrams and simplification of overly complex topics. Maybe it didn't work for my distinguished colleague Ashers (who, I think it's fair to say, has established that she prefers somewhat heftier texts) but it sure did wonders for me. 😉
 
I also loved Abbas. I was able to crunch through it (a second time) in about a day or two right before the immunology exam and I rocked it. Not super hard. But I rocked it. A+ to the diagrams as well.
 
Agent Splat said:
I also loved Abbas. I was able to crunch through it (a second time) in about a day or two right before the immunology exam and I rocked it. Not super hard. But I rocked it. A+ to the diagrams as well.
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Half the diagrams they used in that block were from my college text.

Whatever. I still liked Lange for supplemental reading. Better than Clinical Micro Made Ridiculously Simple (especially it's summary of bugs at the end). I did read all of CMMRS for boards just because it was faster than Lange, and I wanted to see the tables (which are excellent).
 
indo said:
Does anyone remember the name of the recommended immuno text?
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According to the library reserves list (probably last year's), it's this ISBN:

0721682332

There's a 2007 edition out now, publishing being what it is, but I'm grabbing the bargain prices on the old book, because that's what I do.
 
I thought the immuno book was too expensive, so I ended up not using any immuno book during the course. Used High Yield Immuno for board review, which I thought was fine. I 😍 micro made ridiculously simple.
 
Agent Splat said:
For the FIRST time since starting med school, I don't regret it. Weird. The last two years were hell and I hated every minute of the classroom junk. This stuff is awesome.
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really? wow. I hated about 25% of it. Most of the time I was doing okay.
 
akpete said:
poor reviews seemed to be either about sound, which kinda sucks on all LCDs
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You should get the system I got - the Panasonic SA-HT700. My parents have it, so I knew it would sound good, so I bought it off eBay for $142, shipped. It serves as a 5-disc DVD/CD changer (it even reads burned DVDs and mp3 CDs and shows the track listing of the mp3 CDs), an AM/FM tuner, and your receiver. It's got five channels and a subwoofer.

here's an eBay listing of a BROKEN one, but it's got pictures and specs - http://cgi.ebay.com/AS-IS-Panasonic...ryZ15077QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
 
TheProwler said:
You should get the system I got - the Panasonic SA-HT700. My parents have it, so I knew it would sound good, so I bought it off eBay for $142, shipped. It serves as a 5-disc DVD/CD changer (it even reads burned DVDs and mp3 CDs and shows the track listing of the mp3 CDs), an AM/FM tuner, and your receiver. It's got five channels and a subwoofer.

here's an eBay listing of a BROKEN one, but it's got pictures and specs - http://cgi.ebay.com/AS-IS-Panasonic...ryZ15077QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Eh, I've never in my life had surround sound. TV sounds fine to me. And I've only turned it a quarter of the way up.
 
akpete said:
Eh, I've never in my life had surround sound. TV sounds fine to me. And I've only turned it a quarter of the way up.
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I think THIS will change your mind
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRmqZRPgK1w[/YOUTUBE]

I especially like the part at about 1:58 where she gives him the Heimlich Maneuver.
 
Hater. Imagine this in HD and surround sound:

[YOUTUBE]http://youtube.com/watch?v=lf8IwTngXEc[/YOUTUBE]
 
pratik7 said:
Hater. Imagine this in HD and surround sound:
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You know I'm not being a hater. Daler means more to me than any other artist in the world.

I think the interesting difference between the two videos we've posted is the obviously different drugs each artist used. Now Daler, in "Tunak Tunak Tun," was clearly under the influence of LSD and possibly some shrooms or X. However, the entire "cast" of Prabhu's video, "Kalluri Vaanil," was definitely using cocaine, amphetamines, and helium.
 
Oh, and at least my video had an incredibly good looking girl in it.
 
akpete said:
Eh, I've never in my life had surround sound. TV sounds fine to me. And I've only turned it a quarter of the way up.
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Then you have no idea what you're missing. 🙁


😉 I've watched 300 twice already, and the sound is awesome. The sound isn't very important when you're watching TV, because they don't put much effort into the audio, but when you're watching a DVD, there's a huge difference.
 
Gimlet, how was call on the floors. Sorry I kinda ditched you. When my attending and resident found out I was on call on Sat morning, they said I should stay and round in the NICU, esp since my resident was post-call. We apparently got 2 NICU admits and 1 CICU admit.
 
Ashers said:
Gimlet, how was call on the floors. Sorry I kinda ditched you. When my attending and resident found out I was on call on Sat morning, they said I should stay and round in the NICU, esp since my resident was post-call. We apparently got 2 NICU admits and 1 CICU admit.
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Maybe I'll see you in the CI. We have three patients in there.
 
Don, what lovely rotation are you on?
 
Ashers said:
Gimlet, how was call on the floors. Sorry I kinda ditched you. When my attending and resident found out I was on call on Sat morning, they said I should stay and round in the NICU, esp since my resident was post-call. We apparently got 2 NICU admits and 1 CICU admit.
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It was fine once Josh Morrison got in. I went down to the ED and saw a lady with migranes who we turfed home, and then rounded with the Dr. Fitzsimmons and the stroke team until 1 when Prem let me go home. Good times, except I missed out when the other team rounded on a patient the consult service is following right now who I actually knew something about. She was PNB for 20 minutes, and they were doing a neuro exam for prognostication now that she finished the hypothermia protocol and was able to be off sedation. Oh well.

Splat, have you heard about this new Vocera system that they just went live with down in the ED last week? It is friggin' sweet....like straight out of Star Trek type stuff. Basically, it's a hands-free personal communication system that hooks you into everyone working in the ED and the entire hospital. Very cool, and the few nurses I talked to about it really liked it. They all wear earpieces now, though, so it would take some getting used-to having people seemingly talking to nobody all of a sudden (kind of like when somebody answers their bluetooth phone and you think they're talking to you).
 
Gimlet said:
Splat, have you heard about this new Vocera system that they just went live with down in the ED last week? It is friggin' sweet....like straight out of Star Trek type stuff. Basically, it's a hands-free personal communication system that hooks you into everyone working in the ED and the entire hospital. Very cool, and the few nurses I talked to about it really liked it. They all wear earpieces now, though, so it would take some getting used-to having people seemingly talking to nobody all of a sudden (kind of like when somebody answers their bluetooth phone and you think they're talking to you).
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no. it sounds cool, but personally I don't like the idea of everyone having a potential distraction in their ear all the time. i hope they turn it off when they're doing important stuff.

edit: I looked it up on the web, and i do recall a peds resident TRYING to use the voice recognition to have it dial people. She was having a hell of a time with it.

the more I get involved in clinical stuff, the less I like all the technology we have to deal with. though I do like being able to access the database to look up any labs/imaging/orders that have been done on my patients when I'm not there.
 
Gimlet said:
It was fine once Josh Morrison got in. I went down to the ED and saw a lady with migranes who we turfed home, and then rounded with the Dr. Fitzsimmons and the stroke team until 1 when Prem let me go home. Good times, except I missed out when the other team rounded on a patient the consult service is following right now who I actually knew something about. She was PNB for 20 minutes, and they were doing a neuro exam for prognostication now that she finished the hypothermia protocol and was able to be off sedation. Oh well.

Splat, have you heard about this new Vocera system that they just went live with down in the ED last week? It is friggin' sweet....like straight out of Star Trek type stuff. Basically, it's a hands-free personal communication system that hooks you into everyone working in the ED and the entire hospital. Very cool, and the few nurses I talked to about it really liked it. They all wear earpieces now, though, so it would take some getting used-to having people seemingly talking to nobody all of a sudden (kind of like when somebody answers their bluetooth phone and you think they're talking to you).
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You got done at 1? Wow, I was there til 3.
 
Agent Splat said:
the more I get involved in clinical stuff, the less I like all the technology we have to deal with. though I do like being able to access the database to look up any labs/imaging/orders that have been done on my patients when I'm not there.
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Just wait until you have a rotation at the VA. Their computer system rocks 10x better than anything at Froedtert (although I didn't use it much for imaging during psych, obviously.) After being there and then at Froedtert, I can say that the system at Froedtert truly sucks ass.
 
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