University of Oklahoma -- everyone welcome -- Part 4

[Jwax]

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I just noticed a correlation to your use of WTF and test block...interesting.

I would say my tolerance for any annoyance has a strong inverse relationship with proximity to test block.

 

[Non-TradTulsa]

I would say my tolerance for any annoyance has a strong inverse relationship with proximity to test block.

The people in my mod learned to cut me a wide swath the week before test block... and not to even try to talk to me during test block. I would begin talking again at the post-block luncheon we always had... and I always started with the same thing, "I do not want to hear one f**king word about specific test questions."

God, I'm so lucky that they put up with me. I didn't deserve it.

 

[Jwax]

The people in my mod learned to cut me a wide swath the week before test block... and not to even try to talk to me during test block. I would begin talking again at the post-block luncheon we always had... and I always started with the same thing, "I do not want to hear one f**king word about specific test questions."

God, I'm so lucky that they put up with me. I didn't deserve it.

That's funny. I probably ought to say the same thing b/c hearing specific questions discussed almost always turns into me hearing everyone put different answers on way too many questions and so I feel like s*it until I grade it. I don't think I could handle the stress of hanging out with people during test block... one of the many reasons I stay home.

I've got the OU/Neb game on the radio and the TV on mute to watch the Tech v UT game progress... while making the remaining pharm flashcards. Good times. It's almost like having fun, only not.

 

[Bravofriendly]

I would say my tolerance for any annoyance has a strong inverse relationship with proximity to test block.

Ha! I've noticed I have the same problem. I'm pretty sure Mr. Bravo has noticed it, too, but has been kind enough not to say anything.

 

[PreMedMommy]

Just wanted to throw out some props to the red raiders this week.

 

[Jwax]

Just wanted to throw out some props to the red raiders this week.

Best game I've watched all year. I ended up being glad that game was on ABC so I got to watch it instead of the OU game, since we just creamed Nebraska anyways. I 😍 games like Tech vs UT where it comes down to the last second... AMAZING. And my pharm cards are almost finished now so that almost justifies my time.

 

[Bravofriendly]

Does anyone know if the number of questions/professor's section is based on syllabus length or number or lectures for biochem?

 

[Non-TradTulsa]

Does anyone know if the number of questions/professor's section is based on syllabus length or number or lectures for biochem?

It's based roughly on clock hours of lecture time - at least, that's the way Leon did it - and I assume Bidi is doing the same thing. Suffering over the syllabus is something you do in private.

 

[masterofmonkeys]

I got another couple of "catches" last night. Woo-hoo! I'm finally at the point where I don't feel so frightened anymore. Ever notice how much you contract your own stomach muscles while the mother is pushing?

You want to talk about being frightened? Every rotation where manual skills are required I start by saying "I AM A CRIPPLE! I have limited proprioception and my right arm and hand do not behave themselves whatsoever. It takes my right arm 10x as long as it takes yours to respond to signals from my brain, assuming my brain gets any sensory feedback from my hand at all, and when it does respond it does so weakly!!!"

I usually remind them before the start of a procedure "Cripple, remember?"

And their response is always 'No big deal, go for it.'

Do you have any idea how scary it is to hold a baby up for mommy to see when one of your hands is being guided almost entirely by sight?

Now THAT is frightening.

 

[Jwax]

According to our pharm syllabus:
"Erectile dysfunction is defined as the inability to maintain an erect penis sufficient for satisfactory sexual intercourse. This is a rather, for lack of a more satisfactory term, a soft definition."
😆

For what it's worth (maybe a laugh? or an eye-roll), I am pretty sure that I am going to die from sequelae of rheumatic fever since I had strep x 100 as a kid... I don't remember having acute rheumatic fever, but that doesn't mean I didn't. Thus my new self-diagnosis for this test block.

 

[Non-TradTulsa]

Do you have any idea how scary it is to hold a baby up for mommy to see when one of your hands is being guided almost entirely by sight?

God, that is awful. Holding the baby is absolutely by far the worst part of a delivery. You grab the head properly, get the superior shoulder under the pubic symphysis - then pull up to deliver the other shoulder. After that, honestly (and I was thinking about this last night) - I couldn't tell you how I do it. I know what I was taught, but I'm not sure that's what happens. I just know that somehow I end up with the kid cradled in one arm with my hand supporting the head and neck. For some reason I just have no memory of how I do it - too much trauma for a memory trace, I guess.

It's great that a person with a disability (or an old person ) can now go through medical school - because you can find a specialty where your physical challenge is irrelevant and you can be as good a doc - or better - than anybody else.

But if you felt unsafe delivering a baby, you should have been excused! At a minimum, I would have insisted that the bed not be broken-down. I hate taking that slippery little creature over to the warmer. Why can't the nurse come over with a sterile towel to take the baby? That's what they do with a C-section. Medicine has a lot of, "we do it this way because this is the way we've always done it."

 

[PreMedMommy]

It's a very sickening feeling when you've realized that you have underestimated the time it takes to learn something (ahem-biochem) and you have grossly misbudgeted your time for it. It's like watching a traing wreck unfold in slow motion before your very eyes.

I'll be pulling a true all-nighter tonight, and I probably still won't get through half the information.

 

[Jwax]

It's a very sickening feeling when you've realized that you have underestimated the time it takes to learn something (ahem-biochem) and you have grossly misbudgeted your time for it. It's like watching a traing wreck unfold in slow motion before your very eyes.

I'll be pulling a true all-nighter tonight, and I probably still won't get through half the information.

If it makes you feel any better, I literally only studied for the second biochem exam the day before the test and I chose to not read ~1/2 the syllabus. I think the only stuff I tried with was the endocrine (I think that was on this exam? the Fuller stuff?). Everything else just seemed stupid. Even with that incredibly minimalistic effort, I almost passed that exam 😛. So... as long as you aren't dead set on an A in biochem, you can fail an exam and still do fine (i.e. a B). *Edit* Just looked at your DB and noticed who the profs were. I think I studied DeAngelis and Olson and blew off the other two entirely. I don't think my future doctoring abilities have been decreased by not memorizing every ridiculous pathway that I would forget minutes after memorizing it. DeAngelis' stuff is actually relavent (plus I remember his syllabus being kind of funny) and Olson's was the next shortest and least memorization heavy.

I think I have underestimated the amount of time it will take to learn all these bugs. I've got ~13 hours to learn it all. The good news is I've watched all the lectures and even read all the syllabi. So that is more than I've done in other situations. I think I'm going over the bacteriology flashcards about a billion times and hopefully that will help.

 

[Bravofriendly]

My PCM rotation is diabetes-treatment-heavy and it turns out that you can be an incredibly effective clinician and not really know or care about the bulk of what we're being tested over in that particular section. I recall someone(soonereng perhaps?) quite a while back saying that med school could be shortened dramatically without much difficultly. I could buy that pretty easily right now.

PMM - I'm working all night, too, so you've got company (at least in spirit).

Jwax - I like the way your brain works 🙂

 

[Doctor Bagel]

Good luck, everyone, on tests this week! If things in biochem haven't changed a lot, be prepared for the 2nd test to be harder than the first, but it'll average out in the end. And if you've got no clue about diabetes after the presentation in biochem, don't worry because it'll come later.

 

[shortitalian]

I'll be pulling a true all-nighter tonight, and I probably still won't get through half the information.

PMM - I'm working all night, too, so you've got company (at least in spirit).

Not to be too much of a downer, but the one time I pulled an all-nighter last year was my worst exam performance of the entire year. Try to get at least a couple hours of sleep. It will help.

My 2 cents.

 

[Doctor Bagel]

Not to be too much of a downer, but the one time I pulled an all-nighter last year was my worst exam performance of the entire year. Try to get at least a couple hours of sleep. It will help.

My 2 cents.

I agree. The sleep might do you more good than the time studying.

 

[Non-TradTulsa]

Good luck, guys. First years - keep an eye on Dr. Weigel. He's a great teacher and his material seems very understandable and straight-forward - but then his exam questions absolutely blow. On block II, I did worse on his section than anybody else's but I understood his stuff the best - I just wasn't ready for the level of detail he wanted. We had heard that Weigel was tough, then he gave a review session that was very reassuring. I still got my butt kicked, 'cause his review session about the level of detail he expected was pure B.S.

On the other hand, you'd think DeAngelis was a big meanie. He is, but his exam questions are quite reasonable. At least, they were when Leon was picking what went on the exam - but Bidi is a great guy and I imagine the exams that he supervises aren't much different.

Forewarned is forearmed. Get a couple of hours of sleep, but if you have an hour or two left over and you're deciding what to do with it, go over Weigel one more time. You'd think Olson and Rodgers would kick your tail, but I recall the questions were much more reasonable than I expected, especially Rodgers (has that woman ever found her personality?). Do great!!

N.B. I see they've moved Rodgers to Block III. Lightweights.

 

[soonereng]

I just want to say, I don't remember what was on the second TB for biochem at all. That was probably due to the fact that I had twins who were 4 wks old and still supposed to be in my wife's uterus but who knows for sure.

At any rate, it was my worst score in med school until my first phys test (3 pts lower) and I still wound up with an A in the class. So don't freak out if you don't do as well on this test. It will be OK.

 

[soonereng]

Did I ever mention that I like videos that make fun of rappers? Pretty sure I have. 😉

Here's one of my favorites. I've posted it before, but I need to study since my dad dropped in unannounced this evening since he was within 30 min of my house (he lives 2 hrs away). Anyway, I don't have time to search out any new ones this block.

Caution: Explicit Lyrics!

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

 

[Bravofriendly]

Good luck, guys. First years - keep an eye on Dr. Weigel. He's a great teacher and his material seems very understandable and straight-forward - but then his exam questions absolutely blow. On block II, I did worse on his section than anybody else's but I understood his stuff the best - I just wasn't ready for the level of detail he wanted. We had heard that Weigel was tough, then he gave a review session that was very reassuring. I still got my butt kicked, 'cause his review session about the level of detail he expected was pure B.S.

😱 Thanks for the warning, NTT. I'm guessing that it might be too late for me...but then again, you never know. Either this kind of warning isn't in the UG or I completely missed it because I've been worried about Olson's stuff most.

About the sleeping thing...I discovered during last TB that I have anxiety-related insomnia that I'd managed to never come across in my ENTIRE LIFE before. I slept just fine before the MCAT, my interview, whatever. I dropped by the FMC post TB to ask about a script for some kind of pharmaceutical intervention and was told that "it is normal to be anxious in medical school" and perhaps talking about it would help. Nice. Thanks. So here I am again: hopped up on anxiety. But hey, I'm talking about it, right? So maybe that will help me get to sleep.

 

[SoonerGeek]

I don't know about not doing an all-nighter. For my part, if I don't feel prepared for an exam, I can't sleep because I keep wondering about little factoids that I should look up. Also, I am straight-up terrified of accidentally oversleeping. It is incredibly punishing to miss a single exam in medical school. You are close to gauranteed to fail if you do. I did the math, and I figure it is actually cheaper to intentionally wreck my car than retake a second year of medical school. Granted, the ethics of doing that are ... questionable?... but, these are the paranoid thoughts that keep me from getting any decent sleep.

Thats why I usually stick the JWAX/Freeze (?) study schedule. All night before the test, crash for a few hours after, and study the next night through. It has worked for me so far.

What you need to know for DeAngelis is pretty intuitive. Know the clotting cascade and all the different little clotting tests. If its any consolation, next test block is both easier and more interesting... plus, professors are entertaining... cept Hanas.

 

[SoonerGeek]

Oh, disregard my input. I guess you had all of the Broyles and Hanas stuff last TB, but if I remember right, you'll see Hanas again.

And, yeah, what what NTT said. Writing out the pathways may also be good practice for you.

 

[shortitalian]

Geez, all this talk about biochem..

 

[soonereng]

Geez, all this talk about biochem..

MMI

 

[Jwax]

And if you've got no clue about diabetes after the presentation in biochem, don't worry because it'll come later.

We learned about diabetes in biochem? 😕 😳

Not to be too much of a downer, but the one time I pulled an all-nighter last year was my worst exam performance of the entire year.

This could be more related to whatever made you feel you needed to stay up all night to study, i.e. you probably felt less prepared (and you probably were if you felt you needed the all-nighter), which may have been the source of the lower grade. The only exam I unintentionally got no sleep (not even an hour) for was our last neuro test last year... I couldn't even make sense of the questions. I felt like I was staring at Japanese. So sleep-deprivation certainly plays a part.

I don't know about not doing an all-nighter. For my part, if I don't feel prepared for an exam, I can't sleep because I keep wondering about little factoids that I should look up. Also, I am straight-up terrified of accidentally oversleeping. It is incredibly punishing to miss a single exam in medical school. You are close to gauranteed to fail if you do. I did the math, and I figure it is actually cheaper to intentionally wreck my car than retake a second year of medical school. Granted, the ethics of doing that are ... questionable?... but, these are the paranoid thoughts that keep me from getting any decent sleep.

Nice. Good to know. I can't say enough how much more I like this schedule. Bravo, you probably ought to consider trying it out. The ability to sleep immediately after an exam >> before. The 2 or 3 hours of sleep I used to get before an exam was tattered by the same missing factoids that plague soonergeek. I'm not really afraid of oversleeping - I don't sleep heavily enough to oversleep.

This has by far been my worst effort at studying for a test block in medical school ever. I haven't been able to focus for more than ~2 minutes on studying today. This week is going to eat me. Good thing we've got 4 more tests in most of our classes 👍. The reading mmi flashcards x 1 billion is going to turn more into read the flashcards x 1 if possible. I may have to resort to re-watching lectures to keep me focused. 🙁

 

[PreMedMommy]

I don't know about not doing an all-nighter. For my part, if I don't feel prepared for an exam, I can't sleep because I keep wondering about little factoids that I should look up. Also, I am straight-up terrified of accidentally oversleeping. It is incredibly punishing to miss a single exam in medical school. You are close to gauranteed to fail if you do. I did the math, and I figure it is actually cheaper to intentionally wreck my car than retake a second year of medical school. Granted, the ethics of doing that are ... questionable?... but, these are the paranoid thoughts that keep me from getting any decent sleep.

This is me.

Who know one little comment would set off such a cascade (oh-biochem term *fist punch*). This test block is all D'Angelis, Weigel, and Olsen, then some Szweda (?) stuff that I'm not even looking at and the Diabetes CC.

Anywho, study break is over, I'll be back Bravo.

 

[Bravofriendly]

Bravo, you probably ought to consider trying it out. The ability to sleep immediately after an exam >> before.

I took you up on that advice last block after I didn't sleep a wink the Sunday before the first exam. I flipped it around and slept after tests for the rest of the week and you're definitely right about quality of post-exam sleeping. It's really the sleeping 3-4 hours a night during the couple of weeks before that jacks with my head. It is better this block but I still wouldn't call it restful sleeping. I was chiefly annoyed with the pat-on-the-head-and-off-you-go attitude of the clinician. I yet more annoyed when a couple nights later I couldn't fall sleep until about the time the sun was coming up, and that was post-TB + 2 Benadryl.

Yeah. I'm going to quit whining about sleep now. I know you guys have a more painful week than I can yet imagine.

 

[masterofmonkeys]

I don't know about not doing an all-nighter. For my part, if I don't feel prepared for an exam, I can't sleep because I keep wondering about little factoids that I should look up. Also, I am straight-up terrified of accidentally oversleeping. It is incredibly punishing to miss a single exam in medical school. You are close to gauranteed to fail if you do. I did the math, and I figure it is actually cheaper to intentionally wreck my car than retake a second year of medical school. Granted, the ethics of doing that are ... questionable?... but, these are the paranoid thoughts that keep me from getting any decent sleep.

Thats why I usually stick the JWAX/Freeze (?) study schedule. All night before the test, crash for a few hours after, and study the next night through. It has worked for me so far.

What you need to know for DeAngelis is pretty intuitive. Know the clotting cascade and all the different little clotting tests. If its any consolation, next test block is both easier and more interesting... plus, professors are entertaining... cept Hanas.

That's the MoM schedule. Respect your elders. i still lived with my mommy back then. Oversleeping was not an issue. I'm just not at my best early in the day. Not a 'morning person'. I tend to peak very very late in the day (like 9pm late lol). So by being up for 12 or more hrs before the test I could trick my body into thinking it was at its best.

Also dialup internet sucks. But I shouldn't complain because my lodging in dallas is free. So whatever. Goodnight peoples and good luck MS1/MS2

 

[Jwax]

Yeah. I'm going to quit whining about sleep now. I know you guys have a more painful week than I can yet imagine.

Not at all. I actually feel you guys are worse off than us. You've got H/N anatomy and the worst block of biochem. So you guys are the ones that need the . I'm glad that the sleeping post-tests works for you as well, although I can't imagine not being able to sleep after TB is over. I also don't remotely support intentionally sleeping only 3-4 hours in the weeks approaching TB. I get the impression that it was unintentional for you, but I certainly knew people last year who were sleeping like that on purpose 2 weeks before exams. 😱 There is no way on earth that can be useful. Or necessary, for that matter. If you (the general you, not Bravo you) aren't getting it done on a normal sleep schedule that far back from exams, you are doing something wrong IMO. Something like what I am doing right now, where I have been "studying" for the last 5 hours... but I have only read 10 pages of bacteriology flashcards. 🙄 Tomorrow (well, tonight for me) is going to be fuuuun.

 

[PreMedMommy]

Not at all. I actually feel you guys are worse off than us. You've got H/N anatomy and the worst block of biochem. So you guys are the ones that need the . I'm glad that the sleeping post-tests works for you as well, although I can't imagine not being able to sleep after TB is over. I also don't remotely support intentionally sleeping only 3-4 hours in the weeks approaching TB. I get the impression that it was unintentional for you, but I certainly knew people last year who were sleeping like that on purpose 2 weeks before exams. 😱 There is no way on earth that can be useful. Or necessary, for that matter. If you (the general you, not Bravo you) aren't getting it done on a normal sleep schedule that far back from exams, you are doing something wrong IMO. Something like what I am doing right now, where I have been "studying" for the last 5 hours... but I have only read 10 pages of bacteriology flashcards. 🙄 Tomorrow (well, tonight for me) is going to be fuuuun.

I definitely don't do that. I get as much sleep as I can. I would during TB, too, but I tend to not study as much as I should during down time. I was never an all-nighter kind of girl, but I am now. I actually did pretty well last TB with the 3-4 hour nights. I said this last time and I'll say it again, next TB, I'm going to try to stay on top of things better so that I'm not doing this to myself. (Yeah, like that'll happen. I'm too much of a slacker/procrastinater for med school.)

 

[Jwax]

I definitely don't do that. I get as much sleep as I can. I would during TB, too, but I tend to not study as much as I should during down time. I was never an all-nighter kind of girl, but I am now. I actually did pretty well last TB with the 3-4 hour nights. I said this last time and I'll say it again, next TB, I'm going to try to stay on top of things better so that I'm not doing this to myself. (Yeah, like that'll happen. I'm too much of a slacker/procrastinater for med school.)

The problem is that it is a perpetual cycle that sets you up for failure. The beginning of the year, you're all like "La la la... I'm in med school. The year's just beginning so I can take it slow." Then a few weeks before the first block you say "Oh s*it!! Test block is in 2 weeks and I DON'T KNOW ANY OF THIS CRAP!!!". So you spend the next 2 weeks before and week of test block studying you a' off. Once it is over, you are so burned out from that first marathon that you can't bring yourself to study for at least a week, if not two... by then the next block is already only 2 or 3 weeks away. Repeat cycle until dead or you're an attending, whichever happens first.

It is amazing the things I am coming up with to avoid studying. This is terrible. I think I need a slap in the face.

 

[PreMedMommy]

The problem is that it is a perpetual cycle that sets you up for failure. The beginning of the year, you're all like "La la la... I'm in med school. The year's just beginning so I can take it slow." Then a few weeks before the first block you say "Oh s*it!! Test block is in 2 weeks and I DON'T KNOW ANY OF THIS CRAP!!!". So you spend the next 2 weeks before and week of test block studying you a' off. Once it is over, you are so burned out from that first marathon that you can't bring yourself to study for at least a week, if not two... by then the next block is already only 2 or 3 weeks away. Repeat cycle until dead or you're an attending, whichever happens first.

It is amazing the things I am coming up with to avoid studying. This is terrible. I think I need a slap in the face.

This is EXACTLY the way it is, lol. I'm distracting myself, too, so don't feel bad. I mean, come on, chylomicrons are just so much fun! 😍 Oh, wait, maybe not.

 

[Bravofriendly]

OK - so instead of that Med Student Juice (can't remember exact name) that you MS-2s made a video of for our pre-orientation - we should do something with this needing to be slapped business...

Prepackaged Slaps, marketed as "Guaranteed to Slap the Sense into You -
Before Test Block Hands Your A-s to You!"

I guess I might need a little tough love myself at the moment, Jwax 🙄

PMM - the Swezda stuff is cake - you might want to grab the NG review word files and give 'em a quick read. It ends up being an easy 1.5 pages and he's got 10 Qs so it should be high yield reading.

 

[PreMedMommy]

OK - so instead of that Med Student Juice (can't remember exact name) that you MS-2s made a video of for our pre-orientation - we should do something with this needing to be slapped business...

Prepackaged Slaps, marketed as "Guaranteed to Slap the Sense into You -
Before Test Block Hands Your A-s to You!"

I guess I might need a little tough love myself at the moment, Jwax 🙄

PMM - the Swezda stuff is cake - you might want to grab the NG review word files and give 'em a quick read. It ends up being an easy 1.5 pages and he's got 10 Qs so it should be high yield reading.

Sweetie, it's 2:00AM, and I'm still working on Section H of the syllabus. I've got to finish the material that has 30-35 Q's first. Then at that point, I may nap. I'm just looking to pass here. What do you want from me?

 

[SoonerGeek]

So, the syllabus, the lecturer, and FirstAid all appear to have different answers as to what drops to put in a newborn's eyes.

Is it silver nitrate (syllabus), tetracycline (lecture), erythromycin (first aid)? I imagine if you put all 3, that kid would be conjunctivitis proof.

 

[Bravofriendly]

PMM - check you PM inbox. It's worth your time. I promise.

 

[PreMedMommy]

PMM - check you PM inbox. It's worth your time. I promise.

Bravo, I luuuuuv you.

 

[Bravofriendly]

Bravo, I luuuuuv you.

Back at ya Momma. Notegroups, reviews - NOT lecture.

 

[Jwax]

Is it silver nitrate (syllabus), tetracycline (lecture), erythromycin (first aid)? I imagine if you put all 3, that kid would be conjunctivitis proof.

All I remember is silver nitrate, but I remember being confused by that b/c I thought that silver nitrate was the match-stick looking thing that kind of burns the flesh on people with open wounds. Not something I imagine I would stick in every newborn's eyes... hmm here's what I found:

"Prevention:
Routine use of 1% silver nitrate drops, 0.5% erythromycin, or 1% tetracycline ophthalmic ointments or drops instilled into each eye after delivery effectively prevents gonorrheal ophthalmia. However, none of these agents prevents chlamydial ophthalmia; povidone iodine 2.5% drops may be effective against chlamydia and is effective against gonococci but is not available in the US."
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec19/ch279/ch279f.html So I guess all of them. If we only get to choose one, I'm going with silver nitrate at this point since it was the only one I recall.

Prepackaged Slaps, marketed as "Guaranteed to Slap the Sense into You -
Before Test Block Hands Your A-s to You!"

👍 Love it. Make sure you mention that to your classmates in charge of next year's video.

I think I'm going to have to make a run to the grocery store tomorrow (i.e. tonight after mmi) b/c my lunch today consisted of mashed potatoes, creamed corn, and a peanut butter & honey sandwhich on a sesame hamburger bun. That's when I know I'm running low on food...

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EkehFkhWf4&feature=related[/YOUTUBE] I might find something better soon.

 

[SoonerGeek]

So, for some reason with it being extremely quiet in the lecture hall during a test, I find that I start hearing music in my head. Sometimes, it is motivational music that I was listening to the night before or random songs.

Now, for some reason, while I am here studying, music sort of goes through my head, and I am finding it distracting. During the test, it is usually calming.

That song "Shake Shake" by Metro Station won't disappear. I have also been digging "Light and Day" by polyphonic spree... makes me feel happy and reminds me of scrubs.

I guess something has to drive out the voices instructing me to kill again...

 

[Bravofriendly]

I think I'm going to have to make a run to the grocery store tomorrow (i.e. tonight after mmi) b/c my lunch today consisted of mashed potatoes, creamed corn, and a peanut butter & honey sandwhich on a sesame hamburger bun. That's when I know I'm running low on food...

I'm sending that youtube link to my bro-in-law. He's a total germ phobe and always makes comments about being worried what "spores" I might be dragging in (more so back in my workin' days before full-time schoolin' started).

Is Mr. Jwax not around this week to streamline TB?
Oh, and I think you were looking for one of these earlier.

Mr. Bravo's leaving 1/2 through the week for work 🙁

 

[PreMedMommy]

So, for some reason with it being extremely quiet in the lecture hall during a test, I find that I start hearing music in my head. Sometimes, it is motivational music that I was listening to the night before or random songs.

Now, for some reason, while I am here studying, music sort of goes through my head, and I am finding it distracting. During the test, it is usually calming.

That song "Shake Shake" by Metro Station won't disappear. I have also been digging "Light and Day" by polyphonic spree... makes me feel happy and reminds me of scrubs.

I guess something has to drive out the voices instructing me to kill again...

Yes, you are insane.

 

[Bravofriendly]

All I remember is silver nitrate, but I remember being confused by that b/c I thought that silver nitrate was the match-stick looking thing that kind of burns the flesh on people with open wounds. Not something I imagine I would stick in every newborn's eyes...

Yes and yes. I've always wondered about that myself. If it's strong enough to cauterize the hole left by a punch biopsy is it really a good idea to put in little kiddies' eyes? Maybe WIJG knows the answer - being fresh off the OB-Gyn & peds rotations and having recently had a bambina herself?

PMM - I'm going to head to the school around 6 and study up on 3 of the SU if you want to join me. Comfy couches, peace and quiet, distanced enough from the BSEB to maintain minimal building-associated-anxiety...

 

[PreMedMommy]

Yes and yes. I've always wondered about that myself. If it's strong enough to cauterize the hole left by a punch biopsy is it really a good idea to put in little kiddies' eyes? Maybe WIJG knows the answer - being fresh off the OB-Gyn & peds rotations and having recently had a bambina herself?

PMM - I'm going to head to the school around 6 and study up on 3 of the SU if you want to join me. Comfy couches, peace and quiet, distanced enough from the BSEB to maintain minimal building-associated-anxiety...

Ooooh, if my husband really does call in sick to work tomorrow, I will. I can't tell you how comforting it is to me to know you are up this late with me! 😍 Just getting ready to start Section I - I'm in the home stretch now.

 

[Jwax]

So, for some reason with it being extremely quiet in the lecture hall during a test, I find that I start hearing music in my head. Sometimes, it is motivational music that I was listening to the night before or random songs.

Ever seen Eli Stone? Maybe you have an aneurysm 😛.

Is Mr. Jwax not around this week to streamline TB?
Oh, and I think you were looking for one of these earlier

Yep, I was looking for that earlier. I love their action smilies. Mr jwax (which I have never seen him called that before & it is pretty dang funny) is around but he's actually being a little distracting right now. Normally he's pretty good. It isn't intentional, so all is well.

Since I was getting literally no where (other than catching up on The Daily Show), I decided to take a nap. Now that there are only a few hours before the exam and I haven't reviewed much of anything, I feel like I might actually focus for at least 2 hours to get through some of this stuff. After the exam & bedtime, I need to figure out a way to motivate through pharm b/c I will fail that one if I don't study for it the next two days. Today's I'll scrap through I think. today everyone!

It just hit me why I haven't beeen able to focus for mmi: I feel like I've already been through the material enough that I have recognition of everything. I don't know it, but I recognize it enough to think I don't need to study any more. The same will probably happen for IHI. I don't know pharm enough for that to happen tomorrow. Time to put my guessing hat on.

 

[Jwax]

Well that was fun. There is no way that test was harder than the biochem tb2 exam so I guess that's nice. I at least think I passed this one. 👍

On to the next one (after I get to grade this and go to bed that is):
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXROnzpsrlg&feature=related[/YOUTUBE] Ameteur Transplants = hilariousness.

 

[PreMedMommy]

Well that was fun. There is no way that test was harder than the biochem tb2 exam so I guess that's nice.

That sucked.

 

[Bravofriendly]

I walked out feeling like it wasn't as bad as I was expecting but that really isn't a good sign for me judging by past experience.

To grade or not to grade? If I thought I did better than marginal, I definitely would. But if my decent feeling walking out wasn't justified I'd rather not have that negativity as I face the head and neck beast. [shudders]

 

[soonereng]

I walked out feeling like it wasn't as bad as I was expecting but that really isn't a good sign for me judging by past experience.

To grade or not to grade? If I thought I did better than marginal, I definitely would. But if my decent feeling walking out wasn't justified I'd rather not have that negativity as I face the head and neck beast. [shudders]

Grade it...for me, I want to know one way or the other. Actually, I have a hard time studying for the next exam unless I grade it. So delays in key posting really annoy me.