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Dear all
Just thought it might be fun to start a thread and see which clinical skills have been taught to 1st years already.
As far as 1st year med students go, I may have a slight advantage because I am in my final week of year 1 (Most parts of the world start their year in Feb and finish in Nov each year).
So here's my list:
- IV cannulation (inserting drips)
- venepuncture (taking blood for labs)
- intubation (never tried on a real patient though..)
- basic life support (duh..!)
- taking blood pressure..
- performing cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, hematological, orthopedic exams
- auscultations of the heart, timing murmurs, extra heart sounds etc (part of CV exam really..)
- taking histories in the above mentioned areas
- taking a 12-lead ECG (a.k.a EKG)
That's it from me, so tell me what you've been taught 🙂
Ezekiel
Just thought it might be fun to start a thread and see which clinical skills have been taught to 1st years already.
As far as 1st year med students go, I may have a slight advantage because I am in my final week of year 1 (Most parts of the world start their year in Feb and finish in Nov each year).
So here's my list:
- IV cannulation (inserting drips)
- venepuncture (taking blood for labs)
- intubation (never tried on a real patient though..)
- basic life support (duh..!)
- taking blood pressure..
- performing cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, hematological, orthopedic exams
- auscultations of the heart, timing murmurs, extra heart sounds etc (part of CV exam really..)
- taking histories in the above mentioned areas
- taking a 12-lead ECG (a.k.a EKG)
That's it from me, so tell me what you've been taught 🙂
Ezekiel