On a scale of 1 to 10, how ironic is it that I got food poisoning at the hospital cafeteria?
Monday, May 12, 2008
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Learn the brain in 1 minute, 24 seconds
This is all I'm using to learn the neuroanatomy of the brain for my neuro final.
Even if you aren't interested in neuroanatomy, I highly recommend you watch it - the technology they use for animation is stunning and it really captures the essence of what happens in real life. As well the narration helps embed the anatomy in your memory.
Helps that this was one of my favourite shows as a kid.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Cool body tricks: Nystagmus
In class a few weeks back, we learned that if you put hot water in one ear and cold water in another (the "Caloric test"), you can induce nystagmus, a symptom that involves your eyes quivering back and forth.
A guy in my class changed his MSN name today to: "I just did the caloric test to myself... it works."
Med students are a funny breed.
Of course, the coolest tests come with a cool mnemonic: the mnemonic for this one is COWS.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Looking forward to my pager.
Yes, I'm a huge nerd.
Yes, I'm looking forward to the day when I get a nice, shiny, new, pager.
Yes, I am excited about what I'll have to run off and do when it first goes off.
Yes, I know that eventually I will look back on this post and realize how naive I am, and how pagers are of the devil, and how I should never have wished for one.
But right now I think that being in the clinical years will be so much better than the basic science stuff we are learning right now. Studying for finals sucks!
Thursday, April 24, 2008
How alternative medicine makes fools of us all
Here's a book I just found, that I definitely plan to read this summer.
Those of you who aren't new to my blog will remember that I consider myself open to learning about how alternative therapies can legitimately help patients, and I'm always open to discussions with my friends in naturopathy school.
However, I'm sure I'll have plenty to discuss after I finish reading this.
Find out more about the book...
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