Today during my volunteering I was assigned a baby to take care of whose parents weren’t here yet. I took some toys and engaged the child in play. The baby had a nasal oxygen pipe as well as a foodpipe which brought back memories of my brother who had the same. My experience with my…
Read More“A MAN WHO CANNOT WORK WITHOUT HIS HYPODERMIC NEEDLE IS A POOR DOCTOR.”
This statement suggests that practitioners who can’t treat people without prescribing drugs aren’t actually good doctors. It claims that the more drugs a doctor prescribes, the less their skills and expertise are.
Read More“THE MEDICAL PROFESSION, AFTER ALL, DEALS PARTLY WITH GUESSWORK; WE DO NOT DEAL IN ABSOLUTES.” 🤔
This statement suggests that doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals make decisions and diagnose patients using a somewhat subjective approach as there is no right or wrong in medicine.
Read MoreDIABETIC CLINIC
Venue: GP Surgery 2 Today I sat with the practice nurse in the diabetic clinic. I learnt about the regular checkups that patients must attend in order to mange and control their diabetes including eye checks and foot checks. I also watched her break the diagnosis to a patient that they now have diabetes. I…
Read More6 WEEKS OF WORKING IN A LAB 🔬
I’m really interested in Science, but within Science there’s such a huge variety of careers that you can choose to pursue. My particular interest in healthcare and my desire to work with people are some of the many reasons I have chosen to strive to study Medicine. Medicine is still a Science and therefore it…
Read MoreCULTURAL DIFFERENCES, EMERGENCIES & TEACHING SESSIONS
Venue: GP Surgery 2 In the morning I sat in on the ‘on the day’ appointments with a registrar GP. It was really enlightening to see the variety of concerns that patients would come to the GP with as a matter of urgency. Some of them were less urgent and others were quite critical. One…
Read MoreJOINT INJECTION & WORRIED PARENTS…
Venue: GP Surgery 2 Today was my first day at this GP practice. I observed a patient being given a joint injection and how the doctor explained the risks that the particular treatment could have on him. I also noticed how he explained that the treatment wouldn’t necessarily be successful as only some people respond…
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Life of a Medic 