Acute Hemorrhage … is actually a very serious situation. I have been learning all about CT (computed tomography) Scans in school lately. Basically, they are just x-ray slices used to give clinicians a 3D image of the body part in question. For cases of serious trauma, they are the 1st imaging technique utilized because they visualize bleeds … Continue reading
My classmate Jenni (@theJayhay) put it perfectly yesterday: PT school lesson: non-exercise clothes usually mean high stress situations. “With good fashion comes great responsibility” -Jenni As 2nd year students we start each week with a standard patient encounter, historically very high stress type of situations. The unique bit about this set up is we have … Continue reading
A goose foot that is! This afternoon no one was feeling too keen on staying during open anatomy lab, so lucky me I got to do a little dissecting of my own! (YAY) Today I started working on a knee joint prosection, which is kind of a tricky dissection to keep everything looking pretty and intact, but … Continue reading
Pain is a very important protective sensation, it lets us know that we’re touching a hot iron, if we’ve over done it a tad durring an intese workout, or when we’ve stepped on a tac…ouch! However, there are many individuals who experience pain even if there is no longer a stimulus causing it. This is … Continue reading
There are DAYS in PT school…. and then there are DAYS ❤ Today, was one of the latter. We had the absolute privilege to have a special guest in pediatrics today: “Jack” “Jack” is a super precocious 3 year old who loves basketball, playing at the park, drawing (“I draw with anything I want!”), and his physical … Continue reading
Seriously, if you are grossed out easily just look at the cute little pic and move on! An interesting addition to the curriculum this semester is the management of integumentary dysfunctions or wound care. I’ve never been very squeamish and while this class is fascinating, it also continually tests my rather iron stomach. Today we learned about … Continue reading
OK, T -2 hours to PEDs exam. Who knew learning about playing could be so stressful (ha ha, JK…I’m totally doing summersaults in my bedroom!! Weeee, bonk.) Seriously though, it is kind of interesting how play develops in kids and how important it is for their development. My favorite stage is probably between the ages … Continue reading
“I don’t think I’m ready for this exam-ie, I don’t think I’m ready for this test-ie, I don’t think I’m ready for this” ~ Cristina (long lost member of Destiny’s Child…wishes every girl ever) What I do know is between the ages of 2-6 months babies go through a phase called ASTASIA , when their little (bootylicious) bodies … Continue reading
This PEDs exam is fast approaching and weighing pretty heavy on my mind…and yet, I have two more exams before it. [Hm, this is pretty par for the course in PT school.] So, while I have a medical imaging and P&O (prosthetics and orthotics) test tomorrow, I’ve got babies on the brain. I’m really enjoying learning … Continue reading
Well, we are about to see. Between CSM, the upcoming exams, and the overall craziness that tends to be status quo Cristina, I haven’t been sleeping much lately. Today, I finally feel like I need to surrender to the drooping eyelids just catch some really good zzzzs, it will do me good in the long … Continue reading
A Cup A Day 