Preservation of our planet’s vanishing languages is a fascinating thing. If you are bilingual you may understand how different the world can seem just by experiencing it in a different language. The same word can have a vastly different meaning –> consider of course the common example of the multiple words the Inuit people have for snow or my … Continue reading
Congrats to all my fellow SPTs!! Its FRIDAY! A really truly really real one! What do I mean by that? Well, no homework to do & no tests to study for… It is just me, the beach, my book, and this wheat grass smoothie. I can do what ever my little heart desires and not … Continue reading
Today the supreme court made a ruling that bans the patenting of naturally occurring genes, however if DNA has been edited or artificially created –> patent away. The bigest take away I’ve been reading about as a result of Justice Thomas and his peer’s decision is the overturning of the patents held by Utah based … Continue reading
Delirium & deep sedation are a HUGE problem in the ICU At Hopkins over the weekend, we heard first hand from a patient bravely recalling his experience of delirium while being treated in the ICU and much of what he remembers is terrifying! We learned that 20-80% of ICU patients develop delirium at some point and it is often … Continue reading
After my long post yesterday, I’m sure you all are curious to hear a bit more about early rehabilitation in the ICU. Why is it so important ? Well, try these stats on for size: By 2026, the anticipated need for mechanical ventilation will increase 80% (1) Bed rest is associated with loss of strength … Continue reading
This past weekend I had the privilege to attend a conference up at Johns Hopkins Medical Center: “Creating and Sustaining a Physical Rehabilitation Program in the Intensive Care Unit” What was so fantastic, was hearing first hand from the clinicians who have been at the front lines of creating, sustaining, and fighting for these early mobilization programs … Continue reading
After a LONG day [9.5 hours of class bookended by 3 hours of musculoskel lab and a make up integument class…] I like to take a little break from studying with one of my favorite nature documentaries. Lately, I’ve gotten back into the amazing “Wild Russia” which explores the vast wilderness of the epically huge … 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
Working through musculoskeletal cases always leaves me with a lot of questions…. it is satisfying when I have a few that I can answer concretely !! When looking at a patient’s medications, you may see: Tylenol PRN – which essentially just means they take it as needed for their pain. Ok, I know what it means…but what … Continue reading
I had a serious case of “Latin tongue tied-itis” in lab today when in replace of “foramen magum” I blerted out: “BIG HOLE!” So, to remedy this malady…I went home put on my toga and conjugated some verbs. *figuratively that is* In other linguistic news in Geriatircs today we learned all about presbyopia (diminished ability of eyes to focus) … Continue reading
A Cup A Day 