II.IV.VI JOURNAL ENTRIES Journal entries from my rotation in emergency medicine: I go in to see a patient with a fever, headache, generalised muscle aches and a cough. She’s Ukrainian and doesn’t know a single word of English. Luckily enough, her husband is a Ukrainian doctor who boasts that he speaks five languages fluently, including English. Unluckily enough, he can’t […]
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Foundation Year 1 , Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery – Journal Entries
I.IV.V JOURNAL ENTRIES Journal entries from my rotation in orthopaedic surgery: Mr Hippie had a hip replacement last year. He has full mobility in his hip, except when he does this one specific movement that kinda hurts. While demonstrating this movement to a friend, Mr Hippie dislocated his hip. Mr Chaos is pretty pissed at Blair. She’s always late and […]
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Foundation Year 1 , General Medicine
Alchemy
I.III.III ALCHEMY Alchemy can be defined as the esoteric, magical means by which an object is brought to its original, divine form or, alternatively, the exoteric, proto-scientific process of transmuting one thing into another. This was all the rage a few eons ago. Alchemy was believed to lead the way to infinite riches, knowledge, and even immortality. It was said […]
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Foundation Year 1 , General Medicine
Time of Death
I.III.II TIME OF DEATH You know, having watched so much TV, read so many books, heard so many stories… I’d always thought I was kind of impervious to death. Like I’d already gotten used to it. It’s a natural part of life, no big deal. It wasn’t until I started working as a doctor that I actually began coming to […]
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Foundation Year 1 , Neurology
Neurology – First Day
I.II.I FIRST DAY My first rotation had come and gone. On my last day, it felt almost surreal leaving the ward. The surgical department had truly become my home. I’d spent the better part of three months wandering those halls, making idle chit-chat with the staff, working my ass off. I’d built a life there, and now I had to […]