II.III.II TOXIC I have to admit, it all appeared too good to be true. And in a way, it kinda was. As fate would have it, Dr Sleazy would be joining our firm. Dr Sleazy was a resident specialist renowned for his medical ineptitude, inappropriate behaviour, and all-round hatefulness. Not a single person had one good thing to say about […]
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Foundation Year 2 , Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery – Journal Entries
II.II.IX JOURNAL ENTRIES Journal entries from my rotation in neurosurgery: I’ve been woken up at 3AM to see someone with a foreign body in their ear. This guy had managed to get a cotton bud stuck in there. At 3AM. Who the hell decides to clean their ears at 3AM? I’ve been practising my suturing technique since I was a […]
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Foundation Year 1 , Emergency Surgery
Emergency Surgery – Journal Entries
I.I.VII JOURNAL ENTRIES Journal entries from my rotation in emergency surgery: I’ve been paged for a cannula. I go into the patient’s room and I’m immediately struck by the fresh aroma of cigarettes as I witness the patient in visible respiratory distress. “Were you smoking, by any chance?” I ask. She’s almost offended by my question. I go down on […]