Mr. R was given 60meq of KCL. I didn't see the order, so I gave him another 40meq.
The pharamcist called me and asked me did I REALLY want to give Mr. X Bactrim, seeing as how Mr. X was allergic to Bactrim.
It took me 15 minutes to relocate Ms. D in the ED, because the nurse gave me the wrong code for the adjunct ED door.
I completely blanked out while presenting Mrs. A to the attending at morning rounds. Of course, Mrs. A did have 18 meds and 12 problems.
And finally, I'm so goddamn busy I don't have time to be hungry anymore.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Slogging through orientation.
The panic has set in. I was doing well (ok, not as well as I'd like, but still relatively calm) until last night at this barbecue I was told that usually interns need about 1/2 hour per patient in the morning to preround. So I calculated. 5-6 patients. Rounding at 7:30. I HAVE TO GET THERE AT 5:00. WHICH MEANS I MUST WAKE UP AT 4. FOR FAMILY MEDICINE WARDS.
Cue panic.
Cue panic.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
What's in a name?
Question. What do you say when other people ask what you do? Do you say, I'm a Dr, or I'm a Family Doctor (or appropriate specality) or I’m in the Medical Profession or what I've been saying, "I'm doing a medical residency".
So here's the thing. I feel stupid saying I'm a doctor and lame saying I do "medical stuff". But not everyone knows what "medical residency" is, and so then I have to explain it, which is just awkward.
Or maybe I am the only one who is having this problem??? Regardless, this would all be so much easier if I was an attending already. I would REALLY like to be an attending already.
So here's the thing. I feel stupid saying I'm a doctor and lame saying I do "medical stuff". But not everyone knows what "medical residency" is, and so then I have to explain it, which is just awkward.
Or maybe I am the only one who is having this problem??? Regardless, this would all be so much easier if I was an attending already. I would REALLY like to be an attending already.
Friday, June 13, 2008
I don't do dishes.
Article from the NY Times:
When Mom and Dad Share it All.
Women do about twice as much around the house as men…which hasn't changed much since the 50's, even in families where husband and wife have full paying jobs.
Childcare looks even worse; it's divided on a 5 to 1 ratio. Why am I not surprised?
Two actual couples, mentioned in the study, one in which he is a college professor and she is a physician and one in which she is a college professor and he is a physician were asked about their schedules. In either case, Deutsch [social scientist] says “both the husband and wife claimed the man’s job was less flexible.”
Perception is everything. 58 percent of women say the division of labor in modern families is not fair to them. (Eleven percent of men, in turn, feel that the division of labor in their own marriage is unfair to them.)
To everyone who asks me (over and over again) when I'm having kids/adopting, etc. etc. WHENEVER BRAD CAN SHOW ME HE CAN DO 50% OF THE HOUSEWORK AND KITTYWUM CARE.
Especially the kittywum care.
When Mom and Dad Share it All.
Women do about twice as much around the house as men…which hasn't changed much since the 50's, even in families where husband and wife have full paying jobs.
Childcare looks even worse; it's divided on a 5 to 1 ratio. Why am I not surprised?
Two actual couples, mentioned in the study, one in which he is a college professor and she is a physician and one in which she is a college professor and he is a physician were asked about their schedules. In either case, Deutsch [social scientist] says “both the husband and wife claimed the man’s job was less flexible.”
Perception is everything. 58 percent of women say the division of labor in modern families is not fair to them. (Eleven percent of men, in turn, feel that the division of labor in their own marriage is unfair to them.)
To everyone who asks me (over and over again) when I'm having kids/adopting, etc. etc. WHENEVER BRAD CAN SHOW ME HE CAN DO 50% OF THE HOUSEWORK AND KITTYWUM CARE.
Especially the kittywum care.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Grow, my child, GROW.
Lately, I have been blessed with a urge to garden, to make green things grow. As I have no gardening experience whatsoever, I decided to start with something failsafe…hard to kill and easy to grow. I decided on herbs, because I thought they were rather useful, and I could recoup my supply costs by not buying overpriced basil and thyme at the supermarket. And plus, according to HGTV,
"Herbs are some of the easiest plants to grow. They're tolerant of less
-than-ideal soil conditions; they're bothered by very few insect-and-disease
problems; and they reward you with all kinds of yummy surprises"
Well, here's my thyme pot. After one week.
Brad told me to cut my losses and get another one at Home Depot.
"Herbs are some of the easiest plants to grow. They're tolerant of less
-than-ideal soil conditions; they're bothered by very few insect-and-disease
problems; and they reward you with all kinds of yummy surprises"
Well, here's my thyme pot. After one week.
Brad told me to cut my losses and get another one at Home Depot.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
On the Road Part 2 (well, more like Davis, Part 1)
Hi All, This isn't going to be a very exciting post, except for the fact that you get to see my new car!!!!!
It's a Honda Fit!!!!! I had to bargain pretty hard for this one. The Chinese in me really came out. (for those of you unaware of the sterotype, Chinese people are CHEAP. We love to bargain and we hate paying more than we have to). Of course, I guess it's not a sterotype if it's true. Heh. One of my Jewish friends (not Nina) told me once that Jewish people like a good deal too. Is that true, Nina?
But other than that, not much else is going on. Um, me and Brad got our new apartment, and the movers came with our stuff. The Apartment is cool, with lots of space and Davis is a cute little college town with lots of "crunchy people" . I joined this crunchy co-op that has lots of those same crunchy people working there.
Oh, and panic is starting to set in with regards to residency. I don't expect that to dissipate until the end of July.
I also found this misc. picture that I thought I'd post. Still have to find the equivalent of Tiffin in Sacramento.
It's a Honda Fit!!!!! I had to bargain pretty hard for this one. The Chinese in me really came out. (for those of you unaware of the sterotype, Chinese people are CHEAP. We love to bargain and we hate paying more than we have to). Of course, I guess it's not a sterotype if it's true. Heh. One of my Jewish friends (not Nina) told me once that Jewish people like a good deal too. Is that true, Nina?
But other than that, not much else is going on. Um, me and Brad got our new apartment, and the movers came with our stuff. The Apartment is cool, with lots of space and Davis is a cute little college town with lots of "crunchy people" . I joined this crunchy co-op that has lots of those same crunchy people working there.
Oh, and panic is starting to set in with regards to residency. I don't expect that to dissipate until the end of July.
I also found this misc. picture that I thought I'd post. Still have to find the equivalent of Tiffin in Sacramento.
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