[block 1]

“Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is.”
~ Elbert Hubbard

pathology
- pituitary
- thyroid
- parathyroid
- pancreatic
- adrenal gland
- vulva, vagina, cervix
- endometrium & uterus
- ovaries
- disorders of pregnancy
- breast
- pediatric pathology
- lower urinary tract
- male genital tract & prostate

>> most interesting thing learned: to treat parathyroid hyperplasia, the surgeon removes three of the four parathyroid glands and then re-implants a piece of the remnant gland into the patient’s forearm to serve as the sole source of PTH. cool!

intro to clinical medicine
- altered mental state (acute vs. chronic)
- seizures
- syncope (neuro vs. non-neuro)
- dizziness & vertigo
- headache
- shock
- fever & rash

>> most interesting thing learned: we did a ton of neuro this block and i felt like a kid in a candy store with the Dean on his neurological rounds at the hospital. by far the most interesting things i learned were related to watching him take histories and perform exams on new patients.

oh, and if anyone can tell me what might cause a person (with normal sodium levels) to seize within 15 or 30 seconds of water deprivation, i would love to know.

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photo: Brandon‘s new friends. if that black dog isn’t careful, she’s going to find herself in a suitcase headed back to Nebraska!

looking for MED 1? or MED 2? or MED 3? or MED 4?

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