Peemen?

Clearly, dead week isn't working. I'm a little behind in what I had planned for studying today, but I needed to find out the anwer to this question. This question came up when 2 of my classmates and I were reviewing the male reproductive system in lab yesterday. Don't continue to read if you think learning about the male reproductive system is gross (because I know some people don't want to know this kind of stuff). Anyways, the question was: How is urine blocked when a guy ejaculates? Answer: the internal urethral sphinter (one of the valves that keeps your urine from leaking from your bladder). After discovering this I thought the answer was quite straighforward. I can't believe we couldn't figure it out yesterday. LOL! There were a lot of other weird, hilarious stuff that came up in anatomy. I'll blog about them after I'm done with summer school.

LAST WEEK=DEAD WEEK!

Time for dead week!! Not the typical Davis "dead day." IT'S DEAD WEEK! I said I was in lockdown mode this past week, but I don't think I stuck to it very well. I have to get serious this week because I love anatomy too much to slack off ("slack off" in my standards and people who know me know how highly I prioritize my studying) and as of now I feel like I'm behind (again, in my standards). I'm even calling off work and volunteer this weekend. I couldn't be happier that I decided to drop ochem earlier this summer.

Ugh, I need to rewrite my book report. Yes, I have a book report for anatomy

Corrugator Supercilii
(kor'ah-ga-ter soo"per-si'le-i)
(corrugo=wrinkle; supercilium=eyebrow)

Sure, when you break down the word it means what it does, but when you say it I can't help but laugh. The next time I furrow my eyebrows I'll probably think of the muscles I'm using to cheer me up. LOL! I'm a dork!

Unethical or Compliant?

Something has been eating at me for awhile. Being closely monitored by physicians throughout my life has blindsighted me in a behavior a few of have conducted. It's horrible that I knew it wasn't right at a young age and I didn't say anything.

I'm talking about overprescribing. Maybe I felt like I didn't have a say in it since I was a minor. I remember having boxes full of cough syrup in the closet, saved for "an emergency," when I was a child. And it was the narcotics, not the over-the-counter stuff. I know my family members aren't drug addicts. We're Asian and we wanted to save money. Plus, I was a kid that got sick every other week. My pediatrician told me there wasn't a point of going to the doctor just for another refill when I can get it all during one appointment. However, it's not really saving money when we ended up throwing it away because the bottles expired. Worse of all, my pharmacy didn't do anything to stop it.

I'm going into a profession where this stuff can't be overlooked. I feel guilty for not staying "no" to my doctors when they told me they'll write for "3 x daily" instead of "once daily." It's not just the doctors either. There was at least one event during one of my hospital stays when a nurse did this (again, I was so naive then). Maybe it was done because they knew the amount was a little over but it wasn't enough to cause a mishap if misused. Maybe it was done because they wanted to make the patient happy. I'm not educated enough to make that call. However, I've had this feeling of knowing that it was wrong for a very long time. At least this guilt will mean that I won't make the same mistake with my patients.

2008 US Swimming Trials Men's 400m

YAY, PHELPS!!!!! His butterfly is gorgeous!

I haven't been in the pool in over a year :(

CA Medicaid Cut Reinbursements

I was going to write a long, complaining post concerning this issue, but I don't have time. I think The Angry Pharmacist expresses my anger and concern pretty well. This state is unbelievable sometimes. This cut will only widen the economic gap. What will happen to humanity? What kind of democracy is America coming to? All the big guns care about is saving their own asses. I applaud those that are petitioning against the cut.

I'm getting annoyed with all trolls appearing on the anatomy online group. The teacher set up this thing so students can assist each other regarding anatomy! It is not a place to beat down people because they asked "stupid questions." Like the professor said "there are stupid questions, just like there are ugly babies." There are also immature responses and people with ugly personalities!! Stop wasting space in my inbox, trolls!!

"Be sensitve to your patients. Don't be kind!"

The anatomy professor talked about "patient management" for about an hour today. It was good, but it almost didn't have anything to do with the class. Granted, the majority of the class aspire to be health care professions. He gave us a bunch of tips on how to not get personal with the patient; how to the train the patient into being just a patient. A lot of the health care providers I've interacted with do get a little personal though. I've had a few doctors tell me that they'll help me get interships and experience when I was premed too. Maybe it's because they know I'm not the type of person to draw out a simple answer into an hour long conversation. I know the boundaries. The professor told us that our "job will be to help people, but don't be compassionate." That really depends on what the person. I have a lot more respect for the nurses and doctors that take that extra 5 minutes to ask something the medical criteria. It's fun being challenged with a medical case, but wouldn't it be a good plus to know the person behind the patient mask. As long as you don't become too friendly I think it would be okay to ask about life. Don't just ask open ended questions like "How are you?" or "Are you okay?" (wait..I've had a few nurses ask me that before, so I don't know). The professor made patients sound like animals. He even compared them to "horses" at one point. There's a fine line between being confident and being controlling. He had a lot of good pointers that I will apply later on in life, but I don't agree with how he portrayed the patients. A patient is a person, just like the health care professional. He shouldn't have called patients "them."

A big part in being a health care professional is being professional on top of being caring. Patients are human, not some toy that you can play with for 15 minutes during a medical examination! The professor had a student pretend to be patient of his. He had her lie down on the table and at one point pulled her legs to slide her forward a bit. People laughed, including the "patient", but it was inappropriate. Anyways, I still love his class, but I just felt strongly against some of his views.

Ahhh, I have to use my 4th of July studying!! It turns out the lab practical next week won't be multiple choice and we're not going to get a word bank!

I <3 curves!

Curves on exams, that is. Curves on people are good too though. :)

Yay on staying late in lab until the end! The teacher gave out a few clues to the practical next week. There were only 4 people in lab then. wuahahahah...

Time to watch some tv and roll into bed. Need to hit the brain and spinal cord tomorrow! Axial is a lot more interesting the appendages! XD

Is your city sweaty??