Archive for February 3rd, 2004

battle scar

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2004 at about 9:04 pm

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today we got to practice taking blood from our classmates. to the right– my injury from the day. when no blood was coming out of my vein, the nurse proceded to move the needle around and around and around succeeding in nothing except causing me exquisite pain. i was nursing my wounds throughout the next few hours. my stab into francisca’s practically nonexistant vein was fruitless as well. so sad.

i was videotaped while i completed a mock physical exam on a mock patient [who happened to be a family practice physician] who said i did ok overall, but i’m fearing thursday– when our videotapes will be critiqued in front of a small studio audience. i wonder how many times i scratched my ear, slouched, turned red, or did other embarassing things. i KNOW i stuttered when i had to ask him about his sexual dysfunction or if he had any strange discharge coming from… down there.

the physical part was more fun, less uncomfortable. i got to take a blood pressure [can you say sphyg�mo�ma�nom�e�ter?], listen to his lungs and heart, play with the otoscope and opthalmoscope, and made him say ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. must practice. any volunteers?

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by mi
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