really?

There is nothing more rare, no more beautiful than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. to me, that is the true essence of beauty. steve maraboli _____ running bare on the beach, her raven hair billows in the wind, and her inch-long leg hair curling delicately, wet with seaspray. she raises her arms to her freedom, and her rich armpit hairs exploded with exuberant carelessness. comfortable in her perfect imperfection, the true essence of beauty. _____ yeah, RIGHT steve.

A Eulogy for Neurology

After taking an extensive history and going through the elaborate neurology examinations, we do what? 1)Send patient for MRI so it can confirm the localization of the lesion for us 2)Administer fluids and aspirin 3)Refer to rehab Sounds pretty much like a whole load of trouble for nothing...

Internal Medicine, Check!

so. after 3 months in the grind, i have now emerged, virtually unscathed save some close shaves. learned a great deal and somehow am slightly more positive about the PGY year. Not that i agree with the policymakers on their explanation of why this  system was implemented (primary care my ass!), but that at least for the time being, we know a little more. Which, sadly, is the result of suboptimal medical education more than anything else. But hey, better late than never, right.

some really cool cases ive met in the course of the 3 months include: massive pulmonary embolism (s1q3t3, anyone?), cardiac tamponade, acute myocardial infarction, small bowel obstruction, goodpasture's disease, just to name a few..