Monthly Archives: January 2020

I’m only on this ward for a week so I had to hit the ground running and in the morning for ward rounds there are usually a lot of med students around as well – there were 20 on our ward along with us for rounds and they disappeared as soon as it finished! ThisContinue reading “A day on…Neurology”

It is definitely a mixed bag! It’s a general medical ward, so you have the usually HAP/CAP in a elderly patient or UTI, with some pallatives care thrown in and most likely a few advanced dementias. But unlike others there is nothing you can really revise as you have no clue what is coming throughContinue reading “Specialisms…Geriatrics”

Good Morning to you all (even though it is too early for my tea-deprived brain). So today I am taking you through a day on my geriatrics ward. Now I was going to do this on instagram but I don’t have my phone on the ward or want to risk accidentally revealing patient data whenContinue reading “A day on…Geriatrics”

This first week has easily been a steep learning curve – in more ways that one. I have also learnt a lot this week, both medically, in myself and how a stethoscope doesn’t fit in my pocket no matter how hard you try (and be careful if you don’t take it out your pocket beforeContinue reading “15 Tips for Hospital Placement”

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