Tag: med school life

snowball fights

It snowed a pretty hefty amount today, so I holed myself back up in my basement study room after a lunch lecture. Then came the interruption.

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We decided to take it outside because I wanted revenge and throwing snowballs in the catacombs with a bunch of others caught in the crossfire (whilst trying to …

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PAX Medical Trip to Dominican Republic

For the record, I absolutely hate soliciting people for money. Things are difficult enough as it is, and I know money’s tight, but since we are rather short on our goal for our medical trip to the Dominican Republic, I thought I’d put this out there…

If you have anything at all to …

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seize the moment

(door creeps open slowly) F: Hello! What’s up? M: (whispers) Farrah, do you have any food? F: A can of soup! M: That’s too big. I’d feel bad. I don’t want to take it all away from you. F: Half a can of soup? M: Anything smaller? F: I have granola in my car! …

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mispronunciation

F: So the van den Bergh–VDB!–reaction is when you expose bilirubin to…diazotized sulfanilic acid. M: …diazosulfo-what? F: Diazotized sulfanilic acid. And that gives you the conjugated bilirubin. M: Okay, cool. Diazotized sulfanilic acid. Conjugated. F: Then you add accelerant and that gives you the total bilirubin in 30-60 minutes. M: Okay. F: And if …

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going down swinging

Going Down Swinging

M: Can you describe lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis and its significance? F: (cross between maniacal laughter and sobbing) M: Are you laughing or crying? F: A little of both. F: Yep, I think so. M: Do you want to listen to “No Easy Way Out” or “We’re Going Down Swinging”? F: “We’re Going Down Swinging.” At …

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