Tag: med school

nightmares

Mannequin

You know that little voice in the back of your head? It came into play yesterday.

We haven’t had class this entire week because we’re doing our GTLs (Genital Teaching Lab) + OB Simulation labs. I’ll get to the former some other time, but yesterday was my last session (OB Simulation), and the one I …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.fairyburger.com/nightmares/

keeping track of my life

People often like to ask me how I keep track of everything I’m doing. I write my life down on accidental scrap paper (aka pages I/someone else didn’t mean to print).

Pretty sure I fall under “The List Maker” in The 12 Types of Procrastinators. …except I guess I actually do finish …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.fairyburger.com/keeping-track-of-my-life/

women’s health retreat

Women's Health Week

Somewhere back in the spring, I signed up to volunteer at a women’s health retreat. There were some definite communication issues, but in the end, we managed to get everything straightened out, and I showed up at the right location (hooray!) at 7 a.m. on a Saturday morning. I bring this up only because …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.fairyburger.com/womens-health-retreat/

Salter-Harris Fractures

Review on Salter-Harris Fractures!

Type I: “Slipped

  • Separation through physis
  • X-rays often normal (may have lateral displacement of epiphysis)
  • Diagnosis clinical (point tenderness over growth plate)
  • Usually can be managed w/ closed reduction techniques
  • Doesn’t require perfect alignment + tends to remodel w/ growth

Type II: “Above”

Permanent link to this article: https://www.fairyburger.com/salter-harris-fractures/

clearly, i have no life

I made this over the summer for my friend, since she was starting PA school and hadn’t taken anatomy before. It should be devoid of errors! (Hopefully, it’ll help someone out there?)

Permanent link to this article: https://www.fairyburger.com/clearly-i-have-no-life/