Wednesday, September 12, 2007


Shioka day


From 8am to 6.30pm today, had 4 tutorials, 1 lecture and about 40mins of lunch break + toilet break + drinks break + take lift break. Saw ASD, MR+AS+AR+AF, renal artery stenosis (!!!), DM dermopathy+peripheral neuropathy, S3+S4+MSM, ESRF+fluid overload+pleural effusion, vertigo+cerebellar ataxia, stroke+parkinson, CNIII palsy sparing macula and angsty relative who threatened to sue us for doing a cranial nerve examination...

*The next part of the entry might contain material that is insensitive, offensive, bitchy, kao-beh, etc etc*

There he sat, legs crossed and arms folded, eyes narrowed into slits. With an arrogant and degrading air, he proclaimed that he didn't want the man whom he claimed as his father - the kind-looking, easy-going elderly gentleman seated on the bed whom we treated with utmost care and respect, to be treated like an 'experiment'.

Pointing an accusing finger at our tutor, he spat, 'If anything happens to my father, I will sue you!'

Such utter disrespect. Young as she was, our tutor could probably pulverise him completely with her knowledge of the cranial nerves alone, if knowledge was convertable to matter in the fashion of E=mc2. Of course, being the professional she was, she merely smiled and asked him for his understanding and patience.

And I wonder how much damage can a cranial nerve examination can do to the patient.

If I wasn't a medical student, I would probably labeled him as "a complete asshole". But being professional, courteous and nice, I empathise with his position and completely understand his actions, and he is just a "particularly anxious relative" who should be treated with utmost non-mutual respect.

*End of material that might be possibly insensitive, offensive, bitchy, kao-beh, etc etc*

Although the large part of my post is muchly angsty, I think I had a really good day. Seriously.

I must be becoming sadistic workaholic..

posted by nwxiang at 8:55 PM |


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