Pre-Election Thoughts Of A First-Time Voter
It’s embarrassing, and exhilarating, at the same time, to be a first-time voter at the age of 29.
I registered at the place where I’ve been staying for enough time to be considered a resident. And it’s true that the last-minute registrants are still the young ones, plus the few oldies...
Source: Prudence, M.D.
My Top Ten iPhone/iPod Touch Applications For Doctors
Believe it or not, I bought my iPod Touch primarily for the medical applications. The calculators, dictionaries, and the pdf/document readers really do come handy, especially in important clinical decisions at the ward and at the ER. I’m sure you, guys, would agree with most of the apps I’ll be posting here. Some are not free, but these are worth your money, folks!
- Medical Calculator ($0.99)- this is perhaps the most popular medical calculator in the iTunes store, which had 200,000 installs worldwide. It does contain a lot of formulas and it is hell to be scrolling through all of them. So, I do like that they included a “favorite” feature, which you could use to bookmark the formulas you use often. The good thing about this is that you merely input the values and you get results instantaneously. The bad thing is, for a medical resident like me, I tend to forget the formula because I rely to much on the calculator. But then, it would be up to you how to make it work for your practice or your training.
- ECG Guide ($2.99 for a limited time only) – this one’s definitely an essential. You may have the basic skills in reading ECGs. But then there are difficult tracings that you need to consult a reference. And it’s a rare time that you have an ECG book with you, right? This one is a succinct reference with over 200 high-resolution ECG strips that can help you make that important reading.
Falling and Crashing
It is as if I’m back in high school, writing those emo entries in my little brown notebook made of 100% recycled paper that serves as an organizer of loose thoughts. It is a thing that is supposedly so protected that it shouldn’t even be in my school bag, in the first place. But then,...
Source: Prudence, M.D.
Finally, Every Four!
Yeah, the title doesn’t make sense for someone who’s not in the medical field. What I actually mean to say is that our 24-hours duty will come every four days, instead of every three.
That doesn’t mean we only come to work every four days. In between those 24-hour duties, we still...
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I Have New Babies!
Meet my new Siberian hamsters! They’re a girl and boy pair, actually, and I haven’t thought of names for them yet. The brown and white one is a boy and the other one is the female hammie. Can you help me out with the names?
I’ll be posting more pics of them at the new Hammiesessive...
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Slacktime
Mid-morning wakeups are the best.
Currently, I’m enjoying a mid-Sunday morning, waking up at 8:30 a.m., later than my usual 6:00 a.m. waking time. I terribly miss this kind of life, working at a slower pace. Since starting residency, everything has to be fast-paced, because there are terribly...
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Dried Up Creative Juices
One thing’s for sure: Medicine hates flowery language.
Hours and hours of reading Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, writing charts (repeatedly scribbling “conscious, coherent, ambulatory, not in respiratory distress, blah, blah, blah” with slight variations) , and...
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Microsoft Bloggers’ Night This 28th of January
Tech Previews on Microsoft Office 14, Online Security, and Online Blogging Resources
Time: 6PM to 9PM
Venue: 16F 6750 Ayala Ave Makati City
Email v-melval@microsoft.com to register
ONLY 100 INVITES WILL BE SENT! SO, REGISTER NOW!
And hopefully, I’ll be sent an invite
More info at this site…
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Source: Prudence, M.D.
A Second Year Again
It’s about time that I put all my energy in performing my true year-level functions. I’m tired of doing day-long rounds, only to find out at the end that I needed to do it again at night just to make updates. My aging joints just can’t take going up and down the stairs repeatedly...
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