And so it begins...

Happy St. Patty's Day!! Sorry for the long hiatus. We were on March Break, so forgive us for the absence. Trust me, it was a break we REALLY needed. Anyways, we’re back, for better or worse

So it’s that time again. The inevitable has happened. You know, that time when all the assignments, tests, exams, obligations, LIFE just comes at you. It’s started for us. We have our cardiology block midterm next week, and as luck would have it, they casually announced yesterday that our lab bell-ringer (organs/dead human parts placed in interesting positions for us to guess what they are) would also be next week. And just for kicks, it’ll include both cardio & ENT. ENT!! I haven’t looked at that in 2 months. And did I mention it’s NEXT WEEK!! Hold me, save me!!

On a lighter note, today our prof said this in lecture: “…remodelling means the myocardium is remodelled.” Uh yeah, and a horse is a horse, and apples aren’t oranges.

P.S.I read this comment from a reader of theunderweardrawer (awesome med blog, I live vicariously through her life):

“A new-ish med student on a surgery rotation was told by the intern before his first case case that whenever he farted in the OR, he had to announce it, so the attending wouldn't think they had nicked the bowel.Unfortunately, he had also had made some not-so-good dietary choices, so he felt the need, was unable to hold it in, and passed gas. "Uh, I, uh, passed gas," he announced. No one said anything. After a little while, it happened again. "Sorry, I farted again." A little grunt of acknowledgment from the attending. Toward the end of the case, it happened again: "I passed gas again."The attending stopped what he was doing, looked up at him, and said, "Boy, what is WRONG with you? This is a KNEE!”

HAHAHAHA…oh sweet procrastination, I love you.