UTI

You've got UTI if you score a 20-40 WBC on your UA and have a burning sensation when urinating!

"Irene was the name of my Aunt"

Funny thing happened today at Dr. M's office today. Three separate patients told me they liked the name Irene and that they had an aunt named Irene too!! Today is so weird! There must be a full moon tonight! :P

Bowel movements

I love it when patients describe their bowel movements to me like when, where, texture, color, weight, and what's in it. I find it amusing :)

Speedy Gonzalez Valdez

If you've ever met Dr. V, you'd love him to death. If you're working with him, he'll run you to death! While Dr. M is out of town, Dr. V was helping him with his patients and boy, when he's in the examination room, he definitely exams in he patient.

"Prostate is smooth, non-tender with brown-yellowish stool, nasal mucosa congestion in left nostril, wax built up in the left tympanic membrane!"

....."??? you got all that in one minute, Dr. V?? When did you do the prostate examination??"

I think Dr. V has x-ray vision, and he's able to see every ailment the patient has by the second he walks in the room. Each time he leaves the room, patients start forming a "I-love-Dr.-V" fan club. They start asking where he works, where they can find him, and even what his cell phone number is. I don't know what it is, but they sure do love him.

First experience in Pediatrics

Last Saturday was my first experience in Pediatrics. Benji and I shadowed Dr. H at Middle Georgia Pediatrics in Milledgeville, GA for a day, and spent the rest of the day sight seeing the Governor's mansion and Georgia State and College University. We only saw four patients, but we learned a lot mainly because Dr. H took a lot of time explaining conditions and certain symptoms to both the patient, patient's mom and us. We learned how to spot the ossicle, which is located in the ear and is the smallest bone in the body and learned that there's a condition called, "Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease." That's like saying "hair, uterus, and left lung disease." Benji also gave injections and the kid cried, screamed and kicked like no other.

Also, like I had expected, I found myself distracted by the cute little kids.