the past few weeks
Ever since GI/surgery rotation started, I was super nervous and anxious the whole time. Stress level maxed out during these two weeks.
- Thesis proposal presentation (CHECK! Glad it's done!)
- bunch of assignments
- finals/midterms
- nutrition arounds
I learned a lot during this rotation. I felt more confident in giving recommendation, talking to patients and resident, and maybe attendings (I had to page an attending and she called me back :O) I felt a lot of the knowledge have engraved in my brain and kinda stick there (hopefully it would stick for a while).
Having to go on rounds with other disciplines make me realize that we are so reactive in the hospital setting and everything is like a guessing game. "This dose doesn't work? Oh, let's try another dose." "This medicine isn't working? Try another one." Nothing is for sure... and doctors, nurse practitioners and pharmacists don't know the right answers; theories, yes, but what works that patient, no.
This rotations, I saw a log of liver failure/ liver transplant patients. Most liver failure/ cirrhosis was due to alcoholism. Somehow, my assigned patients all kinda deteriorate in their medical conditions - one had to go back to ICU, one went to ICU and then... hospice. It's crazy...
Also shadowed a RD at the pre-op bariatric surgery clinic - saw a lady with complications after roux-en-y surgery...
I really enjoyed this rotation- giving necessary in-patient educations, going on rounds and learning from the MDs, seeing very complicated patients (extensive GI history)
- Thesis proposal presentation (CHECK! Glad it's done!)
- bunch of assignments
- finals/midterms
- nutrition arounds
I learned a lot during this rotation. I felt more confident in giving recommendation, talking to patients and resident, and maybe attendings (I had to page an attending and she called me back :O) I felt a lot of the knowledge have engraved in my brain and kinda stick there (hopefully it would stick for a while).
Having to go on rounds with other disciplines make me realize that we are so reactive in the hospital setting and everything is like a guessing game. "This dose doesn't work? Oh, let's try another dose." "This medicine isn't working? Try another one." Nothing is for sure... and doctors, nurse practitioners and pharmacists don't know the right answers; theories, yes, but what works that patient, no.
This rotations, I saw a log of liver failure/ liver transplant patients. Most liver failure/ cirrhosis was due to alcoholism. Somehow, my assigned patients all kinda deteriorate in their medical conditions - one had to go back to ICU, one went to ICU and then... hospice. It's crazy...
Also shadowed a RD at the pre-op bariatric surgery clinic - saw a lady with complications after roux-en-y surgery...
I really enjoyed this rotation- giving necessary in-patient educations, going on rounds and learning from the MDs, seeing very complicated patients (extensive GI history)
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