So, I decided to change up my blog a little bit, mostly because no one was reading it but also because I am feeling a bit more optimistic about the whole medical school business. Second year is winding down and pretty soon I will be taking the boards. I am starting to feel some serious pressure with the material we are working on. About two and a half weeks to go through hematology and dermatology, with the latter being crammed into 3 days the beginning of exam week. Oh joy, oh rapture! I have been learning most things from Wikipedia (warning my future patients) because for some reason I feel like MDs are incapable of wording ANYTHING concisely. Jeez, Louise!
I also discovered the wonderful world of Goljan a few days ago. I listened to 15 minutes of one of his hematology lectures and actually learned and understood what I have been reading for days. He is funny too! I mean, not funnier than, say, Dr. Mangione, but he is pretty funny. I can appreciate his stabs at humor...ohhh that was a hematology joke! (rim shot)
*Picture shows an acute splenic infarct from a patient with sickle cell anemia. These patients are at risk for autosplenectomy as a result of numerous bouts of splenic infarct and hypoxia.
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