Tuesday, August 25, 2015

the ICU life

exhausting so far.  really tiring.  i feel like once i get home and shower it's already time to sleep and get ready for the next day.  but at least i get to come home and shower and eat.

hospital sleep is the worst and i do my best to avoid it, as tired as i get.  most call rooms have hard beds and terrible blankets that feel like they're made of sandpaper.

everyone around me is so smart and i want to know as much as them and even more.  i'm dedicating 15-20 minutes to read every night and hoping it sticks because i'm really too tired and short on time for anything else.

i do miss being a med student.  those were the days.  when you felt you were a doctor but you really didn't know anything anyway and you had a great schedule, lol.

1 comment:

  1. :( ER & ICU can be quite the eye openers.

    I will say this, get used to not knowing a lot. Medical information is just changing at a rate that no human being can keep up with every little thing unless you are sub sub specialty focused, to the point that .05% of the medical profession is like that.

    If you do have patients who do have and bring you credible info, use them. I do not have TV, don't like woo woo medicine, and have impressed (and made mad) my share of MD's with the credibility of the research I have. Might I also suggest labtestsonline.org and the AACC for labs. A true gift from God. We will help you - and in return, learn from us and help us. Let us be the partners you need. Backdoor consults aren't what they used to be.

    #patientshateMOC2.

    Vic

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