May 22, 2013
If there’s one thing I learned in radiology, it was that ‘rule out pneumonia’ is not an appropriate indication for a CXR.  . . . Yeah, that’s right, I paid attention in radiology. Just don’t ask me to go into detail about a brain MRI anytime soon. (I didn’t pay that much attention.) 

If there’s one thing I learned in radiology, it was that ‘rule out pneumonia’ is not an appropriate indication for a CXR. 

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Yeah, that’s right, I paid attention in radiology. Just don’t ask me to go into detail about a brain MRI anytime soon. (I didn’t pay that much attention.) 

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May 22, 2013

Me right after my general surgery rotation. 

(Source: yousaytheydontcare, via ludzies)

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May 15, 2013

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May 8, 2013
Med student with the resident

Like I always say, “Hovering - what med students do best.”

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April 24, 2013
I have found surgeons to have some of the pithiest, funniest, and truest sayings in the hospital. It seems they are as efficient with their words as they are with their time. 

I have found surgeons to have some of the pithiest, funniest, and truest sayings in the hospital. It seems they are as efficient with their words as they are with their time. 

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April 10, 2013
A lesson in OR etiquette. 

A lesson in OR etiquette. 

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April 2, 2013
This comic is brought to you by my surgery rotation- what a way to round off third year! Surgery is a world of its own- I’ve got a couple more surgery-based comics in the vault. I’m publishing this post on Tuesday night instead of Wednesday because I want to give my 4 AM bleary-eyed self a break tomorrow morning. 

This comic is brought to you by my surgery rotation- what a way to round off third year! Surgery is a world of its own- I’ve got a couple more surgery-based comics in the vault. 

I’m publishing this post on Tuesday night instead of Wednesday because I want to give my 4 AM bleary-eyed self a break tomorrow morning. 

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April 2, 2013

Last week was Spring Break! On my homebound flight westward, I watched two great movies- First Position and Bill Cunningham New York. On the return flight, I drew these comics in the style of Kate Beaton’s vacation doodles. 

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March 27, 2013
Whenever you leave the room of a patient with a confirmed Clostridium dificile infection, don’t forget to wash your hands with soap and water! C. dificile is spread from person to person via spores, which are not affected by Calstat and other isopropyl alcohol-based cleansers. What does work? Soap and water for your hands, and sodium hypochlorite (aka bleach) for your stethoscope! . . . From The American College of Gastroenterology’s guidelines- Alkaline glutaraldehyde, sodium hypochlorite, and ethylene oxide are effective in killing the spores as well as the vegetative forms ofC. difficile that persist on fomites, instruments and contaminated surfaces, but none of these are satisfactory for handwashing, which is still best carried out with ordinary disinfectant soaps or chlorhexidine, despite their limited power to kill C. difficile spores

Whenever you leave the room of a patient with a confirmed Clostridium dificile infection, don’t forget to wash your hands with soap and water! C. dificile is spread from person to person via spores, which are not affected by Calstat and other isopropyl alcohol-based cleansers.
What does work? Soap and water for your hands, and sodium hypochlorite (aka bleach) for your stethoscope! 

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From The American College of Gastroenterology’s guidelines-


Alkaline glutaraldehyde, sodium hypochlorite, and ethylene oxide are effective in killing the spores as well as the vegetative forms ofC. difficile that persist on fomites, instruments and contaminated surfaces, but none of these are satisfactory for handwashing, which is still best carried out with ordinary disinfectant soaps or chlorhexidine, despite their limited power to kill C. difficile spores

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March 13, 2013
So. True. And the attendings that bring in pastries??? ‘ZEY ARE ZEUS.  

So. True. And the attendings that bring in pastries??? ‘ZEY ARE ZEUS.  

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