Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Rabbit medicine
The diversity of human medicine that I am studying now can be applied to my pet rabbit. Kira, my 5 week old rabbit has dry crust on the dorsum of his body. It felt really hard, so I thought about looking for infomation on rabbit dermatology.
To my suprise, I found that the words used were no different from the pathology we learn in human medicine. To a layman, it seem like alien language but to me, it's like reading my Med-surg textbook. Then again I thought there's really nothing to be shock about since humans and rabbits are mammals, even lthough we don't have whiskers and 2 sharp front teeth.
The problem with the information on the web is that it's too concise, there's not much to read about. Human pathology has subcategories of symptoms, pathophysiology, treatment, investigations, alternative treatment. My favourite site for reading up is http://www.emedicine.com.
The wierd thing about all this is that there is so much emphasis and research on human medicine. Doctors are specialised in either dermatology, geriatry, opthlamology, Surgery, othorpedics, etc. Animal doctors are all classified into one speciality; Veterinary Science. Yeah, what really matters is which speciality earns the most money. But who said being a Vet doesn't earn a cent or get a job easily....
Maybe if the world becomes dorminated by all 4 legged creatures, more emphasis would be put on animals. I think I will be specialising in mammal pediatric nursing (care of young mammals from birth till teenage). LOLx. Sounds pretty intrigueing, or maybe Maternal-child healthcare of reptiles. Then I would be nursing baby turtles, crocodiles and snakes. EEEeeekkk...
Never thought medicine would be so interesting until other species of animals are included in my workscope.
To my suprise, I found that the words used were no different from the pathology we learn in human medicine. To a layman, it seem like alien language but to me, it's like reading my Med-surg textbook. Then again I thought there's really nothing to be shock about since humans and rabbits are mammals, even lthough we don't have whiskers and 2 sharp front teeth.
The problem with the information on the web is that it's too concise, there's not much to read about. Human pathology has subcategories of symptoms, pathophysiology, treatment, investigations, alternative treatment. My favourite site for reading up is http://www.emedicine.com.
The wierd thing about all this is that there is so much emphasis and research on human medicine. Doctors are specialised in either dermatology, geriatry, opthlamology, Surgery, othorpedics, etc. Animal doctors are all classified into one speciality; Veterinary Science. Yeah, what really matters is which speciality earns the most money. But who said being a Vet doesn't earn a cent or get a job easily....
Maybe if the world becomes dorminated by all 4 legged creatures, more emphasis would be put on animals. I think I will be specialising in mammal pediatric nursing (care of young mammals from birth till teenage). LOLx. Sounds pretty intrigueing, or maybe Maternal-child healthcare of reptiles. Then I would be nursing baby turtles, crocodiles and snakes. EEEeeekkk...
Never thought medicine would be so interesting until other species of animals are included in my workscope.
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Randomness
Hiaz, am I really that unpopular? I don't have the power of persuasion, charisma. If one day I am appointed to rule the earth, within 30 seconds everyone starts overthrowing. Somehow, I don't quite like having power over people. The responsiblilty to fail is higher than being a member of a team.
As always, I have failure-phobia. I am afraid to fail but I like taking risks. When it comes to having many people involved under my power, I get worried. I still remember that semester when I was appointed the leader; nobody is willing to listen to what I am going to say and I just submit to the fact that I can't lead anyone.
Oh man....... What to do? I am stressing myself recently to be more confident when I give out instructions. Look straight in the eye and instill the firm look into their faces.
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Just recently I told my aunt that I won't be providing her kids with tuition anymore due to my tight schedule. I tried refering her to my brother because he told me once that he needed extra cash ( which I denied when I ask him about it! Fickled-minded....) but she went silent for moments. When my cousin heard about it, they cried, " I don't want him to teach mi, I want manyun!" As you know, kids have this " I want... I want....." attitude. The more "I wants" they say, the more spoilt they are.
My cousin snatch the phone from her mom, "Manyun, you're teaching me right? Ask your brother to teach YJ." I could sense the fear in her voice. So I am still teaching them because I am back by popular demand. LOLx....
I wonder why they love me so much. Neither do I have an NIE certificate nor dedicated spirit. I sound like some quack that is all out to leech people's money. *Quack*
As always, I have failure-phobia. I am afraid to fail but I like taking risks. When it comes to having many people involved under my power, I get worried. I still remember that semester when I was appointed the leader; nobody is willing to listen to what I am going to say and I just submit to the fact that I can't lead anyone.
Oh man....... What to do? I am stressing myself recently to be more confident when I give out instructions. Look straight in the eye and instill the firm look into their faces.
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Just recently I told my aunt that I won't be providing her kids with tuition anymore due to my tight schedule. I tried refering her to my brother because he told me once that he needed extra cash ( which I denied when I ask him about it! Fickled-minded....) but she went silent for moments. When my cousin heard about it, they cried, " I don't want him to teach mi, I want manyun!" As you know, kids have this " I want... I want....." attitude. The more "I wants" they say, the more spoilt they are.
My cousin snatch the phone from her mom, "Manyun, you're teaching me right? Ask your brother to teach YJ." I could sense the fear in her voice. So I am still teaching them because I am back by popular demand. LOLx....
I wonder why they love me so much. Neither do I have an NIE certificate nor dedicated spirit. I sound like some quack that is all out to leech people's money. *Quack*
Friday, December 15, 2006
Reasons why I can't drive for nuts.
- Bad sense of direction
I can walk in circles and circles without realising I am walking in circles. If you ask me how do I go back from here, I will give you that pathetic blank look. - Once I start driving, my side mirrors will be gone.
There is a tendency I will hit the side lamps or railings at the roadside, if u ever give me a chance to drive. With my perception of depth and distance, in no time the car would be back at the repair shop. - Road names? Expressways?
I don't know how they link with each other. AYE, PIE, whatever the E is... I do hope it leads me to somewhere safe. - I am too young to die, in other words, KIA SEE!
I have seen too many Road traffic accident trauma cases in the hospital and how they ended up. It is just too painful to see myself in the same situation. I am afraid of dying right now, got lots of unfinished business. - I am bad tempered on the road
Traffic jams drive me crazy, I have thoughts of banging all the cars right in front of me if I was the driver. I could even try to wind down the windows and shout," move it!" Don't mention to me about pedestrians, I hate J walkers (although I am one of them).
Monday, December 11, 2006
Back to school tomorrow!
It's long ever since I went back to poly, missed the food, missed the smell of the air-con in the library and lastly, missed the strict rules they implement on us. Never got the chance to step into our library's very own cafe. Most of the time I would be standing outside peeking in to see if there are seats available for me and at the same time take in a whiff of caffeine to wake up my senses.
Aah oh yes, and our subsidised macdonald's. Hee, I know school life is so unhealthy. It's funny to think that I don't get fat when I am in school instead I get plump during attachment. Yeah, I don't know how am I going to maintain my shape when I go out into the workforce. Just imagine the stress and my poor coping habits. GOSH!! I already have problems squeesing into tiny corners.
Planned to go back tomorrow to borrow some books on med-surg nursing, yeah, lost touch on all my year 2 knowledge. I hate it when I can't answer my lecturer's questions intelligently because I use all the layman terms. Have to impress them abit with my latin/ greek. Wahhaha.
Side track, have being thinking about people who pair up nurses with doctors as couples. In actual fact, most nurses think doctors are bunch of stuck up people in general. Mainly because they think too highly of themselves and can't be bothered to condescend to us, nurses. The worse part is their freaking handwriting and meaningless jargons/ abbrieviations. Simple medications like panadol don't even look like panadol but phnadl. Yeah, I know I complain too much. But it's rediculous. Doctors for now in my hospital are much better than the previous one.
Lecturer labelled me lousy when I can't read their handwriting. Oh man....
Aah oh yes, and our subsidised macdonald's. Hee, I know school life is so unhealthy. It's funny to think that I don't get fat when I am in school instead I get plump during attachment. Yeah, I don't know how am I going to maintain my shape when I go out into the workforce. Just imagine the stress and my poor coping habits. GOSH!! I already have problems squeesing into tiny corners.
Planned to go back tomorrow to borrow some books on med-surg nursing, yeah, lost touch on all my year 2 knowledge. I hate it when I can't answer my lecturer's questions intelligently because I use all the layman terms. Have to impress them abit with my latin/ greek. Wahhaha.
Side track, have being thinking about people who pair up nurses with doctors as couples. In actual fact, most nurses think doctors are bunch of stuck up people in general. Mainly because they think too highly of themselves and can't be bothered to condescend to us, nurses. The worse part is their freaking handwriting and meaningless jargons/ abbrieviations. Simple medications like panadol don't even look like panadol but phnadl. Yeah, I know I complain too much. But it's rediculous. Doctors for now in my hospital are much better than the previous one.
Lecturer labelled me lousy when I can't read their handwriting. Oh man....
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