Salamander

Sunday, August 22, 2004

New site

For anyone who is interested, this is a new community websites i just joined...kinda like friendster but a lot better. It lets you post journals, pictures and other stuff. So, go take a look at my page and then join if you like. I wont send those invites cos its no good to let these sites get hold of your email addresses.

http://salamander.multiply.com

Welcome back!

Welcome back one and all to our final week of semester 6!
Good luck to you all for your long case and MCQ....as yet there is no news when our long case will be.
Also...let us welcome the new sem 6 who start their orientation today. Doesn't it feel weird to be seniors, it only seemed like yesterday that we start clinical school.

Thursday, August 12, 2004

Bon Voyage

Greetings all...
Note that our gift for Dr Loh have been wrapped and safely delivered!
Wishing you all a very happy study leave. Have a safe journey home!
Salamander Over & Out!

FTSVD

Date: Week 5, Paediatrics
Place: Seremban GH
Incident: Case Presentation with Dr Francis Y.

Student:....the child was born with full term sponataneous vagina discharge....

Wednesday, August 11, 2004

2 fingers wide

Date: Week 3, Paediatrics Posting
Place: Seremban GH
Incident: Case presentation with Dr Liu

Dr Liu: How do you judge whether a B.P cuff is suitable for a child?
All students: 2/3 rd the length, appropriate size, etc
Dr Liu: Yes, but how do you tell if it is the right width?
Rama: We should be able to stick 2 fingers beneath the cuff!
Dr Liu: Nonsense...that's how your mother teach you to buy shoes!
Rama: .....

Monday, August 09, 2004

Toilet Training

This incident occurred in the most unlikely of all places....during RK's class. One might think it impossible to find humour but as always where there is Rama there is no impossible.....

Date: Week 4, Paediatrics posting
Place: Seminar room, IMU
Incident: PBL

RK: What are the prevention methods for typhoid? ( She means isolation, vaccines, etc.)
Rama: Cleaning the toliets
RK: ......

Thursday, August 05, 2004

Remember the card!

Greetingss all...
Finally tomorrow is our last class with RK. At least i learn never to say 'Kawasaki' ever again in her presence.
Just a reminder for all of you reading this at home during the weekend. Remember to work on your Dr loh birthday wish. Hopefully i can get it done by next week and you can all see the finished product. If you have not taken your art paper get it from me.
Wishing all those off to conferences a very happy time and don't do anything i won't do! ;)
Happy Weekend!

Monday, August 02, 2004

Battlefield

Here's a picture description of what the group looked like after presentation with RK last Friday. ( As decribed by survivor Jack)