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The Way I See It - Anguis et Columba Jan 7, 2008, 6:33 am
Question of the day: Where does Starbucks find all the imbecilic quotes they put on their coffee cups? Here for your viewing ... more
Vacation - Anguis et Columba Jan 25, 2008, 9:43 am
My two month vacation is rapidly coming to an end. After a beautiful month in the balmy climes of that sunny and joy-filled l ... more
Surgery - Anguis et Columba Feb 17, 2008, 12:06 pm
I have not been able to post updates as my temporary apartment does not have an internet connection. For the last two weeks I ... more
Cardiology - Anguis et Columba Mar 8, 2008, 8:50 am
I'm back. On my arrival I found that my car had a 5" thick slab of ice underneath and surrounding it, preventing me from gett ... more
*The Match - Anguis et Columba Mar 21, 2008, 3:52 am
Good news and bad news: the good news is that I have a job next year! The bad news is that it's only guaranteed for one year. ... more
Fact and Fiction - Anguis et Columba Mar 23, 2008, 7:04 am
It's been an interesting weekend. I got a patient on Saturday who came in with "10/10" crushing chest pain after shovelling s ... more
Happy Easter - Anguis et Columba Mar 23, 2008, 7:42 am
Kristos Anesti! He is risen! ... more
Countdown - Anguis et Columba Apr 29, 2008, 10:10 am
The lack of posting has been due to two factors, 1) my internet's been down, and 2) I'm on radiology this month and thus have ... more
Regalia - Anguis et Columba May 2, 2008, 7:56 am
I got my robe, hood, and tam yesterday. A lot of my friends complain about having to wear them for graduation, but it's actua ... more
Woohoo! - Anguis et Columba May 18, 2008, 2:03 pm
It's official...I'm a doctor:) ... more
*The So-Called Problem of Susan - Anguis et Columba May 29, 2008, 12:30 pm
As a child reading my favorite book series, The Chronicles of Narnia, I was often saddened that Susan, the eldest sister in t ... more
Only in France - Anguis et Columba Jun 29, 2008, 10:48 am
French military ... more
Call - Anguis et Columba Jul 4, 2008, 4:53 am
I have finished my first call night as an intern. Fortunately, it was probably also my easiest call night as an intern. I am ... more
Bullets and Bones - Anguis et Columba Jul 10, 2008, 12:15 pm
Two more call nights down, both much busier than the first. The vast majority of the time was spent doing floor work, but I a ... more
ICU - Anguis et Columba Aug 3, 2008, 11:35 am
I just finished trauma. I am now beginning an ICU month at the local VA hospital. I had my first call night on Friday--it was ... more
Getting things done...not always easy - Anguis et Columba Aug 16, 2008, 12:26 pm
It's been an interesting couple of weeks. Although I'm actually working the same number of hours this month as I did on traum ... more
Hmmm - Anguis et Columba Oct 15, 2008, 3:27 pm
Scene: Me, sitting in front of patient's room in the ICU, vigorously writing admission orders and an H&P. Middle-aged nurse s ... more
Kids - Anguis et Columba Nov 15, 2008, 6:10 am
I just finished a month of vascular surgery. I saw and smelled more foot ulcers than I ever cared to see or smell, and amputa ... more
Back - Anguis et Columba Feb 7, 2009, 5:32 am
This month I'm again at one of the local community hospitals. While in a lot of ways more relaxing than the academic hospital ... more
Kudos - Anguis et Columba Feb 12, 2009, 12:48 pm
This morning we had a ninety year old woman who had newly diagnosed breast cancer. Rather than going through the risk of gene ... more
Back on trauma surgery - Anguis et Columba Mar 6, 2009, 2:10 pm
The only place where your patient's boyfriend is arrested in the hospital for assaulting your patient over a potato chip--and ... more
The Way I See It part II - Anguis et Columba Jan 8, 2008, 10:12 am
The Way I See It #232You simply can't make someone love you if they don't. You must choose someone who already loves you. If ... more
Journals - Anguis et Columba Jan 2, 2008, 5:17 pm
I have not done anything terribly exciting--as I currently am on a month off I have pretty much been relaxing continuously. I ... more
Interview Trail - Anguis et Columba Dec 14, 2007, 2:06 pm
I just got back from a 1.5 week long road trip containing five interviews. These interviews all pretty much follow the same f ... more
Interviews - Anguis et Columba Nov 27, 2007, 4:02 am
My ER month is almost over. I had my last shift last weekend, and went on an ambulance ride-along yesterday. This has been th ... more
*6 down, 2 to go - Anguis et Columba Oct 23, 2007, 10:27 am
This rotation is winding to a close--technically, I have a week with two call nights left, but since I get the weekend off (! ... more
Wasting time - Anguis et Columba Sep 7, 2007, 10:15 am
This is a very light service--we have an attending, a medicine resident, and 2-3 PAs/NPs depending on the day to monitor abou ... more
Gulliver's Travels - Anguis et Columba Sep 7, 2007, 10:35 am
I've been debating whether or not I should post this, and have decided that I will. Let me preface it by saying that there ar ... more
*Accessories - Anguis et Columba Aug 28, 2007, 11:12 am
The last two days I have been at clinic. The most interesting patient was a 19 year old who came in for "lumps in the arm pit ... more
*Thursday was orientation to the hospital, it was b... - Anguis et Columba Jan 6, 2007, 10:38 am
Thursday was orientation to the hospital, it was by far the most overwhelming first day I have gone through in third year—f ... more
*Tumors - Anguis et Columba Aug 17, 2007, 9:42 am
Monday the head breast surgeon came back from vacation for a full day of clinic. All of the patients were follow-ups, having ... more
*End of psych - Anguis et Columba Mar 30, 2007, 1:46 pm
Psych is now over. Next up: clinical procedures. I should get to do a lot of intubating and IV starting—I think we're suppo ... more
*Community peds - Anguis et Columba Nov 6, 2006, 8:56 pm
Today I did not have to go to clinic until 2:00pm:). I could get used to this. I went to a community pediatrician's office t ... more
*More surgery - Anguis et Columba Sep 8, 2006, 8:41 pm
Yesterday I might as well have stayed at home. There were only two surgeries scheduled, and it was the other two students' t ... more
*Blood II - Anguis et Columba Aug 14, 2006, 5:17 pm
This week started off a bit easier than last week, I got to go home at 2:30. We haven't gotten any new patients since Friday ... more
*Blood - Anguis et Columba Aug 12, 2006, 3:53 pm
Today ends my 65 hour work week. Yesterday my team was on call and I did three H&Ps, which I was really happy about since I b ... more
*Hospital - Anguis et Columba Jul 26, 2006, 7:28 pm
Today the doctor I usually follow was on vacation so I followed one of his partners. He only had one patient scheduled in th ... more
*Spanish speaking clinic - Anguis et Columba Jul 11, 2006, 5:17 pm
Yesterday I spent the morning at clinic, and the afternoon visiting a hospice patient. I saw several patients at clinic. Two ... more
*Free Clinic and a Lot of Books - Anguis et Columba Jul 1, 2006, 6:29 pm
Today I gave up sleeping in to volunteer at the free clinic run by the students at my school. I saw three patients. One had ... more
Callidus - Anguis et Columba Jul 17, 2005, 8:34 pm
The following paragraphs are excerpts from C.S. Lewis' 'Screwtape proposes a toast”, a fictitious speech by the demon Scre ... more
Cursores - Anguis et Columba Jul 9, 2005, 8:24 pm
As most of you probably know, the IOC just decided to hold the 2012 Olympics in London—it was close between London and Par ... more
*Diei Stulti--Guest Poster: Glowflower - Anguis et Columba Jun 22, 2005, 1:44 am
Hey everyone! Remember me? Chris posted one of my journal entries here a while back, showing a little bit of my life with wi ... more
Poema - Anguis et Columba Apr 29, 2005, 5:44 pm
Ode to Intolerance
A crowd of people toward me came,from whence, I cannot say.They were dancing in bright colors,none was ... more
*Fumus aut Cruor? - Anguis et Columba Apr 23, 2005, 7:24 pm
I got a pamphlet in the mail today from the [my state] Medical Society. It is a twelve-page booklet urging its members to ca ... more
Fessus Sum - Anguis et Columba Apr 8, 2005, 5:45 pm
I am currently in the middle of mid-terms, hence my lack of posting (one down, two to go!). I don't have the time or energy ... more
Vita aut Mortis VI - Anguis et Columba Mar 27, 2005, 1:44 am
I don't really have anything new to say, but I wanted to post a link to this site, by a doctor who has examined Terri's CT s ... more
*Vita aut Mortis V - Anguis et Columba Mar 25, 2005, 11:44 pm
Here is a link to the latest. Terri still appears doomed to die. Here is an excellent post by Ann Coulter on why Gov. Bush ... more
*Vita aut Mortis IV - Anguis et Columba Mar 25, 2005, 2:44 pm
Terri Schiavo is in her seventh day of being starved to death. The latest update is here. Her brother made a statement: "It' ... more
*Vita aut Mortis III - Anguis et Columba Mar 24, 2005, 6:44 pm
Here is a link to the latest update on Terri Schiavo. The Supreme Court has failed to protect her, so unless a miracle happ ... more
*Vita aut Mortis II - Anguis et Columba Mar 22, 2005, 5:31 pm
Just posting a quick update on Terri Schiavo: Although the Senate and House passed this bill, Terri's feeding tube has not b ... more
