Exploration

Assalamualaikum..

Morning:

Doing nothing. (Literally). There are only 2 cases in operation theatre (OT) today & lots of students, we are divided into 2 groups. First 5 persons were allowed to enter the OT. The other 6 persons were "wandering" around the surgery wards looking for patient.

We need to clerk a patient for any acute surgical case & focus for the fluid intake or imbalance or something. I tried to find an obvious patient with IV drip but some of them doesn't have any record for the fluid intake & output. We need the case as for tutorials about Fluid & Electrolyte Balance. ASAP.

Afternoon/Evening:

Slow progress at first. However, we are given the change to do *dressing procedure by ourselves. A little bit of theory about how to examine an ulcer. 1 of my friend did the examination; Inspection, & Palpation. He also did the dressing.

For the other group for OT tomorrow, we will watch a surgery either for undescended testis or indirect inguinal hernia. I wish to see both of the cases. InsyaAllah..

*Dressing: it's a procedure of aseptic cleaning & bandaging the wound.

Remark: My friends that went into the OT this morning watched an IND procedure. It's stands for Incision & Drainage. I'm not sure which leg but it extends a little above from ankle up to knee.

Night:

It's only for my extra time. Once again tried to find & clerk a patient but ended up just roaming around & help friends with their patient.

p/s: thanks to K. Syira for the souvenirs from Makkah & my juniors for making me laugh. HAHA.
p/s 2: Please watch Pee Mak. A Thailand horror comedy film.

First Day.First Posting

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Today is the first day I've started my posting. Little bit change in the group members is done but still with 11 students in a group. After 3 years I'm in a group with all girls, now there are 2 boys in the new group. I admitted that I felt a little bit uncomfortable but I did managed it.

My group has been assigned to Surgery Department for our first posting. It is challenging as we are not really exposed with Surgery Department before. Other groups are assigned to Medicine, Obstetric & Gynaecology, and also Paediatrics Department. For Year 4, I have to cover 7 postings.

As for today, we all get a briefing from Dr Suhaimi as he is the Chairman of Phase 3 at USMKK.  After the briefing, I still blur. (Honestly).

After that, we starts with our first discussion in PBL room. It is called tutorials. I don't really know how it's work but we are given certain topics to discuss in each week. Today, we just discussed about history taking and general physical examination in surgery.

In the evening, we proceed to Surgery Outpatient Department (OPD). As the lecturer in charge is busy, he just repeat the same things we discussed in tutorials. (They are different lecturers in tutorials & OPD). I've tried not to be bored with him. (Sorry).

We end up today early. 

Ehem Ehem

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Salam Perkenalan

This is my second blog. I've created it only for my daily (or maybe weekly) update throughout my clinical years.

As for some introduction, now I am in year 4 at USM-KLE International Medical Programme. As the pioneer for this programme, I want to do the best for my last 2 years here.

I think it's enough for introduction.

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