liver metastases
on Oct 31, 2009 in Surgery a 75yo icteric woman noted to have multiple lesions in her liver that on CT imaging are suspicious for metastatic CA. which of the following is the most likely source of the PRIMARY cancer? (a) stomach (b) lung (c) colon (d) cervix (e) pancreas (f)...

SurgeXperiences 308
on Oct 18, 2009 in SurgeXperiences Welcome to this fortnight’s SurgeXperiences. This is edition 308. Without further ado, let’s check out the best in surgical blogging! Regulars Buckeye Surgeon take a (painful) trip down memory lane as he came across some survey publis...

wassssuppp…
on Oct 6, 2009 in General Medicine Running I haven’t been posting much… So what’s been happening? Well, i’m currently doing my 9-week Family Medicine posting. We get attached out to the General Practice once a week. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, we go to a centra...

Medical Quote of the Day
on Sep 14, 2009 in Medicine Medical practice is not knitting and weaving and the labour of the hands, but it must be inspired with soul and be filled with understanding and equipped with the gift of keen observation; these together with accurate scientific knowledge are the ind...

Of shock therapy, schizophrenics, and the obssessive-compulsive medical student (part 4)
on Sep 9, 2009 in General … this is a continued series of my reflection of my 9-week psychiatry rotation. read the 1st part, 2nd part, 3rd part. I have previously written about my Paediatrics rotation, and most recently my Obstetrics and Gynaecology rotation. Aged Psych...

Of shock therapy, schizophrenics, and the obssessive-compulsive medical student (part 3)
on Sep 6, 2009 in Psychiatry … this is a continued series of my reflection of my 9-week psychiatry rotation. read the 1st part, and the 2nd part. I have previously written about my Paediatrics rotation, and most recently my Obstetrics and Gynaecology rotation. Child and Ad...

Of shock therapy, schizophrenics, and the obssessive-compulsive medical student (part 2)
on Sep 4, 2009 in Psychiatry psychiatry … this is a continued series of my reflection of my 9-week psychiatry rotation. read the 1st part. I have previously written about my Paediatrics rotation, and most recently my Obstetrics and Gynaecology rotation. Acute Psychiatry The next week...

Of shock therapy, schizophrenics, and the obssessive-compulsive medical student (part 1)
on Sep 3, 2009 in Christianity Psychiatry psychiatry My 9-week psychiatry rotation is about to come to an end, and i thought i’ll continue my reflections on this year’s rotations. I have previously written about my Paediatrics rotation, and most recently my Obstetrics and Gynaecology rotati...

excerpt from An Imperfect Offering
on Aug 12, 2009 in General “A boy of about five walked towards me, his hand held open, asking for food. I felt nausea as he appraoched. “He is cursed,” Hurzi cautioned. “There are more like him coming from the villages.” At first I thought the boy...

SurgeXperiences – 50 and going strong!
on Jun 28, 2009 in SurgeXperiences Surgery Dr Vijay, a practising radiologist from India, has just hosted SurgeXperiences for the 2nd time at his blog “scan man’s notes”. SurgeXperiences 226, is the 50th edition and the final one of SurgeXperiences season 2. Official SurgeXp...