Two weeks and already tired.

So this is our second week of classes had three quizzes all on one day yesterday. Pharm Med Math, Adult Med Math, and a Community quiz. I believe I did well. But for some reason I've been having problems gettinng on my beat to start studying. Thank God I joined this studying group for this quarter which I have no choice but to go but at the same time we have fun doing it.

It didnt help that on Monday and yesterday I wasnt feeling well. Yesterday all I was thinking Lord please let me get thru the last quiz. He sent me an angel, my classmate and friend, to hand me some sudafed. Can I tell you not more than 5 minutes I felt soooooooooo much better, though I needed more tissue from the action of the pseudoephedrine(alpa1 agonist)which stimulates peripheral vasoconstriction basically squeezing all the mucus thru my nose out. I really felt decongested. Another thing I always find myself using what I learned in class to try and apply it on what's going on with someone I know or myself, or anything from watching House. Like last quarter during the week of finals I had diarrhea, so I was drinking a whole bunch of water cause I was thirsty, then I started feeling nausous and a bit irritable, then duuuuhhh "Fluid and Electrolyte imbalance" which was the famous topic of half of our lectures in Adult I. I diagnosed myself as having hyponatremia and possible all sorts of loss electrolytes with all that diarrhea and ingestion of water. So I quickly got me some gatorade and I was cured!!!! Diarrhea completely stopped and I felt hydrated and sane.:)

Okay on to another topic, Can I say I love my peds clinical. Why? Because its not in a hospital setting. So you wonder where will I be getting my peds clinical experience. Well it's a long term home for children who's either too sick to be home or too well to be in the hospital. These children are either victims of physical abuse resulting in head trauma, intentional or unintentional drowning accidents, MVA, and/or degenerative diseases. What we were told about each child made my heart get sad and sad and sadder. Its disheartening that most of their families arent involved. That's what made me really really sad. I could count on one hand how many of those kids parents still visited them from time to time. Plus my professor is awesome awesome.

Now the peds lecture class is another story. I had a really hard time this week staying in the class the full two hours. I sat in the back(probably that's a wrong move in itself cause I always sit in the front) and just was getting annoyed about having someone go on and on, powerpoint after powerpoint. So I took many breaks, once I stepped out for 30 minutes. This is like 16 pages with six slides on each condensed with a whole lot of information. Maybe it was because I was sick, who knows. Anyhoo at the end of each lecture she had like 10 to 15 practice question and I was able to answer them correctly even though I wasnt there the whole time. I guess that's good. I mean I did fine last week. I just was tired of all this info being thrown at us.

Other than that. I think this quarter is waaay more relaxed than this quarter. Its not because we have less work to do but I think it's because we've gotten the hang of it from last quarter. Last quarter was adjustment time. Now its just the same routine somewhat. Two days of lecture and three days of clinical. Two days of lecture and three days of clinical. and so on and son for 8 more weeks. Hey that doesnt sound bad. Only 8 more weeks after this week. Thank God. Then the last final quarter which I heard is the hardest of all 4. But I'm ready and I'm passing and my last week will be the first week of September. And I will be taking my boards in September. And I will have those two letter behind my name. In the name of Jesus. Alrighty let me do this assignment even though its due the last week of clinicals, its my way of getting out of the rut and back on the grind. Much love.