More Ramblings...

More Ramblings...

I had a case today, a tamponade case. I was right up there, next to the patient while they did the tap. It’s so cool! There was echo guidance of course. The doctor made an incision, affecting the diaphragm and the patient had hiccups while the case was in progress. They drained the fluid from the body, a little more than 1 litre of fluid. I could see the fluid being drained successfully on the echo itself. My first time! Well I guess there’s a first time for everything.

I got home before it got dark today. No IVUS cases for me today and the machine was used in EPS, they were doing AF ablation I think. They use the ICE catheter attached to the IVUS machine to visualize the pulmonary veins. Not very interesting though. They started at 8+am in the morning and when I left at 5pm, they were still at it! I guess AF cases aren’t only long back in NHC… it’s also really long here. I’m kinda glad I’m not the one assisting in the case. Hehehe

I was walking home today and I saw a lot of cars parked outside of the homes, although these people had garages. At times, I pas by houses with their garage doors open and I realize that the reason why they don’t park their cars inside is because they have tons of stuff in there! Most probably it’s got to do with the ever changing weather and the 4 seasons in these countries that they need all kinds of stuff to survive.

I’m taking life easy here, not too much stress, although I should buck up more on my readings in between. I hang out at the library real often and I feel like I’m back in school, doing research and studying for exams. Not a bad feeling though. I’m “back to school” and getting paid for it.