Not a Lobotomist

I got a really hard stick today!!! 🦟🙌🏻💪🏻🪄

Drew a patient today on her 3rd pregnancy; I asked if she was doing anything special for valentine’s. “No, every day is valentine’s day for my husband and I” was her cheesy response but it gave me the warm fuzzies too 🥰

Goodness I really lucked out with my externship location, everyone is so nice and helpful. 10/10, and already 5/50 sticks completed! 💪🏻🫶🏻🦟

Sometimes, I hate everything and everybody.

Except that one person and that one thing. The rest of it can fuck off. Especially ICE.

#fuckice

Passed my NCCT certification exam yesterday, which means I am a certified phlebotomist!

Next step, externship for licensing! 🦟🧛‍♀️

The only help I could directly give today was water to a patient’s dog; the dog was a topic of fear for everyone but my thought was, you probably won’t bite of you want water & I give it so risk it for da biscuit. Puppo was thrilled 💪🏻

I made a patient a stuffie today from a pillow and a warm blanket while she waited for inpatient psych to pick her up.

It was infinitely more rewarding than the 88.7% I scored on the TEAS exam yesterday. Both are wins, but one will stick with me forever. 🧸

Today I learned I have a gift for hand draws in phlebotomy. Apparently so did my dad, a fact I didn’t know till today and which makes me feel closer to him. I wish I could ask him for tips on straight draws. I miss him so much, especially in times of connection.

My life is so different from 2 years ago. Then, I was traveling the world for work, making videos & websites. Now I have non-drug abuse track marks and hematomas and had a fake arm arrive at my house the other day.

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BEHOLD MY BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN

I swear the skill I am cementing the most in ECG class is how to correctly spell “rhythm” and all of its variations

I have to memorize the krebs cycle for micro, pray for me

Forgot to tag #microsky however will I learn

Behold the beauty of my B. Subtilis streak plate. Also I got a 95% on my micro test this week, but really this streak plate is my true pride and joy

I don’t know how I’m supposed to focus on my micro exam today when my prof just dropped that there’s “bright and shiny new microscopes” in our lab this morning. All we are allowed to do is more streak plates today. So cruel. 😭🫶🏻🦠🔬

One of the things I miss the most about my time in Europe was the lack of English spoken anywhere. It was such a calming experience to not be around American drivel.

Since returning to school after many years, I’ve been employing a strategy of fighting for every point for the 1st 2/3 of the semester so I can chill by finals week. It works like a charm—for ex, I just realized if I get a 50% on my next test AND blow off the final, I will still end up with an A.🤓💪🏻

Endothelial Dysfunction and Chronic Cannabis Use This cross-sectional study aims to determine whether cannabis use is associated with vascular endothelial function.

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What do you see in this #echofirst video? 🫀 After giving your answer, find out in our CASE report: bit.ly/44BfPFg

#ASEEchoChallenge

How is it in this now 5th post-COVID-19 year that a healthcare student won’t wear a mask (yet just applied hand sanitizer) in class when they are coughing and snuffling about?

Perhaps their next class should be microbiology.

One of the awesome benefits about doing well in medical terminology is now my dad and I have a secret language. This connection with him and his life’s work is such a gift. 🥰

Guidelines for the Echocardiographic Assessment of the Right Heart in Adults and Special Considerations in Pulmonary Hypertension: Recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography Right heart adaptation to pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a critical determinant of clinical outcomes, morbidity, and mortality in patients with or at …

Congratulations to our very own JHBMC Echo Lab Director
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for leading the guidelines on echocardiographic assessment of the right heart👏🏻❤️ @ase360.bsky.social

The RV matters, & these updates ensure it gets the attention it deserves!❤️

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Ready for my physics midterm, wish me luck!

What am I up to these days?

✅ Conceptual physics

✅ Medical terminology

✅ More Spanish

✅ TA’ing some Anatomy classes

✅ Weightlifting

Also this semester I’ll be applying to a cardiac sonography program. It’s very competitive so 🤞🏻 and devising backup plans.

Cardiology Grand Rounds Speaker Diversity This cross-sectional study examines data for grand rounds lectures at 42 US institutions to gauge the representation of women among cardiology grand rounds speakers.

Five years ago, as we ⬆️ diversity of Penn Cardiology Grand Rounds with Penn Women in Cardiology, I wondered what the U.S. landscape of Cardiology Grand Rounds speakerships was

Proud to work w/this amazing team to answer this question, now in @jama.com Cardiology

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Hard work paid off, 4.0 gpa, Dean’s List, and one of those As was in what has been termed the most difficult Anatomy class in the Bay Area. ✨🍾🥂

Aaand we’re done with physiology! I only got a 70% on the test, but in my defense, I needed a 51% to keep my A in the class so it’s still an overachievement lol