254/366: It was the Black Nazarene procession in Manila and the government blocked all mobile phone networks for security reasons. We were to have a small group discussion then and could not easily contact one another via SMS. We resorted to the old ways - landline calls, intercom, and this, a letter notifying us that the SGD won’t push through. We were back in the dark ages. It must have been more difficult for the other interns and residents, who relied so much on Sun Cellular for referrals and orders. They said the public announcer of the hospital had a pretty busy day. (01.09.12)
that was a difficult day. tsk tsk.
233/366: Now THAT’s backstabbing.
Solo, clerk-less, Ortho ER duty = wild. (12.20.11)
Wild sa PGH. Wild.
be safe everyone. ;)
207/366: Too young and uninformed.
Positive pregnancy test at only 11 years of age. She did not know she was pregnant. She had no idea that missed menses, gradual abdominal enlargement and feeling something move inside her all point to pregnancy. This is why we need to educate the youth about sex, pregnancy and reproductive health. (11.24.11)
Please reblog this. This is an actual experience from PGH.
Mabuti pa ang mga bentilador sa ER may pahinga; ang mga doktor, wala.”
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Staying on a 24+++ hour duty at the ER makes everyone else’s claim of being tired and sleepless irrelevant.
Dream 60 is a project that aims to raise funds for the indigent pediatric patients of the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP PGH) through CHILD Foundation Inc. The Juan Lualhati Cojuangco Foundation Inc. (JLCFI) and friends of CHILD Foundation Inc. will make a P60 donation for every “Like” on our Facebook page from Wednesday July 13, at 8pm to Saturday, July 16, at 4 pm. Please help us help these babies by clicking “Like” button above and sharing it with your friends.
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it is where I work and where i had the most fulfilling patient care experience. I encourage everyone to support our cause and “like” the fb page to help our indigent patients. Spread the word.
PLUS the runner is Dindo MAGALLANES. hah!
the first mort
You caught me unguarded
It was a pleasure talking with you and your family at the OPD. It was never hard to do maneuvers to you as you were very cooperative and it was not that difficult to elicit your reflexes. I remembered your history and PE well and I recited it without my notes when I endorsed you at the ER. I never expected to see you again at the wards but about a week later, your father greeted me when I was doing my nth monitoring at the most humid duty day of my life.
I asked you if you remembered me and you answered with a nod. Your head is the only part of your body moving that time and you keep on calling your mother if you lose sight of her. I did the routine labs on you and the dreaded ABG. You slept well that night.
The morning you were intubated, you were already gasping for air. You called your father for water but he can’t because you’re on NPO. That was the last time I heard you voice.
Your father showed me what I missed my entire life but he also gave me an idea on how to be a great one.
Your mother’s cry reminded me of stories about the time my brother died. She also aked me the hardest question on my entire medical career so far, “Akala ko po ba doc, magaling na gamot ang IVIG?”. That was after I did 4 cycles of compressions on you. It was exhausting and even more frustrating.
I just walked out and went straight to the callroom in front of the aircon to console myself. Then it just started to happen.
“JayR, OK ka lang?” was the trigger.
It never failed.
