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I have been thinking a lot about the legalities of posting about my hospital work in this blog. As I think about it there are several problems that arise by me writing. But, I cannot not write and lose these posts forever. So, the following disclaimers apply for any post on this blog or any…

I had begun calling myself a doctor from the moment I finished the last practical viva. When I was traveling all last month I could only think of going back to hospital and starting work as an intern. But when on Sunday the result was announced, I had to triple check it wasn't a computer…

Woohoo. Finally. I already wrote about the first three practical exams. OBG was a breeze. Went early to the special (examination) ward. Had a 24 year old lady with a previous Caesarean section as my Obstetrics case. And a 65 year old with procidentia uterus as the gynaecology case. I told the examiners that the…

Oh, the last three days! If I had a moment for myself, I would have posted this one a bit earlier. I am usually not very tensed before any exam. But being the last set of exams, and losing 6 months if I don’t get through gave me some horrible horrible dreams on the night…

Obstetrics  The trend of poor specificity in answers continued. Gynaecology Paediatrics Overall, there’s very good chances that I won’t make it in one theory paper at least. Can’t figure out which one.

Surgery was an altogether different experience This is Surgery (general) paper, part 1 This is orthopaedics paper And this is Surgery part 2 which was the ultimate cram-test

Everything went by so fast and I have no idea how. Heart failure, again!

That’s the question paper, folks. Except the 10 markers, everything was random. Finally, after years of apparent toil, the final exam starts. I was cramming yesterday and today morning (exam was from 2-5 pm). Heart failure was taught by Dr Srinivas in those 7 day extra classes. Pneumonia, I read today morning. So was NASH…

I reached Mysore at 8 in the morning from Mozilla Kerala community meet-up and Zigu and Harinath had just dressed up to leave for the badminton court where 2k13 were organizing the Onam this year. I had a quick shower, changed immediately to the mundu I got as Onakkodi this year and the kurta that…

Woke up to a dream today, like the last few days. Ran to surgery ward where we discussed deep vein thrombosis – Virchow’s triad and more. Try this question: A very young girl (13 or 15 year old), comes to emergency room with acute abdomenal pain in the right iliac fossa. What do you do/ask/investigate?…