Coolest.Day.Ever.
Today was by far one of the coolest days ever. I definitely feel more like a doctor right now than I ever have before. Today I rotated in the Accidents and Emergency (ER) department. My attending physician was super awesome. He let us students take the histories, do the physical exams, write the findings, come up with diagnoses and treatment plans, and even write orders and scripts. He literally left us alone with the patients, and just came in at the end for us to present them. Of course, all orders and scripts had to be signed by him as well, but I totally felt like a real doctor.
In addition to all that fun, I got to place my first urinary catheter, perform my first rectal exam, and help teach another student how to give an IM injection. And yes, I think rectal exams are kind of neat (I really think everything is neat).
We took blood, looked at barium enema x-rays, and all kinds of other fun stuff. Eventually, I’ll try to post all the stuff I learned in a post, but for now I have to study and prepare for tomorrow’s workshop.
I love my job.
My name is Kendra and I am a third-year medical student attending 
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