Determine the way you think.

I see the woman turning to the right so I am using my left brain. No matter how hard I try I can’t really see it turning to the right. It explains how I see things by part and how I decipher situations as problems that can be solved. So to people whom I have said hurtful words I do apologize and now have a justification to the misbehaviour that I commited (hekhek). This makes me see my future medical career more clear.. (ehem)

If you see this lady turning in clockwise you are using your right brain. If you see it her tuning the other way, you are using left brain. Some people do see both ways, but most people see it only one way.

See if you can make her go one way and then the other by shifting the brain’s current.
BOTH DIRECTIONS CAN BE SEEN.

Experimentation has shown that the two different sides or hemispheres of the brain are responsible for different manners of thinking. The following table illustrates the differences between left-brain and right-brain thinking:

Left Brain         Right Brain
Logical                  Random
Sequential             Intuitive
Rational                Holistic
Analytical             Synthesizing
Objective              Subjective

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Most individuals have a distinct preference for one of these styles of thinking. Some, however, are more whole-brained and equally adept at both modes. In general, schools tend to favor left-brain modes of thinking, while downplaying the right-brain activities. Left-brain scholastic subjects focus on logical thinking, analysis, and accuracy. Right-brained subjects, on the other hand, focus on aesthetics, feeling, and creativity.

I found common laboratory test and their results, our textbook is too big to carry around. This is like a cheat sheet you can carry around with you. Incase you guys want a printable version of it in MS Word format it is available in the forums “student nurses” section

Thanks!

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One of the more interesting topics this term, the flail chest is a life threatening condition where the patient breaks two or more ribs. Anyway, I compiled some information and a video so here goes

A flail chest occurs when a segment of the chest wall breaks under extreme stress and becomes detached from the rest of the chest wall. It occurs when at least two ribs are broken in at least two places, so a part of the chest wall moves independently from the rest of it. The flail segment moves in the opposite direction as the rest of the chest wall: because of the ambient pressure in comparison to the pressure inside the lungs, it goes in while the rest of the chest is moving out, and vice versa. This so-called “paradoxical motion” can increase the work and pain involved in breathing. Studies have found that up to half of people with flail chest die. Flail chest is invariably accompanied by pulmonary contusion, a bruise of the lung tissue that can interfere with blood oxygenation.

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Most people who know me would know of my future career in medicine *evil grin*. I’m willing to spend another significant fraction of my years here on earth to cram the positions of your arteries and veins, the number of bones you have, how to estimate the number of hair on your head and how to extract money from your pockets by means of charisma and medical terms that only a chosen few would understand.

Anyway, there are factors that influenced me to choose my specific field of specific specialty (note the redundancy). I don’t really want to stay in clinics and chit-chat all day long nor do I want to be giving prescriptions of medications of which I am not sure what their spellings are and so I use poor handwriting to spare me the embarrassment. I want to be in the Operating room, to slice people up and do unimaginable things to their internal organs and probably save their lives in the process.

It was all unclear until I found this research.

Phenotypic differences between male physicians, surgeons, and film stars: A comparative study

Antoni Trilla, director of preventive medicine and epidemiology unit, Marta Aymerich, consultant, haemopathology unit, Antonio M Lacy, consultant, general and digestive tract surgery unit, Maria J Bertran, specialist, preventive medicine and epidemiology unit

1 Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain

Objectives To test the hypothesis that, on average, male surgeons are taller and better looking than male physicians, and to compare both sets of doctors with film stars who play doctors on screen.

Design Comparative study.

Setting Typical university hospital in Spain, located in Barcelona and not in a sleepy backwater.

Participants Random sample of 12 surgeons and 12 physicians plus 4 external controls (film stars who play doctors), matched by age (50s) and sex (all male).

Interventions An independent committee (all female) evaluated the “good looking score” (range 1-7).

Main outcome measures Height (cm) and points on the good looking score.

Results Surgeons were significantly taller than physicians (mean height 179.4 v 172.6 cm; P=0.01). Controls had significantly higher good looking scores than surgeons (mean score 5.96 v 4.39; difference between means 1.57, 95% confidence interval 0.69 to 2.45; P=0.013) and physicians (5.96 v 3.65; 2.31, 1.58 to 3.04; P=0.003). Surgeons had significantly higher good looking scores than physicians (4.39 v 3.65; 0.74; 0.25 to 1.23; P=0.010).

Conclusions Male surgeons are taller and better looking than physicians, but film stars who play doctors on screen are better looking than both these groups of doctors. Whether these phenotypic differences are genetic or environmental is unclear.

In case you didn’t read the whole article because of ADD or probably other factors, the research compared how naurally physically more attractive male surgeons are than male physicians.  If you don’t get the humour in that then screw you

This is a reminder to everyone and probably to myself that we have a forum. The link is up on top before I forget..
I encourage everyone to register and I’ll be placing the pathophysiologies there too to encourage everyone to discuss and register.

Disregard my post about classroom managers.. Dili nalang daw ingon ni Sir Def.. Thankyou!

President yet again. Here is the schedule sa classroom managers incase mawala ninyo inyo copy. Just click on the thumbnail.. Kudos to section 14

I am aware na humana ang Psychiatric Nursing exposure and should really stop referring to us as Dela Rosa Boys.. Pero sige lang gowd..

Anyway, here’s an attempt at photoshoping. Do note that I’m still a newbie at Photoshop and still learning as I edit photos.. Constructive criticisms are appreciated

Thanks!

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