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X-rays, CT, MRI, Contrast, No Contrast, IVP and WTF

9/29/2009

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One test down, only four more to go.  Today's test was over the imaging that we have been studying for the past 8 weeks, or at least that is what I thought it was suppose to be over.  When it comes to images I find it rather fun to look at them, find what is abnormal/normal, and see what is going on inside the body.  However, the hard part is being able to specifically give a ddx from only the image.  I can see the giant mass in the abdomen pushing the rest of the organs around and have an idea what might be causing but can't nail down one thing.  Lets hope that my answers were close enough.


Another thing about the test that I am not used to is my attitude towards the end.  I was ready to be done.  Normally I have this feeling but can still find enough drive to go back through the questions I was iffy on.  Not today, no way.  That might be a bad sign but the way I look at it is that I just need to pass and can use the extra time studying for the knowledge based test tomorrow.  That is the massive test that has everyone stressed out, including myself.   It is hard to get used to the feeling of no matter how hard you study you can't learn it all.  Where I get nervous is hoping that I know enough.  In the end most of the time it comes down to did you get lucky and study the right things.  Tomorrow I will let you know if I studied the right things.
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    My name is Meg and I am currently a Geriatrics and Palliative Care Fellow at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.  I started this blog several years ago as a way to remember and talk about what I experienced while studying abroad in Rwanda during the summer of 2009.

    The blog has now continued and still serves as a way to let my friends and family know what I have been up to and a way for me to open up.

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