drugs, drugs, and more drugs.
so i'm studying for my 1st exam, pharacology, that is tomorrow. its the class about drugs.
there was so much stuff that we learned in this class, and its totally overwhelming, so i'm SUPER happy that the exam isn't cumulative.
the exam is on drugs used to treat cardiovascular problems (hypertension, heart failure, angina, and arrhythmias), central nervous system "disorders" (psychosis, mania & depression, anxiety, parkinsonism, and drugs of abuse) and anesthetics (general and local).
its A LOT to remember, buts its soooo interesting! like, i seriously feel like a med school student studying for this exam, because i'm like "if a patient has high blood pressure, you can give them propranol, but not if they have asthma too, because then they would stop breathing)" etc, etc. this class seriously makes me feel really smart, even though its just a matter of memorizing things.
plus, there is cool stuff, like learning about how alcohol is metabolized, and why you don't get a bad hangover (usually) from vodka as opposed to somehting like burbon. and learning how LSD, cocaine and marijuana work. its sooooo interesting!
that said (...and boy was it nerdish!) i cannot for the life of me concentrate. i've pretty much got the cardiovascular stuff figured out, but i can't concentrate anymore. and i'm leaning about the interesting stuff! the valium, and the heroin! but god! can't. concentrate.
and the exam is tomorrow at 11:30am and i'm SO not ready yet. and house is on tonight, so i HAVE to watch it (its kinda studying in a way though...). god!
i'm excited for meg to come home from her final becuase we're taking the dog for a walkie, and i'm going to bore her with drug pathways!
good news!: all my exams (except one) are in rozh104 (only one of you will actually understand this), but its the BEST ROOM EVER! to write an exam in. nice big desks, twirly chairs, its perfect.
my other exam is in the gym (with chairs that are too low compared to the tables), which sucks, but is better than other places.
and thats enough procrastinating. only 8 days till i'm DONE!
ps. what should i do for my b-day? / everyone who will be in markham for the weekend of the 28th should book it off work if necessary. i'm thinking phoenix, but am undecided....
the big day is on a thursday, so its probably better to do something on the weekend? i'm assuming, let me know if i'm wrong.....
there was so much stuff that we learned in this class, and its totally overwhelming, so i'm SUPER happy that the exam isn't cumulative.
the exam is on drugs used to treat cardiovascular problems (hypertension, heart failure, angina, and arrhythmias), central nervous system "disorders" (psychosis, mania & depression, anxiety, parkinsonism, and drugs of abuse) and anesthetics (general and local).
its A LOT to remember, buts its soooo interesting! like, i seriously feel like a med school student studying for this exam, because i'm like "if a patient has high blood pressure, you can give them propranol, but not if they have asthma too, because then they would stop breathing)" etc, etc. this class seriously makes me feel really smart, even though its just a matter of memorizing things.
plus, there is cool stuff, like learning about how alcohol is metabolized, and why you don't get a bad hangover (usually) from vodka as opposed to somehting like burbon. and learning how LSD, cocaine and marijuana work. its sooooo interesting!
that said (...and boy was it nerdish!) i cannot for the life of me concentrate. i've pretty much got the cardiovascular stuff figured out, but i can't concentrate anymore. and i'm leaning about the interesting stuff! the valium, and the heroin! but god! can't. concentrate.
and the exam is tomorrow at 11:30am and i'm SO not ready yet. and house is on tonight, so i HAVE to watch it (its kinda studying in a way though...). god!
i'm excited for meg to come home from her final becuase we're taking the dog for a walkie, and i'm going to bore her with drug pathways!
good news!: all my exams (except one) are in rozh104 (only one of you will actually understand this), but its the BEST ROOM EVER! to write an exam in. nice big desks, twirly chairs, its perfect.
my other exam is in the gym (with chairs that are too low compared to the tables), which sucks, but is better than other places.
and thats enough procrastinating. only 8 days till i'm DONE!
ps. what should i do for my b-day? / everyone who will be in markham for the weekend of the 28th should book it off work if necessary. i'm thinking phoenix, but am undecided....
the big day is on a thursday, so its probably better to do something on the weekend? i'm assuming, let me know if i'm wrong.....