Okay. So walking and patience and a sweep and all that have done nothing so far. I am now trying to encourage labour by reading (occasionally out loud, because the fetus is not passive in this process!) the uptodate articles on the mechanism and management of labour.

( In which I nerd ... )

So I found myself wondering today what kind of medical exam Beverly Crusher would have taken ( Read more... )

So I learned something the other day.

I learned why many presentations of cerebral palsy are not diagnosed until later in childhood.

Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term for a group of conditions that relate to motor and/or mental disabilities which are the result of damge done to the brain in utero or shortly after birth.  Cerebral palsy (CP) is the ( Read more... )

This is from our palliative care lecture today:

There is no royal road to learning medicine. The path is long, the demands heavy, and the sacrifices real. Learning never stops: it starts when the student is a spectator but sinks deep only when learning is through service. All doctors must continue to learn, and not only about new advances but to ( Read more... )

I am SO making a tag for this: random medical advice.  I've got loads.  Just wait till January!

Ahem: Did you KNOW?? that everyone over the age of 40 should have their glucose tolerance tested every 3 years?  Even if you don't have risk factors for type II diabetes.  My roommate knows this doctor who has type II diabetes, and eats well and is thin ( Read more... )