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I don't know what that means, but I wrote it in my notes. :) Looking through the notes, here are some key points you should not forget: Prostaglandins and the COX pathway Helpful articles: Physiology and pharmacology of the liver (Part 1) Physiology and pharmacology of the liver (Part 2) I will add more later.

This afternoon was interesting to me. Block 2 really gets us learning about different cultures and diversity in general. A more subtle point is that of assumptions. We saw that in a patient earlier in the block whose skin was 'black' but whose ancestry was equally Scottish and Carribbean. His point was well taken - the medical field is very focused on numbers and statistics (if you hadn't noticed) - however there needs to be a proper balance of integrating that information and applying it to our patients. When you get a patient in your exam room, no matter what they look like, you need to get an idea of who they are and what they value. Is culture even important to them at all? Some 'white' people are very into their Norweigian culture, there are European professors on campus who are white but have very different cultures because they are not American. Alternatively, there are some people who claim their Native American roots, but know nothing about their cu...

Here is a presentation I recently put together. Cardiovascular physiology review .... I also put it on your S: drive in the "Hey Jen" folder. My main references were Guyton & Hall and Costanzo, however www.cvphysiology.com seems to be an excellent resource as well.

Here is a fantastic website for heart and vessel embryology. I highly recommend the Aortic Arch and the Fetal vs. Postnatal circulation. Cardiovascular Embryology

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Contributed by a fellow student doctor: "The web address below connects to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network(NCCN) Treatment Guideline Database. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology The three links at the top of the page are the most useful: the top connects to cancers by location within the body, the middle to screening guidelines, and the bottom to principles of supportive care. The information found at the"cancer by body site" link includes appropriate workup (e.g., laboratory and radiological tests, referrals) and treatment (e.g., surgery, chemo, radiation), as well as information on staging/grading and tumor biology/natural course/epidemiology/etc. This database will likely be useful for LOs during the first and second years,and for "not ANOTHER pimp question on cancer...why me?" preparation during years three and four. Plus, it's all the essentials of cancer (which is good stuff to know) organized in one location and frequently update...

Compliments of a fellow student doctor: "For those of you continually vexed by acid-base disorders, the following article is CRYSTAL -GOLDEN - almost VARI-LIKE. Haber RJ. A practical approach to acid-base disorders. West J Med 1991 Aug;155(2):146-51 I've also attached a website link and acid-base worksheet in hopes that it will allow you more "fun" and less "pain in the ass" studying. " Acid Base Website Acid Base Worksheet

Dr. Allen has put together a collection of articles for this rotation. He has a notebook in his office that is more comprehensive, however you can access most of them online at WWW.UNDMEDLIBRARY.ORG on the E-Reserves Page. You can get the password from Dr. Allen. (the course name is the password). There are some great articles on Chest pain, CHF, Diabetes, Colon Cancer, Breast cancer screening, delirium, hypercholesterolemia... everything you would expect from an internist. I have also added the link to the list on the right side of my page under third year medicine rotation. I hope somebody will find this useful.

Clinical Cases and Images - Blog : " to participate " Interesting blog with sample cases and heathcare blog news.

Check out the side bar of my blog! I added a list of websites that I found useful throughout my first and second year, USMLE study, and also clinical rotations. Please feel free to suggest more sites that you found useful as well. If there is anything else you would like to see, please ask away.

Maybe this isnt so important yet, but start thinking about some research ideas for your Epidemiology project. During rotations, think of questions you have had that may be answered by a research project. Ask the physicians you are working with for ideas or input on your ideas. Ask easy questions that dont involve any subjectivity. For the project, it is ideal to have a partner. Not only can you get more done, you have someone to help develop your ideas as well as critique your writing before the final product is due. You are encouraged to conduct local research (ND or Midwest). You are allowed to use chart reviews (usually from the hospital you are currently at) or Datasets that have already been collected such as the North Dakota Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring System (PRAMS) , Birth Certificate data, or data collected from the National Resource Center on Native American Aging (UND Medical School). I did my research project on breastfeeding using the ND PRAMS survey. I used ...