Randomness with Opthamology

Opthamology was really interesting. Eyeballs and the thought of anything near them (let alone anything sharp) is really gross to me- so thats why I did this rotation. I dont know if I am more comfortable or not, but I wish I had been exposed to more opthamology earlier on because it is so AWESOME. I asked the Dr. I was working with what he thought of that Lasik and if it was a bad idea for myself - because my career is basically based on my vision and ability to look at cells through a microscope. He kind of gave me this look and said,"well whose career doesn't depend on their ability to see?"

Anyhow, I was busy taking notes - mostly about the little one liners that sounded funny or interesting to me. Anyhow, I hope someone finds these interesting. I must have found enough interest to write them down...

Jan 1, 1966 marked the end of Medicine as a Profession - this was the year that Medicare was started...

You can walk someone straight to the morgue on steroids...

TB was almost eliminated in this country, then the liberals came in and made us get rid of the sanitariums. TB was treated surgically - and may be again because of its multi-drug resistance.

Malaria was almost elimiated, then the liberals came in and made us get rid of DDT. (Sharon Carlson?) Some African countries said screw that - our people are dying...we are going to use it anyway. Then US threatened to cut Aid unless they stopped.

the pursuit of healthiness is often unhealthy -Chesterton

is there an HPV - AIDS connection?

Medicine is the "Work of the Lord" Back in the day the doctors were also the priests....

Traumatic choroiditis has an increased incidence in pigmented people

Who you are now is what you were when.

Bad things always happen to nice people. (they seem to be the ones who get all the cancers.... working so hard to please others... they have a weakened immune system???)

How do you tell if it is a dermoid? Hold 2 ice cubes up to it and see if the teeth chatter. Ha Ha Ha

The tissue is the issue.

Department of Redundancy Dept.

A patient comes into the department complaining of eye pain or itch. They get scheduled for cataract surgery.

Whats the worst thing you can find in a liver biopsy? Normal Gallbladder.

FLK- Funny Looking Kid
JPC- Just plain crazy

If you know syphillis you know medicine.. Now it's: If you know sarcoid, you know medicine.

Billberry good for night vision

HeLa (HLA typing) --> Helen Lane

Chance favors the mind prepared

Two reasons the kids dont wear their glasses. They dont need them or they dont fit.

Cookies for Santa: $1.50
Gallon of Milk: $3.19
Holiday PJ's: $14.99
Seeing Christmas through your child's eyes: Priceless

Now, off to ENT. Lets see those ears...

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