9 things to be happy about in M5

1. My clinical skills are better than an M3. Or so I hope.

2. I have gained valuable skills in charming aunties and uncles into letting me examine them.

3. I motivate myself to reach KTPH by 8am every morning and have managed to get my friends to do the same.

3. My sis can teach me radiology after spending 2 weeks in the radiology department.

4. My allergic rhinitis is better once I stop using the air-conditioning - hence I save medical bills and electric bills at the same time.

5. My working hours are shorter than that of a HO's.

6. I have 3 weeks of holidays to look forward to after my exams. And I might get to travel :)

7. Christmas is coming.

8. Internal Med EOPT is coming.

9. Playhouse is coming.

Updates from 24 Oct to 13 Nov

Non-specific viral illness

24 Oct: high fever 39.3

25: Sore throat - saw GP, given cefuroxime and fluimucil

26: developed macular rash - advised by GP to stop cefuroxime, dengue serology was -ve, FBC showed ?lymphocytosis

27: rash became itchy and confluent in areas

28: repeat FBC in polyclinic: normal. 1 atypical mononucleocyte. diagnosis by polyclinic doctor - infectious mononucleosis vs cefuroxime allergy.

Subsequently rash subsided, patient was febrile, vitals stable, no URTI symptoms.

7 Nov

First day of internal med posting. Time to try to start work ==(

10 Nov

Happy day.

13 Nov

Time to start worrying about case write up, tutorials next week and what not.

Sigh. ==(

At least I had delicious steamed jiaozi (dumplings) today. Today is a good day.