Behold, the laparoscopic knot pusher. A few days ago, I attended a basic laparoscopic surgery1 training session– the kind of “enrichment” stuff us lowly pre-clinical students are given the opportunity to play around with every once in a while. They taught us a number of drills, one of which was to suture a length of [...]
‘amusing’
The most amazing surgical instrument ever
Monday, July 19th, 2010What I learned from my parents
Friday, July 9th, 2010A week or so ago, the air conditioner in my bedroom decided to stop working during what may have been some of the hottest days I’ve ever had to endure without a functioning air conditioner. Even when I tried to sleep in the sweltering heat, however, I, oddly enough, continued to insist on covering my [...]
Traveling in km/h
Monday, July 5th, 2010A friend of mine drives a newer Honda Civic, the speedometer on which is a large digital display (as opposed to the analog dials that most other cars have). This means that the speedometer can be set to display the traveling speed in either miles per hour (mph) or kilometers per hour (km/h) one at [...]
