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abigailagbabiaka wrote a new post, Work Experience-week 17-20, on the site My Journey To Medical School 5 years, 4 months ago

Another common procedure is a total knee replacement.

The most common reason for a knee replacement is again osteoarthritis. This surgery is used only as a last resort though. Therefore all other treatment must […]

abigailagbabiaka wrote a new post, Work Experience- Week 14-16, on the site My Journey To Medical School 5 years, 4 months ago

A very common operation people will come in for while at work experience was hip replacements. This is a very common operation especially in the older generation.

Some of the common reasons for a hip […]

abigailagbabiaka wrote a new post, Work Experience-Week 10-13, on the site My Journey To Medical School 5 years, 5 months ago

While observing a doctor I noticed he was taking a blood test. Upon asking why he was taking a blood test from this particular person he said to observe her potassium levels. She was on blood thinners. This can […]

abigailagbabiaka wrote a new post, Transplantation, on the site My Journey To Medical School 5 years, 5 months ago

Another interesting talk at Cambridge was made by Dr Menna Clatworthy we discussed a case and what needs to be considered when a kidney is transplanted.

Transplantation is the transfer of cells, tissues or […]

abigailagbabiaka wrote a new post, Alzheimer’s Disease- What’s the problem and how do we fix it?, on the site My Journey To Medical School 5 years, 5 months ago

There was a very insightful talk by Professor Tim Bussey in the Department of Experimental Psychology at Cambridge.

Here are some facts and statistics about Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s disease has 100% mortality […]

abigailagbabiaka wrote a new post, The Biology of Appetite- Sadaf Farooqi, on the site My Journey To Medical School 5 years, 5 months ago

Appetite is the desire to eat food in order to maintain energy needs. Sometimes our system (set of behaviour) has to alter to maintain these energy needs e.g. when bears hibernate they need to lower their […]

abigailagbabiaka wrote a new post, The Science of Laughter- Sophie Scott, on the site My Journey To Medical School 5 years, 5 months ago

I went to a very interesting discourse on the science of laughter where the social and neurological implications of laughter was discussed.

Laughter is an action which can overwhelm finely controlled […]

abigailagbabiaka wrote a new post, First Aid Course- Level 2, on the site My Journey To Medical School 5 years, 8 months ago

A few weeks ago I completed my First Aid Course Level 2 which I passed!!! There was a lot of recapping Dr ABC, CPR, recovery position, bleeds etc. However what I did learn was the importance of asking the casualty […]

abigailagbabiaka wrote a new post, Too much of a good thing, on the site My Journey To Medical School 5 years, 8 months ago

All organisms are made up of DNA with genetics being an approach or way of looking at life. A gene is a piece of DNA that codes for a protein. However genes are more complicated than that. There are sequences to […]

abigailagbabiaka wrote a new post, The Neuroscience of Memory-travels through space and time (Eleanor Maguire), on the site My Journey To Medical School 5 years, 8 months ago

A few weeks ago I went to a RIGB lecture, even though I missed 20 minutes of it this is what I learnt.

The hippocampus is involved with visually planning and without this part of the brain we cannot use small […]

abigailagbabiaka wrote a new post, Dementia Friend’s , on the site My Journey To Medical School 5 years, 8 months ago

At the Dementia Cafe we had the chance to become a Dementia Friend.

Dementia Friend’s is a social action movement to raise awareness about dementia. As a Dementia Friend we encourage people to learn more about […]

abigailagbabiaka wrote a new post, Work Experience- Week 9, on the site My Journey To Medical School 5 years, 8 months ago

With another wonderful chance to speak to a junior doctor I asked about his typical day.

He starts the day with a meeting with the other doctors. Looking at x-rays, discussing certain patients. Then comes the […]

abigailagbabiaka wrote a new post, Work Experience- Week 5-8, on the site My Journey To Medical School 5 years, 8 months ago

I am talking about these weeks all together because nothing very eventful happened. Unfortunately I was not able to speak to any doctors. I just carried on doing my little jobs like filling water jugs, giving and […]

abigailagbabiaka wrote a new post, Work Experience-Week 4, on the site My Journey To Medical School 5 years, 8 months ago

Again I was given the opportunity of asking an FY1 a few questions. He was able to give invaluable advice saying I had good work experience but should maybe get work experience in a GP. This would give me an idea […]

abigailagbabiaka wrote a new post, The Human Tissue Authority, on the site My Journey To Medical School 5 years, 10 months ago

This article from Volume 26 Number 3 of the Biological Sciences Review caught my eye because it discuss some medical ethics which I will need to aware of in my career.

The Human Tissue Authority works to […]

abigailagbabiaka wrote a new post, HIV and AIDS- could stem cell transplants provide a cure?, on the site My Journey To Medical School 5 years, 10 months ago

I cam across an interesting article in the Biological Sciences Review Volume 26 Number 1. It caught my eye because is shows real life application of biological sciences.

HIV infection/AIDS is a disease of the […]

abigailagbabiaka wrote a new post, Work Experience- Week 3, on the site My Journey To Medical School 5 years, 10 months ago

My third week of work experience was very interesting indeed. I had the delight of talking to an FY1 doctor. He went to Imperial and there was just not enough time to ask all my questions!

He was able to […]

abigailagbabiaka wrote a new post, Work Experience- Week 2, on the site My Journey To Medical School 5 years, 10 months ago

This week I got to observe first hand just how much paperwork nurses and doctors have to do. I would constantly see nurses whenever they had free time tackling a huge pile of paperwork. This made me understand how […]

abigailagbabiaka wrote a new post, Work Experience- Week 1, on the site My Journey To Medical School 5 years, 10 months ago

My first week on the ward was very nerve racking. I was not very sure what they expected me to do or they will even be too busy to pay attention to me. Though I was very keen to get stuck and I was ready to accept […]

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