There was Grand Rounds at Harris Methodist today, but Melissa, the intern on our team, told Anita and me that we didn't have to go, so we didn't. I'm just hoping we don't get in trouble later.
Things were definitely more busy last night. All the L&D rooms were occupied, so one of the first patients I saw was a nineteen year old who had to give birth in one of the triage rooms b/c she didn't have a room. And people in triage don't get epidurals, so she had to deliver naturally. Yikes! I watched a grand total of four SVDs (spontaneous vaginal deliveries) and got to deliver the placenta in the last one. Which isn't too bad, but considering how Jedd and Marcus have each delivered one baby apiece, I feel like I'm behind. Three of those four needed episiotomies (incisions made in the perineum to enlarge the vagina if the baby can't come out), and those look painful. To say that childbirth is rough would be an understatement, and yet in the end, when the parents are beaming at their newborn baby, it makes everything seem worthwhile. It's also interesting to see how fast babies move through the canal. Some slip out easily, while others require a lot of pushing from Mom in order to get out.
Other notable things: there was a patient on the floors that had secondary syphilis (the painless lesions on the palms and the soles of the feet), so Jed, Marcus, me, two interns, and the attending all went to take a look. When she saw us, the patient said, "Whoa, too many people!" and jokingly asked if we brought her flowers. Still, it's rare to see secondary syphilis nowadays since so many people treat it early with penicillin (she was allergic), so it was pretty cool. Later on, another of our patients had a friction rub, and it sounded like paper getting crumpled. Anita and I spotted Jenny talking on the phone near the elevators, but when I said hi she barely acknowledged us. Gee, thanks. We came more prepared tonight with more food and more caffeine, and we managed to last until 5:15 am before the really huge waves of sleepiness hit. Maybe if I go to sleep in the next hour or so, I'll be wide awake all night tomorrow. But I got to say...ever since I started night shift, it seems like I've been working for one extra long day with no real time to rest in between. And it's weird telling Anita "See you tonight" when we leave the hospital in the mornings. Ah well. Three more nights to go =)
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How's my Slytherin Team doing over there? I think all teams should be categorized by the Hogwarts houses. Haha, I'd so be on Hufflepuff.
I still remember night call - it's just long & semi-miserable especially if it's a slow day.
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