The hospital room was dark when I entered. Soft music played in the background and behind a drawn curtain a nurse called out protectively, “Yes?” Pulling aside the curtain, I led with my credentials, “It’s just the med student.” I tried to sound confident–like I belonged. “Max,” I added hastily. This was my second week […]
Drugs, Babies, and A Difficult Situation
While on the nursery portion of my pediatrics clerkship, I took on an interesting case. The baby boy in question was born without complications to mother who admitted to tobacco and marijuana use during pregnancy. After the baby was born, urine toxicology was sent for mother and baby, of which both turned up positive for marijuana. As a […]
Special Delivery
These past two weeks have been “Women’s Health Weeks.” We have been learning about illnesses that affect mostly women. Along with illness, we were taught some physiology pertaining to females only. The most exciting thing we talked about was delivering a baby, something only a woman can do. It is easy to get bogged down […]
