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Nov 15

🟪 For MBBS Newcomers 🟪

So you have been allotted an MBBS Seat and now you are on your journey to the incredible world of Medicine!
But no one's telling you what the journey is going to be like, where the stops are, and where it is that you are going?

Maybe this will help you

🟥 Disclaimer 🟥

This thread is not about future career prospects, nor does it talk about NEET/PLAB/USMLE etc. Nor will I talk about specialty.
If that if what you are here for, it would be in vain.

If you have no idea what I am talking about, ignore this 1 Tweet, and read on!

🟦 Why do people choose MBBS? 🟦

1️⃣ Curious/Passionate about Medical Field 🤩
2️⃣ Parents forced them 👨‍👩‍👦
3️⃣ Sounded cool 😎
4️⃣ Earn money/respect 💵/🫡
5️⃣ Scored good marks, seemed an obvious option 🤷🏻‍♂️
6️⃣ Hated Maths, Took Biology 🌿🦍

For those not in Group 1, it will be tough!

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Nov 15

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🟩Setting Our Sights On...🟩
- by @arshiet

🟡Loosely based on a true story🟡

Uncle Girish was a quiet man, growing quieter as he grew old. But he was still content with what he had. All was well until Smita Aunty noticed he was finding it difficult to read his morning prayers.

"I think we should go to the doctor," she said, "before something worse happens."

"I don't have many years left now—"

"Shut up! Don't talk nonsense. We are so lucky that Pranav is an ophthalmologist!"

Girish Uncle nodded, and were thrown down memory lane.

Pranav was his younger brother's son. Quite smart, studious, passionate. After his father's passing, he had moved into a boarding house to continue his studies. But every Diwali vacation, he would visit Girish and Smita. He loved the sweets Smita Aunty would make.

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@arshiet

Nov 11

💟For Final Year MBBS Students💟
(And Anyone Else Interested in Medical Studies)

⏺️ Context
This is something I wrote during my internship, and then had forwarded it to around 3 subsequent junior batches. Now, because times are changing, everything cannot be relevant today.

⏺️ Introduction
Final Year is Overhyped.
Yes, it really is.
Only real distinguishing factor is the bigger syllabus.
But the factor that we must address first, is "Lack of Orientation"
The vast syllabus is overwhelming, and one is suddenly pushed into a running a race.

This leads to stress, vomiting, diarrhoea, sleepless nights, mental breakdowns. No sane person would WANT this.

✅ At this point, let me clarify that I was by no means a topper, or even studious, during MBBS. So if you want brilliant academic tips, this might not be for you.

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@arshiet

Nov 11

1 a.m. Casualty Scenes, during my Internship Days
An injured old man was brought in by his son. After a fall, he had sustained several contussed, lacerated wounds (CLWs)

As an intern, my task was to stitch them up with 'stay' sutures, to stop the bleeding, minimise infection

It was a very busy casualty. I was the only person available for the job. Everyone else had different patients to attend to. Also, the minor OT was a few metres away from the casualty, so I was the only person around.
1 attendant was on duty there but he was running around,

doing odd jobs.
I needed someone to hold the patient's hand while I stitched it up. The son, a middle aged man, bravely volunteered for it. Usually, we do not permit laypeople to do these things; but a busy govt casualty at that time of the night leaves no option. We started.

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@arshiet

Nov 10

💟 Tip Time 💟
--> "Fainting"

A few hours ago I asked people if they had fainted in Med Training, and I got mixed responses. So, in case you want to know how to tackle it, read on.

I am no expert, but these 3 tips might help.
Why 3? Because it is easy to remember than a chapter

0️⃣ Food and Water
Most common advice is to go to duty with food in your stomach. But also the most neglected. And... people forget that water is imp to sustain life.
This is not a 'tip', because this is like common knowledge, and prerequisite to minimise chance of fainting. Next?

1️⃣ Breathe
People hyperventilate, which is doom. So if you feel fainty, take deep, long breaths and calm down.

2️⃣ Sit down
Immediately. Preferably head between the knees, looking down.
Better:lie down, legs elevated.
Avoid Falling ❎

3️⃣ Inform
Tell closest person you fainty.

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@arshiet

Nov 10

Care to do a thinking exercise for 5 minutes? Follow this thread. 🧵

(Keep your responses in mind, and comment at the end of the thread; not in between, please)

Title: How Blind Do You See Love?
Total Scenes = 5

Scene 1: You meet a person online
You LOVE ❤️ their thought process Personalities match

You both have kept pics etc hidden
You plan to meet and you see them from a distance. They are HORRIBLE, exactly what matches your desc of UGLY

You:
A) Accept that love is blind
B) Run away

Scene 2: You come across a BEAUTIFUL ✨ person who too seems to like how you look. You start talking and realise that they are MENTALLY not suited for you, and you hate the Thought of being with them

You:
A) Accept that love is blind
B) Run away

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