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I did it

I haven’t written in a while because I am involved in thousands of transact that seem endless.
The Good News: I passed the exam, so I’m going to be a surgeon.
Now, the problem is not the exam itself. When you go for it, and study a lot, you can pass it, but passing the exam isn’t [...]

Which is your favorite surgery/procedure?

Everyone have a predilection of a rare surgical procedure.
My favorite surgical procedure is the left thoracoabdominal esophagogastrectomy (proximal esophagogastrectomy with esophagogastrostomy), it is a difficult and plaintiff procedure and not too common, because of its high morbidity and mortality rates.
I have been assisting on once recently and it was nice to be there. Here is [...]

Miracle Pills

O.k. this is too much for me, a couple of weeks ago, when I arrived home, I had found the usual spam in my mailbox (physical, not electronic); but also it was a bag with a couple of pills inside.

The so called “Nopaesbelt”, cures obesity, diabetes and “cholesterol” (so cholesterol is a disease?)

It also works [...]

Poll: Have you ever cheated on an exam?

Please vote on this poll.
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State-Of-The-Art Surgery

From Medical News Today
Medical Center Accreditated by the American College of Surgeons:
The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Carl J. Shapiro Simulation and Skills Center has been formally accredited as a Level 1 facility by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), the first in Boston and New England - and one of only six inaugural certified [...]

Being Curious - Doctor’s Bag

I was reading at Patient Plus an article of what to put in the Doctor’s Bag and I wonder:
In the past, the vast majority of doctors used a Doctor’s Bag, in fact there are museums with different kinds of Doctor’s Bags… but things are changing.
Some physicians still use a Doctor’s Bag to deal with all [...]