West Virginia University School of Medicine - Pylon Yearbook (Morgantown, WV)

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Inadequate pre med — no home ec Santrock rewards Chamberlain First Sight of Wards The Real Fun Starts Then after you ' ve con- vinced the patient that this exam is important, ' ACE dazzles sophs more fancy footwork. 26

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-for tomorrow we might die ... of boredom -First Two Years— One must study parts of it . . or of eyestrain or of headache but one can sleep through some. 25

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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Staff Notes -A 1966, CLASS OF W.V.U. MED SCHOOL H06-01-66 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA OUT PATIENT DEPARTMENT lOENTIflCAnON CARD Dcto Sorvico Thir ci WVrm arimia sion r f +.Viis 2h y f -r old married- third yeat student , CHIEF COMPLAIMll ?I el.likSLl»Ve fallen into a bedpan, and tha nursa is trying to wipe me off, I oiy i PRESENT ILLNESS: Began with Peds. After having spent previous day doing sweat chlorides on three infants, tWOMork upS, and during e vaning trying +.n p»+. hlriAH rnltiiira and- urine from a two year old, was told to present new patient. Collapsed during presen- tation Tdhfin Xlingberg asked him. what patient ' s CSF cells looted like ta hljn » Found that going to Medicine was like going from pot into fire. Was reprimanded by Harley for not doing duplicate RBC counts on each patient; was reprimanded by resident for abbreviating WTO JC Hosp.; was reprimanded by Conn for turning in 6.3 times lO ' blood tubes- aL-Bi05T —and was reprimanded by Davidson for -not knowing serum manganese level of gazebo. Dwindled to fat in the fire in surgery. Developed squint trying to see field during open heart jiurgery; repr iman ded by BZ for not knowing ADH valne of camel; and was reprimanded by patient for mistaking Ewald tube for Foley, On OB-Gyn was reprimanded h Nick for being in deli.very room. Starte d hear ing constant voices - Dr. Junior; Dr, Junior. Later developed thrombophlebitis of both legs after standing l?y with retractor during flow study, SOCIAL HISTORY: Personal life complicated in preceding summer by phone call from sweetheart. Dentes Tise of food - c an Heat lunch during le c tur e s ; — can»t eat dinner — when I ' m on second call (every third night); my wife won ' t fix breakfast before 6:30, REVIEW OF SYSTEMS ' HBSNT: Has been aware of b lank stare , Chro nic o titis med ia sin ce Peds, Says he hasn ' t been aware of rest of body for eight months. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION: GENERAL : Patient babbling quietly to self. Head f lerad on chest; arms folded over chest; knee chest position with legs flexed on thighs. Occasional kick. Rest of phy sical within normal limits, except for atrophic GU findings. Patient smiles during rectal exam, as if accustomed tb sajtM, IMPRESSION: Condition resembles combat fatigue- Acute psychotic break imminent RBCOMMnroATIONS: Consider not returning - ever V st VirfEinlH Universilv Hospltwl 27