Dr. Ashraf demoed to us the procedures for a cortical and radical mastoidectomy using a computer simulator program. It was very neat. Three of our friends got to play ENT surgeons today and may that be a small spark towards a successful surgery career in the future.
The delicate thing with this surgery is that the mastoid cavity is so near the dura of the middle cranial fossa and the facial nerve. One wrong move and you might hit the brain or hit the 7th cranial nerve and the patient will have facial nerve paralysis.
"Of course, you should never attempt surgery if you don't know your anatomy," the doctor said as he proceeded to explain some of the preventive measures to protect the facial nerve during the surgery.
One of them, is having an experienced nurse to put her hand on the patient's cheek. The slightest twitch in the general-anesthesized patient's face is a sign of stimulation of the facial nerve, meaning the surgeon is too close to it for comfort. "Back off now," the nurse will warn and the surgeon will stop for awhile to review his anatomy.
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Surgery, or medicine in general, is a team play. The doctor is the leader and there is always a team with him for the management of any case. Be it just one other nurse or a resident, it is a team when it has more than one person in it. Even House when he fired off all his subordinates, he brainstormed with the janitor. That goes to show the significance of teamwork in medicine.
And that team spirit is what we should nurture from now on.
It is easier said than done. Terribly tough when you are a head-strong Choleric like me who generally give no heed for others but trying to change for the better, and you could die trying when you feel like that hard, ego-busting effort to teamwork with people is in vain...
Anyways, I surmised after two incidents that it is not wrong to trust people but it is wrong to depend on them in any way. It hurts when you become dependent and outbursting "I thought I could trust you" and in the end, you can only blame yourself for expecting anything from them in the first place.
Teamwork is the thinking of an idealist. I still believe in a one-man army in the slightest tinge of reality.
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And as always, interesting people are the ones reminding me of someone or something. In Dr. Ashraf's case, he reminds me of Peter MacNicol :P
The delicate thing with this surgery is that the mastoid cavity is so near the dura of the middle cranial fossa and the facial nerve. One wrong move and you might hit the brain or hit the 7th cranial nerve and the patient will have facial nerve paralysis.
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| Facial paralysis on the baby's right side thus the over-functioning on the left side. |
"Of course, you should never attempt surgery if you don't know your anatomy," the doctor said as he proceeded to explain some of the preventive measures to protect the facial nerve during the surgery.
One of them, is having an experienced nurse to put her hand on the patient's cheek. The slightest twitch in the general-anesthesized patient's face is a sign of stimulation of the facial nerve, meaning the surgeon is too close to it for comfort. "Back off now," the nurse will warn and the surgeon will stop for awhile to review his anatomy.
---
Surgery, or medicine in general, is a team play. The doctor is the leader and there is always a team with him for the management of any case. Be it just one other nurse or a resident, it is a team when it has more than one person in it. Even House when he fired off all his subordinates, he brainstormed with the janitor. That goes to show the significance of teamwork in medicine.
And that team spirit is what we should nurture from now on.
It is easier said than done. Terribly tough when you are a head-strong Choleric like me who generally give no heed for others but trying to change for the better, and you could die trying when you feel like that hard, ego-busting effort to teamwork with people is in vain...
"The only thing women want is to know that their faith in you is valid. That you value the relationship as much as they do."
Cynchick
Will of Fire
Anyways, I surmised after two incidents that it is not wrong to trust people but it is wrong to depend on them in any way. It hurts when you become dependent and outbursting "I thought I could trust you" and in the end, you can only blame yourself for expecting anything from them in the first place.
Teamwork is the thinking of an idealist. I still believe in a one-man army in the slightest tinge of reality.
---
And as always, interesting people are the ones reminding me of someone or something. In Dr. Ashraf's case, he reminds me of Peter MacNicol :P
2 comments:
i like the title. exactly the way i'm feeling.
i think independent people like us are having a hard time adjusting. hehe.
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