Capgras Syndrome : Forgetting VIPs in your Life.

Have you ever had the feeling that the friend you have known for ages may not be the one who's standing in front of you? Weird, right? you are pretty sure the person is not your friend, and yet everyone is telling you that he or she is. Before you start debating with everyone else and insists on your thoughts, let me tell you about a certain theory that had caught my attention these past few days -- CAPGRAS DELUSION THEORY or the Capgras Syndrom The syndrome is a disorder in which a certain person believes that a friend or a relative has been replaced by an identical-looking impostor. This is classified under the delusional misidentification syndrome, a certain kind of delusional beliefs that involves misidentification of people, places...

Appendectomy Marathon

appendix attached to a straight clamp and a bobcock forcep with the first knife used to cut the specimen Appendectomy is one of the most frequent operations we have in our operating room. It is a cross between a minor and a major operation.The best surgeons can perform this kind of procedure at an average time of fifteen minutes, some appendectomy can last up to an hour or two, excluding the induction of anesthesia.  This is one of my most favorite operations (depending on the surgeon, actually) because it is very basic. Things needed beside the major basic set is a baby richardson retractor and some basic sutures. One simple basic thing to remember about appendectomy: THIS IS A PROCEDURE WHERE YOU USE THE FIRST KNIFE AFTER THE...

VP SHUNTING: ALL ALONE!

VP Shunting all by myself and I survived! I thought all the while that my fellow nurses are just teasing me --- but no. It was written on our whiteboard. An emergency VP shunting or Ventriculoperitoneal shunting. There is only one neuro-surgeon that graces our operating room and he goes by the name Dr. ♥. Although there was an eerie space on the surgeon's name, you'd be a dimwit to ask if he'd be the one to do it. My friends had already choose cases to scrub and according to them - seniors are the one who are in charge of scrubbing cases such as these (in short, when it comes to hard cases, seniors first. if easy cases, juniors first). I already felt an impending migraine. Ok! I have assisted several cranio (but if i have any other choice,...

Just came straight from SUGBU!

Beautiful Butterfly found at Jumalon's Butterfly Sanctuary in Cebu City Will post some of my travel memoirs s00n ...

MAJOR BASIC SET (OPERATING ROOM INSTRUMENTS)

In our hospital, we often use the major basic set in major operations most especially during abdominal procedures. It is primarily composed of clamps, forceps and scissors. Two bowls accompany our set and retractors are added if they are need during the operation. 5 kochers straight, 5 bobcock,5 allis, 5 round nose, 5 straight clamp, 10 hemostats, 5 towel clips Kocher (Ochsner). Used to grasp heave tissue and can be also used as a clamp. Its jaw can be straight or curve, we also utilize this to hold a peanut. Bobcock forcep. Utilized to grasp delicate tissue such as intestine, fallopian tube, ovary, appendix, also available in long sizes Allis Forcep. Used to grasp tissue and is available also in long sizes. Round Nose (kelly curve)....

An OR nurse...

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Homecoming

Two years ago…                  Her eyes were almost darker than it used to be, it seemed that she haven’t had a good night sleep in six months. It was void of any emotion, lifeless. Her cheeks sunk exaggerating the weight loss that was clearly visible when she wears her usual clothes. She needed a belt for her pants to stay on its place. The old bulge in her stomach was nowhere to be found. Her face no longer has the pinkish color that she got from the sun or just from being ecstatic, all that is left is a white-pale face that needed a scourging heat from the sun. Is this me?  Anika asked herself. So this is why I worried...