Purple Urine Bag Syndrome & Uremic Optic Neuropathy

Remember one of my posts showing a picture of "purple colour urine"?

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It was a rare and very interesting case, and hence I took the time to write it up as case report and glad that it was accepted as publication in latest issue of NDT Plus. The other case that I encountered in Taiping, a young man with bilateral uremic optic neuropathy - is published in the same issue.

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These are the links

How do you like the new me?

I'm on a roll with redesign. Blogger is too. I love the new templates. The one I've chosen for the time being is bit like Tumblr, very visual. And that works for me right now.
I'm in the throes of the final week of my first semester as a grad student, and if I'm honest, I have to say: the semester isn't ending a moment too soon. Being a student is exhausting. Not perhaps in the ways you might think, though.
It's not the work, but the navel gazing that gets to me. Bring on the books. And the art works in progress. But all the considering, and reconsidering, and wondering why, etc. etc. All the writing about it. That's what tires me out. It's a bit like being on a merry go round for me. Too many words.
I'm a "first thought, best thought" kind of girl. And I like shorter vs. longer sentences. I like fragments. And big words don't really wow me. As I tweeted recently "pedagogy" and "pithy" are two of my least favorite words. Add to that list "praxis".
Don't get me wrong. I like thinking. And I like thinking on a certain level. But what really excites me is communicating. And understanding. And that means easy to understand. Maybe it's my ingrained advertising ethos. Keep it simple.
I'm not big on hidden messages. It's elitist. It's tricky. Sometimes I suppose, it's sacred. And that's something I do like - or that resonates, if I'm using more academic language.
So, for all of you who have been hoping for grad school blow by blows, I'm sorry. I just don't have the words. But pictures! I've got pictures.
This is what my semester at Goddard looks like:
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The Storm has Come

Much warning has been given regarding the "Storm" in the country. For relevant articles you can read on a few of the following:1. "The Storm is coming..."2. "Storm is coming" for medical profession3. The Standard of Medical education4. The Impending DisasterWith the reference to articles above, I think "storm" is the common word now to be used to describe this disaster. Perhaps the incidences

How to choose your Specialty?

(From doctorshangout) .Quite true..and absolutely hilarious! ;).

Help Cambodia

A physician friend of mine has sent me this email. With his permission, I'd like to share this out hoping to gather more help."Dear everyone,We had planned months ago to go to Cambodia on Nov 6-10, to visit the temples in Angkor. Today, we found out that there has been flooding since August 2011. This made us hesitate slightly, but we've now decided to go ahead anyway. Instead of seeing Angkor

Testing Testing

I'm working on updating all my websites and it's a big ball of wax. So will be using this blog to test a few things out.

If you can't see the slide show because you are on a Mac or iPad, go here