Today we started our new anatomy block - the abdomen, pelvis and perineum. It seems the trend with this class is to throw as much information at us as possible at the beginning of any particular subject and then go back and approach the material at a more reasonable speed from multiple angles in the subsequent weeks. So, today was rather overwhelming.
For our Community and Preventative Medicine class we had a lecture from the Commissioner of Public Health for Westchester County. Lots of amazing stories. Takeaways: vaccinate religiously; chlorine is your friend, lead is not; close the pool first, ask questions later; don't use a wet vac to clean up vomit (unless you like aerosolized vomit).
TIL: Mondor disease is a stupidly scary sounding condition resulting from the sclerosis and thrombophlebitis of a subcutaneous vein of the anterior chest wall. The jargon is half the scariness so let's try that again in English: Not-that-scary disease results from the hardening and inflammation of a vein just below the skin in the chest due to a blood clot. This is far more common in women and can be caused by complications of breast surgery or simply wearing too tight a bra. No treatment is typically required as the clot will dissolve on its own.
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