Today we spent an hour watching our anatomy professors butt. Specifically we were watching him demonstrate the action of the gluteus muscles during various actions.
This evening was the first emergency medicine interest group meeting, during which an EM doctor and NYMC alumnus gave a presentation on the specialty. Pretty much confirmed my understanding. Pros: hourly shifts (never on call), can move anywhere with little notice, world's best diagnosticians. Cons: bad hours (open 24/7), no long-term patient interactions, have to give the most interesting cases to other specialists, generally not dealing with the most pleasant patients (especially at 2am on Friday).
TIL: Long term steroid treatment, such as that for Crohn's disease can obliterate the artery to the head of the femur, resulting in necrosis of the bone and requiring hip replacement surgery.
The normal growth of the legs includes periods of bow-leggedness and knocked-knees. From birth to about 1½ years the leg bones are very pliable, bear little weight and are bowed outward. They grow straight for about 6 months as the child is learning to walk, but then a growth spurt hits and forces the knees closer together. This is corrected fairly quickly resulting in properly aligned legs.
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