Immunol Clinic
Sat in with the immunol clinic today. HIV patients, Hepatitis patients, patients with SLE, patients with some unknown immunological pathology, overanxious parents who work in the health profession.
Boring as hell.
Went to the Grand Round, listened to the talk for a bit, which was about the history of the lumbar puncture/epidural anaesthesia. It was quite interesting - back in the early 1900s the smart doctors who invented this injected cocaine into the epidural space of one of their esteemed colleagues. It worked, of course, and then they proceeded to test its effect by pinching his testicles, whacking his ankles with iron bars, giving him nipple cripples, effacing his pubic hair, amongst other forms of inflicting pain.
The poor guy didn't feel anything until the next day when he woke up with no pubic hair and swollen testes, ankles and nipples.
Ouch. What a way to dedicate yourself to science.
Other than that, the day sucked. Boring lecture at Grace Vaughan House.
Boring as hell.
Went to the Grand Round, listened to the talk for a bit, which was about the history of the lumbar puncture/epidural anaesthesia. It was quite interesting - back in the early 1900s the smart doctors who invented this injected cocaine into the epidural space of one of their esteemed colleagues. It worked, of course, and then they proceeded to test its effect by pinching his testicles, whacking his ankles with iron bars, giving him nipple cripples, effacing his pubic hair, amongst other forms of inflicting pain.
The poor guy didn't feel anything until the next day when he woke up with no pubic hair and swollen testes, ankles and nipples.
Ouch. What a way to dedicate yourself to science.
Other than that, the day sucked. Boring lecture at Grace Vaughan House.
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