My First Patient to Crash

On Friday, a patient crashed on me after surgery. Ever since I graduated I have been dreading the day when this would happen to me for the first time outside of UC Davis and all of the safety nets that the school provides for students. I had a resounding fear that I would freeze, not Read More …

Losing My First Dog

Not that I was the doctor responsible for the case (I was merely shadowing and assisting), but the second day of my externship at the San Francisco SPCA ended rather unfortunately. A shepherd mix presented with signs of lethargy and polycythemia but upon ultrasound and chest radiographs, it was discovered that the dog had pericardial Read More …

Losing My First Dog

Not that I was the doctor responsible for the case (I was merely shadowing and assisting), but the second day of my externship at the San Francisco SPCA ended rather unfortunately. A shepherd mix presented with signs of lethargy and polycythemia but upon ultrasound and chest radiographs, it was discovered that the dog had pericardial Read More …

An Aside: Olympic Luger’s Death

While I have all intentions of keeping this blog focused on my life in vet school and helping other students get into vet school, certain events affect all of our lives regardless of whether we are involved, and this is no exception. Yesterday, on the opening day of the Olympic games, the world mourned (and Read More …