Now onto the NICU

So my week of renal is over! As I mentioned before, it's just not my thing. But, needless to say, I learned so much. I always like to give my homework case studies a good attempt before I actually go into the rotation, then revisit them on Thursday before they're due. It's amazing how much I seem to learn in such a short amount of time. While some questions may stump me on Sunday, I can whip through the case study by Thursday. 

Today I saw some crazy disease states though. Google "Pearson Syndrome." It's a rare syndrome where the body's DNA for the mitochondria isn't correct. Therefore, it results in about 5 different other problems such as anemia, pancreatic insufficiency, liver/kidney failure, and metabolic issues. These kids rarely live past infancy because of all the complications. And get this, in it's entire history, there have only been 80 reported cases worldwide. SWEET.

But wait - make it 81. That's right, we have a Pearson Syndrome patient at Mott! And she's 7 years old. She has definitely defied the odds. Her medical history is crazy, fit with 36 different medications that she takes every day. Thank goodness for her amazing parents and siblings, she's so adorable. She was in for just a routine out-patient procedure, but for with her intense medical history, she was admitted to do a little more monitoring.

I'm getting more and more anxious about applying for jobs. I used to job search for "fun," just to see what's out there, what areas seem to hire more, etc. Now I have to start taking it a little more seriously and consider if I want to apply or not. In a few weeks, we have an intern meeting that is based on resume building and interview skills. I don't think I'm going to start applying until after. 

The spring-like weather has me feeling like I did during undergrad in the spring semesters - aka: almost DONE.