Tri-7 Wk11 Day 437 - Wednesday

[7-ish a.m.] Things are definitely getting back on track. So far, I've found everything but my camera and appointment book. I was especially happy about finding my watch this morning. We weren't allowed to have anything other than the clothes on our back during our board exams this past weekend so all other contents had to be put in a zip-lock back and, I guess during the flurry of travel to Wisconsin right after boards a lot of things got misplaced.

I'm starkly learning that not only do things take time but *everything* takes time and if you want or need the time ya gotta take it.

[9-ish p.m.] Home :)

had a couple more cancellations today, one for Friday and one for tomorrow due to a teacher giving a test at 11 which is a usual lunch hour but, I did start with a new patient today.

Went to the gym on my way home and walked out feeling like my bones were being ripped from my body. Not sure what's up with my kidneys but they've been hurting for a week or two now. I bought some Cranberry Juice today to try and help the situation. Left elbow has an inflamed bursa that's like a tennis sized water balloon.

OK, what words got looked up today?

Dysbiosis - from Wikipedia we have - (also called dysbacteriosis) refers to a condition with microbial imbalances on or within the body. Dysbiosis is most prominent in the digestive tract or on the skin, but can also occur on any exposed surface or mucous membrane such as the vagina, lungs, nose, sinuses, ears, nails, or eyes. It has been associated with different illnesses, like inflammatory bowel disease and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Mural Thrombus - a thrombus that originates in the wall of a cavity, particularly on a diseased patch of endocardium (which is referring to the inner wall of the heart)

it's kind of a big deal for all the blood that's in the heart to get pumped out. sometimes a patient might have a kind of silent ischemic attack which is when a part of the heart dies. if that happens then some blood might pool in the heart which can form a thrombus which is an aggregation of blood factors - you know, like when you cut yourself and a clot forms. When the blood clots and is stationary, not moving in the heart then it's a mural thrombus. If or when that clot decides to break off and see the rest of the body then it's called an embolism.

Thus, as Dr. Kettner has stated, "An embolism is a thrombus on vacation." :)

The other stuff i looked up today was during our AK class, things like "How to Open and Close an Ileocecal Valve". That's the valve between our small & large intestines

Todays pic is our loved ileocecal valve pic :)