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 Education › Re: The medical students and aspirants thread by lomaxx: 8:11pm On Nov 03, 2014 |
DrHesjay:1: a) sickle cell disease b) mutation substituting GTG for GAG in 6th codon of beta chain leading to valine substituting glutamate in position 6 of Hb beta chain. 2) a) Dactylitis in Sickle cell disease b) same as above c) genetic counseling(check the books for details), proper hydration, avoiding precipitants etc (more in the books) 4 Likes 1 Share |
| Education › Re: The medical students and aspirants thread by lomaxx: 11:20am On Nov 03, 2014 |
bitex2:An emphatic yes!!!! But please: my books are just recommendations. Feel free to use what you believe is best for you. Cheers! 2 Likes |
| Education › Re: The medical students and aspirants thread by lomaxx: 9:15am On Nov 03, 2014 |
ikevin:What app are you using to download? |
| Education › Re: The medical students and aspirants thread by lomaxx: 8:15pm On Nov 02, 2014 |
Greetings to everyone in this new month. As the Editor-in-Chief of University of Uyo Medical Students Association, I'm delighted to announce that we would be launching the next edition of our magazine soon. Sequel to this, we would love to feature articles from medical students in other schools scattered across Nigeria. The proposed article must be original, type-set, and should relate remotely or distantly to medical school or the medical profession. Submit articles to uumsa@writeme.com or matata@doctor.com on or before 14th November, 2014. Kindly add your name, department, level, school, and a photograph(if possible). Thank you. |
| Education › Re: The medical students and aspirants thread by lomaxx: 6:34pm On Nov 02, 2014 |
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| Education › Re: Engineering Vs Medicine..which Of These Rules D World by lomaxx: 11:35am On Nov 02, 2014 |
Amastermovic:I'm not here to prove a point to you. That's not part of why I'm on Nairaland. What drew me to your post was the use of the mentally subnormal point that " the number of people who die owing to the carelessness of an engineer buttresses the importance of that profession". And I have done justice to it in my earlier post. Don't draw me into an insensible argument. I am refusing to give in to the temptation to think that you're an engineer - or even one in the making. I have a lot of engineer friends- they don't communicate with such paucity of content and flow of thought. If I show this post to them, purporting it came from a "nairaland engineer", they'll be utterly ashamed. Why did I even reply this post? 1 Like |
| Education › Re: Engineering Vs Medicine..which Of These Rules D World by lomaxx: 8:05am On Nov 02, 2014 |
Look at him yapping about the relevance of a profession with respect to the number of people that die when a building collapses. I especially do not engage in argument to buttress the superiority of any profession to another. Because no profession is indeed better than the other. The most important thing is who is doing the profession- that is where we can talk about who is better and who is not. And I have painstakingly observed that under-performers are mostly always the ones on the fore-front of the fight for professional superiority. But hey- I have to indulge your argument first because I despise with indignant passion people who use the suffering of others as a means to score cheap unnecessary points. If we were to use high mortality rate as a yardstick to judge- I would want to take take your mind down memory lane to the brief Ebola drama that happened in Nigeria. If you appear yet to be convinced, go to Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone and see what's going on to appreciate the depravity of your argument. And when we now talk about the morbidity and mortality of Malaria, HIV, Tuberculosis etc in Sub-Saharan Africa- you will appreciate your argument better. These things are a reflection of the lack of sufficiently trained medical personnel. But nay- the principles and the practice of medicine does not derive its relevance from the number of lives lost. We are never proud about it. Its a blow to the practice. Medical practice saves lives and grant succor to broken souls. We give hope - the ray of life in the tumbling storm. Even more than that - something more than treatment is going on at hospitals every day. Every night some doctor, nurse or staff is donating blood for patient. Every day they are arranging free medicines, equipments for the patients that cannot afford them - and these aren’t for credit. It is done out of our interest and dedication. So we really don't want to rule the world. So far we rule our world, we're very okay. PS- Ruling our World : Providing the best care to a patient within the best time possible. 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Education › Re: The medical students and aspirants thread by lomaxx: 8:13am On Nov 01, 2014*. Modified: 8:14pm On Nov 02, 2014 |
Greetings to everyone in this new month. As the Editor-in-Chief of University of Uyo Medical Students Association, I'm delighted to announce that we would be launching the next edition of our magazine soon. Sequel to this, we would love to feature articles from medical students in other schools scattered across Nigeria. The proposed article must be original, type-set, and should relate remotely or distantly to medical school or the medical profession. Submit articles to uumsa@writeme.com or matata@doctor.com on or before 14th November, 2014. Kindly add your name, department, level, school, and a photograph(if possible). Thank you. |
| Education › Re: The medical students and aspirants thread by lomaxx: 12:27am On Nov 01, 2014*. Modified: 12:43am On Nov 01, 2014 |
Innoxxacs:Start by removing the distractions - then study. Never study with the hope of containing distractions. It mostly never works. Even if it does- its not perfect. I'm not a fan of studying for long grueling hours. It's not important. What is important is your goal of studying, having the right materials, and making sure you attain your study goal per time. A man can decide to put 2 bags of rice on a wheelbarrow and push it from point A to point B. To everyone, he has worked hard. To him, he is working hard. You can see the sweat on his skin and his bulgy muscles attesting to the 2 bags of rice weight. Another man can decide to put 2 bags of rice in van- to move from point A to point B. Well, this doesn't matter much to anyone. Nobody sees him. Nobody hears him. He doesn't work so much as MR Truckpusher. But he did what Mr Truckpusher did- moving two bags of rice from point A to point B. Granted-to succeed, you would have to invest hardwork. But sadly, the most important thing is not the amount of work you do, but the amount of goals you attain per time. I am not saying studying for long hours isn't good. My point is- no matter how long you study for ( 2 hours or 20 hours) place more emphasis on what you're achieving with that time instead of using the length of time as a measure of effective study. At the end of the day, when you're asked to write on the brachial plexus, nobody would ask the number of hours you studied. You'd be expected to produce what you should know. This doesn't mean it's easier. Long term memory depends a whole lot on repetitive studying. If my physiology doesn't fail me, there are two types of memories: short term and long term. When you're studying a concept for the first time, that information is stored as short term memory. Within a short while, you'd forget. To remember over a long period of time, you need to transfer this information from the short term to long term memory centers. This can only happen by repetitive studying- a term fondly called "potentiation" (look up physiology of long term memory and potentiation for more details) Which is why I always advise that one studies : 1) Before a lecture 2) Pay attention during the lecture 3) Study what was taught immediately after the lecture. This gives you a chance to add more details if you want a distinction. 4) Revise at another time 5) Maybe one more time for folks that want distinctions. To me that's all you need. The other BCH-Medicine thing is a very personal affair. If you've wanted to study medicine all your life, on no account should you back down. At least, give it your best shot. If it works out, well and good- if not, at least you gave it a good try. Don't spend too much time thinking of making the right decision. Make the decision - then stick to it 12 Likes 4 Shares |
| Romance › Re: Should A Lady Cook For The Guy She's Dating? by lomaxx: 6:26pm On Oct 31, 2014 |
It really isn't a big deal. Why are Nigerians like this? 1 Like |
| Romance › Re: She Feels To Big To Greet. by lomaxx: 5:33pm On Oct 31, 2014 |
I don't understand Nigerians This girl in question is a Personal Assistant to the MD and she is answerable to the MD Not you. Whatever qualifications you've got....whatever you are, you are for yourself. She doesn't seem bothered. That I think, is a bitter pill for you to swallow. 3 Likes 1 Share |
| Technology Market › Re: Cheap Data plan (Boltdata.ng) by lomaxx: 4:46pm On Oct 31, 2014 |
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| Education › Re: The medical students and aspirants thread by lomaxx: 2:14pm On Oct 29, 2014*. Modified: 4:29pm On Jan 27, 2015 |
Fabzgrace:Anatomy 1) BRS Embryology http://www.neuronarc.com/brs-embryology-board-review-series-5th-edition-pdf.html 2) BRS Histology(34MB) http://www.4shared.com/office/L_MOkl-Pba/brs_cell_biology_and_histology.html 3) Snell Clinical Anatomy By Regions(92MB) http://www.4shared.com/office/oBO4Yq1v/Snells_Clinical_Anatomy_by_Reg.htm?locale=en Physiology 1) Fox Physiology (201MB) http://www.4shared.com/zip/gM_lVpVt/fox_human_physiology_8th_editi.htm?locale=en 2) NMS Physiology (22MB) http://www.4shared.com/office/U7L6KV6d/NMS_Physiology.htm?locale=en Biochemistry 1) M N Charteajea Textbook Of Medical Biochemistry(21MB) http://indianmedicalebooks..com/2013/07/mn-chatterjea-textbook-of-medical.html?m=1 2) D M Vasudevan Textbook of Medical Biochemistry http://indianmedicalebooks..com/2013/07/dm-vasudevan-textbook-of-biochemistry.html?m=1 21 Likes 5 Shares |
| Education › Re: The medical students and aspirants thread by lomaxx: 2:00pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
Destinygrl:I'll beg to differ. Med school is 7 years(being realistic). You're currently in 200 level going to 300l and you have a medicine admission. You want to b a doctor. I see no problem in leaving whatever you're doing to do what you love- even if it means starting afresh. That is how it is done. When someone is admitted via UTME, he/she begins from 100level - irrespective of if you had a PhD. Maybe you're young and you have so much time in your hands so you can afford to take those decisions. When it comes to career decisions, I don't think parental advice carry so much weight. Most often than none, they're subjective and prone to sentiments. Most of us have been in the system and from what we've seen over the years, we would advise differently. Which is what I'm doing. Unless you have other reasons. At the end of the day, it's your choice to make. Good luck. |
| Education › Re: The medical students and aspirants thread by lomaxx: 1:41pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
Omonoba1:I don't know the prices. I hardly ever use hard copy books. Soft copies are available. Search with Google. |
| Education › Re: The medical students and aspirants thread by lomaxx: 1:38pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
Vicjay1:This is a very hard thing to do. For 200 level, I've listed my most preferred books. What you'd do is search on Google plus/minus 4shared and download. |
| Education › Re: The medical students and aspirants thread by lomaxx: 1:35pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
davidiee:They're too large to be sent over email. Search with Google for the download links. It's also on 4shared. |
| Education › Re: The medical students and aspirants thread by lomaxx: 10:40pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
Suresh08:1) Let me start by telling why I didn't choose medicine. I didn't choose medicine for the money: I knew doctors were well paid alright but that wasn't a motivation. I didn't choose medicine for the perceived 'respect'- I always told myself that no matter the field I find myself, I would be distinctly different by making a name for myself no matter how small. I didn't choose medicine because I wanted to be a 'doctor'. While we grew up as kids, a whole lot of us wanted to be doctors. Same here. But that wasn't why I made the choice. If studying medicine would have landed me a non-doctor title/tag, I still would have studied it anyway. I choosed medicine because it was challenging - from the onset. It was like a course reserved for the creme de la creme of excellent students. Getting in was challenging- you had to score very high to get in. Staying in is challenging- I heard how medical students are sent off to other depts if they fail their examinations. So that was the first motivation. I am a very adventurous person. I like to try different things - and I don't give up easily. So my journey into medicine was more like an adventure- a well calculated move. I wanted to study medicine in Ife. That was my plan. My parents had a different plan. My mom felt I was too young to study medicine- she preferred I studied Anatomy first and after that I go to MBBS. That's being too choosy with words. She didn't want me to study medicine. My father wanted his first son to be an engineer. I still have an innate love for engineering though. I was perfect in Mathematics and the Sciences. I had all distinctions. According to him, such mental finesse shouldn't go to waste. So I had a big fight with satisfying both parents. In fact, that was the major reason I did A levels- to buy more time. Secondly, my parents didn't want me to study outside Akwa Ibom State. It wasn't too long since my brother was murdered- so they couldn't bear the thought of their son leaving their reach. Whatever I had to do, had to be within Akwa Ibom State. Well, I filled Medicine in my UME form- without my parents knowing. It wasn't until Post-UME that they knew what I was up to. By then it was too late for anyone to do anything. So I didn't even choose Medicine because my parents wanted me to. I choose medicine because it was what I wanted. Have you ever been in love you don't know why? Yeah that is what I mean! The choice I made was based on the conviction I had - at the time the choice was made. And to me hat conviction, is very important. 2) If I had a chance to start all over again, I may not choose medicine. That is a fact. This does not in any way mean I have regrets. The part of Medicine I am not very convenient with is not being able to do so much outside your field. Medicine is indeed a calling- and once you're in, you're in. I still love Biomedical Engineering- I was considering it for postgraduate studies, but the market in Nigerian isn't ripe for such expertise. We're still struggling with Primary Health Care. So asides that, if I were to choose another course, I'll study Applied Mathematics without looking twice. I am of the belief that when it comes to career choice, any choice is fine. Provided you know what you are doing , you are comfortable with it, you are sure it's the right thing and you're ready to put in your best. 19 Likes 2 Shares |
| Education › Re: The medical students and aspirants thread by lomaxx: 6:46pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
Destinygrl:Things like? Ok. Thewhizzkid1 has said it all. |
| Education › Re: The medical students and aspirants thread by lomaxx: 4:14pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
Ubechu1:The books I quoted are on 4shared. They're too large to be sent over mail The surgery textbooks I mentioned were part of the Indian Medical Largesse I sent via mail to almost everyone that requested for it. |
| Entertainment › Re: British Woman Dies While Having Butt Implants Removed by lomaxx: 4:09pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
Read th last sentence. The surgeon was not qualified to undertake the procedure. |
| Education › Re: The medical students and aspirants thread by lomaxx: 12:42pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
When it comes to the issue of making a choice between two healthcare courses, I am always of the opinion that the individual making the choice should know what he/she wants. In as much as the patient would be the beneficiary of all the expertise that would be brought to bay from different fields, being relevant to the patient is not as important as you doing what you desire. And while you make your choices, please make no assumptions. Don't be carried away by what you read on the Internet or what you feel should be the norm. In the hospital, there are clearly defined roles and responsibilities stated out- and no matter how much knowledge you wield, you are not expected to act except it is within your statutorily defined role. Health practice has left the era of "we are here to help the patient by all means we can no matter what". The human body is not a 100% predictable machine. It's a spectrum of continuous designs and processes which are inter-related and ultimately affect each other. If you go out of your "way" to help and something goes wrong, you are very on your own. These days patients are becoming 'wiser'- looking for who to blame on their perennial woes. Their relations have lawyers standby should anything happen. The era of studying a healthcare course to be relevant to a patient by all means is gradually fading out. So please let's put things in perspective. This takes us back to prioritizing personal desire over the will to be a proverbial sacrificial lamb. Study a course because you want to- not because you feel it will make you 'better' to a patient than the other person studying a different course. The tides are changing. Finally, I've observed that a lot of students in the healthcare arena derive their self esteem from the course they are studying. This is a very flawed mental engineering. It shouldn't be so. What you study is not as important as how you feel about yourself. You don't need to study a particular course to be somebody in life. Nobody cares what you are until they know how relevant you can be to their lives. The Nigerians that tell you a particular course is better over the other probably know nothing about your course. They don't know how many hours you spend daily to make an above-average grade. They don't know how many hours you sleep per night just to ensure you are on top of your material. They're in the not-know about so many things. Why make their opinions important? I will always say no course is better than the next. What is important is who is studying the course - that's where we can talk of who is better and who is not. I rest my case. 17 Likes 2 Shares |
| Education › Re: The medical students and aspirants thread by lomaxx: 8:25am On Oct 27, 2014 |
Destinygrl:Depends on what you want. |
| Education › Re: The medical students and aspirants thread by lomaxx: 10:56pm On Oct 26, 2014 |
| Education › Re: The medical students and aspirants thread by lomaxx: 10:56pm On Oct 26, 2014*. Modified: 4:27pm On Nov 24, 2014 |
Benzene002: 1 Like |
| Education › Re: The medical students and aspirants thread by lomaxx: 10:55pm On Oct 26, 2014 |
Glocal1:No abeg. I'm @Uyo. |
| Family › Re: Can I Survive This Marriage by lomaxx: 9:04pm On Oct 26, 2014 |
He needs advise barely 48 hours into his marriage. Oh my my... I think this is what people call "one chance".  12 Likes |
| Education › Re: The medical students and aspirants thread by lomaxx: 9:00pm On Oct 26, 2014 |
Chartey:I use the 3 SRBs : Manual of Surgery, Clinical Methods, and Bedside Clinics. I make reference to Badoe ESP when I need to study on the subspecialties. As for General Surgery, Srb is perfect. 3 Likes |
| Education › 40 Of 44 Uni-Uyo Students Discharged & Acquitted By Court Over June 12 Crisis by lomaxx(op): 8:33pm On Oct 26, 2014 |
On Wednesday October 22, 2014 an Uyo High Court presided over by Hon. Justice Joy Unwana of Court 7 discharged and acquitted 40 of the 44 innocent students of the University of Uyo who were arbitrarily arrested, incarcerated and arraigned in connection with the students' demonstrated in the institution on June 12, 2013 against oppressive policies. It would be recalled that the management of the institution had invited anti-riot policemen to brutally suppress what was clearly a peaceful protest by students. The police in the most unprofessional manner exuded maximum force by firing live bullets which resulted in the death of a male student of the Department of Zoology of the school by name Kingsley Udoette, who was ostensibly hit by a stray bullet fired by the police since there is no iota of evidence that any other person aside the policemen used arms during the duration of the crisis. Following the provocative murder of Kingsley Udoette, the peaceful protest turned violent, leading to the destruction of some structures and facilities of the institution. This led to the closure of the university. The police then embarked on a reckless and arbitrary arrest of 44 innocent students that they were able to lay their lawless hands on from their off campus hostel along Udi Street in Uyo and on the road. Upon the reopening of the school, each engineering student of University of Uyo was made to pay the sum of N10,000 while other students paid N7,500 as surcharge for the damaged properties. Despite the death of a student and the payment of surcharge by students, the Prof. Comfort Ekpo-led management of the school still colluded with the police and the Akwa Ibom State Government to subject the 44 arrested students to a very frivolous and senseless criminal prosecution. In a primitive show of force, the police in a gestapo manner took the 44 students before an Uyo Chief Magistrate Court presided over by Chief Magistrate Lawrence S. Udonwa on trump-up charges of murder, arson among others, even when they knew that only the state High Court have the jurisdiction over these offences. The Chief Magistrate declined jurisdiction in the matter, but instead of discharging the students accordingly, surprisingly made a committal order remanding the students in the Uyo Prisons pending the decision and advice of the State Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) under the cover of the notorious practice of 'Holding Charge'- a practice which was deprecated by the Supreme Court of Nigeria in the much cited case of Enwere versus Commissioner of Police [1993] 6 NWLR (Pt. 299) 333. The apex court in that case had declared the practice unconstitutional. Following the remand order, the 44 affected students were incarcerated in prison custody for several months over what they knew nothing about. Their poor parents and guardians spent hundreds of thousands of naira for the services of lawyers except for the few that we were able to secure pro bono (free) legal services for. One of the students developed a mental illness while in prison. His condition deteriorated after his release from custody which led to the suspension of his studies. Not satisfied, the Akwa Ibom State Government preferred charges against the students in the High Court. Finally, the judiciary has risen to its historic responsibility as the last hope of the common man, the shield of the oppressed and the guardian of the rights of the citizens. The learned trial Judge, Hon. Justice Joy Unwana, a fearless and reputable judge, in ruling on the application to quash the charges filed by lawyers to 40 of the 44 students discharged and acquitted the 40 students on charges of conspiracy, unlawful assembly, arson, and murder on the ground that no prima facie case has been made out against them by the prosecution as the prosecution could not establish any link between the accused persons and the commission of the crime. Full Story : http://saharareporters.com/2014/10/23/acquittal-university-uyo-students-victory-over-tyranny-and-gross-human-rights-violation#.VEzf0N1FV0E.facebook
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| Education › Re: The medical students and aspirants thread by lomaxx: 12:46pm On Oct 25, 2014 |
laryom1:Gross Anatomy: Snell's Clinical Anatomy By Regions Histology : BRS Histology + Di Fiore's Atlas of Histology Embryology : BRS Embryology Physiology : NMS Physiology plus/minus Fox Physiology Biochemistry : MN Charteajea Textbook of Medical Biochemistry The books I recommend to medical students are often looked down upon. They are indeed risk adventures. Most medical students I recommend books to end up not using them. Why? Because they're not the usual books. Medical students are used to the books generations ahead of them used and prefer spending long grueling hours on huge endless textbooks. To some of them, that's the drill. But one girl attempted to use of of the books I recommended in her Pathology exam. Her classmates were studying Almighty Robbins and Cortran Pathologic Basis of Disease. I told her not to use it. My reason: the book was too detailed and time wasting. I offered her a trio of Pathology Secrets+Pathguy.com+Some lecture notes I emailed her. The results was out last week- she topped the class with a distinction mark. They still think she's a genius. Happy weekend. 14 Likes 3 Shares |
| Education › Re: The medical students and aspirants thread by lomaxx: 12:36pm On Oct 25, 2014 |
caryourday15:This mindset is very destructive. Those that are in MBBS, how many heads do they have? Competitive or not, if MBBS is what you want, study hard and smart and earn your place. Don't do any course thinking that because they all work in the hospital, then they have the same relevance. We all can't be doctors- yes but save your future the imminent regret of not trying or at least trying hard enough when you at least had the chance. 7 Likes 1 Share |
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