Today is the end of a great journey for some. It has been a wonderful two weeks and everyone leaving tomorrow morning will be missed greatly. We had our team photo this morning, hopefully it will be uploaded soon.
Peds had a very busy day. One of the pregnant mother's contracted malaria at 35 weeks into pregnancy and lost the child. We learned it is very unusual for malaria to affect the child, but this was a unique situation.
The surgeons had many operations. One of the busiest days yet. A great day to serve as all of our surgeons will be leaving tomorrow, but no fear because we have many future surgeons ready to take up the mantle.
Internal medicine was overpopulated today. The patients in wards had to share beds and the physicians had no time to see all the patients. With the help of many nursing students as translators, the medical student was able to assist the physicians as well as help teach the nursing staff physical exam findings. Apparently, physical exams are not done frequently since there is little time and numerous patients. Despite the language barrier it was great to get to know all the curious students and help them learn.
Opthalmology receives many patients with foreign bodies in their eyes. No eye protection is worn here and there are many occupation hazards.
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