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Overheard in the hospital
Thursday, 29 May 2008 22:14"If they start to feel it, just cut faster."
Words to live by. Especially when you have a scalpel.
Words to live by. Especially when you have a scalpel.
Quotable quotations
Tuesday, 27 May 2008 18:03Overheard in the hospital today:
Head of Surgery Service: "I always have to remind myself that 30% of what we teach you is wrong and we'll never know which 30% it is."
Fellow student: "Except it's probably the 30% we remember."
Student on case rounds (Re: penile amputation on a horse with tumors): "... and suturing the urethra to a bunch of melanomas is not indicated."
Head of Surgery Service: "I always have to remind myself that 30% of what we teach you is wrong and we'll never know which 30% it is."
Fellow student: "Except it's probably the 30% we remember."
Student on case rounds (Re: penile amputation on a horse with tumors): "... and suturing the urethra to a bunch of melanomas is not indicated."