This week was shorter than the others due to the 4th
of July, but I still managed to follow Dr. Boockvar around during his clinical
hours and was able to see him interact with patients and go through his
internal diagnosing algorithm. These was the highlight of the week as I was
better able to follow what he was doing as well as appreciate his contributions
in not only being a primary physician, but also being a second opinion to many
people. I was also able to see that, as is often the case in medicine, there is
no clear cut solution to a specific problem. One particular patient suffered
from a meningioma, and though it was benign in its growth, it was located near
the speech center in her brain and would begin to affect its function if
allowed to continue. The tumor had begun to respond to therapies, but due to its
location within the brain, operation and removal were decided to be the last options.
As this was one of a series of follow ups on the therapy, Dr. Boockvar remained
optimistic about the treatment.
Following this, I was able to continue my clinical hours and
see a more practical side of medicine, one that I see the nurses more so than
doctors participating in. If anything became more obvious from my time within
the hospital thus far, it’s the tedium of the day to day operations and the
fact that the professionals there must want to actually help people. Their dedication
towards good work and professionalism certainly makes the health field viable.
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