MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'first year'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:30:43 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029281&cid=t_219150_175_f&fid=39258&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FInsidePaTraining%2F%7E3%2FTpKZ7edta2c%2Ften-awesome-things-i-did-my-first-year-in-pa-school On June 28, 2011, I crossed the halfway mark to completing PA school.  In honor of this momentous occasion here’s list of just ten awesome things I did during my first year in PA school (click the red links to read a few of them): Wrote my first prescription.  Since I was still a student, my preceptor had to co-sign it, but I wrote it myself and presented it to my patient.  It was for a powerful antibiotic.  It read: Levaquin, 750 mg, #14.  Take one tablet by mouth once daily X 14 days for pneumonia.  No refills, No substitutions.  Notice that I didn’t use Latin abbreviations for it, like PO for “by mouth,” or qd for “once daily.”  These abbreviations are (slowly) being abandoned in medicine because they can lead to misread errors by pharmacists... Inside PA Training blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029281 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:06:07 +0100 5029281 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4744821&cid=t_219150_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmoms-perspective-a-gluten-free-diet-in-babys-first-year-to-reduce-risk-of-type-1-diabetes%2F2011.04.23 (Alternate tittle:  “Bring out yer bread!”) Now that the little bird is the big O-N-E, we have completed one year as parents.  And one year doing the gluten-free diet with our baby.  This was important to me because I felt strongly about the ties between the early introduction of gluten and type 1 diabetes diagnoses. And after doing some research and discussing this as a family, Chris and I decided to keep our BSparl gluten-free for her first year. It was pretty easy, to be honest, keeping a little baby off gluten.  (Especially since she doesn’t have celiac, so our decision was elective instead of required.) The ease came mostly from the fact that BSparl breastfed for almost six months, and didn’t start on solid foods until just after she turned six months old.Â... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4744821 Sat, 23 Apr 2011 12:00:21 +0100 4744821 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4105671&cid=t_219150_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fshould-mom-share-her-bed-with-baby%2F2010.10.24 I’ve watched the pendulum swing back and forth on the wisdom of mom sharing her bed with a baby. The American Pediatric Society has come out against the practice, because of a higher incidence of sudden infant death. But nearly half of all British moms sleep with their baby at times, and one-fifth share a bed regularly during the first year. According to a British study published in [the October 2010 issue of] Pediatrics, the value of breastfeeding should be considered before advising mothers not to share  beds with their infants. The results showed that mothers who shared a bed with their newborns were better educated and of a higher socioeconomic status, and that those whose children routinely slept in their beds during the first 15 months of life reported a significantly gre... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4105671 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:00:00 +0100 4105671 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3827065&cid=t_219150_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fipads-for-all-first-year-medical-students%2F2010.08.05 Stanford plans to provide all first-year medical students with a 32 GB WiFi iPad. The students are already familiar with them, the tablet enhances how they view course content and take notes, it allows better access to textbooks, and it’s environmentally friendly. Good thing they’ll become doctors, because one blogger says the iPad is an ergonomic nightmare. It’s too heavy to use for long stretches, and even Steve Jobs has to be a contortionist to balance it while reading. (Scope-Stanford School of Medicine, Suite101.com) *This blog post was originally published at ACP Internist* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3827065 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:00:00 +0100 3827065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2768834&cid=t_219150_151_f&fid=35822&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whatwinnersdo.com%2Fthe-first-year-of-recovery-where-i-came-fromwhere-im-going%2F January 26th will be my one year anniversary of being in recovery. As far as I'm concerned, this has been the best year of my life. Sure, it wasn't the funnest, the easiest, or the most peaceful year. But as far as my well being is concerned, this has been my most productive year ever. My first year in addiction recovery has been filled with many ups and downs, many ebbs and flows, many steps forward...and a couple of steps back. What is the most important thing I've learned? Stumble don't fall. For anyone who is not familiar with my blog from the beginning, you missed me going through some rocky times in my recovery. Rocky like using Oxycontin again? No, not that rocky. But rocky like giving into temptation and using sleep aides when they were not necessary. Rocky like starting to revert ... What Winners Do blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2768834 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:51:52 +0100 2768834 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2062379&cid=t_219150_93_f&fid=36982&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprep4md.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F12%2Fmy-favorite-medical-basic-science-books.html Note: This is not a USMLE Step 1 review book list and these are not necessarily the best books on the market. They are books that are dear to my heart. Either because they are the most that I have learned from or they were outstandingly well written and put together. I have read 10s of other basic science books but I think I will remember these longer down the road.Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple (Medmaster)Review of Medical Physiology (Lange) High-Yieldâ„¢ Behavioral Science (High-Yieldâ„¢ Series)Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry (Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Series)First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2009: A Student to Student Guide (First Aid Series)Snell's Clinical AnatomyI have already published my USMLE Step 1 reviews books list and I published a list of li... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2062379 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:40:00 +0100 2062379 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1162599&cid=t_219150_151_f&fid=35822&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWhatWinnersDo%2F%7E3%2F219407160%2F January 26th will be my one year anniversary of being in recovery. As far as I’m concerned, this has been the best year of my life. Sure, it wasn’t the funnest, the easiest, or the most peaceful year. But as far as my well being is concerned, this has been my most productive year ever. My first year in addiction recovery has been filled with many ups and downs, many ebbs and flows, many steps forward…and a couple of steps back. What is the most important thing I’ve learned? Stumble don’t fall. (more…) Related Posts:Instant Gratification Is A Huge Part of Addiction (1)Merry Christmas (3)Addiction Recovery: Being Reminded of How Sick We Were (7)Addiction Recovery: What Are You Thankful For? (2)Addiction Recovery: Get Back To Basics (0) (Source: What Winner... What Winners Do blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1162599 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:08:52 +0100 1162599