Chillin' in our back yardLethal dose 50: the amount of poison that under certain circumstances will cause toxic effects. Yup, I didn't expect it but I received a dose of LD50 from the first toxicology exam last week. I barely passed the pharmacology exam II. I must add however, that I kicked some gluteus maximus in small animal medicine, anesthesiology, and clinical pathology. Hey, I gotta look at the positive right about now! Our pharm professor (Dr. Shokry) is funny too:
Dr. Shokry (middle-eastern accent): "OK, I have question now that we are talking about toxicokinetics" "Which ehdruhg is used to treat open-angle glaucoma and is also used to treat atropine poisoining, ehhh?" (followed by complete silence). "Come on guys!" "I test you on this two semesters ago you should know this estuff."
Lately, coming out of Shokry lectures I feel like I don't know jack. He keeps drilling us and drilling us about minute information we covered on day one.....frustrating. This is frustrating because we have so much other "new" information to internalize. We aren't just taking pharmacology! Dr. Shokry can however, rattle off drugs and their facts like the days of the week! I have a feeling he lectures in his sleep about the mechanism of action of cephalosporins.
Now I'm working double time to master toxicology and pharmacology (Shokry teaches both) for the next round of exam. After round two there's nothing left but finals, so it's my last chance to rack up points going into finals.
The girls are growing so fast. Indee is starting to look for us whereever we move, she found her feet, and smiles when she sees big sis. Sharie is kept extremely busy with the girls, and Nicole is getting comfortable in the pool and boogie boarding with Papa.
Right about now I'm going through mountain biking withdrawls. The first thing I'm doing when we're back in the states is to jump on the mtn bike and tear up some sweet single track! Can't wait!
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