♪ Darling you send me
♪ I know you
- So today, I am leaving for my rural placement for GP.
And it means that I'm going to have to be going
on a six-hour long train trip.
So let me show you what I'm bringing.
So I've got my text stuff here which we put in this bag.
And then, I've got this big suitcase.
Everything is in here to last me for the three weeks.
That's all neat. That's all done.
And we're going to make our way out now.
♪ Darling you send me
♪ I know you send me
♪ Darling you send me
So I'm near the train station now.
I'm with Deb and we're just getting some bond means
before the train trip.
I've got my bags down here, got the backpack,
got everything ready.
♪ Darling you send me
♪ I know you send me
♪ Darling you send me
♪ I know you send me
♪ Darling you send me
♪ I know you send me
♪ Darling you send me
♪ I know you send me
♪ Darling you send me
I've arrived at the accommodation.
This little bed and breakfast place.
I've had some food. I've caught up
with my friend Jack, who I'll be staying with.
So, I'm going to try to get settled in,
try to get organized.
(Jordyn Edmonds - I Cared)
Hey guys. So this is going to be my room
for the next couple of weeks.
This is the bed that I am staying on.
We've got Pablo over here to keep me company.
All my cables I brought.
Like all my charges and camera stuff.
Got my laptop, headphones.
This is like a spare bed. No one's really staying here,
but I'm sort of using it as like a mini desk slash
just a dumping ground for my stuff.
These nice little lamps to illuminate the place,
because this light's a little bit dark.
Arranged all my shirts for clinic.
There's a TV up here, but I don't think I'm ever
going to use it.
That's pretty much the room.
So, as part of our general practice rotation,
we have to an urban placement, and we also have
to do a rural placement.
And, what's good about it is that we get to see
the differences between being in a more
metropolitan city area, and now being in a more rural town
with a small population.
I think this town only has about 10,000 people.
So, very different to Sidney city which has
more than 4,000,000.
But, it's getting later in the evening.
It's about 10:00 right now.
Head to bed, and I will see you guys tomorrow.
(Jordyn Edmonds - I Cared)
I'm going to have to roll out of bed because
I start clinic at 9.
So, I've got about half an hour to get over there,
and pack my bag.
So, let's do it.
(Jordyn Edmonds - I Cared)
I'm back at home. And I finished my first
clinical session.
So, like I said in a previous video,
we have to do a certain amount of sessions during the term.
So, one session counts as 3 1/2 hours,
and we have to do a certain amount
by the end of the three weeks.
It's pretty interesting this morning. We had a patient
that had a right bundle branch block on the ECG.
And you can see the characteristic M-type pattern
on leads V1 to V3, and then you see
the W-pattern on V6.
There's like a good way to remember it.
WiLLiaM MaRRoW.
To determining whether it's like the M-shape
from right bundle branch block or the W-shape
if it's left.
So I'm going to have a little bit of a break here,
and then I will head back for the afternoon session.
(Jordyn Edmonds - I Cared)
The clinic was super quick, because it turns out
that I thought the practice closed at like 6:00 or 7:00,
but it only closes at 5:00, so I got there late
and a lot of doctors were already
either they've gone home or they're all finishing up,
and they only have a few patients left,
so I joined one of the doctors and said "Hi, madam!"
And he said that he only had two patients left.
One was a complex patient that doesn't really like
to see medical students. And the other one was
a really quick one.
So, I sat in with the quick one and then he's like,
"Well, all I've got is telehealth which is kind of boring,
so you're happy to go and do your own stuff."
So, I skipped out on the session, and I'm back now
which is the good thing about having a five-minute walk home.
But it's a beautiful day, and the view is in front of me.
Super super nice.
I'm probably going to study to make up
for my lack of a session.
And how I've been studying for GP recently
is been using a textbook called "Murtach's General Practice"
which is really good, because he's comprehensive
but also syncing in the way that they organize
the topics whether it'd be broken up into arthritis
or into abdominal pain, onto cough and syncope.
And like they go through each of the symptoms,
what are the most likely diagnosis,
what are the things you shouldn't be missing
or looking out for.
So I've been really liking that textbook.
And then, I've also been doing a little bit of Anki
just for those little niche facts.
And then, we have few lectures that the
uni gives our switch.
And I'm always good to work through.
So I'm going to walk in that for the rest
of the afternoon, and try get some stuffed up.
(chill music)
(Jontha Links - Pretty Carolina)
♪ Pretty Carolina, oh-oh, oh-oh
♪ Stone cold stunner, she was a winner
♪ Started workin' at the diner, oh-oh, oh-oh
♪ Serves as a reminder to count your blessings
♪ 'Cause this town ain't fair (This town ain't fair)
♪ It'll put you down and leave you there
♪ Don't make 'em scared, yet it's the ugly truth
Are they comin' for you?
- Just got back from my run, showered, and had some dinner.
So, I was going around the town, getting a little bit
more familiar here with all the streets,
and I found this cool trail by the river.
And it was a spectacular view, because you had
the sun coming down, you could see the moon
in the sky, and everything just reflected off the water.
They're nice, so it's a really relaxing run.
But a quiz question for you guys.
What drug causes bilateral ankle oedema?
And I'll give you a second to think about it.
And the answer is calcium channel blockers.
So, Jack was asked this by the doctor today
in the practice.
And it's good to know, because when you're
prescribing drugs to the patient, you want
to make sure that you're aware of any common side effects,
so you can warn the patient about them,
to make sure that if they do have any of these symptoms,
they want to be coming back to review the medications,
and to change it if it's necessary.
And it's really important if these patients
are starting on these medications for the first time.
And right now, I'm going to give Deb a call,
'cause I haven't spoken to her all day.
We're going to kick back and we'll watch a movie
on Netflix.
♪ Don't you think you're better off where
♪ The neighbors don't stare and maybe you're better
♪ Lookin' in for thе movie screens, livin' in make-beliеve
♪ Hopin' your wishes get granted
♪ Hey-hey-hey
♪ I know you're never givin' up unless it's real
♪ A slippery slope is not enough to please ya
Good morning guys. So I'm with Jack,
and we are off to the practice
for our morning session to...
for me to officially meet our supervisor.
And, I think most of the doctors are coming in
about 7:00 a.m., so I'm not sure how it's going
to work in the first 20 minutes, because we'll be there
at 6:30.
Jack's over here.
- Hello.
(chuckles)
- And we're just trying to wake ourselves out.
So, see you guys in a minute.
♪ Stone cold stunner, she was a winner
♪ Started workin' at the diner, oh-oh, oh-oh
All right. So we've finished the morning session,
and it was really really good.
So, we got a chance to do parallel consulting.
It's when we sit in to see a patient,
and then we do a history, we do a little bit of a target
of exam. We come to see them first hand.
And then, afterwards the doctor would join us,
and we'll pass on the information that we just talked about
to the doctor.
They'll ask any more questions if they need more information.
Jack was in one room, I was in the other room,
and then our supervisor went between both rooms
as he did the different consults.
We're going to go back at 12:20, 'cause there's
a drug rep coming in, and then my supervisor
restarts his afternoon clinic, so we'll do some stuff then.
♪ It's the missed opportunity train
♪ It only comes on a very blue moon (Blue Moon)
♪ Think twice (Think twice) and you missed it again
♪ Waiting in line for the party to end
♪ Guess who didn't get what they asked for
♪ Not a genie in sight, the reality cancelled
Hey guys. So I'm back home, and I had a very
very late finish for the afternoon clinic.
It is now 6:30, pretty much on the dot.
And, we did a lot.
We stayed back for good reason, because we saw
some interesting stuff. I will tell you about it soon,
but I have to join a Chinese lesson
which is pretty much starting now.
Goodnight!
Long time no see.
But I
didn't practice Chinese.
I'm very busy.
I have a lot of homework.
I have a lot of classes.
Do you still enjoy it?
Busy?
Help each other.
Okay. Yeah, yeah. Makes sense.
All right guys. The lesson went well.
I'm so bad at it right now.
It's been too long of not practicing.
Now, I'm actually doing a tutoring session for GAMSAT,
going from getting taught something to then teaching
someone else.
Good, good. Sir, my lighting's absolutely terrible.
These values are core to understanding others
and vary in the strength of individual to individual.
Why did they...
Vary from individual to individual.
The point is you don't have to answer them,
but you need to pose to us when we're reading it.
Then, we'd start thinking about.
It is anger is to calmness,
it is appropriate is to not appropriate.
You needed to specifically define what you meant
by thin line instead of assumed the definition
from the quote.
That would have made it a little bit clearer.
So, just something to think about.
All right guys. So I finished tutoring.
And we talked a lot about GAMSAT.
So, the GAMSAT is the admission test here
in Australia to get into medical school
for post-graduate universities.
And if you're looking at it for the first time,
it could be super daunting, 'cause it's this big long exam
with all these different sections.
And, what I always remind students is that it is something
that you have to sort of build the skills up
for long-term.
But the cool thing that I got to do today
is I did my first suture on a patient.
So, I did one.
So in the past, we've had suture workshops,
and we're able to do it on like a chicken leg
or like a dummy or something like that,
and nothing really proper.
So this is the first taste of what a real patient procedure
sort of felt and look like.
(chill music)
So before we move on, I want to quickly talk
about today's sponsor, LG.
So I partnered up with LG. And a few weeks ago,
they sent me over their laptop, the LG Gram.
And I've been loving it so far.
The LG Gram series comes in the 14-inch,
the 16-inch, and the 17-inch.
This is the 16-inch version, and the first thing
that I noticed when I took it out of the box
was how light it was.
So, you'd expect in a bigger 16-inch laptop
that it'd be a bit heavy, be a bit clunky,
and you know, like you feel a bit of weight.
But with this thing, it doesn't have that.
It's lighter than you'd expect.
And I think it's only about 1.19kg.
And apparently, this is the Guinness World Record holder
for the lightest 16-inch laptop.
There you go.
And before LG even sent me the laptop,
there's three things that I'm mainly looking at
before I buy one.
I'm looking at aesthetics, speed, and portability.
So, in terms of portability, this one ticks it off.
It's super lightweight, it's got a slim form factor,
and I've had no problems moving it from place to place.
In terms of aesthetics, I really liked the matte black design
and finish on it.
And opening it up, you've got this really nice
16:10 aspect ratio screen.
So, it's a 2560x1600 resolution screen.
And this is bigger and more crisp
than your standard 1920x1080p.
So when it comes to watching movies,
when it comes to looking at video, it just looks
really crisp, really nice, and it's extremely color accurate,
so the screen on this thing is killer.
Another thing on the design, I really liked
the keyboard layout.
So it's a got a number pad here, and the keys
are nice and spaced, so you don't fat finger it,
and end up pressing the wrong thing.
And it's got a nice clasp touch pad which I've had
no problems with.
So, overall, the form factor and the design
on this thing is awesome.
The matte black also complements all the rest of my tech,
so the whole thing just looks very professional.
So another thing that I look at is speed.
And this thing is lightning quick.
It's packed with the latest Intel processor,
it's got 500GB of NVMe SSD,
and it's got 16GB of RAM.
So it's an absolute machine. It's able to handle
video editing, light gaming, and when you have to do
anything like surfing the web, assignments, reports...
Killer.
With a laptop as light as this one, with a screen resolution
as high as it has,
You think maybe they have to compensate on battery life,
but no. That's definitely not the case.
LG reports having a battery life of about 22 hours.
And I've not personally tested this,
but just from my own use, it lasts the whole day,
no problems. I charge it once and it's great.
It's got Thunderbolt 4 charging which means it's quick,
and you can also connect it to like a 4K resolution display
or an 8K resolution display which is really cool.
And, what's convenient for me is it has two USB drives.
So if I want to connect like an external hard drive
and then a SD card reader, it's super good.
If you didn't bring your changer, we don't have access
to a powerpoint during the day, this thing
will have no troubles getting you along.
You only have to charge it once and it'll last you
the whole day during your lectures,
during your assignments, during your study session
in a library after class.
So this new laptop has been a huge addition
to my daily tech.
I've been loving it so far in my rural placement,
especially when I don't have access to my proper gaming PC
at home.
So, big thanks to LG for sending this over.
And if you want to read more about the LG Gram lineup,
be sure to check out the link in the description below.
♪ Tell me how to do feel
♪ Living that good life
♪ Never ever really have to think twice about
♪ Who you step on you just play break away
♪ Send them the blues when you can today
♪ Let's talk about making when everybody's chasing it
♪ Light the minds that are made of
♪ but someone would say brainwashed
♪ Pay attention to the chaos,
♪ now that's too simple to get lost
♪ Tell me what does it mean once you reach the top
♪ Heard the falls real bad, is it worth to you?
♪ Fell in your soul, cause there something you told
♪ Tell me, how can you go on
♪ Living this way, ignoring the pain
♪ Trust me your heart will eventually stop,
♪ Drown out, the fears that live under your bed
♪ It's so in your head
♪ You got blood on your hands (blood baby)
♪ Tryna be a good (man baby)
♪ Looks like you're just lost
♪ But your words and things you bought
♪ You got blood on your hands (blood baby)
♪ Tryna be a good (man baby)
♪ Looks like you're just lost
♪ But your words and things you bought
(Jordyn Edmonds - Blood on Your Hands)
♪ But your words and things you bought
(Jordyn Edmonds - Blood on Your Hands)
As you what you would have just seen.
I got back from the library. I was doing an editing session,
working on a new video,
which is almost finished.
And it should be uploaded by the time you guys
have seen this.
So, please check it out.
But this morning, Jack and I, we only stayed
for the morning session.
So we were there from 6:30 to 10:00.
And what was cool today is I got to do
my first intramuscular injection
in a form of a flu vaccination.
But right now, it's about 3:00, and I'm feeling pretty lazy.
So the thing with being productive,
and you know, studying, and making sure
that you're always doing work is that sometimes
when you just want to chill, you'll feel guilty
if you're relaxing. So, it's important
to set times in your schedule, in your week, in your day
where you just do nothing.
And I think this afternoon's going to be one of those days.
(Jordyn Edmonds - Run After You)
Jack and I, we headed to have some Thai food
for lunch.
We just finished. I'm back in the practice now.
And the next session will start at about 2:00.
That's when the doctor arrives.
And it's like 5 2.
So it's about five minutes, and then I'll head inside.
(Jordyn Edmonds - Run After You)
It is not 6:00 p.m.
Dark outside which is why my screen looks so fuzzy before.
But it was a good session. A long session, but a good one.
I managed to do a little bit more stitches.
Did more flu jabs, taking blood pressures,
and then just sitting in and watching.
I have a Chinese lesson in 20 minutes,
so I am going to have something to eat,
and then I'll join the call.
Big thanks again to LG for sponsoring this video.
I've been loving the LG Gram
which has been like my workhorse while I've been here.
I'm going to wrap up my vlog there.
I hope you guys saw a glimpse of what
a rural placement is like in medical school,
or at least from my perspective. Maybe learn something new.
And if you enjoyed it, be sure to hit that like button,
subscribe if you want to see more content like this.
And as always, until next time.
This is Sebastian. Stay sharp.
(Jordyn Edmonds - I Cared)
So, this is Pablo. He's Grey, not blue like Bruce.
And if you put sunglasses on him, he's an absolute baller.
Look at him.
(chuckles)
(Jordyn Edmonds - I Cared)