LESSONS LEARNT FROM INTERNSHIP

Moving back to Sri Lanka, I had very little knowledge […]

NEONATAL RESUSCITATION – THE BASICS

As an intern in the postnatal ward (which should happen […]

PAPERWORK – THE PLAGUE OF AN INTERN

Filling out forms takes up a lot of time when […]

LIFE IN THE NICU

So as it goes, I didn’t choose the NICU life. […]

MEDICAL CASE 8 – A BABY WITH ABNORMAL LIMBS

Background scenario A baby was born via normal vaginal delivery […]

MEDICAL CASE 7 – SCREAMS OF PAIN

Severe abdominal pain is a frequent presenting complaint to a […]

MEDICAL CASE 6 – THE INCY-WINCY KILLER

The dengue epidemic is a well-known problem in the urban […]

MEDICAL CASE 5 – POOPING COINS

One of many of a parent’s worst nightmare I suppose; […]

MEDICAL CASE 4 – DISTRESS AT FIRST BREATH

Warning: graphic content (not for the faint-hearted) Background scenario So […]

MEDICAL CASE 3 – SO MANY APPENDICES, SO LITTLE TIME.

Appendicitis. A general surgeon’s bread and butter. It occurs so […]