Medical-Student-itis

Tuesday, June 7th, 2005 at 11:20 pm

I am not feeling so well… My initial thought is Cryptosporidium parvuum, with Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia in the differential diagnosis. (No, I am not describing my symptoms here to prevent offending the sensibilities of some readers - I am sure Google can help you out if you must know.) Am I a medical student that just took parasitology, or what? The good news is, if I am indeed not a hypochondriac, the most likely candidate is self-limiting, and the other two are treated with common Flagyl. Not that that makes the interim any more bearable, but still.

And I have my visit to the national mental hospital tomorrow, oh joy.


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sonja Says:
June 8th, 2005 at 6:50 am

oh that doesn´t sound too fun! hopefully you´ll feel better soon!!

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Carsten Says:
June 8th, 2005 at 5:45 pm

Thanks — seems to have mostly cleared up already… Or we’ll see what happens with dinner.

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Cheryl Says:
June 8th, 2005 at 1:53 pm

Welcome to my world of pediatrics!

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Carsten Says:
June 8th, 2005 at 5:47 pm

Thanks, but no thanks — I am staying as far away from those microbial reservoirs as I can!

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Mom Says:
June 10th, 2005 at 9:25 am

Hope all is well again! :wink:

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Carsten Says:
June 10th, 2005 at 5:41 pm

Not 100%, but getting better :-)

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emt036: Medical-Student-itis Says:
January 23rd, 2007 at 2:07 pm

[…] emt036 (emt036) wrote,@ 2005-06-07 23:20:00      Medical-Student-itis I am not feeling so well… My initial thought is Cryptosporidium parvuum, with Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia in the differential diagnosis. (No, I am not describing my symptoms here to prevent offending the sensibilities of some readers - I am sure Google can help you out if you must know.) Am I a medical student that just took parasitology, or what? The good news is, if I am indeed not a hypochondriac, the most likely candidate is self-limiting, and the other two are treated with common Flagyl. Not that that makes the interim any more bearable, but still. And I have my visit to the national mental hospital tomorrow, oh joy.View or post comments on my blog […]

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