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Standing In The Spotlight Feb 15, 2018

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(Repost - Original posting on August 27, 2012)

Every issue of The PreMedLife Magazine features a hard working student who’s Pre Med game is on point. In this episode of the podcast we talk with one of the most recent students to be nominated and has all the attributes that are needed to be in the Student Spotlight. Make sure to check out https://www.premedlife.com/ to find out more info on the Student Spotlight as well as an incredible amount of useful information geared towards pre med students!

Medical Term of the Day: Trichinosis Vs Trichomonas

Trichinosis and Trichomonas are two diseases that may sound similar and it it could be problematic if you mix the two up. One comes from pork and the other comes from pork-ing and if you are a crappy speller like I am, associating TrichoMOANas with pork-ing, may help you from mixing up the two. Here is what you need to know...

Trichomonas: An STD caused by a parasite

~ One of the most common curable STDs

~ 70% of the people with this disease have no symptoms

~ More common in women then men

Trichinosis: A parasitic disease acquired from eating raw/undercooked pork

~ Pig MUST have parasite for transmission to occur

~ Parasite can burrow into human flesh/muscle/brain to lay eggs

~ Once eggs hatch they calcify and the body can’t reabsorb them

~ Can be treated with meds (Mintezol and Vermox)

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Hail To The Chief Jan 06, 2018

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(Repost - Original posting on August 26, 2012)

Tasheema Prince is the Editor and Founder of the FREE online publication, PreMedLife Magazine. Each month, a new edition is released to subscribers and covers a vast breadth of information from the #PreMed world. I have had the honor of being published a couple of times and also benefitted from a number of articles, including information on postbac programs, nontraditional students and I even found a surgical internship that lasted almost 2 years.

~Subscribe: http://www.premedlife.com/subscribe.html ~ Be part of PreMedLife Magazine

Submit articles to: http://www.premedlife.com/articles.html

~ Nominate a PreMed for the Student Spotlight ~ Submit application: http://www.premedlife.com/student-spotlight.html

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Insight Into Healthcare Discrepancies Jan 05, 2018

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(Repost - Original posting on August 6, 2012)

Medicine has gold standards for treatment that are supposed to provide patients with the proper care that will get them the best possible outcome. However, not everybody with the same illnesses will have access to the same treatment. This is what is meant by the term "Discrepancies in Healthcare." Working at two different hospitals with two very different patient populations, I've been able to see how healthcare discrepancies effect patients. I will share some of the experiences I've had and use a prime example of how drastic patient outcomes can be.

MEDICAL TERM OF THE PODCAST: Peripheral Neuropathy (Diabetic Neuropathy) ~ A degradation of peripheral nerves that causes one to lose feeling in extremities ~ If you can’t feel a wound, you don’t know that you may have a wound ~Wounds can turn into ulcers, leading to bad infections or even sepsis ~ Believe it or not, the patient didn’t feel this http://www.daviddarling.info/images/diabetic_neuropathy.jpg ***GRAPHIC***

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Identity Crisis Jan 05, 2018

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(Repost - Original posting on July 10, 2012)

The PreMed years can be daunting to say the least. Don't believe me? Just ask one! They will use ALL their free time to tell you about it (I admit, Im guilty of it too). But what does being PreMed really mean and more importantly how do you make yourself stand out to an admissions committee when you are lumped in with thousands of other PreMeds? I'll give you my thoughts on the gift/curse of being labeled a Premed and ways to embrace what makes you you, be it good or...not as good as good...

I will also introduce you to the Weird Al of Medicine, ZDogg MD. If you've never heard him before, you are in for a treat!

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Lucky People Problems Jan 04, 2018

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(Repost - Original posting on July 3, 2012)

Today we will discuss one of the most important activities a premed Student can have outside of academics; Volunteering. What kind of volunteer work should we do? How much is “enough”? Is doing X better then doing “Y”? I’ll discuss how I’ve been tackling this debate and how I’ve approached it.

We will also meet Artie Bloom and try to figure out what brings him in to the ER today.

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The Pilot is Clear for Takeoff Jan 02, 2018

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(Repost - Original posting on June 29, 2012)

Welcome to the very first episode of The Lost in PreMed Podcast. This pilot episode will talk about the origins of Lost in PreMed, the ultimate goal of the podcast and future episode topics. If you have any questions, comments or if there is something you would like talked about, feel free to message me.

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