Hello all!
I hope you all had a good week! Welcome to another week of
researching and scanning and iStent-ing! Since I am working full-time
basically, these posts could get a little repetitive. Just a fair warning.
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This week was another good week of special testing, visual
fields, and escorting patients. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday were all special
testing, so the OCT machine and Fundus photos. Tuesday got a little insane
though. The way we communicate to each other what a patient needs (refraction,
special tests, visual fields, workups, etc.) is with charts. We then use the
charts with a convenient piece of paper on the front to navigate the patient
through their eye care. Depending on what a patient needs, the chart goes into
a rack in that location. For special testing, the rack is right outside the
doorway of the room. Some call the deeper parts of the room the “inner
sanctum.” But shhhhh it's a secret. On Tuesday, the rack managed to go from
empty to full numerous times. The other technicians tell me that this is a
usual and run-of-the-mill ordeal, but it was a little crazier than usual on
Tuesday. I walked away for five minutes max, expecting the rack to be basically
empty. One or two charts in that time is not too crazy. However, the rack went
from empty to full, so around five charts appear out of nowhere. Now, the
special tester goes from a somewhat lax and laid-back mood to
I-AM-HORRIBLY-BEHIND-AND-I-NEED-TO-CATCH-UP-ASAP mode. Tuesday there were about
three of those moments.
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| Basically us when the rack is full |
As for the research itself, I finished fixing the average
Pre-operation IOP and standardized it to six months prior. I averaged the
pressures from six months before up until the surgery date basically. Today, I
got to do my visual fields and organize my data. Multitasking at its finest
(sort of). I just sit and make sure the patient does not look around too much,
and the machine does that for me, allowing me to go do other things as he is
doing the field. I sit at a desk right next to the machine and do the study
mostly. I replaced the abbreviations of the patients’ names with their
electronic medical record ID number. This lets me put the number straight into
the database and find the patients significantly faster for when I need the
pressure data.
That’s all for this week! Thanks for reading!
Although your work might seem a little repetitive, it's nice to hear how passionate you are about your work! I'm glad to hear your research is going well. Do you know what you're going to do for your Final Product?
ReplyDeleteMy final paper is the final product. It will not be publishable material by the end, since the end of the two-year follow up period ends in June. However, I do have a draft and it will be changed as time goes on.
DeleteHey Brent! Your week seems super busy, but its good that you were able to push through it all. Its also good to hear your research is progressing as well! I don't have any immediate questions right now, but great post! I can't wait to read more!
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DeleteHi Brent!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you have a routine nailed down at the office! It's good to hear how your research is progressing! I don't have any pressing questions right now, so looking forward to next week!
Thanks for reading!
DeleteHi Brent! Its good to hear your research is going well. As always, I'm looking forward to next week's post. Thanks.
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DeleteHi Brent. The hospital work sounds really insane and shows the hard job of just working in a hospital. Your research is really interesting and the fact that it is of real life patients make it even better. Also, what is the OCT and what does it measure?
ReplyDeleteI do not work at a hospital; I work at an eye clinic. The OCT is explained in depth in my previous posts.
Deletehello! it's cool to see you're able to experience the reality of working in the office and how crazy it can get with all those charts! i enjoy reading about how you guys used charts to visually see the progress of the patient and what they need. i don't have any questions for now, but thanks for keeping us updated!
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DeleteHi! I think it's awesome how you are getting the hang of everything. It's also helpful to see how stressful this kind of work can be. Good luck!
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DeleteHi Brent!! It is quite shocking how stressful things can become at the office with all the charts piling up!! Can't wait for week!!
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DeleteHey Brent! It's interesting to see how hectic things are becoming now and that you have to start multitasking to keep up with the work load. It is nice to see that you're able to fully experience how its like working in the office, and how much work has to be put in for success. I'm still enjoying the gifs, and I'm looking forward to the next two weeks! I can't wait to hear more!
ReplyDeleteHey Brent! I was wondering if there are any parts that are really stressful during work?? This week seemed pretty demanding, but I hope the next goes well for you!!
ReplyDeleteThe most stressful things are when I get behind and have to catch up. Each patient has a certain time slot and if one part of the whole process slows down or is late, the patient and the doctor have to wait quite a bit longer, which is never good.
DeleteHey! I am glad to hear things are going well and your research is progressing. It's that you are able to get the hang of office work. I don't have any questions this week. Can't wait to hear more!
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading!
DeleteHi Brent! It's good to hear the research is advancing well. Even the your week gets repetitive, it seems like it's still very hectic. I don't really have a question for you right now, but I wish you luck in your special testing madness!
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