S.O.A.P.


Arevalo, Mae Angelica
24 y/o female
Putik, Zamboanga City

S:
(+) fatigue, varicose veins, and sleepiness x 8 hours during first day of clerkship, feeling dumb more than ever for not being able to know what duct is at the submandibular gland (Am I supposed to know that?), feeling stupid for wearing my paporma shoes with the 2.5 inch-heels, with associated (+) weight loss from all that walking and running around

O:
(+) pale, palpebral conjunctiva,
(+) drooping eyes (ano to, ptosis?) from lack of sleep
(+) pale buccal mucosa
(+) varicosities on (B) feet from standing too long
(+) pallor of both palms and soles
(+) erythematous soles of (B) feet

A:
Burnt-out clerk on her first day of clerkship; ready for her second day of torture at the ER tomorrow on her first 24-hour duty

P:
1. Bring scrub suit, water, baon, lots of Extra Joss and Baby Schwartz.
2. Bring candy to combat hypoglycemia.
3. Try to get on Doc Alawuddin's good side. Sharpen your flirting skills.
4. Take multivitamins, stresstabs, and ferrous sulfate.
5. Don't forget to put a little make-up to bring color to your face. Clerkship = mukhang losyang!
6. Sleep early.
7. Eat plenty.
8. Be happy =)