Isnin, 17 Ogos 2009

the presentation begins #3

assalamualaikum and every good day to you miss adila. i hope that your are fine today.
as usual, the presentation will continue and the first presenter has prepared already.

the first presenter for today is daniel who is going to talk about a disease that relates to dermatology. it is nit scabies but the disease is psoriasis. the disease is actually the abnormality of the skin cell in cell division where the cell divides faster causing the skin to thick and drop off living behind the reddish skin. there are treatments for psoriasis but it is hardly cure.

the second person who is going to present is amanina. she will present about disease that related to the nervous system. the disease is parkinson. parkinson is actually the shaking of body that is caused by the lack of dopamine, a type of neurotransmitter which related to the body movement. the lack of dopamine caused a problem where communication between the the muscle and nervous is disturbed. parkinson can only be controlled by drug but cannot be treated fully. the famous parkinson patient is the boxing champion, muhammad ali.

the third disease is also a type of nervous system disease. it is alzheimer disease which is represent by afifi. alzheimer disease involve the lack of a type of neurotransmiter. the brain of disease patient actually degenerate slowly and involve the memory part where usually alzheimer patient will has lost of memory. it can be controlled however it cannot be treated. the drugs used can only slowdown the symptoms from rapidly appeared.

the last disease is sleep apnea presents by izzati. sleep apnea is actually the disorder that occur during breathing when when one is sleeping. snorring is one of the symptoms where the air passage is blocked by the tongue`s muscle. sleep apnea can be treated through surgery and instrument that can re-open the air passage for proper breathing.

that is all and i hope that the next presentation will be much better than today. thank you and wasalam

Ahad, 16 Ogos 2009

the presentation begins #2

assalamualaikum and every nice to you miss adila and i hope that you are fine as usual. today the presentation continues as usual.

the first presenter today is aishah who talks about cardiovascular diseases. these diseases are the common diseases found in malaysia. cardiovascular disease can be prevented by a very healthy lifestyle. however, if you get the disease, it can still be treated by drugs or surgery. the drugs must be taken till one breathes his or her last breath. but if the disease is treated late, it will be fatal.

the second person is arif who presents about meningitis, a disease that relates to that a membrance that cover the brain. this disease is caused by virus, bacteria or radioactive substanses. the patient must be treated quickly because meningitis is a fatal disease. this disease can be treated through surgery or by drugs.

hahaha....my time has come for me to present about a very basic topic that related to the diseases that aina had just talked. the disease is hpertension. hypertension is related to our body`s highway or circulatory system. hypertension is related to the high reading of blood pressure in the arteries.
the phenomena can be anologised as cars moving at high speed on a very or fix size highway. there is a every high risk that accident can occurs or strokewhich is known as cerebro-vascular accident. however, hypertension can be treated by drugs which must be consume permanently. hypertension can also be treated with a every nice and healthy lifestyle such by reducing stress.

the last person to present today is hawa who talk about a topic that related oncology. she talks about colon cancer which very famous cause it causes lots of problems to the patients. some even dies and others suffer from the heavy pain. colon cancer can be treated through surgery or theraphy. the surgery is to remove the cancerous part or sometimes to remove the entire colon.

that is all for today and i hope that my friends will perform their best for their presentation. ok.....thank you and wasalam

the presentation begins #1

assalamualaikum and every good day to you misss adila. i hope that you are always in His bless.

today is the presentation day. this is where all of us are going to compete to show who is the best at using english.

the first one to present is zaharruddin. he will represent about a type of skin disease or related to drematology that is scabies. scabies is a very famous skin disease and this disease is cause by mites. scabies can spread through skin contact or share things like t-shirt. however, scabies is cureable and there lots of treatments and drugs that can be used to treat scabies. the last part is that cha-ar is crowned as scabies specialist.

the second person that present his topic is munir. he has sub-specialised the cancer field. he talks about a type of cancer that related to oncology that is male breast cancer which is rarely heard. however, it is lucky for men that the risk for them is low when compare to woman. like the other cancer, male breast cancer can be treated through surgery, chemo or dark theraphy.

the third, is sinusitis. this is the first time i hear about sinusitis. it is a type of disease that related to the facial sinuses. these sinuses play and important role that related to our sound and our air way during respiration. sinusitis is untreatable but can be controlled by drug. usually, those who get the first attack and get treatment, they is still at high of getting second attack.

the last presentation for to day is done by kamil. he talks about a very rare disease that i had never heard before. he talks about the disease that he is suffering that is hyperhydrosis. hyperhydrosis is a diesease where there is excessive sweating at the body usually at the palm, feet and armpits. hyperhydosis can only be treated through surgery at the nerves at the lumbar or at the thoracic cage. however, this treatment has side effects that can be annoying to the patient who get the treatment.

that is all for today and tomorrow is my presentation day and i hope that i can perform my best. thank you and wasalam,

Isnin, 10 Ogos 2009

individual presentation #1

assalamualaikum and every good day to you miss adila. as usual,i hope that you are always in His bless and healthy.

i felt relieved a bit when i managed to finished the role play as if it was like a burden to me before this. hahaha...... however everything that end is just a new beginning to another things. the time has come for us to prove our ability of using english after two month of learning.

everyone feels the heat including me. although i has prepared this individual presentation about a month ago, i still feel nervous because it is not easy to attract others attention especially when you are presenting a very very boring to topic or may be a topic that is to complicated.

today,miss dila just discuss with us about the presentation. she describes how to do the slide, the paperwork and others criteria such as voice projection and ideas.

everyone is busy preparing for the presentation. everyone sits at the in front of their laptop and then starts typing rapidly.
the stress and heat can be felt although the class is col due to such a very sufficient aircond.

i myself also feel so excited and i hopethat i am able to prepare the best for my presentation.

that is all and thank you very much.........wasalam

Khamis, 23 Julai 2009

the day after the role-play

asalamualaikum and every good day to you miss adila.
i hope that you are fine as usual.

today miss adila is not very well. she says that she has something wrong with her body and she needs to take her medications. she also says that she is going to release us early because she has an appointment with a doctor.

so today, we just review our study in english such as spelling. miss adila uses the words from the textbook and we need to spell them. it is more than fifty words that we need to spell.

then, we exchange our paper so that nobody cheat during the marking. well, i do quite well in my spelling and i hope to improve even more. hehehe.....
then, miss adila relaese us as she needs to go to her appointment.

ok, that is all for today and wasalam

my role-play

assalamualaikum and every good day to you miss adila.
i hope that you are good and healthy as usual.

today is my role-play. i am so nervous. it is not that i do not prepare but i am the first one to perform the role-play. of course it is very exciting.

our role-lay begin as usual. i talk about hiv and i need to break the news to my patient. it is an exciting experience to do the role-play. i belive that i have give my best shot today and i am so happy.

then, the role-play is continued on by my classmates and i`m sorry to say that i cannot pay my attention to day becaus ei fell very sleepy. i don`t know why but today, i am so sleepy. it never happens before this or in other class. maybe, this is caused by btn that i had attended for one week.

i am so sorry to post every short post to my blog but that is the truth. i am sleepy.
ok, that is all and thank you
wasalam

Rabu, 22 Julai 2009

everything went wrong

assalamualaikum......and every good day to you, Miss Adila.
i hope that you that you are fine as usual.

today is our role-play day and i am so excited to to do it my friends.
miss adila isn`t well today but she gives us her full commitment and trust.
the time has come and i believe that all of my friends are well prepared to do the role play.

the first couple come to the in front. they do the role play fluently and everything is good. suddenly, "are you using the script?". "yes", they answer. "ok, fine then. both of you fail", says miss adila. she then starts lecturing reminding us not to use the script and else related to the role-play. the fisrt couple fail to arouse miss adila.

then, the second couple perform the role-play. sadly, the voice projection is not good enough. miss adila has become quite angry. her second lecture begins and evryone remian silent as all of us are mute.

the challenge is carried on by the third group. however they also fail. miss adila is really angry and she scolds us as she is expecting very high of us. then, she asks us to go back and practise again.

however, there fourth group insists to do the role-play today. they manage to perform very well and miss adila is aroused by that performance. at least, this will help to cold down miss adila anger. hehehe......

ok, that`s all and thank you.......wasalam

Jumaat, 3 Julai 2009

a day before the role play

assalamulaikum.... and a very good day to you miss adila. i hope that you are in pink of health.

feewwh....it was a very tiring weekend. there were a lot of things we need to prepare. the role play, the quiz and as well as the presentation.
however, the urgent one come first and then follows by others.

we prepare the role play script a week before this weekend but yet the final touch is not complete yet. the script is edited till the last day of preparation. we are hoping that we can perform the best for you miss adila.

during the class session,we finish up the remaining lessons in unit 3 that is breaking the bad news. oh...i forget, miss adila also bring two of her friends who will be teaching the A-level. hai...sorry, i cannot remember the names...hehehe..

the lesson is still focusing on the role play...we practise and practise whatever topic that miss adila ask us. it is a part of the exercise to help us improve the confident level as well as the perfomance of the role play.....

ahh..i can still remember that one of your friend choose me and my partner to perform the role play about a doctor breaking the bad news to Mr.bloom who is suffering from the stiff person syndrome. hehehehe...it is quite funny.

however, the most important thing is that my confident level does improve a bit. it is very enjoying and exciting to perform or to present something in front of other people. hehehe

ok...that all and thank you very much. wasalam.

the fisrt night class

assalamulaikum....and a very good that ton you miss adila. i hope that you are fine as usual.

i am so excited when i heard that we are going to have a night class. not only just a night class but it is our first night class. the condition, the situation and the feeling are all different.
it is very enjoyable to have a night class.

the class begins as usual but we are in hurry to finish up our third topic, that is breaking the bad news. the class is very exciting. we also practise the tone, the mood and the style in breaking the bad news.

actually, it is hard to tell someone about his or her bad health condition or disease that he or she is suffering. however, there are three type of doctors who usually break the news to the patients.

the first one is the doctor who manage to maintain his or her smile when breaking the news to the patients. someone may think that this kind of doctor is horrible but actually that is his nature. doctors cannot pretend to be someone else as they must be their true selves.

the second type of doctor is the one who has the neutral face while breaking the news to his or her patient. the type of doctor seems to be emotionless. however, it is hard to maintain this style or face because as a human being, you sometimes feel pity for your patient.

the third type is the one who feel sad as if he or she who suffers the disease when breaking the news to the patient. at least, this type of doctor shows the an attitude of concern to his or her patient.

well, we also learn about the correct or suitable terms to use when breaking the bad news to the patients. some doctors or patients prefer the direct style of breaking the news while some prefers the indirect style.
however, who want to listen to the bad news unless he or she have to.

ok...that all for this time....thank you and wasalam.......

Rabu, 24 Jun 2009

june 22 2009

assalamualaikum and a very good day to you miss adila. sorry for late posting. everything starts to mess up already. hehehe......

last monday, we had done on lesson 5 unit 2. it was about `we need to take a sample`. actually, this topic discuss about how a doctor sholud describe or talk to the patients about the procedure of taking the sample.

basicly, the doctor has to tell the patient nicely without scaring he or she.
for example, if you want to take something or may be a sample for his or her brain, you won`t simply say` i am going to make a hole on your head and suck out your brain`. of course the patients will run away or faint immediately.

when talking to the patient, doctor should use lay terms instead of medical terms. this is because the patient sometimes cannot understand about what you are telling him.
for example, it is more appropreate to say `please take a pee` rather than `please urinate`.

well, i don`t have anything else to say but i was so excited waiting for the night class that was on 24th june.

ok, that`s all. thank you and wasalam............

Rabu, 17 Jun 2009

working underpressure #1

assalamualaikum....and every good dat to you miss adila. how are you? hehehe...i have been checking my blog lately and i found out that there is not comment post by you yet.
it is ok...i know that you will comment me one day, however waiting is torturing. well, that what i think.


before i write about our yesterday class (sorry for late posting because i have to prepare for my assignment which is on the friday), i would to thank you for treating us for breakfast, eermm..may be tea time is more accurate.
hehehe.......

about the thing that the class has been talking about me lately due to the unforgettable events last monday evening, it is ok with me. there is no heart feeling at all.
hahaha...
if you want to know something, i have faced the same, may be worser than that since my secondary school. but i just take it easily because i know what i am and who i am this thing also happens at the campus.
hehehe....
ok, enough about such nonsense thing.

talking about our yesterdat class, it was the nice and enjoyable. i know taht we are rushing with time. but i believe you are capable to do it.

this time, we focused on the allergies and shock effects. we learned about seafood allergy and the fish allergy. although the symptoms are all most similar however it is important for the doctor to what thing has cause this allergy but giving the treatment. this is because the treatment may exacerbate the patient`s condition. we also did a few role play and i found that this method can help us to improve our communication skill.

ok, that all for now. don`t worry, i won`t kill or torture the writer of the `futureavicenna.blogspot.com`and others who have the same content to death because i am professional, libreal and very very open-minded person.

if you know me more, then i believe that you find me a very interesting character to know with a few twisted personalities. i have secrets of my own. hahahaha.........................

ok, that all, thank you........
hehehe......
wasalam.....

Isnin, 15 Jun 2009

ended of lesson 1

assalamualaikum.....and a very good day to you miss adila.
how are you today? i hope that you are fine.

todayis the most boring day that i have experienced. two of the lectures were canceled and we waited like dummies in our class. we watched movies, listened to the songs and study a bit. it was so bored.

first of all, i want to apologize about my poor attention during the your lecture. it is not like i do not like it but my brain is just about to be heated up. so, it takes time, that is why i look sleepy.

ok, back to the main point. today class, to be honest is a little bit bored may be because of my fault or my your class is the first one for today. however, i am trying my best to stay focus in your lecture.

generally, today, i have learn about a few medical phrases such as euthyroidism; (u-tai-roi-di-sem), glucogenesis, glycemic;( ge-lai-se-mik) and etc.

i also abe to know about prefix and suffix which will eventually change the meaning of the root word. for example, euthyroidism. prefix eu stand for normal, thyroid is the root word and suffix ism is the noun. it means normal thyroid function.
the meaning eventually changes due to different prefix and suffix used to the root word.

today, we have finished our first unit. generally, in this unit, we learn about a common type of disease that is diabetes mellitus type 1. we learn how to handle, recognise and help this poeple.

we also gain skills in medical communication such as how to begin a talk with the patients. how to tell bad news to the patients. all of these are very important to us, the pre-medical students because we are going to use this in the future. besides, it helps us how to be a good doctor.

we also able to enter a bit about unit 2, that is working underpressure. well....that all for today and please, i hope that you can correct my grammatical errors and sentence strucutres in your comment.

thank you and i hope that tomorrow is always better than today....wasalam.

Rabu, 10 Jun 2009

textbook 2

assalamualaikum...and every good day to you miss adila.
i hope that you are fine.

today is the first day we use other simulation instruments to help us know how to communicate as a concern doctor. but it is the second day we act as doctor and patient.

if you remember, yesterday we tried to make small talk with the patient and find the suitable topics that can be used in the small talk. the purpose of small talk is to encourage the patient to talk confidently and to share each of their problem with the doctor.
besides, this small talk shows what kind of doctor you are and as patient`s first impression.

today, we learn the attitudes that that doctors must have in order too tell the patients about their illness especially the one who suffer from chronic diseases. i find that it is hard to tell other people about their illness.

for example, i act as a doctor while my friends act as a boy and a mother. i need to tell the boy and his mother that he has diabetes mellitus type 1 at the early age. of course the mother starts questioning me a lot about his son`s health, his life and other illness. this will cause a bit problem to me since the mother already getting panic. the boy also starts to feel lifeless and shy.
i also need to explain to them how to recognize, treat and help people with diabetes. and of course not in medical terms to ensure that they are fully able understand what kind of disease they are facing with.

i can imagine how hard if i, who is a doctor want to tell the bad news to someone who is very close to me or may be my beloved one. of course i will be will in dilema. but i must tell it either i want it or not.

for example, just imagine how are you going to tell one of your family members that he or she has cancer. and of course they will need treatment which is the chemotheraphy. although this treatment can help to increase the chance for you to live, there are a lot of bad or may be worst side effects that are fatal.
just imagine how are you going to to tell this news to your family......

well that all for now, and i hope i am able to improve more in my speaking and writing skills through your class...hehehe.... thank you very much and wasalam...

Isnin, 8 Jun 2009

textbook

assalamualaikum...and every good day to you, miss adila.

today is the first day we use our textbook in the class. and of course we begin with the first chapter. hehe.....it is very enjoyable because i am able to act as a doctor and as well as the patient.

but before that, miss adila gives us some comments about our previous posts. she says that the delivery and contents of the posts are good but there is still a problem with the sentence structure.
hahaha... miss adila, actually my skill in writing has corrode a bit after the spm. but i will try my best to improve it.

miss adila teaches us how to be a concern doctor when talking to the patient. we learn about open-ended questions, leading questions and small talk. we also learn the differences between open-ended questions and close-ended questions.

it is quite hard to be a nice doctor because you need to care your patient`s emotion. i try my best to be a good doctor when i enroll as the doctor during the small talk. i find that it is hard to understand patient`s thought especially those who have mental or feeling problems.

that why as a doctor, one must withstand all of these challenges especially when it involves with the patients. doctors must show good attitudes, caring, responsible and always smile. this is important because smiling help to improve your patient`s first impression.

when i become the patient, then only i know how we cause lots of problem to the doctor. i know that we are sick, but sometimes it is advised for us to show good attitude or to cooperate warmly with the doctor. hahaha....

as a conclusion, i can say that doctor must be patience with their patients because good doctors always potray good attitudes. the most important lesson that i learn to day is that doctor must make sure that their patients are willing to tell or share with them about their problems which are very helpful in their treatment.

ok...that all and thank you

Selasa, 2 Jun 2009

presentation ll

assalamualaikum......and every good day to you, Miss Adila.

today is our third meeting and the remaining groups represent about their topics.

today i learn about lots of new things. my friends presentations are so nice and informative. some talk about egypt mummification, indonesian treatments and ancient rome medicine. some of my friends continue talking about my topic that was ancient chinese medicine.

for the indonesian treatment, my friedns have been focusing on javanese culture. the javanese believe in shamans who practises black magic and all of those spiritual believe. from their presentation, i learnt that `jamu`, a herbal liquid that is made from 400 types of plants, is used widely in their traditional treatment. they also use `keris` where they believe to have such special spirit that can treat sick people.

rome medicne is very interesting because it involves their god`s family. the god of medicine which is symbolised as a serpent or snake is believe to be able to revive the dead to life. then, there was conflict between this god and the underworld god which ended up by the death of medicine god. however, that god was revive back by the father of all gods, zues.

i also learn about the egyptian mummification. it is very interesting to know that they used a type of salt from the nile river called natron. the mummification process take 70 days to complete. the mummification process varies according to the status of the decease. the higher the status, the special treatment he or she will get.

about the chinese culture, my friends just discuss about tui na and qi gong. for tui na, they just add more details about it and as a continuation from my presentation. qi gong is something new for today. qi gong is actually the same with tai chi but is perform in a very very slow motion than tai chi which a martial art.

miss adila also give us some comments. the first one is the eye contact with the audiences and also the body language. the second is how to prepare a slide show and the way to present it. i believe that all of these comments are very useful to me and my friends. i hope that i will be able to perform much better than the first one. hehehe...

that all for today and i hope the next class will be much better than this one. thank you.......

Isnin, 1 Jun 2009

ancient chinese medicine and role of doctor at that time!

assalammualaikum...and a every good day to all.

wow....today is the first time my group and i present something about deities in front of our class. our topic is about ancient chinese medicine and the role of doctor at that time.
we are the first group to present our presentation and i am proud of it.

we touch about tui na, tai chi, acupuncture and herbs that involve in ancient chinese treatment.
tui na or massage is refers to techniques to massage the body using bare hands. meanwhile, tai chi is refers as slow motion of movement in order to achieve Qi, the vital energy according to the chinese believe.

the chinese ancient doctors chose their herbs using the five tastes technique involving salty,pungent,bitter,sweet and sour. each of these taste of its own unique function.

we also talk a bit about history how the ancient chinese believe in shamans and devils. during that time, illness is believe to be the work of the devils. for example, chinese first emperor died because of his shaman. he died due to mercury poisoning.

however, there were famous doctors that became the first generation as real doctors such as bian que.

the doctors at that time are not well accepted by the chinese society at that time. the dcotors are only paid when the patient are completely heal after the treatments.

among the best philosophy used at that is "one cannot destriy life in order to save life" and "doctors are advised to treat their patients kindly without looking at their age, status, money and else".

other group also present their own topic. some talk about african medicine, indian medicine and japanese medicine.

for example, in japanese culture, doctors are not well accepted by the society who strongly hold to their believe in spiritual treatment such as going to the temple. indian deities is famous with its ayurveda, one of four most popular element use in indian medicine.

miss adila also gives advices to us on how to present something properly and to improve our presentation. one of her advices is not to look the the slide during the presentation but read it at the laptop and audiences please pay attention.

hehehe....i am looking for the next groups to present and i also anxious with my next presentation.

okey, that all for today and wish me all the best. thank you.....

Isnin, 25 Mei 2009

The First Day in English for Pre Medical Students Class

Today is my first time entering this english for premedical students.It is a class to teach and improve my communication skills especially in medical and lay terms. It is enjoyable and interesting class. The class begins with ice breaking. I already know my friends and my teacher is Miss Adila. She teaches us the words about human anatomy, medical instruments and a few medical procedures. And of course how to pronoun all of those words. It is quite tough for the new beginner like myself but I simply just try my best to pronoun the words. The truth is I have problem to pronoun the letter C and R. I enjoy the class especially when we go through a few medical instrument. For example. 1)sphygmomanometer. it is pronoun spig-mo-me-no-mi-ter.2) ophthalmoscope- op-thel-mo-scop. I feel so excited with this class and I hope that it will be much more interesting from time to time.
tomorrow is always better than today