Injection

Wow, quite a busy week.... Wednesday morning began with clinical skills, during which we learned to take basic vital signs (pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate, etc). In the afternoon we had 3 pathology lectures that gave a basic idea of how cells adapt to stress, get injured, age, and die. Thursday was a great day, as we only had 2 lectures in the morning and had the afternoon off. The lectures dealt with how antibodies work. Friday morning we had a lecture on how B-cells (part of the immune system) are activated. This was followed by a 2 hour POPS (patient-oriented problem solving) lecture about tetanus vaccinations, which was actually pretty awesome. This weekend should be fun, and a bunch of people are going to a wine bar downtown tonight!