Izzy Pulido

This week was our second week of clinical orientation, and we started things off with an awesome urinary catheter and feeding tube management lab. This lab was similar to the clinical skills lab we had the week before and was a nice way to practice some of the skills we will need to use as we enter the clinic. We also got some additional practice with diet calculations which are always nice to review. Monday afternoon we had a session with Janet Mahrle titled, “Leading Yourself Well Amidst...

This was our first week of our fourth year, and we are less than 4 weeks away from being in the clinic! Monday started off with an introduction to our orientation course and an overview of some of the main people involved in our fourth year. We heard from some of the administrative staff, curriculum committee, hospital staff, and counselors. This was a nice way to know who will be in our corner as we navigate the next 13 months! We then transitioned to a lab on fine needle aspirates and...

Case #O2005-570 : The results of these tests performed on the case that you submitted confirm the diagnosis of prion disease consistent with sporadic CJD M/M (1) 1 (2) according to the classification of sporadic prion disease proposed by Parchi et al. ( Annals of Neurology 46:224-233, 1999). The PrP gene sequencing rules out the presence of a pathogenic mutation in the PrP gene, excluding that the prion disease in the case you submitted is familial according to the current criteria for...