Week 5

This week has let me experience a broad variety of activities. On Monday I took a tour of the cardiac MRI center, where I observed patients getting MRIs of their heart under normal conditions and under stress (dobutamine injections). By getting the MRIs, doctors are able to see any heart abnormalities, such as enlarged walls and abnormal valve functioning. Later in the day I obtained the dimensions of more hearts needed for my study.
On Tuesday I spent my day tracing more hearts and obtaining more measurements, which followed into Wednesday. However, on Wednesday I also had an interview with PBS. They asked me about CERTL and what research I have been doing here at Baptist. They also filmed me tracing hearts, to show what I am actually doing. I also saw more MRIs and took more measurements.
Thursday was extremely hectic. When I arrived, I was told immediately to go to Reynolds Tower, where I was with Dr. Walsh and a group of interns. We went into multiple patients rooms, questioned them on their conditions, and discussed what the problems likely were.