INTERNSHIP ASSESSMENT
INTERNSHIP ASSESSMENT Name: KAUSALYA VARMA Roll no: 67 This blog is my learning experience in medicine posting, which was from 12 December 2022 to 11 February 2022. ICU ROTATION My first clinical rotation was in the peripheral postings, of which I started off my medicine posting in the Intensive care unit (ICU) for the first 5 days. Even though the ICU duty only last for a short amount of time, it is an opportunity to learn a lot of clinical skills. Starting with ICU made me dive head first into the critical care aspect of medicine, and it was a challenge to acclimatise so quickly to a fast paced environment. However, even though it was initially a struggle, the PGs made it an easy transition, and I was able to learn a lot in my time there. When I was posted in the ICU, it was a full house, with 7 ICU patient and 9 AMC patients to monitor. I got the opportunity to learn how to draw ABG samples, taking around 15 radial and femoral samples as well as drawing regular blood samples for t