Medical Case (Help me please by correcting this) The case tells a history of a nurse which works at the emergency room. She was called to help to get a child out of the car because he had a fall when he was playing at the school’s playground. The child presented loos of movement on the left side of the body, some excoriation on the right side of the face, difficulty talking, hypertension, bradycardia, hypoxemia, hyperglycemia and lowering level of consciousness. His friends from school said that he was talking normally but complaining of headache before going to playground. After the fall, he had two episodes of vomiting. The surgeon called the family to talk about the tomography results. There was a previous tomography result of the patient, which presented an image suggestive of AVM.

Are drugs terrible? We were all told that all drugs are terrible. However, I've listened to a podcast in which the broadcaster says that is one of the lies we were told when we were children. According to her, we should tell our children that drugs are amazing, and that is why they are so dangerous. Let's imagine a situation where an adolescent tries some drug for the first time. This drug will make his brain think that he is greater than he really is, happier, stronger... Maybe he will love the experience and so he will think that everything they told him about drugs being awful is bullshit. Drugs are amazing. That is why they are drugs. That is why people get addicted to them. they want to feel the pleasure one more time, and one more and then one more... However, there is the counterpart. Every drug has its side effect which can be life-threatening. She concludes that we don't have to be away from drugs because they are bad but because they are great!

Is your life goal to be happy?? I think that every person already asked him/herself what is the life purpose. Since it was a quite philosophic question and very personal, it stands to reason that there isn't a unique answer. What I have seen is that too many people say that their life purpose and life goal is to be happy, that is, they are always chasing happiness and so I was used to thinking. However, I've heard a podcast about "life goals" and the broadcaster said something interesting: this seeking for happiness all the time is what brings frustration. That is because it is just impossible to be happy 100% of the time. She says that we need the contrast, we need to be sad sometimes to be happy at other times. Thereby, we would live better if we just accept that there will be moments of sadness... In the end, I think the problem is not chasing happiness, but do not accept that the bad moments are going to happen. I agree that we would live better being aware that is ok to be sad and it is necessary for a happy life

Speaking about fears (please correct me) (4/100) I always get confused when I try to speak about my fears... Is this sentences natural sounding? 1. I'm terrified of flying by airplane. 2. I'm really scared about flying. 3. I have always been afraid of airplane. 4. I'm so frightened of flying. 5. The bad side of traveling it is that I always afraid to fly on the airplane. 6. I have always been scared of flying.

Today's weather (3/100) Today, the weather is ugly outside. Despite it is summer here, there are many clouds in the sky and it is a bit cold. I think it will be this way all day long and it may rain. Yesterday, I was thinking of going to the park rollerblading today morning but the weather ruined up my plans. when it is raining, the ground gets wet and I am not good enough to rollerblade on the wet ground... So, I'm going to stay home today, watching some series on Netflix and waiting for the NFL playoffs! Actually, I just began to follow the NFL this year and I don't fully understand the rules, but even so, I'm enjoying watching the games. I hope that tomorrow the sun came back so I can go to the park. Staying home sometimes is good to take a rest but when it's too much, it gets boring!

Challenge (2/100) This year I'm going to travel abroad for the first time. It's only 3 months left for the trip. I've been studying English for the whole of last year but I'm not feeling ready yet. So, I challenged myself to write 100 topics here because I think writing is the skill that I have been less practicing and consequently, the one that I need to improve the most. Actually, I also haven't been reading enough. I never was into reading, even in my first language, but at least for these three months, I'll be reading every day! Let me know if you have any suggestions of something to read :D

Simple dialogue (1/100) - Hey, how are you? - I'm good, how about you? - Not bad! - How was your flight? - Not that good, you know... I'm not into flying, I'm a little afraid. - I see. So, when did you arrive? - I got here yesterday. - How long are you staying here? - I'm going to spend just 1 month here, My flight back is booked to May 2. - Where are you staying? - I'm sharing a room near here, just one mile away.

Laboratory Exams I'm a hospital pharmacist and last monsth I participated of a nurses activity. The proposal was that each participant presented the features of the main laboratory tests usually performed in children. They presented about renal and hepatic function exams, coagulogram, complete blood count, electrolytes, seric level of tacrolimus and vancomycin, inflamatory marks (PCR and lactate) and I presented about urinalysis. The evaluation of laboratory exams is something strongly present in my routine. There are many drugs that interfere on laboratory results and also this exams says a lot about the health condition of the patients and their disease. When I was in the college, I've also studied the laboratorial analysis of biological material. However, in this activity I could see the nurse perspective of those tests, as the way to collect the samples and the importance of knowing the patient risk of bleeding when they are performing some procedures. The next day I also participated of the nutritionists activity, which had the same subject! Before that, I couldn't imagine how the alimentary habits interfere on the exams result and had even less idea of how much the results of laboratory exams influence on the nutritionist plan of care.

About Insulin... November, 30 - When I arrived at the hospital, one of the pharmacists (Rafael) told me that he was going to gather with children and adolescents with diabets, to discuss about the diferent types of insulin and the needed cares on transport and storage. There were 4 adolescents and the meeting was quite interesting! Rafael showed them what are the main types of insulin (NPH, Regular, Lispro and Glargin) and then we asked them what insulin they use. One of them showed us his insulin bomb and explains us how it works. I've heard of that but have never seen... Another one explains us how she uses the trezibe (​degludec insulin) and also how the pen works. Two of them were kinda shy, but in general they were all very participative. The girl of the trezibe pen asked us how the insulins are made, because she is vegeterian and was worried about the use of animals in the chain of insulin production. That really was a very smart question, coming from a gilr of only 15 years... Actually I think that I learned more with them than they did with me!