Just completed my 3rd month of fellowship, and I'm excited to share with you some things I've learned this month.
I spent a the majority of this month working in the outpatient setting (still on the neuro vascular side) and on the inpatient floors managing neurosurgery service patients.
One of the things I have pretty much solidified is how incidental aneurysm findings are. Many patients typically present for some other condition, happened to get a scan, and an aneurysm was detected.
Another thing I learned is how important/relevant family history can be. I've noticed that several patients happened to have direct family members who also had a brain aneurysm.
Inpatient-wise, I have adjusted and gotten used to who is who and who to call for what for the most part. All has been going well, I think, and I'm still learning and asking questions every day.
Conditions I've learned about this month:
- Moyamoya disease
- Arteriovenous malformation
- Aneurysms
- Cerebral cavernous malformation
Nicole G.
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