This morning I assisted Dr. Faile in the c-section for the woman with the pregnancy in her umbilical hernia.
Photo of the Day
The desaturated look I applied to the photo I posted 2 days ago really grew on me. I decided to try it on another shot I took of a patient Heidi was examining on clinic day.
Baptist Seminary in Tamale (w/ slideshow)
Last week I visited the Northern Ghana Baptist Theological Seminary in Tamale, a large town southwest of Nalerigu. IMB missionaries Pat and Peggy Ozment have been there for 11 months with Pat serving as a lecturer and Peggy as librarian.
Photo of the Day
I tell ya what – I’d wear a pink knit hat like that… but not when it is 90 degrees outside!
Pregnancy & Umbilical Hernia
Several weeks ago I posted information about umbilical hernias and mentioned a very rare case we saw. A woman’s uterus had slipped into her umbilical hernia and she was 32 weeks pregnant. She was admitted to the hospital then and put on bed rest until a c-section could be done. I thought I would post […]
Super White Oats
Talk about the breakfast of champions! This is what I’ve been eating every morning. They may not taste all that great but staring at the genius artwork while I eat makes me forget about all that. I’m a bit perplexed by the yellow burst in the bottom right stating “NEW Improved”. I didn’t know you […]
Photo of the Day
I’m been playing around more with flash photography and have gotten some interesting results by bouncing the flash off of different walls and angled surfaces. This image was taken in a poorly lit room and I bounced the flash off a side wall at about a 45 degree angle. That way the subject was evenly […]
Incision & Drainage
We see many skin infections here at BMC. Many have progressed to abscesses and boils. These are collections of pus that have been walled off or encapsulated. They are usually exquisitely tender due to the pressure. The treatment for such is to lance it open – incision and drainage (I&D). Sometimes, there are loculated pockets […]
Photo of the Day
I took this image of the boy in the same village as the elderly lady whose photo I posted yesterday. I really like the contrast between the two faces. I also like how if you zoom in REAL close you can see my silhouette in his eye. That is when those 10 megapixels start paying […]