Tuesday April 3rd

Mid Semester Break Lecture Marathon # 1:
• Anatomy, Physiology & Pathophysiology of the Lymphatic System
• Anatomy, Physiology & Pathophysiology of the Immune System
• Care of the Infected Surgical Wound
• Intravenous Antibiotics

Videos:
• Measuring Oxygen Saturation with Pulse Oximetry
• Administering Oxygen via a Nasal Canulae

Tuesday Night SBS Viewing:
• The Operation: Surgery Live – Hiatus Hernia (Keyhole Surgery)
• Blood & Guts: A History of Surgery – Spare Parts (Organ Transplants) - the most interesting part of this was comparing the two patients who received the first and second hand transplants. The first man hated his new hand from the get go. He thought it was ugly and too big and his immune system rejected the hand. He carrying around a dead hand which looked horrific and he felt more handicapped than before he had the transplant, and really depressed. Eventually, about 5 years later, he had the hand removed. The second patient had lost his hand over 30 years earlier. His new hand looked completely different to his other hand, it was fair skinned, only light blonde hairs and it was clearly a female hand. However he totally adopted the hand as his own, it healed beautifully and he did all the physiotherapy enthusiastically and gained 80% of the functions that he had in his other hand. He started doing all the things he couldn't do before like pick up his grandchildren, learn carpentry, played tennis and musical instruments. It was a good example of how important patient compliance and positive psychology are so important for successful outcomes, no matter how good the surgeons are.