Beginning my Internship at Park Plaza Hospital | 9/19/18 - 10/3/18
About 3 weeks ago I started my pulmonology internship with Dr. Ng at Park Plaza Hospital and have been attending every Wednesday since then. So far, we've been rotating through positions at an intensive care unit (ICU) and a private clinic right next to Park Plaza Hospital. I've been visiting Dr. Ng from 8:30 A.M. to 11:15 A.M., so I only see the patients Dr. Ng meets with during the morning. Dr. Ng has had to check with at least 4 or more patients each time I've gone. It's been really interesting so far, I've observed all kinds of patients that would have to see a pulmonologist, they've ranged from people that require a large number of mechanical ventilation tubes to people that are healthy and are just checking in to see how their respiratory system. Dr. Ng does a number of different things with a patient depending on if they're in ICU or her private clinic. Patients from ICU had their blood pressure and heart rate monitored and checked on a lot, Dr. Ng p...