March 2012
3 posts
February 2012
12 posts
Day 1: Microbiology Assessment →
The discs certainly seem like they would speed up the diagnostic process by causing isolation of microbes within an area around the disc which can then be subbed vs. having to attempt to sub a colony that is underneath or surrounded by other bugs. Proteus mirabilis in a mix is the king of annoyances as far as isolation goes.
I always though MacConkey was a near equivalent of EMB. I’m just...
Day 1: Microbiology Assessment →
Looks about right, though I’ve never placed discs on primary plates except when plating a positive blood cX and reading a gram stain of the sample. The lack of EMB is unnerving.
amygdala-hijack:
I received my three samples, in which I had to identify the bacterium causing the illness.
Patient 1:
Neonate with an eye infection.
Media used/incubation:
Blood agar (BA) with optochin...
January 2012
126 posts
It's not my Nature
I know you don’t read this, wouldn’t expect you to, but I can’t help but ask: How does a person not care? True, I don’t really know you, but I know the pictures of the stories. I’ve seen them before and lived them before. To live life is to deal with problems, but sometimes the inability to see past the problem is worse than the problem itself. And when people sit and...
2" Off my Waistline So Far
My (almost) daily walks from work to Mass Ave and my change in diet have left me 5 pounds lighter since the year began.
Only 15 more to go.
I Don't Get It
Do people really expect a person to just roll over when they’re being bitched at? Like, really? I might be a decent guy, or lazy if nothing else, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t know how to hit where it hurts. Especially this person who apparently hates the fact that I can be incredibly passive to the world around me.
Oh well, I think I killed all friend potential with this...
Apartment Shopping List
Things I Need to Buy but Can’t Until I Move In:
Bed
Mattress
Sheets/Comforters/etc…
Drawers
Bookcase
Groceries
./ haha, still going to be sleeping on the couch for a while after I move in, and possibly using my textbooks for pillows.
