Day 2 was very similar to what I did yesterday. I was able to shadow Dr. Mark Wood for most of the day where we mainly looked at patients with knee injuries. Although Dr. Wood specializes in shoulders & knees, only knee patients came in yesterday. This was helpful because yesterday when I was with Dr. Chappell, we only got to see shoulder patients. There were many different types of cases that I saw yesterday. One woman came in from severely bruising her knee from tripping over a shopping cart. Another man came in for his post-op after they had to repair his quad muscle from falling while playing basketball. All these different types of cases gave me a better view for how easily injuries can happen and why you need to be careful while doing daily activities. Later in the afternoon, I was able to shadow the X-ray department. There, I was able to see how each x-ray is taken and the quick but important process of correctly lining the x-rays up and sending them to the doctor. I really enjoyed being behind the scenes and cant wait for tomorrow.
