Cannulation

With all that goes on in A&E, cannulation doesn’t excite many people, but I find it really satisfying.

Knowing that your efforts in getting a cannula in can make a big difference is someone’s life is a very rewarding feeling. Just today, my patients have been able to have medications for life-threatening conditions and strong pain relief because they were successfully cannulated 🙂

Modafinil: to take or not to take?

I’ve known about modafinil for years, and I’m wondering if now is the time to experiment with it.

I really want to get into medical school, and now modafinil appears safe, at least in the short term ( http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924977X15002497), but is it completely unethical and possible unreliable practice for a time pressured exam?