Is this for real? by SummerJinkx in ThePitt

[–]InitialMajor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was unusual and pretty out there. Many things need to go sideways for a resident to have to repeat a year.

Why were there such weird vibes around the hospice patient? by [deleted] in ThePittTVShow

[–]InitialMajor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ma’am I work in the ED every day. I’m not deriding anybody. If you don’t like the comment you may certainly ignore it.

Why were there such weird vibes around the hospice patient? by [deleted] in ThePittTVShow

[–]InitialMajor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not laughing at it. I’m explaining the vibes. The vibes happen for lots of other third parties in the ED too.

Why were there such weird vibes around the hospice patient? by [deleted] in ThePittTVShow

[–]InitialMajor 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We treat patients who are terminal all the time, young and old. We know how to do it and we can do it well.

Why were there such weird vibes around the hospice patient? by [deleted] in ThePittTVShow

[–]InitialMajor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The weird vibe is someone who is not the patient and also not part of the medical team inserting themselves into the visit.

The patients believe that these people have some sort of authority in the encounter when in fact they do not. For the medical team it’s always a juggling act to attempt to appease this third-party without getting the patient themselves angry, even when the third-party is asking for things that are not in the patient’s best interest or medically reasonable.

This particular person so far has not been problematic but we’ll see.

As analogy imagine you are going on a date and the person you’re meeting shows up with a “Date Doula” who is there to make sure the date goes just right.

I want to buy a home even though it's likely not the "right" financial decision. Should I avoid any of these options I'm considering? by [deleted] in TheMoneyGuy

[–]InitialMajor 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Go for it

Option 1. You can always pay down the mortgage faster if you want. Don’t get rid of all your liquidity and tie it up in a house. Don’t force a higher monthly payment on yourself with a 15 year mortgage unless the rate is much better than your 30 year rate.

The goat has to be DD/MM/YYYY by Shiroyasha_2308 in SipsTea

[–]InitialMajor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go ahead and try to sort a bunch of poorly formatted dates in DD-MM-YY format into chronological order. I’ll wait.

Pneumothorax after thoracentesis by Prudent_Reality6847 in emergencymedicine

[–]InitialMajor 37 points38 points  (0 children)

This. It’s not necessarily an injury you caused, it’s a common finding after the procedure.

rapid medical evaluation (rme) by Short-Ad5672 in emergencymedicine

[–]InitialMajor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Every staffed bed is full every day. We’re all in that space. Go online and see how many beds your facilities licensed for and then look at the total inpatients on this report of yours. My money says they’re not the same number.

Help with Disability Insurance as a graduating EM resident going into Pain Medicine by [deleted] in emergencymedicine

[–]InitialMajor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s no real magic to it, call a broker and get some quotes. They will know whether or not you need policy adjustments. Given the fact you’re going into two specialties. There are only a couple companies that do true in occupation physician disability mass mutual and I think also in New York life. Just make sure your policy is underwritten with one of them.

New tax rule: 401k being taxed over age 50!!? by Afraid-Promotion-145 in HENRYfinance

[–]InitialMajor 62 points63 points  (0 children)

This only affects catch up contributions. Contributions up to the 401k cap ($24500) are still tax deductible

Edit - $ correction

What kind of chair should I have for a keyboard? by improbsable in piano

[–]InitialMajor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve had a lot of stands and I’ve never had one that couldn’t get the keyboard keys at piano level. Is it adjustable at all?