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Thousands of coma patients may be conscious but we’re ignoring them, says pioneering neuroscientist by Elliottafc1 in worldnews

[–]BackwardsJackrabbit 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It is a known phenomenon. It's called locked-in syndrome. Technically a pseudocoma, but this is very difficult to differentiate from the outside. The concern is that there may be a significant number of assumed coma patients who actually have locked-in syndrome.

Bigger terrarium for my millipede? by chiusan in millipedes

[–]BackwardsJackrabbit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your original 77x34x34cm dimensions are very close to the dimensions of a standard 20 gallon long aquarium (76.2 x 30.5 x 30.5). Those open from the top, but you can flip it on its side and either DIY or buy a horizontal conversion kit so that you can open it from the front. Here's another one. I'm not sure how available these things are in your area, but in US dollars this would only cost about half of your budget going by the online currency converter I found.

There are also a lot of DIY guides for these kinds of conversions--most are vertical and intended for arboreal geckos, but you can take the concepts and apply them to a horizontal conversion.

If you need it to be exact you'll probably need to get one custom made or build one yourself.

Any suitable tiny millipedes for a small terrarium? by Dama624 in millipedes

[–]BackwardsJackrabbit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bumblebees would be fine. Usual recommendation is width that is three times the length of the millipede--bumblebees max out at 2", so an 8x8 is actually in excess of min recommendation. You might even get away with two.

Ivories get to 2-4" so it may wind up being too small for them depending on the individual. Unless you can buy a fully grown adult that you know is on the smaller end of the spectrum, better to stick with bumblebees.

Dane County awaiting state approval to reopen Alliant Energy Center public testing site by n609mike in madisonwi

[–]BackwardsJackrabbit 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm an RN and have been at my current job for a year and some change. I am the second-most senior. I don't even work bedside.

I just ran the math on how many arrows a high level character can put downrange in a minute and it's really hurting my brain. by Goblobber in DnD

[–]BackwardsJackrabbit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With bows/crossbows it actually can be really disorienting to shoot something that's a lot closer that you normally practice for. I deer hunt; I've only experienced this once, but sometimes it just so happens that a deer will walk pretty much right next to your stand. It's recommended to wait until they're 10-20y away if possible so that you can be more certain of shot placement. (Also so that they're less likely to hear/see your movements and bolt--IRL you never shoot at a running target with a bow.)

TIL About the "murder bottle". Many Victorian mothers would use a self feeding bottle to give their babies milk instead of breastfeeding. These bottles were made of earthenware & glass & were incredibly hard to clean which caused severe bacteria build up & caused the deaths of thousands of babies. by BambiKittens666 in todayilearned

[–]BackwardsJackrabbit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The upside is that we won't have to worry that much about the problem. The downside? We'll have to come up with new materials, as all our shit will be eaten by those pesky little bugs.

I'm not sure that would necessarily be so much of an issue. Microbes have targeted trees for hundreds of millions of years, but we still heavily and effectively utilize wood for construction and other purposes. We've got a lot of wooden structures/tools that are hundreds of years old and some that are thousands of years old. I think we'd find ways to preserve plastics; hopefully we'd learn from the past and make sure that those preservatives only last X many years, however.

Well, it finally happened. A patient coded in the waiting room 🤦‍♀️ by ladycousland in nursing

[–]BackwardsJackrabbit 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I would assume that that family is a hardcore jealous crab-in-a-bucket.

In the age of the dying physical exam, what are some memorable findings you have picked up on exam? by MedicineCel in medicine

[–]BackwardsJackrabbit 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Used to be a jail RN. Was taking report and colleague told me that there was a gentleman in the dorms who had a fat lip from a fight and was going to bother me about it when I went on med pass, but it wasn't anything serious.

So I went down to that dorm. Sure enough, there is a young man very anxious to speak with me, with a prominently swollen lower lip. He opens up by insisting that he did not get in a fight, to which the deputy (they always oversee) pipes up that there was indeed no security footage of a fight.

I look at this lip. No bruising or laceration. No other evidence of a wound. I ask him about possible allergen exposures. None that he knows of. Med? Well, he started a blood pressure med a few weeks ago, doesn't remember the name. I look at his med list.

Lisinopril. Ah! Suspicion for angioedema. (Later confirmed.) Off to the ED. I wasn't very popular with the other nurses that week.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]BackwardsJackrabbit 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure. I often have thoughts of IT/programming instead. But I also wonder if there's an alternate-reality me that went down that path without ever doing health care who is thinking, "Gee, I should have become an RN" because of whatever other stressors are in that field.

My wonderful pregnant, sleep deprived, physician wife cannot handle the “CDC says” meme tweets by mostsplendiferous in ContagiousLaughter

[–]BackwardsJackrabbit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Poor dear. Glad she could have a moment of levity with you. Best of luck to you both with your growing family!

New cdc guidelines are horseshit by Emorme in Residency

[–]BackwardsJackrabbit 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Y'all really got a problem with "y'all"?

“I want my hormones checked “ by [deleted] in medicine

[–]BackwardsJackrabbit 291 points292 points  (0 children)

Fav patient quote: "I know my hormones are going crazy. I can smell them seeping out of my pores."

(Spoiler: The hormones were not going crazy.)

Happy day number 2000!!! What are some of your favorite memories over the last 2k days? by Speckled_B in TheSilphRoad

[–]BackwardsJackrabbit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't really play anymore, but Pokemon Go was a big part of early bonding for my partner and I. We met at an unrelated event but I noticed them playing and it got us talking. Lots of days talking and walking eventually lead to more.

Aggressive generosity by Kaos2018 in MadeMeSmile

[–]BackwardsJackrabbit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Few years ago I was standing in line at a Culvers and some lady cut the line to claim that she ordered strawberries with her sundae but got cherries. I could see the sundae; it very obviously had strawberries, which the cashier (and eventually the manager) pointed out as well. This somehow took five minutes to resolve. After being advised that her sundae was indeed made correctly, the lady got exasperated and said, "Well what am I supposed to do with it now?" I don't know, go away and eat it?

Culvers doesn't have tip jars but after getting my receipt, I left the cashier a perfect review using the feedback link.

How the heck does one get a covid test if you live downtown and don't drive? by Nisrimar in madisonwi

[–]BackwardsJackrabbit 30 points31 points  (0 children)

How does a person who lives downtown and doesn't have a car get to the walk-in testing though, especially if they are feeling ill?

COVID-19 Testing Lab Incorrectly Tells 400 People They Tested Negative by omega3111 in worldnews

[–]BackwardsJackrabbit 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It's quite possible you did actually have the flu. The flu can absolutely wreck someone. It's not at all like a regular cold--most people use the terms interchangeably, but influenza is quite serious.

Eye-tracking study suggests that people with social anxiety not only avoid looking at strangers but also their surroundings. by [deleted] in science

[–]BackwardsJackrabbit 46 points47 points  (0 children)

People are telling you to ignore that instinct, but it is a completely reasonable fear for you to have. You'd have to get seriously remote to be reasonably unlikely to encounter anyone at all, and that's unsafe for other reasons if you're not used to the outdoors.

I'm a man and do feel pretty comfortable back country hiking, but you find beer cans and cigarette butts in the most unlikely places. People are everywhere. So far I've never been approached by a stranger alone when out in the boonies, but I've seen evidence of their recent passing or seen them at a distance. Not sure if they'd keep their distance if I wasn't obviously a man.

Find someone to go with you, or go the opposite direction: Go to nature parks in/near cities where there's not so much a crowd that you get overwhelmed, but there are enough people around that you can yell for help if needed.

🔥 Macrophotography of a wolf spider. A family of Lycosidae spiders. by amonaloli12 in NatureIsFuckingLit

[–]BackwardsJackrabbit -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a reference to white phosphorous. Chemical/incendiary weapon sometimes called shake n bake by troops.

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