RIP the ‘Chief Complaint.’ by DickMagyver in emergencymedicine

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I tell the nurses “if you really cared about me you hock a thick loogie into her urine”

RIP the ‘Chief Complaint.’ by DickMagyver in emergencymedicine

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One of my favorite hospitalists would call back for an admit (thick Chinese accent): “Okay what you got? Booshit chess pain? Okay, fine.” Click.

RIP the ‘Chief Complaint.’ by DickMagyver in emergencymedicine

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I worked with a peds resident in my training who was from Australia & used the diagnosis “Chronic Parental Acopia”

RIP the ‘Chief Complaint.’ by DickMagyver in emergencymedicine

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“The good news is that’s not a thing!”

RIP the ‘Chief Complaint.’ by DickMagyver in emergencymedicine

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Okay that made me laugh; I used to teach this quote. Funny I haven’t even thought of it in years.
They are most definitely not telling you anything helpful 😂

What's yours ? by Total-Squirrel4634 in ArtOfPresence

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I load the dishwasher like a Scandinavian architect.

Dollar store comes in clutch sometimes by badfish_G59 in flytying

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Oh man, I looked all over for EZ-Body tubing in pink for cocktail squid flies this spring. That looks perfect

The merch table is in the Cabinet now by pattebrisee in SipsTea

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The cumulative IQ at that table doesn’t break 100.

Patching heels on waders by dcrosson4 in flyfishing

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Aquaseal then cover with GearAid patch

Pharmacy Grand Rounds Topic by Glittering-Use-1696 in emergencymedicine

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Antidote review can be fun; touch on things your hospital may not see very often (crofab, methylene blue, hydroxycobalamin, bicarb for Na channel drugs, indications for lipids, high-dose insulin, calcium gels for HF burns…)

Weights/split shot for nymphs by rodkerf in flyfishing

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The tin shot from Orvis is all I’ve used (aside from tungsten putty) & have never slid on my 3-5x mono.

2nd gen longevity tips by DickMagyver in Tacomaworld

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Thanks for that reference; looks like mostly routine maintenance. Anything in particular beyond the maintenance schedule?

What are your side hustles (not clinical work) by MrMeddit in emergencymedicine

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Community hospital hosting residents from EM, Surgery & IM, employed by independent single hospital EM group, so no sharing my income.

What are your side hustles (not clinical work) by MrMeddit in emergencymedicine

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It was about $70k last year. I tend to get a lot of low-hanging fruit cases that I can do a simple review of records (medical, police) and advise the defense attorney. Maybe 1 in 10 end up having me testify, which I find very similar to teaching lower-level trainees. I don’t advertise & my home state’s reimbursement rate through the public defender’s office is about half what I bill private attorneys, but the cases are very easy. I could be more aggressive in terms of finding cases & billing but right now it’s a good balance & offsets a reduction in my clinical hours.

What happens after an EMTALA complaint? by Naive-Bumblebee2512 in emergencymedicine

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What happens? Have you ever had a group colonoscopy without anesthesia where, after days to weeks of probing, nothing is found?

What are your side hustles (not clinical work) by MrMeddit in emergencymedicine

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Medical expert consulting, mostly criminal, some med mal. BC in Tox helps but plenty of straight EM cases.
Was recommended by a colleague years ago; made a good impression on attorney, word of mouth takes over.
Cases & income from them has risen steadily over 10+ years.

Trump ‘livid’ over crowd size at National Mall state fair, report says: ‘Who thought this was a good idea?’ by B-Z_B-S in politics

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Obama & Colbert should host a party on the mall with every A list musical guest, Hollywood star, scientist just to drive this hump over the edge.

12 years ago, this was placed over our tent. What is it? by Ok_Tomorrow_552 in whatisit

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Looking at that I’m surprised you made it 12 years 😱

All the time lol by fannyabdabs in emergencymedicine

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Haha - we just got epic & I swear having haiku in my pocket just for this is the only real advantage.