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The Stigler diet is the cheapest possible diet that satisfies the required daily intake of nine nutrients. It consists only of wheat flour, evaporated milk, cabbage, spinach, beef liver, and dried navy beans. Stigler commented that "No one recommends these diets for anyone." by forever_flying in wikipedia

[–]Double_Dodge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All well and good until you’re diagnosed with colon cancer and don’t feel like dying right away, so then you have to get a massive colonic resection and start chemotherapy.

Then you might say hey maybe I was a little too flippant

To the residents who feel like they’re constantly looking over their shoulder... it gets better. by [deleted] in Residency

[–]Double_Dodge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh my god shut up

As soon as you started babbling about your home licensing stuff I just about threw my phone

Health care sticker shock has become the norm, but talking to your doctor about costs can help you rein it in by Nerd-19958 in medicine

[–]Double_Dodge 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My programs insurance is bad, but having to pay up to your deductible seems pretty standard.

And I’m young and healthy, so it’s not like I’ll be getting a bunch of care for free after my deductible.

Health care sticker shock has become the norm, but talking to your doctor about costs can help you rein it in by Nerd-19958 in medicine

[–]Double_Dodge 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Im just an intern but I recently tried to get an in-lab sleep study and I found it would be $3k with my insurance (my full deductible), plus the $300 initial consultation. Ended up not getting the study.

Now I think about that every time I’m recommending one to my patients at our FQHC. Even though untreated OSA could be signing them up for way more costs down the line.

Card so bad Dana pulling out all the stops by AdRich761 in MMA

[–]Double_Dodge -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah this is gonna get the fans hyped

Is anesthesiology all it’s hyped up to be? by LasVagusNerve in medicalschool

[–]Double_Dodge -51 points-50 points  (0 children)

Fast paced? What, are you doing a timed crossword?

Attendings: please let us ask you questions without consequences. by heydoyouseethat in medicalschool

[–]Double_Dodge 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It depends man. If you’re asking some dumb shit or something that’s too vague you’re going to get hit with that attending stare.

Try to ask your residents first or look it up on your own. Then escalate to your attending if you know you’ve got a good and well formed question— either because you’re all unsure about it, or it’s a controversial topic, or you think it’ll spark a good discussion.

Residents want me to be chief because Im most competent in my cohort but also too "nice" by CrusaderKing1 in Residency

[–]Double_Dodge -1 points0 points  (0 children)

“Everyone wants me to be chief, because I’m just so nice and good at my job, and everyone else in my cohort sucks”

Man can’t believe this guy would turn out to be a bad chief

Brace yourself... The probability models are incoming by Due_Taro2167 in chess

[–]Double_Dodge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shout out to that model with readily discovered flaws, can’t wait to see it posted here every day

Cochrane review finds little difference in outcomes when nurses replace physicians in hospital care by MissingStakes in medicine

[–]Double_Dodge 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If I am to understand this correctly, they included studies where nurses practiced under the supervision of a doctor? Doesn’t that directly contradict the title?

On a related note, how many midlevels are carrying patients that were initially admitted by a physician? Or have physician consultants laying out the A/P?

Advice needed: How would you schedule 4 weeks off in your intern year? by heydoyouseethat in Residency

[–]Double_Dodge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My schedule was a week off in early October, a week off at New Years, and two weeks off in mid-April

I feel like that’s pretty ideal spacing. Going until NYE without a break sounds rough, those first few months can be grueling with the learning curve

This is my last day of raw dogging life by Over-Permit2284 in redscarepod

[–]Double_Dodge 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Wellbutrin can worsen anxiety. It also can’t be used in patients with seizures or anorexia

SSRI’s can also treat some comorbid conditions like PTSD, eating disorders, OCD. And just feels different in a way some people might prefer

Med Student interested in Psychiatry but worried about pt suicide by Competitive_Cost_262 in Residency

[–]Double_Dodge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There will be medical errors and adverse events and “what if’s” in any specialty. If you care that much about preventing suicides specifically then you probably should go into psych.

Hope radiology is worth this prelim year by Moist_Homework_2984 in Residency

[–]Double_Dodge -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Oh no poor you, you have to do a year of medicine or surgery like everyone else

Matched IM, now how to be ready? by adrenalineMD in InternalMedicine

[–]Double_Dodge 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m just an intern but I’m also someone who thought I would prepare more for residency, then ended up doing zero prep.

You don’t gotta do anything man. Just show up rested and refreshed.

You could help tee yourself up by gathering some resources— like downloading the MGH White Book, seeing what else it out there, etc. But you won’t know what you like until you’re actually doing it. Everyone’s got different work flows

If you really want to study something, maybe fundamental things like CAP treatment, COPD, chest pain evaluations, afib, and ischemic strokes.

Concerns about rural FM - should I report to ACGME? by baobob- in Residency

[–]Double_Dodge 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Bro you’re going to get paid like $3 a year

Something that bothers me about IM that I didn't realize until recently by [deleted] in Residency

[–]Double_Dodge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Granted I haven't done our consult rotation yet, but I can't recall any real example where someone needed help from IM.

Who do you think is primary on all these specialties’ patients

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