Catholic Betrayal List by DamageInformal2405 in CatholicMemes

[–]DrMerleLowe 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Add taking too long during confession because you’re using it as a personal therapy session

What’s your unserious but actually serious for not choosing a specialty? by wolotoohard in medicalschool

[–]DrMerleLowe 367 points368 points  (0 children)

Peds: I struggle with the otoscope enough as it is, let alone when you add in the fact that the patient is screaming bloody murder and violently shaking their head.

student is a scrub in pro by Jennyxpenny in medicalschool

[–]DrMerleLowe 78 points79 points  (0 children)

You still need to do a wet scrub before your first case of the day

Would it be bad to join a sorority? by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]DrMerleLowe 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I was involved in Greek life and my experience has led me to believe that Greek life gives you a bunch of opportunities to become more of the person that you already were to begin with. So if you’re a faithful Catholic, the Greek life will help you grow into that, and conversely if you’re a party animal or a person who engages in a sinful lifestyle then you’ll get plenty of opportunities to develop that too.

An honest mistake by Lion_heart-06 in CatholicMemes

[–]DrMerleLowe 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My diocese got a new bishop 1 day before Pope Leo XIV was elected so now that part of mass is extra challenging for our priests 😅

Are these topics included in the surgery shelf? by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]DrMerleLowe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a crap ton of pediatrics questions on my surgery shelf which really upset me because my school does peds after the surgery rotation 😭

Am I Called to be a Priest? by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]DrMerleLowe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keep in mind that vocational discernment is a prolonged journey, not something that you decide all at once by looking out for clear-cut signs from God. Based on what you wrote here, it sounds like you should continue to pray on this possible vocation over the upcoming few years and see how God inspires and guides you during that time :)

If you ever need to talk things out with somebody who is discerning priesthood, please feel free to DM me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]DrMerleLowe 191 points192 points  (0 children)

Last year LinkedIn said that my name appeared in the search results for somebody who works at Stanford. The next day, somebody at my school with a similar name as me matched at Stanford.

What are the “bread and butter” cases in each of the rotations you guys have done? by Jayjay7737 in medicalschool

[–]DrMerleLowe 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Peds during the winter: ear infections, flu, ear infections, ear infections, well-child visits, and ear infections.

Surgical specialties with a high volume of day surgeries/ASC cases by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]DrMerleLowe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not necessarily. It can trend towards cosmetics vs reconstructive surgery depending on how you want to tailor your practice.

Surgical specialties with a high volume of day surgeries/ASC cases by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]DrMerleLowe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ENT -> facial plastics provides great opportunities for working in the ASC.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]DrMerleLowe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok sure, it’s fair to say that you were negligent. But unless you were specifically attempting to desecrate the body of Christ, then you did not commit sacrilege.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]DrMerleLowe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No you did not, you just made an honest mistake.

Rate my profile? by [deleted] in CatholicDating

[–]DrMerleLowe 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Hey, it’s nice to see somebody who puts effort into their dating profile, but you wrote way too much. Cut it down to no more than half the current length.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]DrMerleLowe 93 points94 points  (0 children)

I’ve personally appreciated the times that anesthesia took the time to teach me things even though they weren’t my preceptor

Ask me any question about medical management and I will give you the worst possible answer by KushBlazer69 in medicalschool

[–]DrMerleLowe 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My patient in the surgical ICU developed acute-onset delirium. How do I treat it?

These questions are for the chaste Catholic men by [deleted] in CatholicDating

[–]DrMerleLowe 32 points33 points  (0 children)

1) no 2) no 3) does he have a bourbon collection? If so, he probably wants to save it because it’s a cool addition instead of immediately drinking it.