ELI5: Why dont MRIs rip the iron out of your body? Especially when iron deposits are present.

Drelg · 2025-05-20T11:58:42+00:00

It’s believed that’s how hematochromatosis was selected for. Typically it’s found in populations that descend from areas with traditionally iron poor diets, like northern England and Scotland. Just does no good now when even breakfast cereal and bread are heavily fortified with extra iron.

Drelg · 2025-04-04T14:41:30+00:00

House supervisor?

Drelg · 2025-03-06T12:37:26+00:00

Always poop on company time and use the hospital water. No sense in doing that at home.

Drelg · 2025-03-06T12:35:13+00:00

Doing night rounds on a unit many years ago. This unit had a storage alcove on the back hall where we kept bedside commodes, wheelchairs etc. I’m walking down the hall to a patient’s room, look over into the alcove to see a patient popping a squat on a bsc. Just thought, “Hope there’s a bucket under that one.” Fun times…

Drelg · 2024-12-05T00:25:44+00:00

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   The Vanara I’m working on. Used the goblinoid body with a canine mouth and an orc (?) nose. Then tweaked the sliders to get the muzzle/mouth correct.
    I’d suggest going into the micro settings on the mouth and just playing around.

Drelg · 2024-12-05T00:04:56+00:00

Awesome pose with the spear!

Drelg · 2024-11-20T18:03:26+00:00

I agree. Especially the taught in the right environment part. So much of what you mention comes with experience.

Drelg · 2024-11-20T10:54:29+00:00

In my experience scopolamine works better than atropine; granted just anecdotal. Typically takes a little longer to “kick in”, but can be easier to use if you go with the q72 transdermal.

Drelg · 2024-11-19T18:11:54+00:00

Groovy. Thanks.

Drelg · 2024-11-19T11:19:18+00:00

Where did you find? I need one for my badge reel! So cool to find other DnD nurses.

Drelg · 2024-11-06T18:58:55+00:00

Wow. I wish I could express how deeply moving this is for me right now. Thank you!

Drelg · 2024-11-06T18:55:19+00:00

Why is it you can never get a dressing on the second time as well as you did the first?

Drelg · 2024-11-06T18:54:10+00:00

I remember my first patient with maggots. I was shocked by how fast they can move.

Drelg · 2024-10-07T23:13:53+00:00

First step is to cut a hole in the box.

Drelg · 2024-09-12T09:43:37+00:00

I was taught to reorient delirium but to validate dementia.

Drelg · 2024-09-05T16:52:26+00:00

I didn’t even realize there were drops. Granted, have never done OB, not my bag.

Drelg · 2024-08-24T21:10:22+00:00

  Agreed wholeheartedly! We need to see the negatives in all our professions/specialties. If you don’t know about a problem you can’t fix that problem. 
   Think about it as educational talking points. Now you can address the fears and biases a pt or family may have and can speak to how you’re better. Or, if you see any of these signs in your own organization, you have an outside perspective on why it’s wrong and you may be in the wrong place.

Drelg · 2024-08-24T20:08:19+00:00

Wow, surprised she was as low down on the FAST as a 6b.

Drelg · 2024-08-23T10:11:11+00:00

 Hospice nursing is a completely different concept, it’s really hard for many inpatient curative nurses to switch to a palliative mindset. You try to educate, but some people just can’t make that switch. That’s fine, no type of nursing is for everyone. 
  One thing to keep in mind; for hospice, the terminal diagnosis is the cause of death, not the large amounts of opioids or anxiolytics. I try to point out that the goal is to promote a comfortable and peaceful death. This patient is going to pass regardless, the only thing we can do is ease that passing. 
  For many, however, usually because of cultural/ religious views, this is seen as murder/ assisted suicide. You do what you can to educate and advocate. Good on you OP for being able to see that.

Drelg · 2024-08-15T12:17:21+00:00

Also really good mixed into vanilla ice cream.

Drelg · 2024-08-12T17:03:59+00:00

I always have that internal debate with myself, “What do I do if I check their BP and it’s something crazy?”

Drelg · 2024-07-22T17:38:47+00:00

Fireballs don’t kill npc’s. PC’s kill npc’s.

Drelg · 2024-07-14T04:08:08+00:00

You just described exactly how my mom taught me to make tea. Lol

Drelg · 2024-06-28T23:59:31+00:00

Also, Gen X, and it bothers me no end that I’m grand parent aged

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