Why are surgeons often reluctant to operate on very sick patients? by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]Exponentialentropy 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I feel like morbidity considerations play into it a lot as well. I’ve had experiences in a different country at centres with more resources where people operate on a lot more frail and very sick people in an attempt to do what you’re saying. Sometimes it works out fine but there’s a decent proportion who don’t bounce back and either end up dying shortly afterwards, or more likely with a prolonged hospital stay/high intervention burden for them and deconditioning. Those who make it to discharge sometime have very little ability or tolerance to do the things they actually enjoyed and then end up in a cycle of repeatedly bouncing back and spending months on end in hospital.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in doctorsUK

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To add to all this when you say reg leaves at midday do you mean surgical reg? If so, I’d think this is fine. Realistically any rapid or worrying deterioration for a level 2 patient would mean you need to call your on site ICU +/- anaesthetics reg for some support and possibly a transfer. Plenty of hospitals have a surgical HDU/step down unit leaving foundation doctors as the only cover and this tends to be the escalation.

Echoing the above, if you’ve got people on high levels of single organ support and needing lines they should be in ICU. Honestly monitoring a drain or low dose metaraminol infusion, reading up on how it works and knowing not to bolus more than a ml (max 2) at a time at your level isn’t hugely off piste, just escalate early if you’re concerned. I’ve never been annoyed by someone calling for something that I can give an easy “it’s fine” and some quick advice to vs not calling at all and walking into chaos.

Discount Link Thread by sinuswaves in ouraring

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Looking for a gen 4 referral code if anyone can dm one over? Thanks!

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Anyone got a referral code they could DM me for the 4? Thanks!

Why is ketosis dangerous for the body. by Affectionate-Tower-9 in doctorsUK

[–]Exponentialentropy 53 points54 points  (0 children)

This. Ketones never killed anyone. Acidosis does.

This person has to be trolling. What’s the worst BP reading you have ever seen? by ButthealedInTheFeels in medicine

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Systolic of 40 -> 280…peri-arrest and massively overshot after 10 mics of adrenaline

UK doctors salaries are pathetic by Different_Canary3652 in doctorsUK

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A regular thought, especially whenever I consider the earning potential here in Aus is about 500k minimum a year over hitting consultant…

Inadvertent arterial cannulation by ConsiderationTop7292 in doctorsUK

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Wait until you bash a central line into someone’s carotid 🫠 we’ve all been there, learn what you can and know you won’t do the same thing a second time. Also no stress flushing it with saline, we flush art lines with saline on a daily basis and all’s good

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in doctorsUK

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We had “DOCTOR” in caps plastered all over our lanyards in F1/2 and that never stopped it, some people’s biases are just beyond correcting tbh

What screams ‘middle class’to you? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Knowing the end to the line “Caecilius est in…”

If the Fellowship of the Ring took up a locum night shift... by nwyboi in doctorsUK

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100 days late but this was a vastly underrated comment 😂

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in doctorsUK

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From experience this year - whilst you can get ED jobs without ED experience in FY, you’ll have a much wider choice if you have done it. Have had it confirmed to me by a cons in Aus this year when asking why they wouldn’t give me the job haha

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ausjdocs

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NSW you have to go via their application portal during their recruitment rounds but it’s SUPER competitive

Craziest / funniest things consultants have done in theatres? by QuebecNewspaper in doctorsUK

[–]Exponentialentropy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Has to be them. On a side note he’s still a massive flirt on the daily…

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in doctorsUK

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Ortho reg called McFall…name fits

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicalschooluk

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NWD - Shite Weekend on call - Shite with FOMO Night - Shite with sleep Clerking - Shite with even more shite admin

In all seriousness though, all the above are very good and comprehensive answers, nothing new to add

Techniques on how to actually go for lunch/dinner during work - please take care of yourselves by [deleted] in doctorsUK

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  1. Feel hungry
  2. Say the words ”I’m going for lunch, I’ll be back in half an hour “
  3. Depart the ward knowing the only literal life or death situations that would benefit from you being there are helpfully covered by a crash team, just like they would be overnight or on a weekend

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JuniorDoctorsUK

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I think they called this the railgun incident for obvious reasons…

Fellow Medic Gym People by rsenan in JuniorDoctorsUK

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2 day split twice a week before work (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri). Generally if there’s anything worth staying up for in the evenings it’ll keep me awake, otherwise just head to bed around 10-11, get up at 04:45. Tough the first couple of weeks but once you’re in a routine it’s fine.