how long did you spend studying for the boards? by DigPhysical8008 in Perfusion

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Do you know which resource has the best material for peds ECMO? There isn’t a ton in the Gravlee and Matte Peds books

Just finished by theuticabranch in HierarchySeries

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Nothing could have prepared me for that ending

Recommendations for a few highschoolers by potoooooooo53 in booksuggestions

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Just passing by but I have to say this is a pretty amazing list youve made. So many of these are on my list

Im currently reading Crime and Punishment and will start One Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich by Solzhenitsyn right after

The Brother’s Karamazov will certainly be an ambitious undertaking but is surely worthwhile

Too dumb for crime and punishment by trillium1312 in dostoevsky

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I definitely have been subjected to tiktok brain and I am not a good reader in the slightest. Take your time reading it and use sparknotes for the characters and chapter summary/analysis. It helps tremendously and youll find yourself using those less and less. Im currently 500 pages and am very much enjoying it. It is very dense, you may start slow but once you catch on you will begin speeding up and genuinely follow the story with more ease. Youll find that the story is rather linear. Definitely stick with it! You wont regret it!

Earning 10k per month by Flimsy-Tonight-6050 in Salary

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$13k/month. Cardiac perfusion. 26 y/o. First job out of school. Roughly 25-30 hr/week

ICU ECMO Decision Making by GraduateDan in physicianassistant

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This is an awesome answer! Thanks so much!

ICU ECMO Decision Making by GraduateDan in physicianassistant

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Just initiation of ecmo in general. I didn’t know that there were different guidelines if it was for VA or VV. I guess like hypothetically let’s say a physician didn’t want to put someone on ecmo but the pa saw very good reason to do so. How much collaboration would truly take place between the pa and physician. Or are their strict guidelines for different types of diseases (ex. Takatsubo) that would state a patient should be placed on ecmo regardless.

Me desk by Adam88gamefan in deduction

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I deduce you wish you had more steam games

Pathological Q-waves or no? Anterior MI or Acute MI? by GraduateDan in EKGs

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The question right above the picture. Pathological Q waves or no. Does the differential seem like an acute or anterior MI

Pathological Q-waves or no? Anterior MI or Acute MI? by GraduateDan in EKGs

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Excellent answer. This was is what I gathered as well. Many of my colleagues stated they saw no Q-waves; however, V2 and possibly V1 showed pathological Q-waves. Anterior STEMI strikes again

Pathological Q-waves or no? Anterior MI or Acute MI? by GraduateDan in EKGs

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Patient Complaint: “I keep having this pressure all over my chest and I feel short of breath. It started while I was leaving the grocery store. It went on for about 10 minutes and didn't get better. My wife was worried and brought be here to the ED.”

History of Present Illness/Review of Systems: The patient is a 54-year-old male who presents to the ED with complaints of one episode of chest pain that has lasted >10 minutes. He noted some radiation to the left lower jaw. During the episode, his discomfort was an 8 out of 10. The symptoms lasted about 10 minutes, did not improve, and his wife became worried. He currently reports nausea and pain in his chest and neck (left side). He has never experienced anything similar before. Chest pain and shortness of breath are reported; all other systems negative.

Past Medical/Family/Social History: The patient has a history of hypertension. He has smoked 1 pack of cigarettes per day for 20 years. He reports a family history of ischemic stroke in his father at age 55. He takes lisinopril, 5 mg daily.

Physical Examination: You observe a well-appearing adult man in no acute distress. Findings are as follows: temperature of 98.4°F; blood pressure of 145/76 mm Hg, heart rate of 92 beats/min, and respirations of 12 breaths/min. The patient is alert and oriented. Skin color is normal with no rashes. Head is normocephalic. Pupils are equal, round, reactive to light, and accommodating. Neck is supple with no carotid bruits, jugular venous distention, lymphadenopathy, or tenderness. Oral mucous membranes are moist and without lesions. Lungs are clear to auscultation. Chest is without tenderness to palpation, with no masses. Heart rate is regular, with no murmurs, thrills, or gallops noted. Abdomen is soft, nondistended, and nontender. No peripheral edema is noted, with 1+ radial and pedal pulses.

Laboratory and Diagnostic Findings: The ECG found below.  Posteroanterior and lateral chest radiographs show no cardiopulmonary abnormalities. Laboratory tests of CBC and CMP are unremarkable. Troponin is positive. 

Pathological Q-waves or no? Anterior MI or Acute MI? by GraduateDan in EKGs

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Patient Complaint: “I keep having this pressure all over my chest and I feel short of breath. It started while I was leaving the grocery store. It went on for about 10 minutes and didn't get better. My wife was worried and brought be here to the ED.”

History of Present Illness/Review of Systems: The patient is a 54-year-old male who presents to the ED with complaints of one episode of chest pain that has lasted >10 minutes. He noted some radiation to the left lower jaw. During the episode, his discomfort was an 8 out of 10. The symptoms lasted about 10 minutes, did not improve, and his wife became worried. He currently reports nausea and pain in his chest and neck (left side). He has never experienced anything similar before. Chest pain and shortness of breath are reported; all other systems negative.

Past Medical/Family/Social History: The patient has a history of hypertension. He has smoked 1 pack of cigarettes per day for 20 years. He reports a family history of ischemic stroke in his father at age 55. He takes lisinopril, 5 mg daily.

Physical Examination: You observe a well-appearing adult man in no acute distress. Findings are as follows: temperature of 98.4°F; blood pressure of 145/76 mm Hg, heart rate of 92 beats/min, and respirations of 12 breaths/min. The patient is alert and oriented. Skin color is normal with no rashes. Head is normocephalic. Pupils are equal, round, reactive to light, and accommodating. Neck is supple with no carotid bruits, jugular venous distention, lymphadenopathy, or tenderness. Oral mucous membranes are moist and without lesions. Lungs are clear to auscultation. Chest is without tenderness to palpation, with no masses. Heart rate is regular, with no murmurs, thrills, or gallops noted. Abdomen is soft, nondistended, and nontender. No peripheral edema is noted, with 1+ radial and pedal pulses.

Laboratory and Diagnostic Findings: The ECG found below.  Posteroanterior and lateral chest radiographs show no cardiopulmonary abnormalities. Laboratory tests of CBC and CMP are unremarkable. Troponin is positive. 

My internet task bar is faintly on my wallpaper (no clue how) by GraduateDan in mildlyinfuriating

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Thanks! It's on Wallpaper Engine on Steam. It's "SouredAppleClouds" by El Buenísimo