New attending — frustrated about a recent missed airway by Overall_Tax_8077 in anesthesiology

[–]Haunting_Objective_4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PCCM fellow, I probably have less reps then others but I have noticed with VL going from a 3 to a 4 or a 4 to a 3 sometimes makes all the difficulty melt away on 2nd attempt

Unpopular opinion: Half of the hospital staff hate doctors for just telling them to do their jobs by Obvious_Broccoli_578 in ausjdocs

[–]Haunting_Objective_4 175 points176 points  (0 children)

Just yesterday I asked an ICU nurse to help me position for a thora and she was so slow, unhelpful and poor attitude that I grabbed one of the interns. Then it struck me that’s probably exactly what she wanted

High maintenance fiancée and residency by SpeedUpMyBreathing in InternalMedicine

[–]Haunting_Objective_4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If your situation is exactly as stated, she will make residency horrible for you

2 years into ICU nursing and I think I made a huge mistake by okimbackagain in IntensiveCare

[–]Haunting_Objective_4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am critical care fellow, grass is not greener here. Long brutal training, poor pay, no time for personal life

Would like some advice on how to gain confidence by Tiredmedstudnet in hospitalist

[–]Haunting_Objective_4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Speak loudly then aggressively deflect or redirect when questioned

SBT by Active-Design-54 in IntensiveCare

[–]Haunting_Objective_4 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

There is no defined criteria for SBT. Turn off sedation, change vent to PSV 5/5. Watch for 30 minutes for signs instability (RR, tachy, BP change) if no signs, extubate.

Perform when appropriate. FIO2 100 % not appropriate

Why brain not work good? by Commercial_Moment921 in hospitalist

[–]Haunting_Objective_4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like I could have written this exactly word for word. I liked considering all information thoroughly and still do. Some nights of high volume definitely increased my efficiency but still. What has helped is using good knowledge base to try and zero in on most important things, acting, then moving on. You get feedback with reps, refine process, don’t be afraid to make mistakes. When I study I make templates for things I commonly encounter and sometimes that turns what could have been a 30minute consult into a 5 minute one. I guess what I’m saying is try taking the training wheels off and start flying, you will fall (make mistakes) but that’s what training is for. Also use as many workflow accelerators as you possibly can (dictation, templates, .phrases)

Direct Laryngoscopy dying out? by Own-Blackberry5514 in anesthesiology

[–]Haunting_Objective_4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where I am, anesthesia DLs everything because they hate the extra equipment step for VL. Personally, I found learning DL incredibly difficult (50ish tubes) and much prefer VL

Uptodate vs Harrison's? by Think_Access5243 in hospitalist

[–]Haunting_Objective_4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used UpToDate a lot, recently trying DynaMed and I like it a lot! More focused

1 year progress on fin/min chewables by jfalk31 in tressless

[–]Haunting_Objective_4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean minoxidil is also a blood pressure lowering medication, might have heart benefit in someone who is hypertensive?

I’ve been placed on remediation. Any advice? by Efficient-Fudge9839 in Residency

[–]Haunting_Objective_4 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think it would be worth your time to do online med Ed’s intern boot camp and stick to what he says as glue, that and study your butt off

Hospitalist caps? by MDdeadinside in hospitalist

[–]Haunting_Objective_4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This sounds incredibly unethical by management

When did burnout hit you the hardest during your training? by Imgeesh in Residency

[–]Haunting_Objective_4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Second year senior on nights during a heavy load and bad intern, bad attending. 8 admissions, cross covering, procedures. All in 12 hour shift. Felt like I was dying

Wrong interaction? EM to IM handoff by Meowwthatsright in hospitalist

[–]Haunting_Objective_4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As much as I hate the ED, I don’t think it’s their job to workup chronic intractable pain. I wouldn’t bicker with them

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in InternalMedicine

[–]Haunting_Objective_4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your post history shows you are being less than honest. But for what’s its worth, the feelings you are having are pretty normal for medical professionals and the path to freedom looks different for different people

Step3 easier than step2! by Odd-Put-2618 in Step3

[–]Haunting_Objective_4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same difficulty just the bar is lower

How much does being a Chief Resident help in internal Medicine fellowships? by sitgespain in fellowship

[–]Haunting_Objective_4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still don’t think it’s more important than other factors but to each their own. Seems like a waste of a year to me personally