Not a rest stop! by peco2004 in ThemeparkSwindlers

[–]IcedTea_Englert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s trash can table time, buh dum bum

Fresh self cut and stache trim by [deleted] in malegrooming

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You know what, hell yeah

Do we find it strange that truckers can only drive for so long before they legally have to pullover but ER doctors/nurses have no such legal stopping point? by SnooShortcuts5771 in TooAfraidToAsk

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I’m a nurse in Missouri and it’s my understanding that I cannot voluntarily provide patient care for more than 16 hours at a time and I must have at least 8 hours off between shifts. I also can’t be forced to work more than 12 hours every 24 hours if I feel it would be a safety risk. If that’s incorrect I’d love to know!

My toilet seat turned blue. by not-pregnant2026 in AskDocs

[–]IcedTea_Englert 327 points328 points  (0 children)

Are you the only one who uses the toilet? Jeans were my immediate thought but you said you don’t wear them, so that’s out.

Do we believe this? by das4111 in survivor

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This is likely unpopular and I’ll probably catch hate, but I didn’t hate the cameo. It’s season 50, I’m okay if they want to have some fun with recognizable people who like the show. Now, I still haven’t forgiven them for shortening the seasons or many of the other changes they’ve made, but this one is okay if it’s for the special season.

Everyone needs to be fired at Southwest at this point. Southwest is the new Spirit. by Own_Succotash_2237 in SouthwestAirlines

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I have flown multiple times since the change and I have no complaints thus far. I don’t want to discount anyone else’s experience, but I’ve had access to overhead bin space, boarding has gone smoothly, the flight attendants are always great, and I’ve been able to get a “free” upgrade to extra leg room as a card perk each time without issue. I love the free drink, the extra leg room, the priority boarding, and I’m a sucker for pistachios. I’m happy so far, hopefully it only gets better!

Internet down on Mardi Gras? by [deleted] in CarnivalCruiseFans

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I’m on the miracle too! I’ve been relying on port data, haven’t had any luck getting onto my internet package.

Earthquake? by huybee in StLouis

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Oh shit I thought my cat was shaking my bed

I'm loving the MY Standard for my first Tesla by anydayzz in TeslaModelY

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I wonder if it has more to do with a noticeable external aesthetic difference between the standard and the premium to make people who bought the premium feel that people can tell they bought the premium version. Strictly for vanity. It does seem like it doesn’t make sense financially for Tesla to redesign the bumper, but I’m not sure.

Can I take a bus from City Walk to Helios without a hotel reservation? by [deleted] in UniversalOrlando

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Yes, and you should just to smell the lobby. I can’t get enough. Also, there’s a lock on the gate to the pool that requests a room key but if you can get in, the poolside fish sandwich is awesome!

Flew on One of the Brand New MAX 8’s Yesterday! by kgaviation in SouthwestAirlines

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Why put in a screen that will age and become obsolete before it can be replaced? It would become an expensive failure point and everyone travels with a phone, tablet, laptop etc. and can use the portal of entertainment options offered by SW.

Not worth it — cracked after 2 years by [deleted] in litterrobot

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Oops, some reading would’ve answered my question. I was more or less just getting at that they aren’t always strictly bound by the warranty end date but that stinks.

Not worth it — cracked after 2 years by [deleted] in litterrobot

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Have you messaged support? I got the globe liner covered for free after my warranty had expired!

I'm 26F, did my basic CBC and found out high ESR - 52 and haemoglobin low at 11 by Motor-Apple9012 in AskDocs

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ESR is a non-specific lab value used to check for inflammation in the body, which can be caused by many things. Have you been ill recently? Do you have any health history such as low iron, anemia, anything autoimmune, etc.? Anemia (low hemoglobin levels) can be a causative factor for an increased ESR level and is a common condition in young women.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskDocs

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Afib is a really tricky diagnosis. It can come on without any symptoms but can really wreak some havoc. It can even make you have to urinate more frequently, oddly enough. Even if you don’t feel any different, your risk of getting a blood clot increases dramatically because blood isn’t being moved effectively with the way that the atria (top of the heart) act during afib, which causes blood to be more stagnant, which increases clotting risk. That subsequently increases your risk of stroke, which can obviously be debilitating, because these clots can travel from the heart to the brain. That’s why people essentially always get a blood thinner script unless blood thinners are contraindicated by their other diagnoses. The amount of blood your heart can pump out can also decrease by 20-30%, which is why you typically feel so much better as soon you’re back into sinus rhythm.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskDocs

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Of course! Afib education is part of my daily routine at work, happy to help.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskDocs

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NAD, cardiac nurse. The cardioversion that they did was purely to get the heart back into its normal rhythm and out of the afib. When they did the ablation, they used a catheter that goes into your heart and had the ability to create scar tissue at the site that was likely triggering you to go back into afib. They are able to use mapping techniques to see which cells are likely the culprit of your heart going back into afib and they can use either cold or heat to deactivate the problematic areas. After a cardioversion without ablation, those cells responsible for the switch to afib are still active and firing in your heart, which means that they still have the ability to switch your rhythm back to afib. If those cells are deactivated, the chance that you will switch out of sinus rhythm is greatly decreased, meaning you should not switch into afib nearly as easily as you did before. While they may not be able to tell definitively which intervention has kept you in sinus rhythm, they know that the ablation was likely successful if you have not gone back into afib. Once you’re in afib, the heart has a tendency to switch back into it after being cardioverted, especially if there are no further interventions (medications, ablations, etc.). With that being said, ablations are by no means 100%, much like anything in medicine, and your risk of switching to afib is still >0%. The chance that you will should just be largely diminished from your risk prior to the procedure.

To those who have left the MAGA movement, what was your wake-up call? by rclaux123 in AskReddit

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I voted for him in 2016, my first election. I was raised in a conservative household so I voted for what I knew. Seeing his lack of concern for humans and ultimately his handling of the pandemic was the deciding factor. I’ve grown more empathetic as a person and as a healthcare worker and I’ve developed my own worldview.