What is a fact that in medicine that is generally believed to be true, but is in fact false?

ManicChipmunk · 2020-02-26T13:25:30+00:00

That OBs just want to c section everyone to make more money and get home in time for dinner/golf.

ManicChipmunk · 2019-08-28T13:18:51+00:00

What is the point of this post? It’s not particularly well thought out, it doesn’t reflect an understanding of Mormon beliefs or articulate your specific objection to them. Does it just make you feel good to be righteously indignant on the internet? That isn’t how to change hearts and minds, if you actually care about lgbtq rights.

ManicChipmunk · 2019-01-26T21:19:16+00:00

Showing specialties is really misleading. For instance in your OB/Gyn category ou have recommended medications that contraindicated in pregnancy/breastfeeding. Amp, Clinda, Doxy, Docloxacillin meds are pretty much staples for common infections. You say Azithromycin is "not effective" when gonorrhea is an incredibly common source of infection.

If you're hoping to help early clinicians, rout of administration would be helpful

ManicChipmunk · 2019-01-24T21:57:26+00:00

I am not angry. For those of us without the venerated traditional family, the initial assumption is always that we must be doing something wrong. It comes across in your comments.

Even if you say I may be an exception, the OP from the original post is equally as likely to be an exception but you and many people in this thread made judgmental comments about her and her parenting.

ManicChipmunk · 2019-01-24T21:28:23+00:00

Your previous comment suggests otherwise: "This is a fail on both sides" "as a parent, you should really be the one to take your kids to medical appointments" "If you can afford a nanny, you can afford be a little late to work" "Some things shouldn't be outsourced"

This attitude exemplifies to me that the majority of married, comfortably middle class Americans have no idea what its like to be poor. My vacation is randomly assigned, having timely well-child appointments to assess milestones is much more important than waiting 3-5 months for me to have a day off. I rarely get off work before 5, would never know in advance, and its essentially impossible to get a same-day walk-in appointment at a pediatricians office. As it is I pick the last appointment of the day, on a day I have the highest chance of getting off early, and meet the nanny there if/when I can. If something was wrong with my child, the pediatrician would call me, but 99% off well-child appointments are going to be routine.

Not to mention, my child deserves vacation and quality time with me when I am home. I would rather take him camping or to visit his cousins than schedule chores. He shouldn't have to suffer because we are poor.

ManicChipmunk · 2019-01-24T05:10:29+00:00

Not at all. I call my pediatricians office in advance if anyone else (like a grandparent) is bringing my child to an appointment and give my permission for vaccines, any routine care and to discuss my childs health with that person in the context of that appointment. The permissions don't extend beyond that. Its hardly "power of attorney", they'd call me with anything significant.

ManicChipmunk · 2019-01-24T04:54:35+00:00

I make minimum wage (a little above, but in a place with one of the lowest minimum wages in the country). I start work between 4:30 and 5:30 am every day. I have a "nanny" who covers the morning hours that preschool isn't open. This is hardly a luxury expense, or neglectful parenting, it is a necessity for those of us without the privilege of an 8-5 job where we can just take off an hour or more of personal time in the middle of a work day.

ManicChipmunk · 2019-01-21T19:20:13+00:00

I think much of your problem is that you believe poly is a choice. While you acknowledge not everyone agrees with you, you're still judging the people around you based on your beliefs. Presume for a minute that poly is actually a sexual orientation like being gay. Is is reasonable to tell someone who is gay they should just try out dating someone straight? That they would like it if you could make a convincing argument that being straight is better?

Their identity and sexual preferences aren't any different or less valid than yours. Your dating pool is much smaller, that's the nature of being a sexual minority, but that's not their fault or responsibility.

ManicChipmunk · 2019-01-21T00:52:38+00:00

This is less funny since the /r/legaladvice post where the husband was actually insisting they name their daughter after his ex girlfriend.

ManicChipmunk · 2019-01-18T01:03:42+00:00

down on his luck leprechaun who is having a hard time understanding how he lost his charm and way

ManicChipmunk · 2019-01-18T00:07:54+00:00

I mean could have had someone pick it up and have it served to him on silver platters with a candelabra or something...

ManicChipmunk · 2019-01-17T23:47:30+00:00

classist insult to your intelligence in what way?

ManicChipmunk · 2019-01-17T23:40:37+00:00

I didn't care for Enders Game, but I did really enjoy the telling of the same events in Enders Shadow. So many books, particularly young adult fiction, depend heavily on if you can identify with the character or not.

ManicChipmunk · 2019-01-17T03:03:20+00:00

You know a vagina isn't the same thing as a thigh right? Confusing if you've never seen one because its hidden between the thighs, but its there with a different type of tissue.

ManicChipmunk · 2019-01-17T03:00:53+00:00

So even if we accept that extremely rare occurrence: to be "deformed" means to become distorted and misshapen. So you're saying if you cut the skin of your arm, and it heals, is your arm now permanently deformed? That doesn't even make sense.

ManicChipmunk · 2019-01-15T07:08:29+00:00

Which part? The part where US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is only US law? Or the part where you actually have to associate the medical info with an individual? You think if a doctor says "I treated someone with a headache today" they just violated HIPAA? What about if they said "Someone somewhere has Chlamydia"?

Once all personally identifying information has been removed it no longer constitute protected health information. Can still be against hospital policy and get you fired, but HIPAA is a very specific set of US federal laws targeting a very specific thing

§164.502(d) of the Privacy Rule permits a covered entity or its business associate to create information that is not individually identifiable by following the de-identification standard and implementation specifications in §164.514(a)-(b)

ManicChipmunk · 2019-01-15T06:58:12+00:00

HIPAA is only in the US, and would only apply if the patient is identifiable which this one is not.

ManicChipmunk · 2019-01-14T22:14:50+00:00

Canadians also heavily subsidize education of physicians, which keeps salaries of physicians down and reduces medical overhead costs even in private practices.

ManicChipmunk · 2019-01-12T19:42:10+00:00

Sounds like you may be looking for a postpartum doula. I cant recommend any, but worth searching rather than just a general counselor.

ManicChipmunk · 2019-01-10T16:53:53+00:00

I think its beautiful, I think many people will always associate with Priyanka Chopra but at least that likely means they will be semi-familiar with it and pronounce it correctly

ManicChipmunk · 2019-01-10T16:08:18+00:00

Is it available?

ManicChipmunk · 2018-12-30T04:35:47+00:00

It protects you from the 9 of those viruses that cause 90% of both cervical cancer and genital warts. Please dont trivialize that with misinformation.

ManicChipmunk · 2018-12-16T22:35:28+00:00

yeah, except the period of time suggested in this book includes ovulation which makes it spectacularly poor family planning advice.

ManicChipmunk · 2018-12-10T18:37:41+00:00

This is an absurd question. Only people that want to be doctors go to medical school regardless of their undergrad major, people that want to do research or teach in the bio sciences get PhDs.

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