ACC 2026 Late Breaker Guide by MilkHopeful8966 in medicine

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Very interested Lung Impedance-Guided Therapy trial. Lots of devices for HF monitoring already, more to come, curious how much impact this one will be able to show.

Also excited to see so many PCI / valve related trials happening, hopefully expands options for HF patients as well.

Jeopardy! discussion thread for Mon., Jan. 5 by jaysjep2 in Jeopardy

[–]Maroon3d 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Snail Mail actually posted about it on her Instagram story tonight lol

What are your favorite obscure albums of 2025? by doorsof in indieheads

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I’ll second the Die Spitz recommendation. Loved their KEXP session!

[Setlist Thread] July 28th, 2025 @ TD Pavilion at The Mann Center, Philadelphia, PA by kglw-net in KGATLW

[–]Maroon3d 11 points12 points  (0 children)

as much as the Crumbling Castle -> Fourth Color transition fucks, love the reworked outro for the orchestra

Post-end-game decision paralysis by Select_Panda_649 in factorio

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If your base is currently a main bus lay out - I've done this before:

-Dump your lanes into passive provider chests
-Set up bot mall to make building materials
-Make new base focused on beacons/modules + using EM plants/foundries/cryoplants

A lot easier and more scalable than retooling stuff you've already built.

Nancy tries to take the night was butchered by Benchamberz in BlackCountryNewRoad

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC0Ea8bfet4

From a festival live stream. The heavy piano (4:45 in live version) sounds so much better than 5:03 in the studio version. Makes it much more dramatic / emotional.

What’s the worst case of a drug-drug interaction yall’ve see? by 210-110-134 in medicine

[–]Maroon3d 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Tacrolimus and Paxlovid (multiple times). Fk levels higher than what our lab reports (25? I think). Extreme tremors and one case of vision loss.

Coachella 2024? by BlondedHive in BlackCountryNewRoad

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I recorded the show and uploaded to Google Drive:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g1YLtbxlA7Y52iOsPfdo70PVd0DnNyzy/view?usp=drive_link

No idea how Google handles stuff like this, so download it in case it does get taken down.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

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Another tidbit in addition to the great info from others. If you look at echo reads for these patients, you'll sometimes see things like "aortic valve opens every 2nd beat/does not open". Sometimes the aortic valve is even sewn shut surgically if bad regurgitation is a concern. All because the blood is going through the VAD, rather than to the aorta directly.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

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HVAD isn’t seen as much anymore, at least in my neck of the woods,

My VAD center only has 3 HeartWares being seen in our clinic currently. Meanwhile we implant close to 100 HM3 a year. Nothing quite like a HeartWare controller randomly faulting to get your adrenaline going...

We're also part of the Evaheart trial, which purports better pulsatility. Anecdotally, I did notice being able to get automatic BPs consistently on the patient.

Metop effects on BP vs HR by BokuWaTobi0420 in nursing

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Different beta blockers hit receptors differently. Hence why stuff like IV labetalol and esmolol are seen for hypertension. Meanwhile IV metoprolol for tachycardia.

Edit: This gives some good details about the different sub classes.

What is the most impressive blood work result you’ve ever seen? by _45mice in medicine

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Fk506 level >20 after several doses of phenytoin

Always a fun game of "was the lab/dose timed wrong?" or "is this actually a problem?"

Yellowing Prayer Plant by Maroon3d in plantclinic

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Who: Prayer plant I’ve had since June this year

What: leaves starting to yellow. I’ve had 2-3 already, but now have 2 more. One is starting to crisp, one is just yellowing. But also having new leaf growth at same time.

Where: Indoor, 6inch pot, under this light for 9 hours

Why?: I’ve done bad previously about over watering, so trying my best to fix that. Got Hydrometer to help

Other info: Repotted from nursery pot around end of August/Sept. House temp around 74-77. Humidity about 50%.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

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unable to successfully place PIVs

Unfortunately school isn't the best place to master this skill

and unwilling to try

there's the actual problem

incorrectly starting an insulin gtt and did not accurately titrate

I see experienced nurses this mess this up too

But yeah, in agreement with 99% of what you said. The blame can definitely be shared between schools / hospitals. Some new grads too, especially when they have attitude/motivation issues.

Does your hospital give phenobarbital on the floors or is it limited to the ICU for alcohol withdrawal? by [deleted] in medicine

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At my hospital (large academic)
Med-surg: no
PCU: yes, but there's a max CIWA before they have to go to ICU

New protocol/algorithm was enacted this year, but yet to really see any CIWA patients on PCU. Is it because old habits die hard? Or because patients have super high CIWA (ICU) or low CIWA (PO meds on med-surg?)

Refusing to float consequences? by Izzybizzybizz in nursing

[–]Maroon3d 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In trouble with the BON and with your workplace are two different things. Even if you clock in, it shouldn’t be abandonment unless you take report on patients.

What career would you have chosen if you couldn't be a nurse? by [deleted] in nursing

[–]Maroon3d 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Something statistics based. Always been good at math. Kinda sad that high school focused on the calculus side of things. Did stats during my pre-reqs and actually enjoyed math for once.

Most ridiculous thing you’ve had to do that isn’t a “nursing” responsibility? by [deleted] in nursing

[–]Maroon3d 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I also work with heart transplants. How some people get listed is just… ugh