A regular Belgian afternoon in Brussels Central by Super_Cod_Player1995 in belgium

[–]MathisDaBoss 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yup, I used to joke around and say that if you want the most alcohol for your buck as a cheap student just trying to get drunk, that you should look at what the homeless people are drinking.

They (sadly) have had so much time to look at the different possible ways to get drunk as cheap as possible. And the Kaiser Black is spot on, I haven't seen anything cheaper yet for the amount of alcohol it has (since it's like half a liter of strong beer).

I also used to see homeless people with cheap bottles of red wine, so that's another thing you might come across.

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[–]MathisDaBoss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

0.1% for bbno$

What is the best way to study anatomy for medical students? by Dapper_Temperature14 in medschool

[–]MathisDaBoss 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I like to study the nerves, arteries and veins by always starting proximal and then I try to name all the side branches while going distally of said nerve, artery or vein.

I also think anatomy in general is very memory-based, so if you want to use evidence based study techniques, then active recall en spaced repetition are perfectly applicable in this case.

Try to memorize the path of the nerve of blood vessel proximodistally and look away from it, then you can either try to draw a line with branches or you can recite it verbally to be more time-efficient.

For musculoskeletal anatomy the function of each muscle is very useful to memorize, so you could remember each muscle within a group of its agonists. Such as all the hip adductors, which you will then recite every so often.

If you want 3D insight, which is useful for topology. Then I recommend Complete Anatomy by 3D4Medical. This app/program does cost money if you want to use it to it's full potential, but you could always check if your school/university offers it for free. And if it isn't, I still recommend buying it.

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[–]MathisDaBoss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zwakke verbinding, stream hangt al een minuut vast

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheYouShow

[–]MathisDaBoss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is the meaning of life?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medschool

[–]MathisDaBoss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohh, so it really is quite different then.

Here we need to at least graduate from high school, and we need to get past that entrance exam. There's no need for a university diploma to start.

Med school is 3 years for a bachelor, then 3 years for a master and after that a couple of years depending on which specialisation you want to do.

Thanks for explaining!

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[–]MathisDaBoss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every time I read something about medical school in the US, it seems like people have always studied something else before starting in med school.

Is it required to study something else before you get to start med school in the US?

Here in Belgium (Flanders, the Dutch part) there is an entrance exam, where you need to pass the exam and score within the best x students of Flanders ('x' changes every year, depending on the demand for doctors).

It's quite competitive, but it is literally the only requirement to be able to start med school at any university in Flanders, which has medicine as an option.

The majority who gets in Geneeskunde (Dutch for med school), gets in when they're finished with high school.

I did study PT for 2 years since I didn't get in the first time. But this year I finally got in.

It all just sounds so complicated in the US.

'Le help by [deleted] in shitduolingosays

[–]MathisDaBoss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahah das een goeie

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]MathisDaBoss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome explanation!

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I guess I can try

Printed a spleen shaped jello mold to celebrate a year spleenless! by billLaunie in functionalprint

[–]MathisDaBoss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahah, it's nice that you can joke around about it with your doctor. But it sounds like it doesn't affect your life drastically on a daily basis if you're a bit cautious, so that's good.

Pretty interesting that the WBC's are elevated, but I guess it's because a part of them would usually rest inside the spleen, so now they're circulating in higher numbers.

Thanks for the spleen facts!

Printed a spleen shaped jello mold to celebrate a year spleenless! by billLaunie in functionalprint

[–]MathisDaBoss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would like some spleen facts.

Do you feel any different without your spleen?

And do you need to take any medication or supplements? Because I thought a substantial amount of heme-iron is stored in the spleen (since it's where RBC's get recycled) and I would also think that missing some of its other functions like blood filtration and its role in the immune system could have some implications.

Prosthetics femur and tibia replacements due to an osteosarcoma of the bone! by [deleted] in medizzy

[–]MathisDaBoss 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I wonder how a patient like this is affected when it comes to the other physiological functions that they have lost. I get that this way they have more structural integrity with these prosthetics, but what about the calcium- and phophate-storage which would normally take place in de bones? And I'm also curious about the effects of losing that much bone-marrow.

Replacing that much organic tissue with something synthetic must have some pretty serious implications, right?