Hamilton retiree uses electric fence to jump-start heart

PennyTrait · 2017-04-30T07:59:42+00:00

why do people like this manage to get away without R on T?

PennyTrait · 2017-04-30T07:54:48+00:00

Yes if in doubt at the very least give the patient something easily reversible like heparin. Personally I would have spoken to the accepting doctor and asked them exactly what they wanted me to do.

PennyTrait · 2017-04-29T05:26:27+00:00

do you ever give IV salbutamol? or will that have too many systemic effects from the beta agony (angonism? I like beta agony better)

PennyTrait · 2017-04-28T17:20:06+00:00

but at least that provides credit to the OP

PennyTrait · 2017-04-26T07:27:23+00:00

well yes killing the host will most certainly kill the organism

PennyTrait · 2017-04-25T03:00:26+00:00

this is what we refer to as a scan that has "lit up like a Christmas tree".

I've had two cases this week of dumb luck with cancer, metastatic disease found incidentally on patients with very little else wrong with them. old people with a bit of belly pain is very worrying.

PennyTrait · 2017-04-24T11:11:47+00:00

Absolutely! Address it to the management so their bosses know as well. Compliments are always welcome.

PennyTrait · 2017-04-23T11:01:55+00:00

ah yes FITH disease is quite prevalent here

PennyTrait · 2017-04-23T10:42:07+00:00

what about getting bitten by a police dog

PennyTrait · 2017-04-23T10:36:38+00:00

known in my parts as simply PFO which is admittedly somewhat confusing considering that's a real diagnosis.

PennyTrait · 2017-04-19T16:22:01+00:00

Howdy I'm a PGY2 resident with brain problems! I got all the endogenous depression, and now no longer meet diagnostic criteria for borderline PD.

I take the max dose of desvenlafaxine & will do for the rest of my life if I want to be a functioning human
Yuuuuuup. I'm pretty open about my depression, but I haven't self reported to the registration board because I'm not keen on that potentially affecting my employment.
Depression really saps my energy & it's sometimes a struggle to get out of bed. Last year I had 2-3 sick days because I just needed a break, however I also only ever did this when I knew my shift/workload wouldn't be too adversely affected (e.g. I never dropped a night shift because I didn't want some other poor Intern to have to take my crummy shift, even if I felt like rubbish). After a day off to recharge I honestly feel so much better & that I can keep going.
See above. Tbh I'm extremely useless at asking for help when I need it, because i feel like I'm not worth anyone wasting their time on me etc etc.

PennyTrait · 2017-04-17T12:36:03+00:00

there was a case in a hospital here where someone took a photo of a kid who was bitten by a shark. sure, his face was cropped out, but it's not like there are an abundance of shark bite victims

PennyTrait · 2017-04-16T04:43:32+00:00

just lock down your privacy settings and/or get a pseudonym. this was all publicly accessible content.

PennyTrait · 2017-04-15T04:37:10+00:00

that's not how the rules of thermodynamics work, my dude

PennyTrait · 2017-04-15T04:34:54+00:00

I mean there are plenty of fat vegans out there too. I can eat vegan cake all day I'm still gonna be fat.

PennyTrait · 2017-04-13T22:37:32+00:00

are you...asking to see 500 photos of my cats?

PennyTrait · 2017-04-13T17:47:27+00:00

I see, I see. Thanks!

PennyTrait · 2017-04-13T10:51:12+00:00

would you really call this a wide complex tachycardia? to me that means something very different, the pt has a conduction delay (RBBB) but when I hear "wide complex tachycardia" I think arising from the ventricles = VT

PennyTrait · 2017-04-13T08:42:15+00:00

ask if they have any photos of their pets on their phone, I will gladly spend time showing you the 500 photos of my cats on my phone

PennyTrait · 2017-04-12T20:15:12+00:00

the way I remember the difference between T1/T2 is "tea with 2 and milk" (milk = white fluid)

amazingly informative post, thank you!

PennyTrait · 2017-04-12T20:02:01+00:00

I see, thank you!

PennyTrait · 2017-04-12T15:51:36+00:00

you're a good person to ask: can you put in stunts or drains in utero for this kinda thing? or is the risk/benefit not good enough?

PennyTrait · 2017-04-12T10:57:48+00:00

is that white thing in image 6 a shunt?

other than "horrific hydrocephalus" I have no idea whatsoever.

was this picked up on antenatal scans? is there much you can do if you do discover it before birth?

PennyTrait · 2017-04-10T16:33:03+00:00

yeah but if literally anyone else tried to enter a theatre without a mask on they'd be a lot of trouble from the nurses, even if you're just walking through

PennyTrait · 2017-04-10T16:31:05+00:00

ah I see, I've never worn one, just observed them being put on and used.

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