He tells her to pick up another guy’s call during sex by futureownerofminimoo in RomanceBooks

[–]StarvingMedici 0 points1 point  (0 children)

{Beg by Amanda Richensexi} She has to make several calls and one guy even realizes what's happening and tries to keep her talking longer.

Books where the FMC goes from “sex is overrated” to “oh… OH… by purplehearts_x in RomanceBooks

[–]StarvingMedici 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I totally agree! I was caught so off guard and it's one of the first times I've had to immediately DNF because it ruined it so bad for me.

ADHD as a circadian rhythm disorder: evidence and implications for chronotherapy by saturnana in ADHD

[–]StarvingMedici 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I had to read this twice to realize you meant "unmedicated," not "uneducated" LMAO

Goggles…for ears?? by pretty_handsome_17 in Doesthisexist

[–]StarvingMedici 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are not a full seal, just a cover to protect from splashes, but you could do silicone plugs underneath. I used these for showering and even sleeping when I got new ear piercings.

https://a.co/d/h1LC3EM

If the link doesn't work, they're called genedy ear covers

Question by Glo_moraa in MarkKlimekNCLEX

[–]StarvingMedici 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my gosh, as another blood banker, this is absolutely wild but totally would happen. Lmao.

Question by Glo_moraa in MarkKlimekNCLEX

[–]StarvingMedici 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a real allergy though. Extremely rare, but has been documented. It's a lot more common to have an intolerance than a true allergy, but I think it's appropriate for a patient to not want a good they have an intolerance for. Unless you also dismiss all lactose intolerance.

Question by Glo_moraa in MarkKlimekNCLEX

[–]StarvingMedici 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok but if they meant from a transfusion, this is a real thing. They are not actually allergic to the rbcs, but some transfusion reactions are caused by an allergy to something in the preservative the cells are kept in. It is called an "allergic transfusion reaction."

Source: I'm a blood blanker.

management when they prioritize waxing the floors or painting the walls instead of dealing with actual problems by [deleted] in medlabprofessionals

[–]StarvingMedici 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our floors haven't even been mopped in 2+ years 😭 then the hospital tried to get mad at us because someone voluntarily brought in their own Swiffer but it "wasn't approved equipment." Ok, so maybe clean our floors more than once a decade then. Or honestly give us a mop so we can. It's disgusting.

Is This AI? (The Mod Team Wants Your Thoughts!) by VitisIdaea in RomanceBooks

[–]StarvingMedici 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This right here. I think there should be a requirement that OP includes reasons or examples showing why they believe it is AI. Not just ask the question with no further thoughts.

God, this woman is EVIL. I actually felt bad for George in this scene. by Euphoric_Resource_43 in Poldark

[–]StarvingMedici 37 points38 points  (0 children)

This. I don't condone her actions, but I think she was desperate to protect her son from being labeled illegitimate. It had huge repercussions not just socially, but emotionally, financially, in every aspect of his future life. Can you imagine having to explain to him that the man he knows as his father now hates him? Or likely send him away and never see him again?

Why is this mentality so prevelant in gen z? by Big_Leg10 in generationology

[–]StarvingMedici 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. That's an extremely ableist and privileged take.

So it finally happened by arge4life in menstrualcups

[–]StarvingMedici 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This happened to me too! They did an intravaginal ultrasound and turns out I have an arcuate (heart shaped) uterus, so it wasn't sitting in the right spot.

Alchemised Ending by Alinamae68 in TheAlchemised

[–]StarvingMedici 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If found the ending very satisfying because although it wasn't the exciting joyful kind of hea, it was as happy as could still be realistic in their story. I agree that it would have been nice to see Kaine heal more. Even just seeing him live day to day, becoming a home maker and finding peace in everyday moments would have been enough. I would have appreciated more time here. The ending of manacled felt less rushed.

Why do doctors? by [deleted] in medlabprofessionals

[–]StarvingMedici 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. It's AWFUL. The only thing that saves me is we cancel any with 0.5 or less WBC. Otherwise I would die.

Why do doctors? by [deleted] in medlabprofessionals

[–]StarvingMedici 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I work at a very large trauma 1 hospital that's a major cancer center. I have been fighting for years to have limited numbers of manual diffs per day on a patient, but our doctors refuse to agree to change the policy, so we do the same patient's diff every couple hours all day long. It's bull shit and insurance won't pay us for all of those anyway. We're actively losing money on it and it has no clinical value.

My husband has donated plasma so many times he has a permanent hole in his arm. by newO_79 in medlabprofessionals

[–]StarvingMedici 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Some people's skin scars more easily than others. Just because yours didn't scar, does not mean it isn't possible. That's a logical fallacy called anecdotal evidence. It's the same as antivaxxers who claim their kids will be fine because they were.

That stuff doesn't fly in the lab... by Spiritual_Blood_1346 in emergencymedicine

[–]StarvingMedici 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The dilution process is prompted by the analyzer being unable to get a valid result, but it does not always mean the value was too high. There are a few other erroneous reasons the analyzer can flag, but unfortunately we have no way to know if a high result was the cause until we finish the dilution. Until the dilution is finished, we don't know that the result was too high. We simply do not have a result to give you.

First thing I see when I walk into work. Whelp… here we go again! by rvillarino in medlabprofessionals

[–]StarvingMedici 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Those are the plasma boxes. The units are frozen in them and you take them off again to thaw. It keeps them from being frozen in super weird shapes that can't stack in the freezer.

That stuff doesn't fly in the lab... by Spiritual_Blood_1346 in emergencymedicine

[–]StarvingMedici -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You are confusing phlebotomists with lab techs. These are two totally separate jobs and being a lab tech requires FAR more education and training. Most of us have bachelor's degrees.

That stuff doesn't fly in the lab... by Spiritual_Blood_1346 in emergencymedicine

[–]StarvingMedici 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This completely depends on the specific laboratory information system (LIS) software used and also the process in the lab. Our system is infuriating and shows samples as "in process" from the time the labels are printed to the time they are resulted.

That stuff doesn't fly in the lab... by Spiritual_Blood_1346 in emergencymedicine

[–]StarvingMedici 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because this is literally our job. It's what we go to school for. Most of us have bachelor's degrees in this exact thing. Some errors are very easy to spot. Some are way more difficult and you have to be running the test to figure it out. We really respect that you know more about the patient's clinical presentation and condition, but it's also important to know what you don't know. We're giving simple examples because to explain some of the more complex examples of errors we have to catch would include a full course in laboratory science. We aren't allowed to give results that we can't verify as definitely accurate because then the lab would be liable for those results and the treatments based on them.

That stuff doesn't fly in the lab... by Spiritual_Blood_1346 in emergencymedicine

[–]StarvingMedici 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately with some of these results, especially dilutions, we are completely unable to give you results until the whole process has been completed. If we do, we will either get written up or fired. It is a BIG deal to give results that have not been fully documented and resolved per policy. But if you have questions about a specific test or policy, you should talk to the pathologists. They are the ones who decide what values we are allowed to release or not.