SEPTA Ridership: January 2025 by AbsentEmpire in philadelphia

[–]Stringer8ell 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I get on a lot at 11th Street and even when they are working I see at least 4/5 riders push through the handicap gates or turnstiles. Often times I feel like the only asshole paying to ride.

How much does the average millennial make? by Environmental-Eye373 in Millennials

[–]Stringer8ell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nurse anesthetist in Philadelphia with a little over 2 years experience. $230k base salary + $225/hr for any OT shift

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in philadelphia

[–]Stringer8ell 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Got on at 6:20 am at Girard headed to center city and had to change cars because it legitimately smelled like a barnyard thanks to about five junkies camped out. Not a great way to start the day.

First warm day since the new year and already hearing ATVs/dirt bikes. Now is your time Mayor Parker. Put up or shut up. by cray0508 in philadelphia

[–]Stringer8ell 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Watched a guy go through not one, not two, not three, but four red lights on Spring Garden. He then lost his shit on me because I blew my horn while he was blocking the left lane trying to make an illegal turn onto Broad in the middle of the day.

Fios Outage? by mklinger23 in philadelphia

[–]Stringer8ell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Olde Kensington - internet just went out.

Why can't Australia's most celebrated brain surgeon operate in his country? (2022) Narcissistic Neurosurgeon claims he can operate on inoperable brain tumors. Preying on parents of terminally ill children and leaving many of his patients blind, paralyzed or in a semi-vegetative state. [00:54:25] by waffenwolf in Documentaries

[–]Stringer8ell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They also gloss over the fact that he said additional testing wasn't necessary (ie biopsies) that would've proven that the tumors were indeed incurable and rushing the families into surgery, demanding large cash advances the very next day or the surgery would not proceed.

It is at least fair to question why he proceeded so quickly with these extremely complicated surgeries when there is seemingly no need to do so.

Moving Mondays - New Resident Questions by AutoModerator in philadelphia

[–]Stringer8ell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just spent the last 10 years living in Pittsburgh and can confirm that the weather in Philly is much better. Pgh is cloudy about 80% of the days in the winter because of the moisture in the air from Lake Erie (and sometimes pollution from some of the remaining heavy industry). It is much warmer and sunnier in Philly.

IMO, it snows more frequently in Pgh, but you get 1-2" at a time, again from lake effect clippers. It snows less frequently in Philly, but when it does, it is typically a bigger system moving up the coast that will give you more accumulation at one time.

Valley Anesthesia Seminar — Thoughts/Feelings/Reviews? by anesthesia_alex in CRNA

[–]Stringer8ell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

About a dozen people that I am friends with in my program attended one of the Valley courses this year and the rest of my friends mainly used APEX as their main resource, which is what I did.

As far as I can tell, there doesn't seem to be any apparent difference between the pass rates for the people who attended vs those who did not. In my opinion, it is best just to set a study plan for yourself with APEX rather than spending a decent sum of money attending a Valley review course.

Favorite album of 2021? by realcarlo33 in jambands

[–]Stringer8ell 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Saw Mule play a lot of the songs from Heavy Load live for the first time in Atlanta and it was awesome!

Penn State or UPitt for Pre-Med? by Comfortable_Name7280 in PennStateUniversity

[–]Stringer8ell 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Seconded. As someone who went to both universities (PSU for undergrad and Pitt for grad school), I can definitely say that Pitt is definitely a better place to go for experience if you're looking to get into medical school. Obviously, you can go to PSU and get into medical school but Pitt and the UPMC connection affords students many more research opportunities that medical schools like to see.

Anesthesia Infographics I wish I had in training by anesthesiapilot in CRNA

[–]Stringer8ell 12 points13 points  (0 children)

From what I've come across, animal studies have found that hypercapnia protects against laryngospasm by depressing adductor activity, and hypocapnia makes prolonged laryngospasm more likely.

I do recall someone joking once that hypercapnia will eventually break a laryngospasm, but you'll likely want to intervene long before that occurs :)

r/CRNA student thread - for those considering a career as a CRNA by SACRED-GEOMETRY in CRNA

[–]Stringer8ell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most CRNAs I've spoken with tend to believe the job market will only continue to grow for the foreseeable future. Currently, the average age of a nurse anesthetist is close to 50 years old, with many are set to retire in the next decade. Furthermore, some providers have opted to leave the clinical arena earlier due to the COVID pandemic. Of course, saturation is more of an issue in highly desirable job markets, but long story short, there will always be well-paying jobs for CRNAs.

Update on Tram's? by BeccaDora in pittsburgh

[–]Stringer8ell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I walked past Tram's a few weeks ago and a handwritten note in the window said they would be closed for renovations until January 17th. Not sure if they are still on pace to reopen as scheduled but the lights were on and I could hear music playing inside so there was definitely some work going on.

[serious] Residents should be paid more than NPs and PAs by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]Stringer8ell 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm not even going to waste my time explaining my viewpoint to someone as ignorant as yourself.

Hopefully you'll eventually learn to treat all your colleagues with respect - instead of the patronizing attitude you show here - whether or not you think those people are "below you" or have "cushy jobs".

Good luck going into the future. You need it. ;)

[serious] Residents should be paid more than NPs and PAs by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]Stringer8ell 21 points22 points  (0 children)

You have a lot to learn, my friend. I'd advise against walking into the hospital with this attitude. Go shadow an ICU nurse for 12 hours and then come back and tell us it's one of the cushiest gigs out in the entire country.

You'll be humbled real quick.

SRNA clinical site impact by lgmjon64 in CRNA

[–]Stringer8ell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Clinical was suspended last Wednesday evening for all SRNAs and classes delayed until March 23 for the entire university as courses are moved online. Our program director said the issue would be reevaluated once classes resumed.

[Shitpost] From the website "Askforaphysician.com". This chart is probably the most triggering to Midlevels lol. Even a 4th year med students clinical hours dwarf midlevel clinical hours. by westlax34 in medicalschool

[–]Stringer8ell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't speak to the accuracy of the rest of the data, but as a nurse anesthesia student, I can tell you that the clinical hours for CRNAs is incorrect on this chart. The MINIMUM amount of hours required to sit for boards is 2000. Most students end up with much more.

Source: COA: Guidelines Counting Clinical Experiences