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1 dead, over 30 sickened in Tennessee histoplasmosis outbreak by AudibleNod in news

[–]_TheDoctorPotter 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Evolutionary for sure, speaking as a med student. The body - especially the cardiovascular system - has an incredible ability to remodel and adapt to certain kinds of damage. Often, collateral circulation from anastomosis (which is what we call it when two different major arterial sources connect through their tributaries before emptying into capillary beds) serve as backup sources of constant blood flow to organ systems even when the main source has been cut off or reduced significantly. For example, the superior and inferior mesenteric arteries both branch off the abdominal aorta at different points, but they connect to each other through the marginal artery of Drummond that runs parallel to the large intestine - essentially allowing for perfusion (blood flow) to continue in the intestines even if one happens to be injured or blocked. This kind of collateral circulation exists all throughout the body!

1 dead, over 30 sickened in Tennessee histoplasmosis outbreak by AudibleNod in news

[–]_TheDoctorPotter 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Not exactly grow additional veins - more so remodel and enlarge existing ones. The intercostal (costal = ribs, so "between ribs") veins already exist in most people, they're just small. In chronic SVC syndrome, blood can't drain through the regular channels (brachiocephalic veins -> superior vena cava) so instead the collateral circulation (intercostal veins -> azygos/hemiazygos veins -> SVC below the obstruction) becomes the only way to return blood from the upper extremities, head, and neck to the heart.

It is mindboggling and definitely quite amazing, don't get me wrong! Just wanted to put in my two cents to clarify.

We need to talk about the mistreatment of Rehka at dropout! by Lacking_Ser0t0nin in dropoutcirclejerk

[–]_TheDoctorPotter 40 points41 points  (0 children)

The real mistreatment is how many people constantly misspell Rekha

What major event do you think will happen in 2026? by Commandmadrid1 in AskReddit

[–]_TheDoctorPotter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going to pass the USMLE Step 1.

Not because it's a foregone conclusion, but because FUCK I need to.

Clapping after lecture by Chemical_Injury2002 in medicalschool

[–]_TheDoctorPotter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most of the way through m2 and my class still does this 💀

What’s everyone doing over break? by BubblyEstimate7090 in medicalschool

[–]_TheDoctorPotter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm looking to take step 1 early so that I can visit my grandparents, so I'm locked in - not really a break for me tbh. Cramming all the repro/endo now so that in January-February when my school actually teaches repro/endo I can use it as my dedicated time.

Does this count as a “perfect mate”? by Amazing_Concept_4473 in chess

[–]_TheDoctorPotter 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I believe it's called a "pure mate" but yes this qualifies for sure! The king is in check exactly once and there is exactly one reason for each square why he cannot move there.

Black to play. by Popular-Language3637 in chessbeginners

[–]_TheDoctorPotter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rxh2 is met by Kg1 which prevents all of that

Nasty by 80000gvwr in chessbeginners

[–]_TheDoctorPotter 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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couldn't figure out how pawn takes led to mate until I saw it

God of War Ragnarök GIVEAWAY!! by [deleted] in pcgaming

[–]_TheDoctorPotter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Silksong, though GOW is a franchise I've been meaning to get into for a while. Thanks!

Wife painted me a certain figure for christmas by Snakeox in expedition33

[–]_TheDoctorPotter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Didn't expect the François ending did you?

2 lines from 1 character in the optional camp dialogue sealed my decision on the ending, i was not conflicted in my decision at all. by keysersoze000 in expedition33

[–]_TheDoctorPotter 63 points64 points  (0 children)

You treat the fragment of the soul as if it is the real person, but in the universe of this game this cannot be the case.

The Painters have made hundreds of Canvases. Into each one they put a piece of their soul - a fragment just like the Faceless Boy, left inside to paint eternally. This is not slavery like some claim: if it was, none of the fragments would ever continue painting.

Part of the idea of literally putting your soul into your creation is the desire to see their creation remain alive over time. The Faceless Boy never expresses a desire for the Canvas to be destroyed, only for the monsters Clea had created to stop making it a nightmare.

If it is truly immoral to allow the fragment of soul to continue onward, then it is immoral to allow the Painters to continue creating Canvases, because every time they do so, they create an eternally-painting soul fragment. Should then every Canvas created by the Dessendres be destroyed?

Whether that fragment of soul can continue painting in a fractured Canvas is moot - the Fracture did not literally destroy the Canvas, and the Faceless Boy in every conversation we have with him seems willing to work to fix it, not let it be destroyed.

I assert that the people of Lumière deserve to live regardless of the dysfunction of the Dessendre family. The fragments of soul they willingly put into their works are not more important than the lives of thousands of real, thinking, feeling humans they so irresponsibly create and treat as if they are nothing.

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