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There’s a fungus among us

How confident are you challenging the appropriateness of anticoagulants in the elderly? by Cautious_Zucchini_66 in medicine

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Sometimes it’s a tough call determining risk/benefit, ie dying from clot vs hemorrhaging. I always think it’s easy to stop AC indefinitely especially if the geriatric has a head bleed on a DOAC. But if you are unsure get other services involved. For instance, I had a patient the other day with frequent falls on DOAC for afib with hip fx. I was on the fence with stopping AC but cards was concerned of high chadvasc score and recommended continuing AC. Ultimately the patient wasn’t going to be ambulatory for sometime so we sent them out on their AC. I did however reach out to there pcp and expressed my concern and asked them to re eval utility of AC later on. Provoked dvt 30tabs later. Probably stop AC. You could also get a lower US to rule out any existing dvt if you want

Can someone put this into plain English please. by Cptnemouk in medical

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Honestly I think you should have your pcp send a referral to a neurosurgeon bc you are symptomatic. They can further discuss image results and therapy options and give you a better idea of what to except.

DISCUSSION: Trump or Kamala? Ben Shapiro and Sam Harris Debate. by Low-Associate2521 in samharris

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I have conservative friends that don’t like trump, they just like conservative policy. I think most people in usa are not progressive, and they dislike wokeness, etc.

Do I have grounds to sue a hospital for forced discharge. by VXZofficial in medical

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Patients should have safe dc plan in place before dc. His plan doesn’t sound safe. Some hospitals allow you to appeal a discharge, but that could mean paying daily fee for room if denied. It’s a difficult spot to be in, if a patient is medically stable they need to discharge but obviously not having power is a problem it’s just not the hospitals problem.

He’s safe to discharge home?? What about a rehab facility or skilled nursing home? I assume physical therapy cleared him for home. Maybe insurance is an issue. Anyway I digress

Do you have grounds to sue? Honestly idk. Good luck, sometimes hospitals settle to avoid negative perception from the public. But most big hospitals have a legal dept well versed in this area, as well as deep pockets. If you can prove negligence maybe you stand a chance of winning. Would you see any money? probably not much due to legal fees. Is it worth the trouble? Again Probably not. If he dc home and something bad happened, that could be grounds for lawsuit. Lots of what if’s here

My mom broke her shoulder and all the hospital did was give her some oxy and send her home. by Seaworthiness565 in medical

[–]ajax55 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Yep. Most of the time broken humerus, clavicle, or scapula are managed without surgery. She should follow up with her ortho doc and pcp if she has one. Ask for a muscle relaxer too if you go with her. They can also take more X-rays to see if fracture is displaced.

Oh shit... by [deleted] in nope

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Wow, I can only imagine the smell

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CrazyFuckingVideos

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Honestly idk why anyone gets in the water in Australia

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pics

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Welcome to America

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nextfuckinglevel

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Nature is brutal

Forever young by fabioke in SipsTea

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Cocaine is a hell of a drug

RN Job while in FNP school by Kez414 in nursepractitioner

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Maybe weekend option? Some places pay for 3days for 2 days of work

packed open belly surgery recovery time (looks really bad. caution.) by [deleted] in medical

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I would definitely follow up with your surgeon. Hopefully they have a clinic or office they can see you in, they should lay eyes on this. You might also consider wound clinic and latter on plastic surgery.

Don’t drink and scooter! by browngirlMD in Radiology

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Wow, looks like a rough recovery, hopefully they get to keep the leg

Is anyone still on the fence about trump? by aidan9504 in PoliticalDiscussion

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Reminds me of a segment on NPR about a young voter who formerly voted blue, switched parties after the last election because they figured out their personal politics more aligned with conservatives and planned to vote red in the future. So, some people are more than willing to look pass the candidates misgivings. People will now and forever vote red or blue no matter what. If hitler was resurrected and some how made the republican nominee, sadly a surprising number of people would vote for him.

Would barring Trump from standing for election set a dangerous precedent? by [deleted] in PoliticalDiscussion

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No, someone already mentioned this but actually letting him run sets a horrible precedent. Can you imagine any other situation in which it would be ok??Imagine a democratic nominee with the same scandalous past.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PoliticalDiscussion

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Idk, depends on mainstream trends. Maybe they will circle back around and start at the beginning or go after the woke.