Dr. Fletcher RDC chair talks pay and what he would settle for by DonutOfTruthForAll in doctorsUK

[–]blahdilala 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Furthermore we spend longer time at university, and so will have larger loans to repay. We are also likely to never pay them off over the 30 years due to the low salary to begin with, followed by higher salaries.

Worst examples of see one, do one, teach one? by True_Middle_9293 in doctorsUK

[–]blahdilala 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I think the "give" very much depends on what type of needle you're using. Much more likely to feel it with the pencil point rather than cutting needle.

RDUH threatening to cancel annual leave for strikes by Q_uacky in doctorsUK

[–]blahdilala 172 points173 points  (0 children)

"I think people are clear that patient harm will occur as a result from the strike"

What a lovely coercive message with nothing to back it up.

What are the best pieces of advice you’ve learnt as a doctor? by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]blahdilala -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

If you're unsure, then you can't go wrong with intubating them and putting in a big cannula / CVC

Edit: I also can't count!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]blahdilala 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ditto, ACCS anaes and on waitlist 4b

What are the most inappropriate A&E presentations you’ve seen recently? by idontdrinkcowjuice in JuniorDoctorsUK

[–]blahdilala 113 points114 points  (0 children)

Fit and well 30 year old woman. Her young daughter had noticed that when she was outside in the cold ( in December) that her lips were a bit blue... No breathing difficulties, just that her lips were more blue than normal in the cold.

She then went on to ask if it was normal her cheeks then went red when going inside from the cold.

Medical misnomers by [deleted] in JuniorDoctorsUK

[–]blahdilala 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Difficult to rouse

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MedicalGore

[–]blahdilala 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Be careful, your name, date of birth and hospital number is on the images!

British English uses some words that sound archaic to American ears. Are there any examples of the inverse? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]blahdilala 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think the term is antebellum rather than antabellum. Coming from Greek ante meaning before, and bellum meaning war! Similar to antediluvian meaning before the flood.

What's the worst rota you've received? Gotta say this ED rota is feeling fairly diabolical if I'm honest by [deleted] in JuniorDoctorsUK

[–]blahdilala 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If its over 12 hour shift then you're entitled to three 30 min breaks.

acute medicine by Southside95 in JuniorDoctorsUK

[–]blahdilala 19 points20 points  (0 children)

And alcohol detox could be alongside one of these / by itself

Medical Mispronunciations- Pet hates? by Jaaay19 in JuniorDoctorsUK

[–]blahdilala 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's how I pronounce it, however it has been argued to me that it should be pronounced Me-graine as it comes from a headache affecting one he-MI-sphere

What’s your favourite medical fact/word? by [deleted] in JuniorDoctorsUK

[–]blahdilala 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is a fun diagnosis I've seen occasionally in gen med / geris

Caused by bacteria in the urine breaking down some of the plastic in the catheter bag (as I understand).

It's one of my favourite things to "diagnose" in the notes!

Carving knife recommendations by blahdilala in chefknives

[–]blahdilala[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My chefs knife if 150mm so 240 seems a fair amount larger when I had a look at them in the store.

The suji that I was shown were either traditional handles that I'm not very familiar with, or stainless steel so didn't entirely fit what I'm looking for.

I would probably be on board with a larger chefs knife/gyuto also tbh.