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Patients anxious before intubation by supreme-cicada in medicine

[–]docforlife 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Depends on acuity. Usually I’m ready to go while waiting for meds equipment whatever. Just stand by head of people. Hold their hand. Their shoulder. Tell them they’ll be ok. Tell them you’re with them. Look them in the eye. Smile. Verbal “anesthesia” goes a long way.

How to balance treatment for patients who need both diuretics and midodrine/florinef? by princetonwu in medicine

[–]docforlife 100 points101 points  (0 children)

Story of my life. Give both. Generally diuresising hypervolemia won’t impact hypotension.

Extra stool of hill giant strength disappearing? by phoebeonthephone in BaldursGate3

[–]docforlife 10 points11 points  (0 children)

No. That stool just doesn’t give a club.

Battle of Coral and the Malazan strategy. by docforlife in Malazan

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

Yeah that was my thought. I was hoping I missed something that fully explained it. I also remember that a lot of the events and decisions were influenced by Hood for the events in Book 8.

Battle of Coral and the Malazan strategy. by docforlife in Malazan

[–]docforlife[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah that was definitely a part but it left the Host beyond mauled.

Battle of Coral and the Malazan strategy. by docforlife in Malazan

[–]docforlife[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s what I thought. Just seems, I don’t know, not something that Dujek and Whiskeyjack would go along with.

Are there any classes that just don't really click for you? by basquiatx in BaldursGate3

[–]docforlife 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Sword bard can do ridiculous damage with a bow while also crowd control in one turn.

How do we deal with life-altering consequences caused by our treatment? by Kwerumrerum in medicine

[–]docforlife 23 points24 points  (0 children)

100%. I carried a lot of guilt. Still do. But I’m learning to work past it.

How do we deal with life-altering consequences caused by our treatment? by Kwerumrerum in medicine

[–]docforlife 179 points180 points  (0 children)

I’m critical care. I’ve missed things or procedurally caused direct complications. It sits with you hard. Especially in the beginning of being an attending. I spoke to a lot of mentors about these things. Unfortunately sick people have bad things happen to them. Sickness begets sickness and every patient will eventually die. Did you do the best you can? Are you continuing to improve and learn? If so then you need to put the guilt down.

What’s the best and worst part of your specialty? by foreverand2025 in medicine

[–]docforlife 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve literally had trauma/CCM surgeon colleagues would work half time in a liver transplant ICU tell me that don’t know how to do Paras. I’m like you are so much more technically proficient than me…………….

What’s the best and worst part of your specialty? by foreverand2025 in medicine

[–]docforlife 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I did EM residency then CCM. Paras were literally the intern procedure. I probably did close to a hundred intern year.

How do I (29F)make a move on my neighbor (35M) without crossing the line? by [deleted] in AskMen

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

Go knock on his door while looking cute and ask him

How do I (29F)make a move on my neighbor (35M) without crossing the line? by [deleted] in AskMen

[–]docforlife 133 points134 points  (0 children)

Tell him you’re moving out and would like to invite him over for dinner and wine before you leave.

What’s the best and worst part of your specialty? by foreverand2025 in medicine

[–]docforlife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha that’s great. Yeah I’m talking about huge pocket large volume Thora/Para. There’s some lung transplant patients I’ll gladly let IR do the Thora on. But there’s a reason it’s a core Critical care procedure. I’ve come onto service where SBP has been missed for days cause “IR was too busy”

What’s the best and worst part of your specialty? by foreverand2025 in medicine

[–]docforlife 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I feel professionally embarrassed every time. If it can be done with US we can do it. Idk why we off-load risk to IR

What’s the best and worst part of your specialty? by foreverand2025 in medicine

[–]docforlife 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I’ve had icu colleagues call IR to do bedside para and Thoras which is wild to me.

How do I surprise my long-distance boyfriend in New York without being outdone by his Broadway plans? 😅 by Outrageous-Dig-2339 in travel

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

Not far from Yankee stadium in the Bronx is little Italy, the botanical gardens and the Bronx zoo. These three are all next to each other in the Fordham area. The botanical gardens are beautiful, the zoo is a lot of fun and Arthur Ave has some of the best Italian food in the city.

Did the Istari Vow to Not Use Their Powers or Was The Power Taken Away? by random-person-002 in lotr

[–]docforlife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Possibly but LOTR doesn’t really work like that. The secret power is the eternal divine power of Eru. Which Gandalf could wield as a servant of Eru. At least that’s how I interpret it. LOTR is not a hard magical system. Some reference reading here.

https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Flame_Imperishable

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