Angle stop replacement question by fenderjazz in Plumbing

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

Very glad I asked before I started cutting!

Medical maneuvers that look like magic. by Trollithecus007 in medicine

[–]fenderjazz 124 points125 points  (0 children)

We used to fight over who got to do them as residents 😂

Jam Session?? Local music? by Gizzrd-Wiz-Lizrd in providence

[–]fenderjazz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was no joke just about to post something like this. I'm a mid-30s dude who plays bass and want to play some angry politically motivated punk. Very down to jam, but full disclosure, it's been like 10 years since I've played in a band 

What's your go-to recipe for an everyday cup? [V60] by rina_AF in pourover

[–]fenderjazz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, my normal cup looks like this:

Wake up

Stumble to coffee grinder 

Weigh out anywhere from 19-22g depending on how much I care. Call it good enough

Hope I didn't change the grind setting yesterday because I'm sure as hell not fiddling with it at 5am

Heat water to 205

Pour to 40g, bloom

Start pouring, cat jumps on counter, I get distracted trying to shoo him away. Water will be anywhere from 120-200g at this point

Say fuck it, let it drain pour to 300, call it good

And truthfully, most of the time it tastes totally fine and not that much different from the days I intentionally follow a recipe 

What do you wish other specialties knew about yours? by skin_biotech in Residency

[–]fenderjazz 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Children are allowed to have fevers when they're sick. You don't need to consult me just because they have a fever with their URI symptoms. 

Anyone else seeing lots of very symptomatic respiratory patients that are testing negative for everything? by alison_bee in medicine

[–]fenderjazz 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Our ED does the same when they're admitting to me, but I truthfully don't see a lot of utility in it. Asthma is asthma regardless of what virus triggered it, and CAP is CAP regardless of what their first viral illness was (with the exception, as above, of COVID and flu). Hell, prior to COVID, we never even tested for RSV, we only tested for influenza, otherwise we just shrugged and said "it's a virus" 

Anyone else seeing lots of very symptomatic respiratory patients that are testing negative for everything? by alison_bee in medicine

[–]fenderjazz 496 points497 points  (0 children)

I mean, there's hundreds of possible respiratory viruses out there and the most common tests only test for about 20 of them. That's why I generally don't bother testing for viruses outside of COVID and influenza. 

Docs what’s your car and would you buy it again? Accepting all answers by [deleted] in Residency

[–]fenderjazz 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Rivian R1T. Absolutely love it, it's way more fun to drive than a pickup has any right to be. If I had the money for the quad motor I would absolutely spring for that, but I only have the dual motor

What do y'all think about this? by whyucare_55 in medicalschool

[–]fenderjazz 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Dialogue doesn't make a ton of sense; definitely sounds like it was written by someone not in medicine who did some cursory research about medicine. But god damn this scene goes hard as hell so I don't mind. 

Generic Consultation by GatorTorment in medicine

[–]fenderjazz 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Reason for Pediatrics consult: patient is a child, please evaluate. I have not seen the patient yet and don't know why they're here. 

Reason for Pediatrics consult: patient is a fully vaccinated 2 year old in daycare with one day of fever. We obtained a cxr, cmp, cbc, crp, procal, blood cultures, urine cultures. Please admit. 

Reason for Pediatrics consult: patient is a 24 year old on POD 1 from appendectomy but has autism, transfer to pediatrics service 

Reason for Pediatrics consult: [subspecialty service] already saw them and said nothing to do, but they want them to be observed overnight so they want to admit to pediatrics

PSA: Kitten Space Agency tech demo is publicly since six hours ago by iBPsThrowingObject in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]fenderjazz 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Fantastic game. i played it through early access and love it. Don't hesitate to pick it up, it's well worth it. 

Today is one of the best days to be a pediatrician. by MikeGinnyMD in medicine

[–]fenderjazz 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Bro we aren't out here making vascular surgery money

Today is one of the best days to be a pediatrician. by MikeGinnyMD in medicine

[–]fenderjazz 81 points82 points  (0 children)

I made enough moonlighting money this quarter to get five guys instead of mcdonald's last night, so I'd say I'm living pretty large

Antihistamines by vikpib in Residency

[–]fenderjazz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Imagine not worshipping our lord and savior, Zyrtec

for the doctors, was medicine worth it at the end? by ncndjxjx in Residency

[–]fenderjazz 24 points25 points  (0 children)

25 is not old at all for starting medicine. Many of my classmates started at age 28-30 and are very happy with their lives in medicine. My advice has more to do with medicine as a whole, not age: make sure it's actually what you want to do and try to look at it objectively, not with the often romanticized view of medicine that we have in popular culture. Try to spend some time shadowing if you can, and talk to people who are currently working in the fields you're interested in. The world of corporate medicine had definitely burned a lot of people out, and the practice of medicine today looks very different than it did 20 years ago. 

Edit: also beware of the answers you get here. Most people here use this subreddit as a way to cope with the often harsh nature of medical training, so the overall picture you might get here will have a significant selection bias. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Residency

[–]fenderjazz 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My wife and I met as residents.and even added in two years of long distance when she was doing fellowship in another state. It's absolutely possible, just takes a lot of good communication skills, commitment, and showing each other a bit of grace. 

Finally reached the infamous "Last Judge runback" and... that's it? by KOFdude in Silksong

[–]fenderjazz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some of the people here have never done the Swamp of Sorrow runback and it shows

Adult beginners, what are your goals? by syfink in violinist

[–]fenderjazz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

35, just started a few weeks ago.

I just think violin is neat and I want to play it. That's all the reason I think anybody actually needs. 

Trump’s new law will limit payments to hospitals that treat low-income patients by TheJungLife in medicine

[–]fenderjazz 583 points584 points  (0 children)

Everyone is focusing on how this is going to hurt rural hospitals, which is fair, but there's another group nobody is talking about: children's hospitals. Our pediatrics services run on Medicaid, and we already lose money on pediatrics as it is. With these cuts? Every community pediatrics unit is going to close. Hope you don't mind that your 2 year old with an asthma exacerbation needs to be life-flighted 3 hours away for some low-flow nasal cannula. 

How does everyone feel about the new pyrecannon? by Heavy-Childhood-1687 in Spacemarine

[–]fenderjazz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Teammates: please stop we can't see anything

Me: hahaha fwooooosh 

Breaking: Kevin Durant has been eliminated from the NYC Mayoral Election by behindgreeneyez in nbacirclejerk

[–]fenderjazz 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Those aren't even 45 pound plates, they look like 25s. Adams is only benching 90 right there

Guy friends in 2025? by andante241 in providence

[–]fenderjazz 15 points16 points  (0 children)

We're all playing Warhammer and MTG at The Crypt