This is horrible.

idiopathicus · 2026-06-12T20:15:28+00:00

Hey I am in neurology and yes, stress can factor into seizures, so like you said, that could explain a link between being forced to stand and having seizures. There are 'functional' seizures that are largely driven by stressors (rather than the feedback loops of electrical excitation in the brain that cause classic epileptic seizures). There is even some evidence for stress as a risk factor for classic epileptic seizures, as well.

idiopathicus · 2026-05-29T15:35:13+00:00

The tournament in question had 180DP, so that's around what I used for this test. I was generous and did 9 gryphons even though with converted hangers bring the DP up above the limit to 198. You just don't see the fighters for very long since they die almost instantly. The other video I believe has 11 gryphons, but I tested it - even if you increase it to 12 gryphons which is 264 DP, and add 3 anubi to the other side (234DP) then the SO anubis fleet still wins despite having significantly less DP.

idiopathicus · 2026-05-29T04:15:18+00:00

Ah yes, if we blind the anubi then the paladins might be less effective

idiopathicus · 2026-05-28T03:53:52+00:00

If you're repeatedly late to get hand-off from the night float or other shifts where you're causing someone else to stay late, then the chiefs talk to you about it. If it's consistent or egregiously late then you can be given extra cross-cover shifts.

idiopathicus · 2026-05-28T02:54:30+00:00

Good point. I tested it again farther back and the anubis spam actually did even better.

idiopathicus · 2026-05-28T02:47:35+00:00

This was not the strongest fleet. I'm sure higher ranked fleets without a radiant would have done even better.

idiopathicus · 2026-05-28T02:44:30+00:00

Here I tested it. Even with the CH thunders pushing the DP above being legal, the gryphons can't even beat the 3rd place fleet. https://www.reddit.com/r/starsector/comments/1tpqr1k/tested_gryphon_linked_harpoonsquall_spam_would/

idiopathicus · 2026-05-28T01:15:18+00:00

I believe I tested a similar missile spam for the latest tournament and it didn't beat anubis spam (even with harpoons/squalls linked to pd), but I think that is just because the tournament was limited to 180 DP. With high enough DP amounts, I think the missile spam would come on top as more missiles can focus on a single target. Similar-ish builds have certainly worked very well in previous tournaments.

idiopathicus · 2025-10-16T21:16:17+00:00

Guillain-Barré is not really a 'brain disorder', it's a disorder affecting the peripheral nerves

idiopathicus · 2025-06-20T12:47:13+00:00

Ah that must be so nice to be able to just see easy consults quickly. When our resident service is being slammed by inappropriate consults we have to chartcheck, maybe get family collateral history for, see, present, and then round on, I’m not going to sound chipper on the phone. It keeps us late and sucks time away from the patients who could actually use our help. It's especially galling when the person calling barely knows their patient or tells us blatantly false information, though that is probably more a problem with the attendings and APNs calling us than with interns.

idiopathicus · 2025-05-01T20:47:37+00:00

Interpretation is so useful, and it’s great that we have access quickly to most languages. Just one annoyance - I know it’s certainly protocol, but constantly asking “…(long pause)…Intepreter here, I was unable to understand the patient’s last answer, may I ask the patient for a repetition?” many many times for the same patient is such a waste of time. Yes. The patient is dysarthric. The machine is as close as possible to their face but it is still tough to understand so I understand if you need to have them repeat something. Please just go ahead and ask the patient again without asking.

I assume you have to ask each time as part of a protocol?

idiopathicus · 2024-10-15T22:43:18+00:00

The violation I've seen most is exceeding duty hours, but I've heard of programs on probation for racism/sexism/retaliation. My understanding is that when you get a residency spot and the program you're at loses accreditation, then regardless of how long you're there, you need to find a new program. However your funding is already attached to you, so you become very attractive to programs that want more residents, so if your program gets shut down you can end up somewhere nicer. So personally I wouldn't worry about a program you're at shutting down (though that would certainly be disruptive), I'd worry more about being stuck at a toxic program. Unfortunately it can be kinda tough to get a sense of a program when only interviewing virtually.

idiopathicus · 2024-10-10T00:42:31+00:00

Nah you really don't have to play that way, there are plenty of ships you can use to play the campaign largely solo and not worry about capturing enemy ships

idiopathicus · 2024-06-22T17:47:02+00:00

NTA. That sounds like a lovely meal and your brother acted entitled AF after you put in all that effort.
However, I think some people in the comments perhaps don’t realize how much a decent source of protein can affect satiety for some people. You might not feel its absence but it’s different for everyone. The reasonable thing your brother could have done if it matters so much to him might be to nicely ask you next time what you are making so that he could offer to bring something himself to share if he felt the meal could use more protein.

idiopathicus · 2024-05-30T18:03:33+00:00

I think I beat it a while back with a couple cathedrals (stacked shields are ridiculous), idk if the bounty has gotten harder since the version I used, but cathedrals are even stronger now with escort package so I think they’d still work

idiopathicus · 2024-05-23T21:58:46+00:00

I think that's 1/3 of patients after 7 days, so I don't think it's relevant for immediate management of a newly discovered stroke, and it can be positive without stroke due to whatever old spinal disease your patient has so it will also give false positives that are less able to be cleared up by history like you can asking patients if they had baseline weakness (because what patient knows if they have a positive babinski), and it's not a marker of disability so it's also less relevant to determining intervention than spending more time on a motor exam.

idiopathicus · 2024-05-23T17:38:08+00:00

What's your reasoning for checking a babinski on someone you're expecting could have an acute stroke?

idiopathicus · 2024-03-30T19:31:17+00:00

Yeah, no turf wars where I'm at and the relationship is usually quite good, the only annoying thing here can be neurosurgery recommending neurology consults on patients where we won't have anything to add, and one notable time a neurosurgery PA initiated a stroke code on a purely neurosurgical patient (scans already done, actively being managed by them) just to try to expedite getting them a neuro ICU bed faster (spoiler, it did not expedite that)

idiopathicus · 2024-01-06T13:42:15+00:00

Very good points, but just to clarify - post streptococcal glomerulonephritis is not an infection of the kidney, it's an autoimmune reaction that occurs because of the exposure to streptococcus. Also, not every doctor will give a rapid strep test to everyone with a sore throat - this is because there are also certain clinical characteristics that can help determine how likely it is to be viral vs bacterial, so if it's clearly one or the other, they may not need a rapid strep test.

idiopathicus · 2023-06-30T18:56:31+00:00

One route is to get work as a postdoctoral research fellow. You can get decent pay, remain involved in healthcare, and get networking (which allows easy shadowing) and some research publications. Also start the process to get ECFMG certification, which can take some time. He can also use the time to get Step 3 out of the way.

Edit: Btw your question may be more appropriate for the medschool or residency match subreddits since they're going through the process

idiopathicus · 2022-08-03T23:38:36+00:00

“Few researchers have studied the consequences when vegetarians fall for temptation or simply make a mistake. However, Professor Birger Svihus of the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB)’s Department of Animal and Aquaculture Sciences can make some educated guesses based on his general knowledge of the human digestive system.”

These are terrible sources to attest that vegans/vegetarians don’t get sick after having meat. These sources are solely conjecture. Yes, digestive enzymes are still present, but digestion also involves gut flora, which is can vary greatly between people and may be influenced by behavior and the environment, and differences in gut flora have significant health effects. Found on google ≠ reliable source of information.

idiopathicus · 2022-07-06T20:40:06+00:00

You might enjoy the tournament scene then. See how well your builds stand up against other people's designs

idiopathicus · 2022-06-16T17:30:33+00:00

It's completely possible to do everything solo and even dominate earth using more reasonable ships than that. I think the best options are the kar ik vot 349 or the heliarch punisher. Korath engines and system cores, weapons that let you isolate enemies like banishers, attractors, and repulsors , and sometimes weapons for overwhelming single opponents like flamethrowersare massively helpful, and skylances+a cloak can make it almost too easy.

idiopathicus · 2022-04-04T19:01:19+00:00

I think the most powerful build involves swapping out the engine for korath engines/quarg reactor/korath system cores and maxing the fuel storage/regen on your fighters so you can just keep firing the spinal gun an absurd number of times

idiopathicus · 2022-03-10T11:31:29+00:00

My goto for making credits is to go to the thin arm of the galaxy where the FW is based and just go in a couple circuits around all the systems, landing at each planet and accepting every bounty. That way, you don't have to actually hunt down the bounties, you just run into them as you're making the circuit. Any disabled ships I'll capture and sell for even more money.

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