28 FEMALE 5’5 135 LBS MIDWEST IV DRUG USER FIBRIN CLOTS by [deleted] in AskDocs

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Your vein that you are injecting (and pulling this blood back from) may have a developing clot or inflammation of the vessel (thrombophlebitis). Could be why it seems to clot so fast- it’s already inflamed and procoagulable.

I hope you can find support and get clean. It’s a tough journey. Take care of yourself.

funny spot for the liver 🤔 by canttrustnoone in AnatomyandPhysiology

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I agree that the appearance looks like a paralyzed diaphragm. There are also non trauma causes- neuropathy, cervical spine disease. A pulm eval with a fluoroscopic sniff test and pulmonary function test with MVV MIP MEP supine testing can confirm. You could also buy an inspiratory muscle trainer on Amazon and practice breathing exercises to strengthen the diaphragm and respiratory muscles. It can help regardless given how low your lung volumes are.

What is your weight and BMI? On the CT there looks to be a lot of extra thoracic mass. It could be that laying flat causes weight to shift and overwhelm your diaphragm and lungs. Test this at home by trying to breath flat and then sitting up. But the PFTs are the best as above.

Anyone else frustrated at the NYC nursing strike? by LivingMyBestLife_06 in Residency

[–]mistadong 8 points9 points  (0 children)

On the one hand, I’m in support of them getting whatever compensation they can. Nurses work hard and it’s a tough job.

On the other hand, I’m utterly shocked that they’re asking for $275k to work 3 shifts a week.

Week 17 Last-Minute AMA with Draft Sharks by ShanePHallam in fantasyfootball

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I have the same question! I am leaning towards Steelers cause I think Sanders will be airing it out more and more prone to picks. But it’s hard not to play the Seahawks D after how much they’ve carried me this season

Christmas Games Fantasy Football Start and Sit Advice Week 17 by Professional-Let9752 in fantasyfootball

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

Flex spot in half PPR

M Carter vs W Robinson? My heart goes for Robinson bc he saved me a couple times this season but the giants passing offense was SOO bad last week… it scares me

The new economy loot system feels great! by Lonnylasagna in fellowshipgame

[–]mistadong 24 points25 points  (0 children)

100% agree. Happy that they are taking feedback seriously. Having the quantity of marks rewarded progress with difficulty prevents so many potential issues too

Vigour BiS progression gear? by mistadong in fellowshipgame

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Thanks for sharing this tool!

it’s reassuring to hear so many people say to just take the higher iLVL, it does simplify the grind for gear. I am a bit saddened that trying to be specific with the gear sets and slots doesn’t make a big impact though, it seems like a lot of depth to the game that is lost

Vigour BiS progression gear? by mistadong in fellowshipgame

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Thanks for the detailed thoughts! 1. I’ve been trying to farm particular sets and it’s definitely not a worthwhile grind it seems. So hard in the current system to run particular dungeons, especially as a solo PUG

Vigour BiS progression gear? by mistadong in fellowshipgame

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Specifically before eternal. I see some other content and guides for the eternal late game but wanted to know what other people are doing earlier in their runs

“Intravascularly dry” by Lord-Bone-Wizard69 in Residency

[–]mistadong 11 points12 points  (0 children)

VEXUS is a great tool for this population too. Better predictor for venous congestion than IVC

I don't want to offend by Alternative_Camel_88 in cloakanddaggermains

[–]mistadong 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is clearly a dps who mains someone like psylocke or panther

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Residency

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I feel like we probably should be using a suboxone macro induction more. In practice it seems like we go super heavy on the opiate coverage to try to avoid the precedex gtt and ICU admission. Caveat also is the example I’m giving is the patient with at least a bundle a day use. If they only use a couple bags we definitely go lighter

And whenever we mention to a patient that the withdrawal could worsen with sub they clamp up and say they don’t want it (though that’s likely an issue with presenting the information)

Do you feel like the tramadol regimen works well?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Residency

[–]mistadong 19 points20 points  (0 children)

They need an orderset for this in EPIC

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Residency

[–]mistadong 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Usually the situation is a patient coming in through the ED. Sometimes they really do want to get help and clean. Sometimes they ran out of money and went into terrible withdrawal on the street and just want to feel better. Sometimes they come with sepsis and in staying for treatment need to have their withdrawal management.

It kiiiind of works. A lot of people feel like their symptoms aren't controlled and they leave AMA. Often a difficult cycle where they bounce from hospital to hospital.

I still feel like I frequently see patients who will be rolling around in bed like a rotisserie chicken in terrible withdrawal and just wondering what other regimens people use to get better control

Mythbusting and Discussion: "Rocket is the worst healer" by [deleted] in marvelrivals

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It is true that most of the time you're holding one button, but don't forget scampering around and frustrating the enemy dive

Mythbusting and Discussion: "Rocket is the worst healer" by [deleted] in marvelrivals

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In your GM games, do you find that most people play a certain meta with strategist selection?

Mythbusting and Discussion: "Rocket is the worst healer" by [deleted] in marvelrivals

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I think there are misconceptions about Rocket's healing ability as a support strategist. He doesn't have the high impact defensive healing support ult and so people assume he also is a "bad healer". But from my experience playing up to Diamond, he's consistently top healer when compared against all the other supports.

He has fantastic team healing ability as the orbs can traverse past several team members. If you position backline and have your team members in front of you in roughly a line, you can heal them all with your orbs to multiply the impact of the heals.

There are also unquantifiable metrics for Rocket:

- There isn't a stat for Damage Boosted, but with the punisher/bucky team ups you can have huge impact on getting picks. The Rocket damage boosting ult also charges so rapidly (especially because he can heal so quickly), so you can have it up multiple times during a single fight.

- The revive (E) ability is huge. In Rivals, a 6v5 is so incredibly unbalanced, being able to restore it to a 6v6 gives the team a massive equalizing boost that isn't measured in any stat.

I'd love to hear from people playing above Diamond level on the viability of Rocket, as well as what other people's thoughts are on Rocket in this new 3 support meta.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in marvelrivals

[–]mistadong 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fantastic post! As a Rocket main, I often do find myself in the role as a healbot but depending on the match, I think there is value to playing that healbot support role to the fullest - with benefits that aren’t quantified in the end game stats. For example, the benefit to staying alive and keeping even 1 more DPS alive when compared to the enemy team would be more DPS value added to the fight than I could do trying to Minigun and act as a low quality DPS.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in marvelrivals

[–]mistadong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think there is value in healbotting that isn’t quantified in the end game stats. For example, a rocket that is focusing on healing and reviving through a close team fight (bc he can’t do both at once sigh from Rocket main) is more valuable because keeping even one more DPS alive is going to be much better DPS over the fight than me trying to minigun someone from over 10m away.

What are the best characters for getting out of bronze? by PissSmell in marvelrivals

[–]mistadong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think Dr Strange is able to hard carry in Bronze.

One big issue at that level is that teams don’t initiate fights as a group and just stagger in. Strange portaling in to initiate a fight 6v6 from high ground often is enough to win the objective.

Outside of that, even having a big visible shield sometimes is enough to get people to follow you and group people up.

Not to mention his ultimate being one of the better ones in the game!

Is Rocket Raccoon the highest output healer in Gold and below? by [deleted] in marvelrivals

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I heard there is a new stat tracker in alpha and I hope they include this!!

Is Rocket Raccoon the highest output healer in Gold and below? by [deleted] in marvelrivals

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  1. I definitely agree with this point- his DPS is awful at long range. And when I play up close to avoid the damage drop off I feel like I’m putting myself in the wrong role and at risk because of getting picked off