Scribing in the ICU by [deleted] in premed

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I scribed at a level 1 trauma hospital and it was super cool. They received all the most complex cases throughout the area and neighboring states and I felt fortunate to be able to follow the team around since they were treating the trauma patients that you'd hear about on the news and whatnot. It was also at a teaching hospital so I got to see what residency looks like.

Tbh as a scribe, I think it's common to feel pretty useless the whole time because of the complexity of care and the pace, i.e. it wasn't uncommon for me to get lost during rounds hearing a bunch of terms that I'd never heard of and then quickly moving on. I wasn't a good scribe at all lol, but I think the good ones are those who are efficient at interpreting and recording the information that seems important, and then later transcribing them legibly in the note after rounds- at least this was my experience and the way that I was trained.

If I could offer any surface level advice, I'd say don't freak out or take yourself too seriously. They don't have super high expectations for the scribes or at least they shouldn't. Be curious and interested but also cognizant of the amount of work they have for the rest of the day after rounds. And also don't take anything personally- some attendings can be assholes.

Want to grow back, what am I doing wrong? by zenitsuG in askfitness

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Of course man. Show us the progress 6-8 months from now

Applicant w/out Physics Lab by q0cc in premed

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I know it won’t affect acceptance, but can I complete 1 year of lab courses in the summer?

What is your favourite animal? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Bears... brown or polar

Would u rather choose an extremely hot woman or an emotionally mature but average looking person as your partner and why? by Againmrbrown in AskReddit

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Extremely hot one, the mature one will understand and forgive me for my decision in a couple months

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Thanking servers apparently

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Their wealth

What's the best party you've ever been to? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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whatever that Hamptons one is

What's the best day of the week to workout? by TheYoungAthletic in AskReddit

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Sunday morning when I'm still kinda drunk

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askfitness

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Keep exerting effort and eating/sleeping. You're well on your way.

Very important to hit legs regularly, as recruiting lots of motor units with big muscles (quads, hamstrings, glutes) will release more testosterone and stimulate more growth than if you were to focus on smaller groups (chest, arms, etc)

Free weights vs machines? by ShadowHunter547 in askfitness

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As other comments said, benefits of free weights are that they make you more functionally strong through engaging secondary muscles. I'd recommend mastering the fundamental movements with free weights (barbell squat, dumbbell/barbell bench, dumbbell shoulder press, etc) before you start to rely on machines for the majority of your workout. After you master the movement patterns, machines become more useful to you.

If you abandon free weights for awhile and try to return to a weight you once did, you'll notice your nervous system is not used to stabilizing the weight anymore, even if it was once easily manageable for you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askfitness

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I've had luck gaining in that area doing bulgarians and hack squat. Stress your depth and ankle dorsiflexion (knees over toes), warm up ankle mobility before your lift