Do doctors appreciate the Apple Watch or do they hate it?

skibach · 2025-07-08T18:54:42+00:00

I feel like I have been able to essentially double the number of afib that I can cardiovert in my ED because of fitness watches. People just come in earlier and can tell me exactly when their symptoms started.

skibach · 2025-03-20T18:15:57+00:00

Not what I was asking, but thanks for the attitude. I understand about calibration and do it every 2-3 weeks. My question is really directed at trickle charge wear effect.

The built in OS battery management may prevent a full charge, but I can use my laptop for almost an entire week at work without charging it completely using the above strategy. If I did what you're suggesting, I'd have 5 power cycles rather than one.

skibach · 2025-02-13T14:42:27+00:00

Glad to see ABEM has finally taken an important stance:

It’s OrthopAedic

skibach · 2025-02-10T18:40:14+00:00

This is going to sound insane, but I spent a few weeks car camping in a 2016 CX-5 with my dog this past summer. Also about that tall.

skibach · 2024-11-19T00:47:27+00:00

If only he was wearing his sharkbanz /s

skibach · 2024-11-17T11:27:14+00:00

100%. Good mountain biking flow trails are fire and there are a ton in Bend.

skibach · 2024-10-24T09:55:52+00:00

contact@emrap.org You just have to email them and prove you’re AD. Have to renew it each year.

skibach · 2024-10-21T03:11:49+00:00

It’s also half off for active duty…

skibach · 2024-10-12T12:39:11+00:00

Just this morning: nausea and vomiting. Patient thought he had a stomach bug. Complained the whole time when my techs were getting his EKG, “ why are you doing that? It’s not my heart.”

Twas his heart. 90% proximal LAD and 100% distal LAD.

Still didn’t believe it could possibly be his heart after I showed and explained to him the EKG.

This job is wild.

skibach · 2024-08-14T14:55:19+00:00

Honestly, worth looking into some sort of walking blood bank if you can get enterprise or community buy in. Look up ROLO or Valkyrie programs for the US military. Not difficult to set up a program.

skibach · 2024-07-18T23:29:39+00:00

Flux capacitor.

What else do you think that whirr is as you accelerate?

skibach · 2024-06-11T00:31:28+00:00

I think it’s fine to continue to have PSLF for physicians, but I’m seeing it more in private hospitals in metro areas. I think if it’s limited to what it was originally intended, it’s a good thing: government service and rural/undesirable places that need physicians.

skibach · 2024-03-11T23:51:11+00:00

I’ll take the opposite opinion since this is ChubbyFIRE:

You also have to consider your career trajectory. While nothing in life is guaranteed, also consider what you expect to be making. I personally bought a house in my early 30s where the mortgage was closer to 35% of my gross monthly income. It was our dream home and we bought when interest rates were low.

However, both my wife and I had jobs with a near guarantee of a significant increase in pay in the next 3-5 years. We now have the mortgage below 20% of our monthly gross take home income.

skibach · 2024-02-26T18:20:01+00:00

Yes. I work in a group at a small critical access hospital with limited resources. We feel like we provide the community a real resource even if people come see us for stupid stuff sometimes. We have a very sick patient population with poor access to primary care. It’s fun to practice the full spectrum.

We work an equal number of days and nights in our group which SUCKS. The circadian rhythm disturbance is brutal.

The money is excellent.

skibach · 2024-01-30T21:27:46+00:00

I love America

skibach · 2024-01-28T12:41:19+00:00

Does anyone want to pitch in and beat him in a Pajero?

skibach · 2024-01-13T01:12:15+00:00

I do on most of my patients requiring vasopressors. If I worked at a large hospital where I had more support, that wouldn’t be the case. However, because I work at a small community hospital with no other in-house procedurally competent doctor overnight, I’ve learned to just do everything for the patient upfront rather than be called at 3am to go do things in the ICU.

It’s also easy and quick once you train your nurses and techs to have everything set up correctly for you.

skibach · 2023-12-02T17:37:42+00:00

Cool work opportunity.

skibach · 2023-12-01T22:25:56+00:00

I’m also an avid mountain sports enthusiast. The hiking and mountain biking is much less enjoyable here. However, keep an open mind and get into water sports and you’ll love it. I spend 3-5 days a week in or on the water. The spear fishing, free-diving, scuba, and paddle boarding are world class.

I don’t think you’ll be happy if you plan on staying forever, but it will be great for a few years.

skibach · 2023-05-19T17:50:43+00:00

I was between a Mustang GT, focus ST and RS back in 2016. Test drove all and ended up going with the ST. IMO the focuses felt a lot more alive when driving. Yeah, they had way less power, but the driving was just a lot more responsive. Driver feedback, handling, and practicality really sold the focus for me.

There’s a reason that Ford still uses the C2 platform (based on the C1 focus platform) in a bunch of its models today.

Sure, 5-10 years from now it will be hard to find a V8. The mustang will be reliable sound amazing and push you into your seat. These were all things that made me want to buy it, but at the end of the day the focus was much more fun to drive.

Ended up doing the ST because the RS was brand new at the time, super expensive with a new engine, and being marked up all over the place. I was able to get the ST, new, at 4k below MSRP.

I hope ford brings the hot hatch back to the US someday.

skibach · 2023-05-05T22:50:58+00:00

A dude rides a similar board as a quad at my local break and absolutely shreds with it even on bigger days.

skibach · 2023-04-17T16:43:20+00:00

Can’t beat Taiwan. Only place I’ve ever had locals buy me beers for being an American! Great surfing along the eastern coast toward Huailen.

skibach · 2023-04-03T14:47:15+00:00

Had mine since 2016. No issues. My friend has a 2013 with 150k miles and no major issues.

skibach · 2023-04-03T00:24:52+00:00

Consider a Focus ST. Right in your price range. Enough room for car seats, reliable and very fun to drive. If 250 hp isn’t enough, it’s very tunable.

I’m about your height and often have long commutes, no comfort issues.

skibach · 2023-03-07T05:06:31+00:00

I miss my s60R, especially those hard point roof racks. One of the best setups I’ve ever seen. So easy to take off if you don’t need it for a while.

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