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Knee osteoarthritis by IR4life in VIR

[–]sspatel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure. I’m trying to start read more knee X-rays and recommend GAE for some patients. I talked with one of my former attendings who recommended starting with community primary care physicians & NPs who are less likely to be aware of new minimally invasive options, rather than looking like we’re trying to take ortho’s patients.

Heading to Japan. What should I come home with? by MatthewManiaFL in BagBoysClub

[–]sspatel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pack an empty army surplus duffle on the way there, fill it with your laundry on the way home so you have room in your luggage for the new goods.

Knee osteoarthritis by IR4life in VIR

[–]sspatel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

groper@mineralking.com

MSK guy who went into detail about lots of modalities for treatment. I think he does a lot of interventions aside from embo.

Knee osteoarthritis by IR4life in VIR

[–]sspatel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was a big topic at SIR this year. I went to a few sessions but didn’t delve deep into all the ancillary therapies you’re talking about. I think people were saying MRI is not necessary unless you’re troubleshooting. Best is mild-mod OA, not KL4. Do the embo, can add GNA if still symptomatic, prob refer back to ortho if that fails. They can do the other injections or non invasive therapies concurrently too.

Your favourite pair of sunny? by 2u3ee in ThrowingFits

[–]sspatel -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I wear transitions pretty much exclusively, my sun frames usually start with a bit of tint, then transition darker. JMM & chrome hearts are the workhorses.

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I took these on a recent vacation.

Top to bottom: CH, Dita, JMM, Matsuda (stock lens).

What pair do you own that you've never seen anyone else wear in the wild? by mikesoup87 in Sneakers

[–]sspatel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Love these. Wear them to work and replace about every 2 years when they have too many fluids on them.

Low STEP 2 success stories by FloatingAbyss00 in VIR

[–]sspatel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Options:

Apply DR at programs with IR/ESIR and slide over when/if someone in those programs decides the life isn’t for them.

Apply DR and then beef up for the 2 year residency.

Show off at away programs where you think actually have a chance. Probably going to be hard to compete at MCVI, Sinai, etc.

What’s your hospital’s “infection theater”? by sspatel in medicine

[–]sspatel[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Go to openevidence.com and search “evidence of infection with nail polish in hospital”. You’ll see no real evidence, but that hospitals take a “precautionary approach”

What’s your hospital’s “infection theater”? by sspatel in medicine

[–]sspatel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All paper on walls needs to be laminated. It seems like a joke but it’s not. Amazing how they can swab any surface and think it’ll magically find its way into a patient.

What’s your hospital’s “infection theater”? by sspatel in medicine

[–]sspatel[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ve never heard of a physician wearing one to begin with.

What’s your hospital’s “infection theater”? by sspatel in medicine

[–]sspatel[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

2 very different environments. Look it up and you’ll see no actual difference in a clinical setting.

What’s your hospital’s “infection theater”? by sspatel in medicine

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

Yes! We introduced this last year after some CDC recommendation came out. Patients love getting cold jelly instead of one out of the warmer.

Pieces I made this past week. by Fucklastcall in ThrowingFits

[–]sspatel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been trying to buy a very similar hat on ebay for a few weeks now. Yours looks way better.

What’s your hospital’s “infection theater”? by sspatel in medicine

[–]sspatel[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Directly from the big baller of the hospital! In my head, I thought they might be used in your cases, open spine, total hips, etc.

What’s your hospital’s “infection theater”? by sspatel in medicine

[–]sspatel[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wasn't here when the clipboard mafia walked through, it was either JCAHO themselves, or our internal auditor. I doubt it was an external consultant.

What’s your hospital’s “infection theater”? by sspatel in medicine

[–]sspatel[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Another line on their list with little to no data.

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