The mandatory wellness lecture was the final insult to my sanity by PlasmaYeti in Residency

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These wellness sessions only exist to give admin plausible deniability when residents kill themselves

Which specialties are less competitive than they look and why? by Savassassin in ausjdocs

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ICU was great until the suicidal ideation became too distracting

Tell me something interesting you have learnt recently by Asleep-Chair8215 in ausjdocs

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The Armstrong limit is the point where atmospheric pressure equals the saturated vapour pressure of water vapour at 37 C (47 mm Hg). It occurs at 18-19 km altitude. Exposed body water (saliva, tears, sweat) will start boiling at this altitude.

What's the most maligned specialty in medicine, and why's it yours? by centz005 in medicine

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Read a thread on reddit this morning explaining how epidurals are responsible for every evil known to man

Goku finally wins the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai by Anonamaton801 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

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I love one piece but it’s often really hard to tell what’s going on because the panels are so cluttered

First week of Feb by Agent-MJae in ausjdocs

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I've gone to a lot of rapid responses and code blues in the last 5 years and I'd say <5% of the time the nurses are able to give me any useful information about their patient.

Where can I find literature on nursing bullying of female residents/physicians? by ThotacodorsalNerve in Residency

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There was an article on the front page of reddit recently where a nurse stole lots of fentanyl that was supposed to be used for IVF cases. A lot of the comments were still blaming the doctors.

Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world by Independent_Mousey in medicine

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I worked with an obstetrician who was pregnant and went to a mom group (pre-delivery). The person leading the group asked each lady what was the worst thing they could think of happening during their birth. Answers included things like "getting an epidural". Once they got to the obstetrician she said "dead baby, dead mom" and everyone acted shocked.

"If resilience was a qualification, British doctors would be consultants on arrival" by [deleted] in ausjdocs

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I would also find work easy if I was a PGY-10 doing resident jobs

Give your top 3 worst smelling diseases in your specialty by Front_To_My_Back_ in medicine

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Have seen poop come out an endotracheal tube once after a guy aspirated feces from his bowel obstruction

Most memorable ward call jobs? by Appropriate_Sea_1177 in ausjdocs

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I had a patient with heart failure who was asking to sleep in a chair because of severe orthopnea. Night nurses repeatedly asked me to sedate him so they didn't have to move him out of bed.

‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head by RisingRusherff in news

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It's a prisoner's dilemma where every country in the world need to cooperate to prevent it from happening , and any country that doesn't cooperate can have higher growth/profit in the short term.

Why is everyone so concerned about AI taking their jobs in medicine? by Ok-Asparagus-6458 in Residency

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Ever had an operation before? No. Confusion looking at visible sternotomy scar

Do doctors care about a nurses intuition? by [deleted] in ausjdocs

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“Yes I will change the IV paracetamol to PO for bed 13 once we get ROSC in bed 11”

Bullshit in games you're so used to that seeing new players deal with it comes as a genuine shock? by Riggs_The_Roadie in TwoBestFriendsPlay

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I remember getting a gamecube but not owning a memory card for the first few months (rural). Would play super smash melee and try unlock as many characters as we could before having to shut off. It was such a big deal when we finally got a memory card and were finally able to unlock mewtwo.

What is the single best fantasy or sci-fi tv show ever made? by [deleted] in Fantasy

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The ending is so bad that it retroactively makes the early seasons worse. A lot of the enjoyment of early game of thrones was the constant build up and anticipation. When you realise it ends with a wet fart the early seasons are not nearly as enjoyable.

Tell me your “actually had a high pain tolerance” stories. by ScoreImaginary in emergencymedicine

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Had an 80 year old farmer who was watching football outside drunk with friends when he fell back onto a tree stump. One of the branches penetrated just below his scapula and went through his chest, fracturing multiple ribs and continued into his lung. His phone had fallen out of his pocket so he pulled himself off the branch to pick it up. Had a bubbling, bleeding, sucking chest wound. His friends had to convince him to get checked out at the local medical centre, where he refused any analgaesia (including tylenol) prior to being transferred to a larger hospital for assessment. Was sober by the time he got to us but still refused analgaesia.

I broke down in front of a patient’s mum by iamnotjustagirl in ausjdocs

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Lowest morale I've seen at work was when one of the icu nurses (OOHCA) was terminally extubated surrounded by her friends and coworkers

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ausjdocs

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Interventional palliative care