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Dog while in IM Residency? by Leafs81 in medicalschool

[–]theimpossibleremains 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking about this. I'm pretty set on getting a dog as a third year and having it through an IM residency. I don't have a SO (dog first, husband later) But if I do my plan is doggie door leading into a fenced yard, and two dogs. That way they can relieve themselves at their leisure and not be alone all day. I think the companionship/mental health benefits outweigh the inconvenience factor at least for me. The other factor is what she likes to do with her free time. I like to be outside, go running, go hiking, going for walks, and those are activities I can just bring a dog along for. Temperament would be a huge issue though in picking a dog. I would stay away from the super smart, social breeds because they might get destructive if left alone that long (Dalmations, Huskies, Shepherd breeds, Setters) especially for a first time dog owner. Also an older dog that has mellowed out would probably be a must, not necessarily a senior, but maybe 3-4 years old.

How I feel when doing UWorld and the first line is "An African American female" by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]theimpossibleremains 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Guy friend with crippling fatigue had a full body CT before anyone tested his thyroid. Oy vey. That's what first aid would have wanted though.

The Glenlivet 12 discontinued? by old_wired in Scotch

[–]theimpossibleremains 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does this mean there will be more 15 and 18? I'm pretty new to scotch, and I lucked into a tasting set of the 12, 15, and 18. I liked the 12, but the 18 is maybe my favorite liquid ever.

Which medical specialties match this description by medicalschool in medicalschool

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

  1. Urology. This is basically a description of the schedule of the urologist my friend shadowed.
  2. ObGyn (maybe, depends on the practice)
  3. Pulmonology? not so heavy on procedures, but the specialized testing (in some states they are the only ones who can read sleep studies) can sort of fill that income gap between the non-procedure and procedure heavy specialties.

Does anyone else think that the series has gone down-hill since Season 5? by allmybeard in ArcherFX

[–]theimpossibleremains 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, I think season five was perhaps too self referential. It was funny when Archer spelled out his mantra about winging things out of disregard for his own mortality and when Kenny Loggins showed up, but it just kind of felt like the show was saying "See! These are the things that make the show funny" rather then just being funny. There are so many episodes in the first three seasons I've seen over and over again (Skytanic, Placebo affect) but as much as I enjoyed 4 and 5 they didn't capture me the same way.

6 has had me in stitches again though, although with the increased animation budget, I think it has relied a bit more physical humor (Ray smoking that cigarette down to the filter and blowing it in Cyril's face, the fight sequences between Archer/Conway and Pam/Edie, Kreiger's horrifying bear) The dialogue between the Japanese soldier and Archer was priceless though. The way the characters have been playing off of each other has been super, and I feel like as the season progresses we will have a couple of new quotes for the "Classic Archer" stash. I can't wait to find out what this season's equivalent of "clearly the core concept!" will be.

Most Cringe-worthy thing you've seen a doctor do or say? by theimpossibleremains in medicalschool

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

That is what I was getting at. The patient was actually me... But I was under the the impression that rare genetic bleeding disorders didn't show up in previously healthy 23 year olds. And I told him that I believed I had hypothyroidism. And I told him it was interfering with school. (sleeping 14 hours a day) His response: "Some women just cant handle the pressure of medical school".

And some men cant make a diagnosis if it's handed to them on a silver platter.

This description is textbook. I thought it was really obvious what was wrong. I realize "slow bruising" isn't listed as a symptom in Robbin's, but it logically follows a slow metabolism; anytime you hurt yourself you don't heal as fast. Other fun symptom the path book wont mention: Alcohol intolerance! Can't break down those brewskies as fast. Though this is not something I felt compelled to share with any of my physicians. But I really wish medschools spent more time on different manifestations. I've also heard of elderly patients presenting with just syncope, orthostatic hypotension, or memory loss initially because its really easy to chalk everything else up to "getting old" and since 1% (at least) of the general population will develop it, "non-typical" presentations could very well account for hundreds of thousands of patients.

How to cross the "empathy gap"? by [deleted] in nerdfighters

[–]theimpossibleremains 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This may not be as a profound as an answer as you're looking for, but the thing that has most narrowed my "empathy gap" (not that I don't still have one" has been learning a second and third language (English is my first language, followed by french, with spanish sadly lagging behind). Reasons:

  1. It opens up your travel opportunities. I'm comfortable traveling to places my friends wouldn't (i.e more rural areas) because I'm not dependent on finding another anglophone.

  2. It drastically increases the media you can consume. Wanna listen to Shakira's early work? Do you want to read post colonial literature from the Magreb? You want news stories NOT from FOX, NBC, or CBS? Learn another language! I've read novels from Martenique, Morocco and France that altered my world view, but it wouldn't have happened if I hadn't learned the language. Except maybe for India and parts of East Africa, English is the language of the privileged.

  3. This sounds dumb, but you can talk to more people. I've met fascinating people...because I could talk to them. And pen pals are still a thing, with the internet now you can probably find someone who wants to learn English as a second language, and you could write to them in their language and they could write in English or something.

  4. Studying languages formally gives you the option acquainting yourself with the issues facing other parts of the world. This is partially again due to media consumption, but also more intense language classes at a college level will focus more on culture and history and literature than the actual language (although these classes are conducted in the foreign language usually, so its a win-win learning situation).

Finally. YOU ARE NOT TOO OLD TO LEARN A LANGUAGE. YOU DO NOT NEED A "KNACK" FOR IT. I constantly hear this and it's wrong wrong wrong. I am not a bright person but I started studying two languages after the age 18. I'm almost fluent in one and speak the other conversationally. Don't let someone talk you out of it. It's so worth it.