- PA’s provide subpar patient care. They should not see sub specialty patients unsupervised.
Context. I am a subspecialist. 8 years of college and medschool. 4 years of residency. 3 years of fellowship. That’s 15 years of training. PA’s? 6-7 years? I work with PA’s who see patients of MY...
788 points195 comments3 d ago
- I have been trending daily prolactins instead of procalcitonins on my patient now in the ICU with Sepsis
This would not have changed his pneumonia management, but just….why
751 points74 comments3 d ago
- [POLITICAL] Democrats have taken control of both chambers of U.S. Congress.
Democrats are projected to win sizable majorities of both the Senate and House among numerous upsets and state-level victories. What're your predictions on the ramifications for the...
377 points56 comments3 d ago
- “I don’t know, what are your thoughts?”
Asked a Sub-I this for the first time. This is a DO student who has never worked on a resident team before. She seemed flustered thinking on her toes but she suggested the right medication, the...
366 points78 comments2 d ago
- females docs in 30s who found success in dating market later in life...
pls share your stories!
255 points212 comments7 d ago
- Trigger phrases….
“Appreciate recs” “Want you on board” “Can ya’ll swing by once again to talk to family?” My personal favorite: “Patient has a contrast allergy” followed by “patient also had a prednisone allergy”...
224 points123 comments2 d ago
- How lucky we are
Just wanted to say..despite sacrificing our 20s, and despite everything we've lost and given up along the way, what an absolute previlege it is to have a workplace to come to every morning....
207 points53 comments2 d ago
- Which Specialty has the most AURA? I’m legit picking mine based of these answers.
191 points314 comments1 d ago
- Which consulting service gets the worst quality consults?
Which service has the worst quality consults, as well as the worst ratio of reasonable vs BS consults? Bonus if you list a service that isn't your own - I'll start with saying that off the top of...
156 points248 comments6 d ago
- Post call impulsive spending
PGY4. Does anyone else experience a ton of impulsivity when sleep deprived after overnight call? Last year I noticed I was making a lot of impulsive online spending, to a concerning amount, when I...
134 points58 comments3 d ago