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What r/Residency is talking about this week

r/Residency has 297,293 members and 17 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 8.6 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

297,293members
17posts in the last 24 hours, newest 26 min ago
8.6comments an hour right now, newest 26 min ago
788points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/Residency this week

resident12specialty10medicine8patients7radiology7core7exam7patient6fellowship6attending5pgy5study5

Top threads this week

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. [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
  4. “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
  5. females docs in 30s who found success in dating market later in life...

    pls share your stories!

    255 points212 comments7 d ago
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. Which Specialty has the most AURA? I’m legit picking mine based of these answers.
    191 points314 comments1 d ago
  9. 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
  10. 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

Newest posts

  1. Antimicrobials Review
    3 points1 comment26 min ago
  2. Pennsylvania IM programs
    8 points9 comments2 h ago
  3. What requirements does an FM attending have to supervise IM residents?
    0 points4 comments9 h ago
  4. Help me pick an IM sub-specialty
    4 points10 comments10 h ago
  5. Help me pick an IM sub-specialty
    0 points8 comments10 h ago
  6. Cardiology vs Gastroenterology?
    1 points18 comments12 h ago
  7. Cardiothoracic surgeon, AMA for those interested
    64 points155 comments13 h ago
  8. Fellowship
    8 points18 comments13 h ago
  9. One of my patients today just happened to be on the oncology floor since there was a bed available, and I walked by a room with four separate radiation warnings that was physically chained across the front of the door with a bright yellow chain to deter entry
    79 points28 comments14 h ago
  10. Studying in training
    6 points12 comments14 h ago
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