/sci/ - Science & Math

[Anonymous No.10742087]

Gross edition

Old threads:
>>10733668
>>10726947
>>10716028
>>10700533

We discuss research, offer advice (Just see your family physician), make fun of premeds, discuss residency and different specialties but we mostly shitpost.

If you want to discuss vaccines or clamping, please make your own thread because it takes a lot of replies and the discussion degenerates.

>What's the best specialty for research?
Path, clinical lab, onc, rad/onc, anesthesia

>What are the best specialties lifestyle wise?
Optho, derm, psych and rads

[Anonymous No.10742093]

>>10742087
Me in the back with a vest and tie.

[Anonymous No.10742110]

All medical students should be given a Nurse gf to look after them

[Anonymous No.10742257]

tfw no evidence based gf

[Anonymous No.10742320]

>’med’ not in the the OP

Nice work, this thread is set to be even more shit than the last one

[Anonymous No.10742345]

>>10742320
>ah bloo bloo
>ah bloo bloo

they have always been shit man

[Anonymous No.10742361]

But why is the poo always in the suncreen?

I think its time we disproved wangdongs inequilibrium and demonstrate maxwells semen demon through solving swrt CU^m/pi once and for all.

[Anonymous No.10742369]

[Anonymous No.10742374]

>>10742369
Please dont bring apu in this autistic clamping mess

[Anonymous No.10742389]

Redpill me on being an ultrasound tech. Do male techs still have to do all the gross shit like breasts and transvaginal stuff? Seems like the kind of that stuff that would ruin a guy.

[Anonymous No.10742404]

lets salvage this shithole with more new frogs

[Anonymous No.10742405]

>>10742369
kek, based.

[Anonymous No.10742422]

> giv nurse/evidence based/etc gf

[Anonymous No.10742423]

>>10742369
>>10742404
>>10742422
thank you apu very cool

[Anonymous No.10742429]

>>10742369
Based, and dare I say, redpilled

[Anonymous No.10742488]

>tfw no pathologist gf who uses her microscope to see my tiny dick

[Anonymous No.10742519]

>>10742488
>tfw no obgyn gf to teach me how to sex

[Anonymous No.10742534]

>>10742488
>tfw no autistic radiologist GF who I share an office with and can snuggle up with while recording reports

[Anonymous No.10742539]

>wanting to date an intellectual rather than a homemaker

[Anonymous No.10742550]

>>10742539
That's what the nurse gf is for, best of both

[Anonymous No.10742566]

>>10742539
>tfw no gf that feels weak in your presence to boost your ego
Why live?

[Anonymous No.10742598]

>>10742488
>tfw no urologist gf to emotionlessly milk my prostate

[Anonymous No.10742608]

>>10742539
Hey Larry. If that was you wearing a belt you didn't earn that day, then you are also in the group. You are probably in that group anyway, but if you were wearing that belt, I will make it much worse for you. However, if you kill your own family as an honor killing, then I will grant them salvation.

[Anonymous No.10742616]

>tfw no pediatrician gf to tuck me into bed and feed me milkies

[Anonymous No.10742662]

>tfw no ortho gf to give me boners

[Anonymous No.10742759]

Why don’t you have gfs?

[Anonymous No.10742773]

>>10742759
this wtf

[Anonymous No.10742781]

>>10742759
Never talked to girls lol

[Anonymous No.10742824]

What is a girl??
Is it a disease

[Anonymous No.10742834]

>>10742759
i have gf but i don't have an ENT gf who knows the most optimal deepthroat techniques
feels bad man

[Anonymous No.10742835]

>>10742759
shut up nigger

[Anonymous No.10742883]

>>10742087
OP forgot the /med/ T.T
>>10742038
I have this btw. It started growing when I hit my head during a backflip.

[Anonymous No.10742940]

>tfw no family med gf to start a family with

[Anonymous No.10742979]

>>10742781
>>10742835
pathethic

[Anonymous No.10743025]

>>10742539
>implying these are mutually exclusive
>implying I want to deal with an idiot for the rest of my life

[Anonymous No.10743030]

>>10742940
too far baka

[Anonymous No.10743077]

>>10743030
>too far
My happiness has no limits, KISAMAAAA

[Anonymous No.10743094]

[Anonymous No.10743148]

>>10742422
B

[Anonymous No.10743179]

>no pysch gf to give me pep talks

[Anonymous No.10743200]

>>10743094
based :DD

[Anonymous No.10743212]

>>10743094
revised version for a clearer joke

[Anonymous No.10743214]

>tfw the chief comes to the breakroom and asks what the fuck you are doing

[Anonymous No.10743217]

>>10743212
Hand over the Vicodin

[Anonymous No.10743274]

>>10742979
Where do you think you are retard?

[Anonymous No.10743286]

[Anonymous No.10743453]

>tfw no anesthesiologist gf to drug me up and have her way with me

[Anonymous No.10743931]

Is there really that much stigma against DOs?
I feel like I hear different things depending on where I go to ask; I’m not doing to do something like derm/ortho/ophtho but don’t want to do something like FM either.

[Anonymous No.10744214]

>>10743931
>is there really that much stigma against DOs?
Who the fuck cares about DOs?? They can practice medicine just like an MD, just because they get into less competitive specs more often doesn't mean MDs are "against" them

[Anonymous No.10744228]

>>10743931
The 300 hours of bone manipulation is only sort of useful. Only reason they are treated differently

[Anonymous No.10744330]

Anons, I have some kind of problem. I think my gf's mother feels lonely or something like this because she, in a way or another, "mutilates herself" for attention. Today she "accidentally" grabbed a cat and the cat bit her. The wound is superficial and she cleaned it herself but she still called the ambulance because some kind of swelling appeared. The ambu team just disinfected the wound and dressed it because what else can they do? My gf told her to not abuse the ambu system like this again and her mom got upset. Now, how should I break it down to my gf? I'd really like to speak to a family physician about this and maybe send her to a psychiatrist. The thing is that we see her mom almost everyday, she's divorced and getting old (almost in her 60s) and it's clear that she gets lonely because every single time she feels a slight pain, she just calls us to complain. I don't want to make my gf mad. Any ideas /med/?

[Anonymous No.10744547]

>>10744330
Very tricky situation, but I'm sure your gf has noticed this as well. I assume you're adults and if you just discuss this in a civilised matter you'll decide what measures to take. You can't go on like this forever.

[Anonymous No.10744553]

>>10744330
why would your gf get mad? The mom might be a problem

[Anonymous No.10744556]

>>10744547
yes they can but its their call if they wanna to put up with it.

[Anonymous No.10744565]

>>10744547
I guess we really can't go like this forever but she's very attached to her mother, I'll mention it to her today and I'll see how it goes. Thanks for reassuring me.

>>10744553
>might be a problem
I know from the bottom of my heart IT IS the problem. Maybe she noticed but doesn't want to say anything...

[Anonymous No.10744885]

>>10743931
>Is there really that much stigma against DOs?
From other med students? No
From other residents? No
From older physicians in charge of residency programs? Sometimes.

We have to jump through extra hoops to get into a typical residency. When they finally combine the USMLE and COMLEX, it will be less of an issue. But specialties like Orthopedic surgery still have not frequently taken DOs into MD programs.

The education is pretty much the same outside of the physical therapy/massage/chiropractory techniques we learn.

[Anonymous No.10744940]

Which specialties currently (or will in the near future) make make the most advanced use of technology?

[Anonymous No.10744941]

How much can back pain be mitigated if it's just caused by a single fractured vertebra (L1) with no damage to the nerves? It comes and goes, but tends to feel like the muscles between the shoulder blades and above my pelvis are heavy. Only really an issue when I'm sedentary, it's pretty good when I'm moving around

[Anonymous No.10744943]

>>10744940
Stupid question, all of them.

[Anonymous No.10744946]

>>10744943
>a psychiatrist's job involves just as much tech as an interventional radiologist's
Stupid answer.

[Anonymous No.10744951]

>>10744941
>Only really an issue when I'm sedentary, it's pretty good when I'm moving around

There's your answer.

Also take ibuprofen before bed, since you have to be sedentary at that time. Make sure you stretch to avoid the muscles getting tight from the inflammation in the area.

[Anonymous No.10744960]

>>10744946
>most advanced use of technology =/= most use of technology

[Anonymous No.10744964]

>>10744960
>"um ackshually"
Dude if you don't know just don't answer, it's fine.

[Anonymous No.10744965]

>>10744951
Is the area actually inflamed? This happened over a year ago now so my assumption with very limited medical knowledge has been that since the L1's crushed pretty badly, the muscles around it are compensating for it and that's what leads to soreness (as they were never meant to be taking that much weight all the time). I'm not sure what's really going on here.
Pic related

[Anonymous No.10744987]

>>10744965
My apologies, I thought you meant it was a more acute issue.

That is pretty interesting. I can't say from an x-ray how much inflammation is around, but it's likely that there is some. Try taking ibuprofen 30ish minutes before bed and see if that helps the pain. If it does, there's probably inflammation in the area.

The thing about the human body is that any damage at all causes inflammation. So bones grinding in a way they shouldn't will cause it. Not only do the muscles compensate for the difference in how the spine is now arranged, but the inflammation surrounding the bones will cause irritation to the muscles.

Assuming the pain is manageable, I recommend doing some yoga daily and avoiding surgery as long as possible. Those bones will eventually fuse together on their own and you will likely develop arthritis at the levels above and below. If it were to be fused in surgery, the process would speed up and even more of your back would be messed up by the time you are elderly.

Additionally, if you have any signs of nerve damage (loss of sensations, movement, or bowel/bladder control) go to the ER immediately.

[Anonymous No.10744991]

>>10744987
>I can't say from an x-ray how much inflammation is around, but it's likely that there is some.

I should rephrase that. If you look at the ends of the bones, there is most certainly inflammation as the cortices of the bones are brightened meaning there is more bony deposition. This is seen in oestoarthritis when bones grind on each other. But the surrounding soft tissues are not too visible on x-rays.

[Anonymous No.10744996]

>>10744987
>>10744991
Thanks anon, this is very helpful

[Anonymous No.10744997]

>>10744964
It's just that there are people in the cutting edge all the time in all specialties. There isn't a field where people will look at a innovation and go
>nah we don't want that shit take it to radiologists those guys love technology

I'm a psychiatrist and I work constantly with technology; therapeutic apps, developing diagnostic tools with ML, medical imaging on par with neurology etc. Sure most niggas work inner city clinics giving 20 min med checks and SSI but if you want to be there that's up to you.

[Anonymous No.10745003]

>>10744996
I am not sure what country you are from, but I wanted to also make sure you know that in the US, spinal surgeons try to do surgery on just about everyone, and it is NOT in the best interest of the patient. So long as the bones are stable there is no reason to have surgery. Most people continue to have issues even after surgery, and as I stated previously, the bones fuse on their own. I am a DO and I've worked with a lot of people who have back pain (many of which are obese) and have had failed back surgery. The thing that helps them most is weightloss, activity, and the manipulation which is essentially combined massage/yoga/chiropractory, though I would not crack your back for obvious reasons.

[Anonymous No.10745033]

>>10745003
I'm in Australia and wasn't planning on surgery seeing as I'm still only 21 and all of the options I know about seem unpopular or unreliable without actually sorting out the problem (kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty, spinal fusion).
I'm at a decent bodyweight right now if a bit below the average level of fitness since I haven't wanted to risk putting an excess amount of stress on my spine. As you've said, yoga looks like a very good option, and I've also been considering calisthenics and cardio for a base level of strength and better core muscles - do you know if chin ups are a good exercise here for decompressing the spine, or would they be an unacceptable risk?
I have access to a gym as well but at this stage I'm unsure about free weights as that's how this injury originally happened last year (I'm definitely going to stay away from heavy squats and deadlifts, if nothing else)

[Anonymous No.10745049]

>>10745033
>do you know if chin ups are a good exercise here for decompressing the spine, or would they be an unacceptable risk?

Can't speak from experience, but I'd imagine it wouldn't be terrible so long as you don't come off the bar too hard. Make sure you land softly and if it causes any discomfort, don't do it. Normally your spine would cushion everything and the force would be distributed throughout it's entirety, however, since the shape of that L1 is so odd it will get a very unusual force and that cushion won't work properly. Definitely avoid the squats/deadlifts, try to avoid jumping as well. Keep everything low impact, and if you like to swim, do that too. It's great for your body.

[Anonymous No.10745079]

>>10742488

tfw no EM bf to intubate me during sleep apnea bouts

[Anonymous No.10745106]

>>10745033
Heads up. Australia is currently doing psychological study's with back stuff. False diagnosis's and no informed consent for sham surgery.
Emailed a syd Uni boffin for one of the above board licensed blind blind study's. Waiting for a reply.

[Anonymous No.10745165]

>tfw no disaster medicine gf to help me out whenever I do something

[Anonymous No.10745168]

>tfw no gen surg gf to treat me like fucking garbage

[Anonymous No.10745172]

>tfw no addiction medicine gf to be addicted to me

[Anonymous No.10745532]

>>10740219
>>10740262
update

because of the increased ANA doc asked for reuma opinion on phone, they asked us to check antibodies for all sorts of disease I don't think are related
-aspergilosis
-churg straus
-antiphospolipid syndrome

VAT- they literally don't have this were I live, also surgery won't take the patient for classic surgery and biopsy because they literly don't want to
We will do a BAL
Patient's leucocytes went from 7k to 10.4k, CRP went from 151 to 191
We put the patient on antibiotics and corticosteroids in the hope that something will improve

[Anonymous No.10746097]

>>10745532
give some phospholipid

BAL? I'm not even drunk yet
Churg status. Sounds Indian. Check stool.

Hey at least she has some white cells, lil inflammed, it's somewhere. Give steroids and fuck up sugars. Make sure ABX is renal dosed or you're really gonna be fucked.

[Anonymous No.10746502]

>OP forgot /med/
Baka

[Anonymous No.10747377]

>>10744965
>>10744987
>>10745003
>>10745033
In my country the common practice for single fractures like this one are bedrest for a month or two in order to minimalise the crush of the vertabrae and preserve normal posture as much as possible. After it has healed enough you add excercise and physiotherapy to strengthen muscles after the long bedrest.
>>10745532
>this CRP
Almost sure this is gonna come out lung cancer.
-Doesn't aspergilosis manifest with bigger infiltrates which also organise in caverns? If she had TB it would be logical, but you said she's negative for everything.

The other two seem more possible. But I haven't seen vasculitis this severe.

[Anonymous No.10747380]

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Also there you go, retards, we aren't growing shit on our heads.

[Anonymous No.10747492]

>>10747377
>-Doesn't aspergilosis manifest with bigger infiltrates which also organise in caverns?
yep, I think the reuma doc just threw those options because she had no better idea, I don't see the clinical justification for those disease