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[Anonymous No.15313759]

If ya ain't expressing MHC class I, yer dead edition

Previous thread: >>15273149

We discuss research, DO NOT offer advice (just fucking go see your doctor), make fun of premeds and shitpost.
Keep vaccination/clamping/vitamin K/soliciting advice out of this thread and start your own because it takes a lot of space

[Anonymous No.15314114]

embryology...

[Anonymous No.15314302]

>>15314114
uoooh...

[Anonymous No.15314549]

Today I had to cover the pain medicine appointments. One of them patients was a 180cms tall female lawyer with big BIG ass hips and a shitty personality.
Dropped my spaghettis so hard. Even the gay nurse noticed.

[Anonymous No.15314837]

>>15314549
Surely it was clinically indicated to do sacroiliac testing and other tests around those huge mommy dom hips right, anon?

[Anonymous No.15315046]

New semester next week. Now gotta chase patients for cases like stray dog. Lol fuck dental school im broke asf

I plan on not using sterilization shit. Gotta save cash.

[Anonymous No.15315083]

>>15315046
>I plan on not using sterilization shit. Gotta save cash.
absolutely epic, imagine losing a patient in dental school. my cousin's bf is a gastroenterologist who's first 3 patients all died, i laughed in his face so many times over that, asking him for advice and then doing the opposite is my path to success

[Anonymous No.15315194]

>>15314837
>mfw tested Lasegue and Bragard and leg did a full 90° without effort

[Anonymous No.15315197]

>>15313759
https://youtu.be/1sFyrfqTdcg

[Anonymous No.15315260]

>>15315046
Do dentalfags have to do residency to become a general dentist? Seems fucking retarded that I have to do 5 years residency here to become a family doctor. Even have to rotate a year in IM which I despise.

[Anonymous No.15315272]

>>15315260
Being a family physician seems like a retarded idea on itself tbqhwyfamalam
>cap xvym0g

[Anonymous No.15315767]

>>15315272
Why? I am not American so surgeons and subspecialties don't make 2-3x that of a family doctor here. You can actually make more as a family doctor if you're smart about it.

[Anonymous No.15315880]

I may very well have failed my step 1 (bounced around from passing/fail scores during dedicated).

I need to come up with a plan in case I do. I don't want to go on full crisis mode. I wanted to be a surgeon but I know if I did fail it (it's p/f now) that I need to be realistic. Please please advise.

For background I'm a USMD at a T30. I started getting help and am confident I can do good on shelf/rotations/step 2 and a retake for step 1 if needed.

[Anonymous No.15315883]

>>15315880
Specifically, if I did fail -- what specialties should I be aiming for?

What's possible to match into with a failed step 1?
How can I increase mychances?
I have around 4-5 papers atm in Neurology.

[Anonymous No.15315899]

>different sub specialty doesn’t want oncological pt because pt has cancer despite having 0 (zero) oncological symptoms
Incoming clash of specialty heads, time for popcorn

[Anonymous No.15315939]

>>15315899
>be me
>ICU rotation
>scalpel nigger comes asking for IC for his portsurgical cancer pt
>”Patient with baseline disease that worsens prognosis despite immediate outcomes. Unlikely to receive any better prognosis with our management. ICU admission denied.”
ggez pz no re

[Anonymous No.15315956]

>>15313759
I want to get a PhD in neuroscience or neurology and go into research, my grades in all the non-related classes I have to take will probably be subpar, but I feel my research and papers I can produce are very strong.

If I have meh grades and degree at a meh school can I manage to get carried just by having really strong research papers?

Part of the reason why my grades suffer is because I slack off the more boring subjects in favor of reading research.

[Anonymous No.15315962]

>>15315956
School isn't primarily about learning, it's primarily about proving that you're able to cram arbitrary things in your head. And in a distant second, it's about learning.

The rational move would be to put in the effort in other subjects to show them that you're capable. It also doesn't hurt to be well-rounded, the other subjects aren't irrelevant at all.

[Anonymous No.15315993]

[Anonymous No.15316048]

>>15315962
Yeah I do do that and do appreciate being well-rounded, in fact I believe that the significance of neurological factors in cognitive disorders is egregiously understated, it's just that without being in a small engaging environment forced to participate in these less-relevant classes which I had in high school, it's exceedingly hard to motivate myself to actually engage in those classes.

Just doing all that basic memorization feels useless to me because I know when I'm motivated I'll remember everything and when I'm trying to solve a research problem and learn about something I pick up on all that basic stuff naturally anyways. I pretty much already know everything about all the differing neurological and psychiatric conditions, and the neuroscience behind them anyways and I haven't even taken any classes on them yet.

[Anonymous No.15316066]

>>15316048
I can definitely relate to that.
What I did was basically give up, because I was only innately interested in the things that I was passionate about, and I had a really hard time finding the motivation to study anything else.
Turns out, in retrospect, I've the olde ADHD and that explains a lot. (You might not have it.)

I think you should bargain with yourself and decided how much effort/pain you're willing to put into this. You don't have to go for the 'optimal minmax' if it'd make you miserable.
It's also okay to do what you're passionate about, coast on the other topics, and try to get away with it. As long as you're talented in general, you'll most likely be fine. Worked for me, I barely studied a single thing in school that I wasn't already interested in.. I just went to a meh school, got my diploma, and called myself self-taught while putting my non-classroom projects forward

[Anonymous No.15316157]

>>15315939
Fuck yeah, I hate dumb transfer requests

"Uhhhhh he has pneumonia..... also he has a sodium of 128" - dumb SICU NP broad, after having transfer to CCU for atrial fibrillation (not a joke) denied

[Anonymous No.15316167]

>>15315880
>For background I'm a USMD at a T30
How'd you make it to a T30 and not pass step 1?

>What's possible to match into with a failed step 1?
Emergency medicine had dozens of unfilled positions this year. Also can shoot for family med, some internal medicine and some pediatrics programs

>How can I increase mychances?
Get a good step 2 score and by God you better have a good sob story for why you failed a P/F test. Also the same hoops you already jumped through to get into med school (research, leadership in orgs, good rec letters)

[Anonymous No.15316177]

>>15316066
I do have ADHD and I'm fairly confident I can get through all the classes I'm not interested except for chemistry, the fact that it's arithmetic that requires a foundation of memorization to be able to do just messes up my brain, I have to take a lot of it for my bio major but I'm hoping I might be able to skirt around it just taking like one class by transferring to a different school that actually has a neuroscience or neurology major which I'm interested in.

I'm quite knowledgeable in psychology through its association with my interests and know I could easily pass all the classes and probably enjoy doing so, but a psych degree is kind of terrible to have for someone who doesn't plan on being a therapist.

[Anonymous No.15316261]

What do y'all think about infectious disease residency? I'm hell bent on it.

[Anonymous No.15316392]

My right part of my chest aches when I bend over, it started this morning and wasn't there before, also if I walk or raise my arms up and then bringing down it also hurts, I drank a whole bottle of wine yesterday but I do that often and my mattress is uneven but its been like that for months

[Anonymous No.15316403]

>>15316392
>I drank a whole bottle of wine yesterday but I do that often
>right part of my chest aches
Look, I'm not qualified to tell people if they might have a common cold, but it sounds like you're already aware your liver might be pretty fucked up
You should probably see someone IRL and tell them how many bottles you down in an average week. Hard to guess what you might have over the Internet, but I'd check IRL

[Anonymous No.15316416]

>>15314549
Did you "check" her breasts for cancerous masses anon?

[Anonymous No.15316418]

>>15316403
I'm only 25 and I do that maybe 3 times a week

[Anonymous No.15316427]

>>15316418
I mean it could always be worse. Some people have to recycle several bottles a day.
Probably don't need me to tell you it'd be a good idea to slow down, though.

[Anonymous No.15316461]

Why is the only AEMT class in my area offered september-december? Ive got real classes to focus on then, just offer a summer class.
Also happy recert day to all the EMTs here!

[Anonymous No.15316562]

>>15316167
I don’t have very good reasons. Wasted a lot of time in med school due to problems at home. Parents going through a divorce. I live with them. Low income family, money issues.

Not sure what to say to programs about me failing. Any advice is appreciated.

For step I did all of uworld all the 5 nbmes, old 120 new 120, totaling like 5k questions. Can’t blame anyone other than myself.

I just want to know what I should be applying to for programs. I heard the EM news and I guess a fellowship in it wouldn’t be too bad. Just kinda feel like I fucked my life up trying not to fall into despair and come up with a plan

[Anonymous No.15316622]

>>15316562
>>15316167
Will EM still be easier to get into by 2026? Practically have no ECs as an M1.

[Anonymous No.15316636]

>>15316622
I don’t know man. No one does. Everything is speculation. Don’t bank on shit like that. Don’t be me. Bust your ass and keep things simple.

[Anonymous No.15316693]

>>15316461
What state are you in? From what I gathered, AEMT is a fairly niche cert. There's probably not much money in holding classes for AEMT for the general public. I let my EMTB cert expire and don't really want to spend the time and money to recert.

[Anonymous No.15316729]

>>15315260
it's like optometry from what i've read. the first 2 years are almost purely bookwork+labs with some clinical assisting, and then year 3 is some bookwork+some clinic, and year 4 is almost solely clinic.

[Anonymous No.15316732]

>>15316693
Im in WA. AEMT doesnt offer a much wider scope of practice but basic is next to nothing besides cpr and aspirin. Becoming a medic seems like way to much work for the payoff but i do want to increase my skillset. The bar for entry into ems is way too low imo.
If you dont need the national i dont see any reason to keep it. What do you do? Im part time at a fire department and getting advanced or even IV tech would make me one of the most qualified guys on paper.

[Anonymous No.15316743]

>>15316562
the ones you listed are pretty good, but you could also say a friend/parent/grandparent died. you could even throw in that your dog/cat of 10-15years died right before the test if you go with your listed reasons.

[Anonymous No.15316844]

>>15316743
>>15316562
I think what anon said is enough of reason excuse, living in a low-income family going through a divorce is a coherent narative. Adding a dead grandparent and cat makes the story sound made up. Although you should go to a mentor you trust, tell him your situation, and ask if residencies would buy it.

[Anonymous No.15316859]

How is veterinary compared to regular medicine?

[Anonymous No.15316871]

>>15316859
Reckon is similar to pediatrics. A pediatrician posts here. He may have a better insight about it.

[Anonymous No.15317185]

>>15316859
Veterinary: sees many kinds of animals
Normal medicine: only sees one kind of animal

[Anonymous No.15317503]

>>15316732
The bar for ems is definitely really low, but I think there's a lot of politics regarding raising standards and knowledge. The NREMT is already super easy to pass and CE standards are really low. As long as the bar is low, scope will be gatekept by a year+ of schooling. Despite that, most of the emt firefighters I've met seemed like they could handle something in between BLS and medic.

I used to work for a private ambulance company doing mixed ift and 911, but I'm going back to school to get my RN, so I let both my state and national certs lapse. I've only worked in a major metro area, so it was pretty rare to see a fire crew without a medic. It sucks that medic school is such a big investment if you don't already want to be a firefighter or something niche like air rescue.

[Anonymous No.15317519]

>>15316844
>>15316743

I don't have a trusted mentor, except a big wig neurosurgeon. Was shooting for that. I hope I didn't kill that dream by letting all this stuff get in the way and causing me to fail step.

I'll ask definitely. I get my results in two weeks. Maybe all this worrying will be for nothing, maybe not. Just need a plan so I don't lose my head. I know it's a blessing to have doctoring as an option just want to rectify my mistakes. Hopefully, with step 1. I know I have to be realistic.

[Anonymous No.15317611]

>>15316859
very very competitive, constantly deal with extra bitchy people, constantly put down animals, dont make as much.

[Anonymous No.15317654]

>>15316177
Just tell them you are a lazy nigger, especially if you show signs of Acute Darkie Disease...and you are good! Seriously though, the symptoms of ADD parallel niggerdom.

[Anonymous No.15317813]

>>15316261
Internal medicine residency followed by infectious disease fellowship I mean

[Anonymous No.15317934]

>>15316157
>dumb SICU NP broa

yo, MS2, she won't fuck you for a reason. go bitch elsewhere.

[Anonymous No.15318072]

Med bros, how do I study anatomy? I'm mixing up all the contents of the skull foramens

[Anonymous No.15318135]

>>15316167
>How'd you make it to a T30 and not pass step 1?
good chance his name is Jamal

[Anonymous No.15318221]

Clinic gave me a shot of ceftriaxone 500mg and doxycycline 100mg x 14 for either gonorrhea or chlamydia (results not in yet). How long until my benis stops hurting? Will it really take the full 7 days of treatment?

[Anonymous No.15318333]

>>15318221
>gonorrhea or chlamydia
probably both
>benis stops hurting?
when the infection is treated. finish the course

[Anonymous No.15318505]

>>15314302
ToT

[Anonymous No.15318719]

How the fuck is there an amphetamine shortage?
I went to go pick up my dexedrine, "no sorry we can't get it". it's not like it's fucking daraprim, how can there even BE a shortage?

[Anonymous No.15318720]

>>15318719
kek nothing funnier than a junkie denied his drugs

[Anonymous No.15318722]

>>15318720
I think it's probably going to push people to street meth. Similar to the crackdowns on opioid prescriptions.

but, that aside, i don't get how such a thing is possible. like, if i were to go to a pharmacy with an insulin prescription and they go "yeah we can't get insulin, you might want to call other pharmacies but there's a shortage on it right now".
speed isn't insulin, but HOW does that happen?

[Anonymous No.15318727]

>>15318719
It's a manufactured shortage.
The DEA is literally not allowing them to produce enough for everyone.
As a result, they cannot produce enough for everyone.

[Eric Spencer No.15318728]

>>15318722
Its because they are prescribing it to every 6th grader who doesnt find gender studies interesting.
Human greed has no limits and the quarterly earnings reports must go up.<div class="xa23b"><span class="xa23t"></span><span class="xa23i"></span></div>

[Anonymous No.15318755]

Pretty sure I FINALLY got COVID because I had a cold this week that made me extremely tired, had some headaches, lost my sense of taste almost completely for a few days, and now that I'm getting it back meat tastes like salty garbage to me to the point I can't eat it.
I can finally stop feeling left out for never getting any of the strains before, I guess, but about how long is this tongue autism likely to last? I don't want to eat just vegetables longer than a week or so if I can help it, I get tired on a low protein diet and I'm already tired from being sick, and I have a new job so I have to read and learn a bunch of stuff and it's hard to focus when I'm tired.

[Anonymous No.15319463]

Good afternoon lads, i urgently need your best genetics undergrad textbook reccomendation
thanks

[Anonymous No.15319656]

Just found out that weak heart valves run in my family. What should I be doing to offset that?

[Anonymous No.15319817]

>>15319656
don't get pharyngitis
don't age
that will be 3000$ + tip thank you

[Anonymous No.15319856]

>>15318221
About 10 days
t. took Doxycycline for Chlamydia I got from some slut once

[Anonymous No.15319861]

>>15319656
Dont smoke. Dont get obese. Don't drink.see a cardiologist.

[Anonymous No.15319862]

>>15319656
push your heart to the limit to build stronger valves.

[Anonymous No.15320292]

>>15319862
This. Disregard the faggot that told you otherwise.
Do stimulants, bloatmaxx, smokemaxx and so on.

[Anonymous No.15320364]

>>15313759
how come I had little white bumps on my testicles and the base of my shaft, seems like pubes grow out of them, I've had them for as long as I can remember

[Anonymous No.15320724]

it's step1 anon, my permit is gone. I find out on wed. I literally went blank for that exam. Can't remember shit from it.

I think I failed and my BP is ground fucking low. I don't know how I'm going to last until then or if the news is bad. I recently started therapy and shit but I can't get a grip of fear/anxiety when it comes to my career.

Need some advice and a reality check please.

[Anonymous No.15320937]

Just how low must your testosterone be to become a nurse?

[Anonymous No.15320944]

What is up with all these people failing Step 1? How did you guys get into medical school in the first place?

[Anonymous No.15320947]

>>15320937
Not much more than twice the testosterone required to be this insecure
Work on your inferiority issues, and some day you won't need trying to put down others to stop hatting yourself
Love.

[Anonymous No.15320953]

>>15320947
Holy shit what was this ladylike reply?

[Anonymous No.15320966]

>>15320953
I'll take that as a sign I hit close to home
Don't worry, bro. You don't need to compensate.
No one can know it's tiny if you just act normal.

[Anonymous No.15321002]

>>15320944
luck. the exam is hard. what does it fucking matter

[Anonymous No.15321004]

>>15320966
>>15320947
Nursoids are not welcome here.
How does a female nurse even end up on the /med/ general of an unpopular board of 4chan? Don't you have TikToks to record?

[Anonymous No.15321007]

>>15321004
Joke's on you, I'm a med student shitposter

[Anonymous No.15321078]

>>15320364
Fordyce spots. Natural occurrence. Not disease related.

[Anonymous No.15321168]

Post your med student room and your primary focus
>Internal medicine

[Anonymous No.15321241]

>>15319856
thanks, sluts are not frens

[Anonymous No.15321309]

>>15320947
Fem*ids not allowed. Pls go away.

[Anonymous No.15321826]

>>15320944
theyre probably black.

[Anonymous No.15321938]

>it's another day of the homosexual consultant trying to flirt with me and the fat nurse unit manager bragging about calling her new black car her "BBC"

[Anonymous No.15322031]

>>15321938
>and the fat nurse unit manager bragging about calling her new black car her "BBC"
How the fuck does someone bring this up?

[Anonymous No.15322044]

>>15321938
>new black car her
better be an s-class

[Anonymous No.15322058]

>>15315260
>Do dentalfags have to do residency to become a general dentist?

its more common now that schools skimp on graduation requirements because of "covid"

[Anonymous No.15322062]

>>15316859
very competitive for dogshit pay

[Anonymous No.15322065]

>>15320944
>What is up with all these people failing Step 1?

people stopped studying for it because its now "pass/fail"

[Anonymous No.15322330]

>>15318072
just try differentiate as much as possible in the flashcards you make
think of some mnemonics

[Anonymous No.15322388]

I've thinking of going to medicine to be more outgoing, spending time with people that are actually there, while also being serious and methodical, helping people seems nice, is this a good reason to go for it?

[Anonymous No.15322402]

>>15321309
>please get away from my pillow fort >:(

[Anonymous No.15322500]

>>15322388
if you just want to meet/help a lot of people, there are much cheaper and less time-consuming ways to go about it than medicine. I'd say before going into it, the biggest thing is just being aware of wtf docs really do every day and imagining if you would be fulfilled doing that stuff as a career.

[Anonymous No.15322522]

>>15322388
If you want to help people build houses faggot.

[Anonymous No.15322720]

>>15322388
Yes but medicine is more bureaucratic work than actually speaking to people. Paramedics do more talking to people than docs usually

[Anonymous No.15322785]

>>15322388
Helping people ain;t a reason to do medicine. The janitor does help most people at the hospital a day. If you so wanna help people be a janny.
It has great benefits over medicine. You earn money right away, most times don't even need nothing more than high school diploma, it is mind numbing and gives you a lot of free time after shift.

[Anonymous No.15324022]

>be patient
>terribly ill, actually, but life no longer in danger
>not really in shape or attractive or even tall so figure I'm safe
>asian nurse flirts with me anyways maybe just out of habit
seriously do not do this
being drugged and half dead does not on its own mean I'm not going to get an erection, it actually just means that it's harder for me to concentrate on not getting an erection while also answering your questions and you're touching me and stuff

[Anonymous No.15324580]

>>15324022
>asian nurse
ew.

[Anonymous No.15324604]

Imagine if shrinks actually tried to use their psychotherapy training from residency instead of prescribing meds at every opportunity

[Anonymous No.15324616]

>>15324580
She was pretty too unfortunately
>>15324604
If you explain to people that they're responsible for some of their own actions, and don't give them drugs, you're the shrink who "doesn't listen" and "isn't respectful" and get negative word of mouth business and bad reviews
The inmates are running the asylum

[Anonymous No.15324727]

>be me
>be on 1st nursing grad year rotation on ortho ward
>start shift ready to get bedside handover from the previous shift.
>go over patient load
>one patient is a 180kg woman with left leg cellulitis, very non-compliant with staff
>calf is so swollen you can barely see her foot
>physio tells me she's good to use a 2 wheel frame to walk on her own.
>yeah nah
>see her trying to get out of her chair without her frame
>remind her that she needs to use the frame
>starts flipping out at me that she doesn't need it, tells me to go away
>leg gives out on her and she falls to the floor sounding like a poorly turned trombone
>need 4 other nurses to help her up.

[Anonymous No.15324739]

>>15324727
i shouldnt laugh but its so hard not to

[Anonymous No.15324801]

Exposed to low level (so far) H2S for a lot of time, dead already?

[Anonymous No.15324881]

>>15324604
talk therapy doesnt pay much anymore

doesnt help most new psychs are greedy fucks who explicitly joined psych "for the lifestyle" want to do $500 an hour, cash only 10 minute med recc, outpatient practice in the suburbs. meddit cannot keep cumming about how "easy the lifestyle is"

[Anonymous No.15324886]

>>15324604
It's crazy how the psychiatrists I was rotating with just throw around meds.
>Some guy that works alternating night/day shifts comes in with problems falling sleeping
>just prescribe quetiapine (Lmao)
>then ask if they ever feel "anxious"
>"yeah, I guess sometimes when I'm stressed over work/news/family"
>Ok lets prescribe you Alprazolam, also it will help you with falling asleep!
>then ask if they ever feel "sad"
>"yeah, I guess sometimes when I have troubles with work/family"
>Ok, lets prescribe you an SSRI
This stuff happened all the god damn time. Some guy/girl comes in with a complaint that is clearly caused by their lifestyle and then walks out with 2-3 meds.
Other hilarious thing is how almost all psychiatrists I have met are all taking psychiatric meds themselves.
Unless you are psychotic, I don't think you should ever go to a psychiatrist.

[Anonymous No.15324891]

>>15324886
Mine just gives me print outs of government websites, biggest con around.

[Anonymous No.15324893]

>>15324891
Psychologists aren't Psychiatrists

[Anonymous No.15325112]

how long did it take you to prepare for USLME step 1?

[Anonymous No.15325481]

looking into starting college to become a doctor (im 28), have been reading about what your lives are like
I had no idea you eat so much shit

[Anonymous No.15325830]

>>15324881
There are still some old school shrinks out there that rely heavily on talk therapies though. Like Frank Yeomans who specializes in personality disorders, or Michael Garrett who does work on psychodynamic therapy for schizophrenia

[Anonymous No.15325843]

>>15315883
False meme. One does not simply apply to medical school. There is a laundry list of prerequisites and getting them is more difficult than actually going to medical school, especially if you lack financial resources and time.

[Anonymous No.15326141]

Do enjoy learning about medicine? Do you love your studies?

[Anonymous No.15326208]

>>15326141
I’d probably be happier as a dog groomer or tattoo artist

[Anonymous No.15326308]

What would happen to me if I ate this whole thing?

[Anonymous No.15326312]

>>15326308
It would come out both ends fairly quickly, and then you would regret was stayed inside for a bit
If you don't puke immediately on contact with your tongue, which you would

[Anonymous No.15326343]

>>15326208
That's fair enough, is there anything you do like about it then

[Anonymous No.15326365]

>>15326312
>then you would regret was stayed inside for a bit
That's a bit ominous. Would you mind elaborating? I know nothing about mold's effects on the body.

[Anonymous No.15326366]

>>15326343
Yeah for the most part the content is interesting. And I like talking to patients

[Anonymous No.15326401]

>>15326365
Mold is a pathogen, it makes toxin.
If you ingest a small bit of mold by accident, your immune system is pretty good at dealing with it.
But swallowing that entire thing is a guaranteed, very bad case of food poisoning.

You will have a bad day, a bad week, possibly longer.

[Anonymous No.15326439]

>>15317813
If infectious disease is your passion, go for it anon. Just be ready to be the one people blame when shit goes wrong with therapeutics.

[Anonymous No.15326639]

What is more likely to happen? Pinworm reinfection (and thus sudden comeback of rabid hunger) or tolerance to methylphenidate suddenly jumping enough that it doesn't increase satiety anymore?

[Anonymous No.15326822]

>>15324886
psychiatrists like to shit on the psych NPs, but they're just as bad.

psych residency is a joke, most programs dont even hit 40 hours a week

[Anonymous No.15326836]

>>15326822
an impression I get is that mainstream psychiatrists don't really try to defend their field from critical / anti psychiatry. Like as an example, a common talking point from critics of the medical model is that RCTs of antipsychotics are often biased by withdrawal effects in the placebo arm. And I've yet to see anyone really try to refute this

[Anonymous No.15326859]

>>15326836
A single search gives me dozens of articles examining and testing that notion, with even recently published having 10-30 citations. Seems that mostly psychiatric researchers are going full steam ahead and strongly pushing for a basis to get enough funding to figure out what's really going on. Not sure how that amounts to "not trying to defend their field", though the notion of defending an idea that seems wrong anyway is just not scientific to begin with.

Either way it isn't "anti-psychiatry" in the usual anti-science way, like religious cults. Seems it's just more science.

[Anonymous No.15326873]

>>15326639
Nvm. It's worms... again

[Anonymous No.15326915]

>>15326859
wait what did you search I'd like to read these actually lol. are they responding to Horowitz or Moncrieff?

[Anonymous No.15326926]

>>15316167
>Emergency medicine had dozens of unfilled positions this year.
Is EM that bad? I understand why some people would avoid it but the hourly pay and working hours are really attractive to me.

[Anonymous No.15327015]

>>15326915
Sorry i am used to nobody giving a shit so i didnt post links. I just looked up on researchgate for RCT ssri relapse withdrawals. Horowitz has a few citations as do the papers citing him e.g. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/365133113_Antidepressant_discontinuation_syndrome_A_state-of-the-art_clinical_review

Not my field though dont know if anyones full of shit since i didnt really go looking that hard. Just saying there seems to be a lot of interest on it. You can look up horowitz on a few websites and search papers citing his as well. Had to do this on phone since you asked.

[Anonymous No.15327050]

Whenever the sun starts to shine again, that marked part of my head hurts for some reason. It's like something is pressing against my skull. It only happens with direct sunlight. It's not a migraine and I drink plenty of fluids.

My dad has the same issue.

[Anonymous No.15327128]

>>15326141
I'd be happier as a gym owner.

[Anonymous No.15328449]

>>15315272
>family physician seems like a retarded idea on itself tbqhwyfamalam
It's easy and chill tho.

[Anonymous No.15328505]

Who are your greatest writers?

[Anonymous No.15328527]

>>15328505
The poet Robinson Jeffers studied medicine for a while (did not take a degree)

[Anonymous No.15328610]

>>15328527
Added to reincarnationlist.txt
thank you medanon
other inputs from medanons will be highly weighted, so long as they aren't surgeons.

[Anonymous No.15328948]

>taking STEP in May
>getting my ass kicked by Uworld
>can't remember shit
Damn I knew I was dumb, but not this dumb

[Anonymous No.15329034]

What are some websites or blogs where I can read about medicine?

[Anonymous No.15329043]

>>15326141
I enjoy learning about medicine. I fucking hate medical education.

[Anonymous No.15329046]

>>15326141
i enjoy learning, i hate the regurg but i can see the point. were i to abandon medicine I would work in a warehouse.

[Anonymous No.15329094]

What's the point of being a doctor instead of being a midlevel? I know mid-levels don't make as much as doctors but there is an astronomical difference in responsibilities and effort. Why not just become a mid-level and enjoy life?

[Anonymous No.15329259]

>>15326141
Yeah, it's my only obsession, which was borne from a high interest in Yersinia pestis and the epidemiology of the black plague as a youngster.

[Anonymous No.15329263]

>>15325830
Jungian psychiatry is based

[Anonymous No.15329511]

>>15329094
Why become an electrical engineer when you can become an electrician?
One is smart and expert in his field, the other is just another blue collar retard.
If you become a doctor you can work 15h/ week and make what a midlevel makes

[Anonymous No.15329631]

>>15325843
true true its so many hurdles and forms and tests and iterviews to get into med shcool, then police checks etc etc.

[Anonymous No.15329644]

>>15329094
Honestly I think it’s mainly an ego thing. Midlevels might be less competent than physicians but at the end of the day I bet their lives are better

[Anonymous No.15329656]

what is the most /med/ hobby?

[Anonymous No.15329662]

>>15329656
Birdwatching

Regards,
Birdwatcher

[Anonymous No.15329667]

I got a job working from home that should tire me out less than a physical job, but now when I get off work after 8 hours of sitting I just lie down in bed and I'm so tired that my legs go completely limp and it feels almost like I'm paralyzed, except I'm not and can get up as needed, but they just like glue themselves together and it seems really hard to move them even an inch without a big effort, because I'm so tired
Why am I so tired
I got sick but that was last week so that shouldn't be it
Is it just because I'm 30
Is there a medical diagnosis for 30hood

[Anonymous No.15329691]

>>15329667
How’s your diet? Exercise? Sleep habits? Do you have conjunctival pallor? Been walking barefoot in rural Alabama lately?

[Anonymous No.15329709]

>>15329691
Diet is bad, I have corrected it a little and am cooking more.
Right now my diet has been very low fat because I've been eating chicken and vegetables because I have them available and am trying to save money and not buy a lot more groceries, so maybe the lack of fat content could be wearing me out?
I normally have more energy despite a much worse and more processed diet, though.
I also haven't taken a multivitamin in a few months because I ran out and keep forgetting to get more but idk how much that matters over such a short term.
I do not exercise anymore, before I was working 12 hour shifts on my feet so between the job change and getting sick, I have been resting but am not feeling any less tired lately
My sleep habits are truly terrible and last week I got 5 or 6 hours a night, if that, while sick...but all that is normal for me and has been the way it is since college ten or twelve years ago, so that hasn't changed
I don't know what conjunctival pallor is but I am very pale and don't get much sunlight, but I previously went years without any vitamin d supplements or multivitamins as opposed to just a month or two now, so that can't be it right?
I don't know the Alabama meme

[Anonymous No.15330021]

>>15329656
Alchemy and esotericism.

[Anonymous No.15330794]

>>15329709
This is conjunctival pallor, it’s a fairly specific sign of anemia. The Alabama thing was a joke about hookworm. Anyway I’d try lifestyle modifications (better sleep hygiene, more exercise etc.) And talk to your doctor

[Anonymous No.15331025]

>>15313759
I've been thinking about moving from my third world country to USA to do a residency. Can you guys be honest about how is life for a doctor in the US? I am not sure if I want to put all the work required and leave my family behind just because my country sucks economically speaking.

[Anonymous No.15331069]

>>15331025
Pros are that you will get paid more. Cons are that you will still be a doctor.

I think US docs might work more hours weekly on average than they do in other countries but I’m not sure desu

[Anonymous No.15331167]

>>15331025
Europe is easier.

[Anonymous No.15331185]

>>15327050
Muscle cramps fron squinting to reduce light entering your eyes, try sunglasses or a hat which block sunlight

[Anonymous No.15331192]

>Sometimes I am happy, listen to aggressive music, coom 5 times a day to male x female porn, more confident and sociable
>Sometimes I am more down, slower music, coom rarely to male x femboy porn, more quiet and reserved
What gives?

[Anonymous No.15331206]

Is it really necesary to be an specialist, I think I would like to do something with variety, but it seems like the best option is to get an speciality.

[Anonymous No.15331957]

>>15330794
What am I supposed to be looking at?
Sorry I'm also somewhat colorblind

[Anonymous No.15331961]

>>15331192
You're a massive unbearable faggot

[Anonymous No.15332009]

do i still have a chance of going into medicine?
27 year old white man
worked in health tech for 5 years
3.3 GPA, still need to take O-chem, physics and MCAT

[Anonymous No.15332013]

>>15332009
>do i still have a chance of going into medicine?
>3.3 GPA, still need to take O-chem, physics and MCAT
Why even ask this if you don't have all the prerequisites?

[Anonymous No.15332022]

>>15332013

Even if I get the A's and a decent MCAT, isn't my gpa and whiteness not going to please adcoms? thats what I have heard from people I talked to.

[Anonymous No.15332049]

>>15332022
>Even if I get the A's and a decent MCAT
Okay, what will your GPA be if you make A's in the rest of your classes?

[Anonymous No.15332064]

>>15332049
my guess is still under a 3.59. 4 years worth of B+'s kinda cut into me

[Anonymous No.15332158]

>>15330021
based and paracelsus-pilled

[Anonymous No.15332178]

how can I figure out if I'm interested in psychiatry

t. first year

[Anonymous No.15332196]

>>15332009
go into optometry :)

[Anonymous No.15332406]

>>15329656
Listening to video game music.

[Anonymous No.15332674]

>>15332178
If you like to listen, but not actually be able to cure anyone at all

[Anonymous No.15334023]

How is dentistry like?

[Anonymous No.15334074]

Is 2 months enough to know if atomoxetine works or not? It helped a tiny bit for first 3 days and then nothing (even after raising dosage from 25mg to 50mg a day)

[Anonymous No.15334099]

>>15332674
Sorry forgot my signature
>t. diagnosed schizo who hates my psychiatrist for telling me there's something wrong

[Anonymous No.15334820]

>>15334099
Psychiatrists just push drugs and puberty blockers and genital mutilation surgery.
A psychiatrist who cures their patient is unsuccessful.
A psychiatrist who confronts their patient is a villain.
A psychiatrist who refuses to prescribe the "good stuff" drugs is incompetent.
A successful psychiatrist adapts to the psychopathic, narcissistic, histrionic, addict whims of their clientele seamlessly.

[Anonymous No.15334975]

>>15325843
>There is a laundry list of prerequisites and getting them is more difficult than actually going to medical school, especially if you lack financial resources and time.
As someone who had both the financial resources and the time, I never understood this. I just took my science prereqs, got A's in a bullshit major, took my MCAT in a gap year, and did EMT work on the side before getting in. I spend a lot more time studying in med school than I ever did

[Anonymous No.15335032]

>>15316048
>I pretty much already know everything about all the differing neurological and psychiatric conditions
Spoken like a true med student. You don't know shit buddy. Hopefully you remember this post 5 years down the line and remember how dumb you sound.

[Anonymous No.15335293]

>>15321938
These people shouldn't be able to interact with us. It unironically makes me butthurt they make good money.

[Anonymous No.15335299]

>>15324886
My favorite is the "adjustment disorder", where you need pills if you're still sad your wife of 50 years died 3 months ago

[Anonymous No.15335366]

Imagine thinking AI will replace primary care physicians of all things

[Anonymous No.15335639]

>>15319463
You can find the basic notions in a text such as "Lewin's GENES XII"

[Anonymous No.15335702]

What causes strong physical reactions to mental stress?
I notice much weaker reactions in other people compared to myself.

[Anonymous No.15335861]

Which specialty requires the least amount of night shifts and shift work in general? I was thinking about oncology.

[Anonymous No.15335871]

All of you medical doctors are lying pieces of shit that just memorize a couple things from a book and do random guess work on any case that is even slightly deviating from the norm.
You have absolutely no reasoning skills and are too egocentric to ever look up anything on the literature.
There isn't enough suffering in this world that would compensate the pain that you arrogant clowns cause, yet most of you just live your lives ignorant of this because the system coddles you.
I sincerely hope that if one day you fall prey to one of your own, and you're suffering the consequences of this in some retirement home where everyone ignores your cries, you're gonna remember me, this post, and everyone I know that was hurt by you.

[Anonymous No.15335877]

>>15335366
I'm working hard on AI to replace you pieces of shit. Nothing could be worst than you egocentric clowns. I'd rather take my advice from a model that at least read the scientific literature instead of just drilling anki cards or whatever retarded shit you baboons do.

[Anonymous No.15335881]

>>15335871
>>15335877
I unironically agree with these posts.

[Anonymous No.15335885]

>>15335877
how far are you if you're not talking out of your arse? i keep reading ghost stories how AI is able to diagnose patients with an accuracy of 1 in 100.000, which is backed up by no fucking further data which makes me believe that only outlier cases are being reported.

[Anonymous No.15335894]

>>15335885
This is not something that a single person does. There's multiple companies working on multiple things, but the AI models right now are so much better than what we had 5 years ago that it feels like sci-fi. What you've been reading about is that these models are getting human level performance on standardized medical exams.
What I'm working on is trying to make open-source models more performant so we don't have to rely 100% on OpenAI for everything.

[Anonymous No.15335971]

>>15335894
cool, good luck with that

[thefuckingcrowguy No.15335983]

How’s it feel knowing they’re coming for you. Not you directly, because you don’t matter, I mean your livelihood.

No more fucking mistakes by Capitalist Betas

>glorious isn’t it?

[Anonymous No.15335995]

>>15335983
1. AI takes over world
2. Everyone goes crazy
3. ???
4. Psychiatrists profit

[Anonymous No.15336075]

>>15335871
Wow, another overconfident engineering student that thinks medicine revolves around the diagnosis. How fucking original.
You know setting a diagnosis and producing a treatment usually, takes up less than one percent of our workload and time right? It is procedures and documentation that take the most amount of time.
>>15335877
>muh AI
Our profession is the last one that will be automatized you know that right? Doctors and nurses are overworked, and there is a screaming demand for us.
Meanwhile, in your own field, even in the primitive state AI is today, it is capable of writing programs. You're the one going to be out of a job way before we are obsolete.

[Anonymous No.15336127]

>>15336075
The notion that AI is somehow going to "obsolete" people is a fever dream of psychopathic board members. AI will change people's roles, but demand continuously rises to match efficiency. You don't suddenly run out of problems to solve, you just end up needing more people to solve even harder problems. The sooner the MBA retards realize this the sooner we'll pull our collective heads out our asses.

[Anonymous No.15336212]

>>15336127
Yup, with AI or technology in general you just free up human resources so that they can do more important stuff.

[thefuckingcrowguy No.15336239]

>>15336212
How stupid are you? I’m genuinely asking.

How difficult has life been for someone like you so far?
My downfall was caused by hubris through arrogance and ability.

Is life just a series of nonsensical events with no apparent relation to each other to you?
Just a whimsical ride of kaleidoscoping organisms and objects until you manage some kind of ‘revelation’ that you feel the need to share?

>fucking moron

[Anonymous No.15336565]

which medical fields are safest from AI replacements?

[Anonymous No.15336722]

Didn't Post Here For Sooooo Long
It's Sad How Hypochondriacs & Schizo Monkeys Completly Ruined This General

Does My Autistic 3.14pie Finnish Frog-Poster BF Still Posting Here ? Any New Frog Collection He Made ?

[Anonymous No.15337080]

>>15336565
Anything that isn't Radiology or Pathology will never get replaced, but even these are many decades away from being "replaced", if it will ever happen.
Anyone that has no fucking clue about what a doctor does will say shit like primary care will be first to get replaced. This is just ridiculous.

[Anonymous No.15337149]

>>15337080
true, the more blue collar-ish work will probably be the last to go while the algorithmic work would probably be more efficiently done with AI
how safe is the research sector though?

[Anonymous No.15337188]

>>15337080
>you are now envisioning administrators being replaced by AI

[Anonymous No.15337276]

>>15336565
all. there needs to be someone front and center to sue for malpractice as well as the massive amounts of lobbying that will prevent it.

[Anonymous No.15337377]

>>15322031
Older nurses say some crazy shit, healthcare workers in general, esp. the non-docs.

[Anonymous No.15337404]

>>15334975
You make it sound easy...How hard is fucking Physics, Chem, and Organic...? What was your major..and MCAT score?

[Anonymous No.15337407]

are neurologists just psychiatrists who aren't evil?

[Anonymous No.15337411]

>>15335702
Autism. Between sensory issues and masking, Autists don't deal well with stress and get burn out much easier than Neurotypicals. Just google "autism or aspergers + burn out".

[Anonymous No.15337418]

>>15337407
Neurologists deal with things like Seizure-disorders.

[Anonymous No.15337461]

are hands supposed to be squeaky clean or smooth after washing? I always hated liquid soaps due to smooth/greasy feeling, but apparently squeaky is "le bad" according to jewgle. so which one is it and what feeling is left behind surgical soaps?

[Anonymous No.15337477]

>>15337407
No. Neurologists deal with a completely different class of disorders than psychiatrists

[Anonymous No.15337757]

Took antibiotics for tonsilitis and now even after a month later I still have the fuggen diarrhea. Taking imodium rn.
I don't think this is IBS as I've been moderately constipated my whole life. Should i test for C diff? Take antibiotics again?

[Anonymous No.15338173]

>>15336239
>Pic related.
I love how computer nerds like yourself think you can automate the medical world with AI. As of now, it would take more time to use an AI than just make the diagnosis yourself. Even automatic ECG interpretation is absolute dog shit.
>>15336565
More or less all of the fields are safe from AI, dermatology, radiology, and pathology are the only fields I can think of that can theoretically feel a backlash.

[Anonymous No.15338195]

>>15326141
Like most anons said, studying medicine is why I applied to medical school. All downhill from there

[Anonymous No.15338318]

>>15326141
I already have a job in another field, so I love studying medicine. It's much more enjoyable when you're not forced to do it.
I still try to learn the mind-numbing pure memorization parts that don't seem very high-yield, but it's nice to know I don't really have to.

I still don't know shit about fuck all after two years, but I like books. Books are good.

[Anonymous No.15338332]

I remember this website that contained informations about drugs, effects, side effects, whether they would cause addiction.

I thought it was called "the good drugs guide" it was a serious resource, not a 420 smoke weed everyday broscience thing.

I can't find it, anyone know what I might be talking about?

Wanted to find some information about "Psilocybin" without going through a million papers.

[Anonymous No.15338336]

>>15338332
What kind of info. If it's just effects, side-effects, addiction potential, it doesn't seem like you need to look at a site that deals primarily with studies. There's not very many of those that are high quality, anyways.
The bias in studies around psychedelics is off the fucking charts. Try to find a single researcher on psychedelic that isn't consuming the product.

You could stick to Wikipedia + psychonautwiki.org for that level of info, I think

[Anonymous No.15338616]

>>15335871
i laugh at your pain and at the pain of your loved ones

[Anonymous No.15339115]

Why is more efficient medication with less insufferable side effects discarded just because it's highly addictive?

[Anonymous No.15339126]

>>15339115
Funny how you answered your own question.
I take meth for my ADHD sometimes (works great, I've no desire to take more). I sure wish they'd just let me pass a basic test and buy the damn thing OTC.

But people will also hurt themselves if the extremely addictive stuff is completely unregulated. I don't like that they do, but people do that.

[Anonymous No.15339145]

>>15339126
Sorry, I tend to be like that, but yeah I'm in similiar situation to you. Nonetheless such comparison even if hiliarious is less funny in practice. From my experience methylphenidate at worst could knock me out into restful sleep or just make me a dumb zombie, stuff like bupropion made me lethargic, depraved of any drive and full of internal agony while atomoxetine gave me bad case of chronic constipation and fatigue tho I feel like such stuff could be compared to other conditions (mainly epilepsy)

[Anonymous No.15339153]

>>15339126
NTA and I sympathize. My concern with street meth is manyfold but mainly the greatly heightened bioavailability potentially causing toxicity. All the studies /pol/tards misquote are actually about neurotoxicity of meth (though often in mice) that's hundreds of times more potent than formulated drugs that release their contents over time. Don't know how much you're taking but you should be aware of that.

I'm not sure why nobody will just test you for ADHD, but if at all possible the official formulations would be much safer and more reliable of a dose. Both due to reliability of manufacture and assurance against that huge spike. For my own part I've always strongly recommended slow release formulations, as they're highly affordable and generic as well.

[Anonymous No.15339155]

>>15339145
MPH just gives me anxiety than anything else at this point, which is almost annoying enough to make it not worth it, because I've not other side effects from it, and it seemed to do something at first.
I may not live to see the day psychiatry gets a solid foundation in neuroscience, and we have a better way to find meds than seeing what works at random.. but hope shines eternal.

[Anonymous No.15339170]

>>15339153
>My concern with street meth is manyfold but mainly the greatly heightened bioavailability potentially causing toxicity
I'd be very interested in any material you have on the topic. I take it orally, at hopefully reasonably low enough doses (though it is hard to be precise given the lack of purity).
My understanding was that a major contributor to neurotoxicity was hyperthermia, so I try to combat that. Wikipedia also mumbles something about vit D maybe being neuroprotective for methamphetamine, so on the off chance I figure that shouldn't hurt.

I stayed away from any fast uptake mostly because of the ΔfFsB addiction concerns. I want it as smooth, slow, and even as practical, so that I can get stuff done when I fall behind. (If I wanted to do drugs for fun, I have much safer ones to do..)

I did get tested for ADHD, unfortunately in my country only MPH is approved. Amphetamine stimulants were my reluctant plan B in case MPH didn't work (which, sadly, it really wasn't enough to help me not fall behind by 6 month or a year on important things..)

[Anonymous No.15339178]

>>15339155
Interesting. For me it calms me the fuck down and let's me stick with the thing I'm supposed to do, but I feel more happy when it finally wears off and stops inhibiting me from my default aimless stimulation seeking behaviour and neurotic attitude
>>15339153
Yeah, that's a problem too when people tell anons living in shitholes that throw down on use of any stims to just get it from plug. Since you have no idea if you are truly taking let's amphetamine sulfate, some bizzare cathinone anologue that can fuck up your organs/be highly neurotoxic at low doses or mix of everything under name 'speed'

[Anonymous No.15339182]

>>15339178
>Since you have no idea if you are truly taking let's amphetamine sulfate, some bizzare cathinone anologue
Reagent test kits save lives! Always test under-regulated products. The government sustains the black market, but they do a terrible job of consumer protection.

Or, if you can afford it, some labs will do a GC/MS for you on a mail sample for about $100 and tell you the composition

[Anonymous No.15339265]

>>15339170
Can't help more specifically on that as I am not exactly an expert on street drugs, and it appears you are aware of the primary claims of neurotoxicity as far as I know them as well. Namely, as concerns hyperthermic or metabolic reactions and so forth.

Although my other concern would be addictive tendencies due to the very rapid absorption of methamphetamine versus mixed salts or other amphetamines. I mean it isn't like I'd go "yeah sure do it". Way too many uncertainties. Mixed salts even in "quick release" form are still going to be absorbed a lot slower than pure methamphetamine, and it also is going to depend on method of intake. Smoking meth for example. But odds are if you can even acquire street drugs you know more about them than I do.
>>15339178
Main concern is always cross contamination yeah.
>>15339182
Fact is you can't really test for everything, and whether the government seeks to deliberately poison it (as with alcohol and other drugs) or you get some other government doing it (which the USA has also done to other countries), or just someone being really dumb, I can't say I'd trust it. Definitely not medically. But I'm not you, so. Can't make your choices for you. You're in a pretty shit situation if you can't go to a country less insane.

[Anonymous No.15339296]

>>15339265
>Although my other concern would be addictive tendencies due to the very rapid absorption of methamphetamine versus mixed salts or other amphetamines. I mean it isn't like I'd go "yeah sure do it". Way too many uncertainties
Absolutely. For obvious reasons, taking street metamphetamine for ADHD is an absolutely alarming idea, and I do not recommend people try to do the same.
Not visible are the long hours I've spent considering various options. I normally like to be very skittish, careful, and exceedingly prudent. Obviously, this is an extremely reckless sounding idea, but I've arrived at the unfortunate conclusion that this seems to be my best option.

I'm thankful that I've never shown any addictive tendencies. I'm very introspective, so despite worrying a lot constantly, I'm also fairly confident I don't have any signs of addiction, or any desire at all to take more than my future self would approve of, looking back on my current decisions.
Or at least, so far so good.

>the very rapid absorption of methamphetamine versus mixed salts or other amphetamines
Hmm, I'm curious how much worse it really is than other medication. I "usually" feel the first clear effects after 30-45 minutes, and then it's a mostly gradual ride over ~12 hours. There's no "rush" or very fast comeup in my experience, though maybe that would be dose-dependent.

>odds are if you can even acquire street drugs you know more about them than I do.
I'd be unwise to bet on that in the /med/ thread. I happen to be good with computers, but I'm at best some overconfident dilettante when it comes to pharmacology. Any explanation, advice, or sources are always very welcome.

>>15339265
>I can't say I'd trust it. Definitely not medically
Fair enough. Can't say that I very much like the idea either.
The problem I'm having is having exhausted the only other two alternatives I knew of, namely "just try harder" and a metylphenidate RX.
Pretty much any effective option would rank above street meth..

[Anonymous No.15339407]

>>15339296
>Hmm, I'm curious how much worse it really is than other medication. I "usually" feel the first clear effects after 30-45 minutes, and then it's a mostly gradual ride over ~12 hours. There's no "rush" or very fast comeup in my experience, though maybe that would be dose-dependent.
Well the stuff you'd know best about aside I'm afraid here it'd involve reading about the pharmacokinetics that I am also not anything close to an expert in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methamphetamine#Pharmacodynamics
Given what you report that sounds about right. I suppose the case reports and other things related to addiction and high concentrations are what I am thinking of.

Just in general though I wish there was an alternative for you. You seem fairly reasonable and unnecessary risks kind of suck. Wish you luck anon. I seem to have wrongly assumed I could tell you something you didn't know. Sorry for that.

[Anonymous No.15339526]

>>15339265
Once you smart smoking meth, you're fucking done. Snorting is bad too, but smoking is just so addictive.

[Anonymous No.15339737]

>>15339526
I have to imagine he must be taking it orally or something if it's working as the pharmakokinetics suggest for oral doses. So yeah my notion regarding spikes and addiction and neurotoxicity would primarily apply to smoking I think. Not sure that isn't my "wheelhouse".

[Anonymous No.15340292]

>>15335877
go on, do it, you wont. go suckle on your iphone battery, you need the lithium. There is a human element to being a doctor too.

[Anonymous No.15340294]

>>15340292
Some nerds are starting to get attached or fall in love with AIs, because they're always emotionally available, and they never really get annoyed at you. A real person can't realistically always be available for you, they have their own shit to deal with.
Bots also can't have all the empathy sucked out of them by years of abuse, so they have that going for them.

[Anonymous No.15341206]

>>15313759
>another 15 year old female with blue hair, Ehlers Danlos and BPD comes in after sudden onset of expressive aphasia and numbness

[Anonymous No.15341235]

Can I get infected with rabies orally?
A relative was feeding a stray cat, after touching on their plate, mind you saliva, they didn't wash their hands properly they did but not enough, could they have spread rabies virus to all surfaces in the home?

[Anonymous No.15341286]

>>15341235
>Can I get infected with rabies orally?
Yes but that doesn't appear to be what you actually mean in the normal sense as applied to rabies. "Oral transmission" would include things like bites and direct mixing of saliva with the blood, or getting saliva in the eyes, etc.
>A relative was feeding a stray cat, after touching on their plate, mind you saliva, they didn't wash their hands properly they did but not enough, could they have spread rabies virus to all surfaces in the home?
Anyway it is "possible" in the sense of "logically possible", but unlikely. Nothing of the sort has ever to my knowledge been documented. It survives only a few hours at room temperatures, but you're also dealing with loss of infectivity during that time as well. Not to mention other factors, such as sunlight and so on.

Unless he got a lot of saliva on his hands and proceeded to rub and drip it directly into his eyes, or had open wounds, etc, then I'd be rather concerned. Things like that. Someone with more relevant medical education could tell you more.

[Anonymous No.15341302]

>>15341235
>>15341286
Went to check and this is about as indirect of a transmission as I can find https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4642879/
That is someone getting infected blood on their hand and gauze for an open wound. Sadly he did not seek immediate medical attention and treatment and died as a result.

[Anonymous No.15341521]

What are the odds of having multiple parasites?

[Anonymous No.15341525]

>>15341521
On this board, my prior would be delusional parasitosis.. but if you're convinced you have something, just see a doctor about it.

[Anonymous No.15341538]

>>15341525
I know I have them due to persisting for year symptoms and roundworms clumps (and now tapeworm segments as well) finally showing up in my shit

[Anonymous No.15341556]

>>15341538
That's still not inconsistent with it being a delusion, but I can't say anything with certainty over the Internet, so you should really make an appointment IRL and tell someone about it.
(If you need help figuring out how to make an appointment, I'm sure people can guide you through it too)

[Anonymous No.15341716]

>>15341556
I will, I need to do ekg anyhow, but I almost felt safe when otc antiparasitic helped to get rid of roundworms and symptoms at least for a while. Stories like these https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/nov/21/tapeworm-parasite-mans-brain-four-years-china
made me believe that tapeworms are the worst to have since who knows if symptoms will go away once I get rid of them considering I had them for a year and my submental lymph nodes are swollen + neck rigidity few weeks prior to finally seeing these fuckers in stool

[Anonymous No.15341782]

>>15341206
>15 year old female with blue hair, Ehlers Danlos and BPD
Don't forget an instagram account

[Anonymous No.15341794]

Should management of schizophrenia change now that we know from animal data and human RCTs that antipsychotic use shrinks the brain?

[Anonymous No.15341803]

>>15341302
>>15341286
Yeah, I also had no luck finding any similar case, it's too arcane in methods, works on paper but would be hard IRL.
Brutal case too

[Anonymous No.15341816]

>>15341782
kek

[Anonymous No.15341843]

>>15337407
neurologists deal with real diseases rather than DSM-V guidelines

[Anonymous No.15341853]

>>15341538
Worth pointing out people routinely misidentify improperly digested food as worms. Especially if suffering anxiety, whether for psychiatric reasons or panic attacks from allergen exposure like secondhand marijuana smoke. Extremely unlikely absent other health causes in the U.S. to end up with some long-term parasite infection especially as noted here >>15341716
Just go talk to your doctor. Nobody on the internet can help you. If you're otherwise A-OK then you need to work with said doctor to rule out other causes like allergies, especially marijuana/molds/etc if you live in shitty apartments, and rule out psychiatric causes. Or who knows maybe you're the first person on the internet who genuinely has a parasitic infection in the first world without HIV and a chronic presentation. Unless you eat raw pork though I doubt it.

[Anonymous No.15341863]

So WTF is up with all the hate on pediatrics and PCP/family medicine? Like I get it that it's not a super technical position but I just don't understand why they get so much hate. I'm looking in to doing PCP (lol) but out of my appreciation for practical medicine, having a home life and being a part of my community.

[Anonymous No.15341865]

>>15341863
>why do antisocial people who use places like 4chan hate jobs involving interacting with people
srsly?

[Anonymous No.15341894]

>>15337407
The fields are converging at the speed of a tectonic plate, since there are new findings of correlations between psychiatric disorders and autoimmune conditions. Psychiatric therapy is fucking gay, but actually doing research as to why gamma delta T cells killing off commensal gut bacteria can cause depressive symptoms is cool.

[Anonymous No.15341903]

>>15341853
I don't have anxiety, I live in second world country and I don't smoke weed
>without HIV
yeah about that...

[Anonymous No.15341905]

>>15341782
Don't forget the POTS, fibromyalgia, mast cell activation syndrome, chronic fatigue, chronic Lyme, C-PTSD, laundry list of mental disorders except borderline and factitious lmao

[Anonymous No.15341912]

>>15341903
Well that answers that.

[Anonymous No.15341916]

>>15341894
Microbiome stuff is horseshit. There are definitely undiscovered autoimmune disorders masquerading as psychiatric illnesses though, archetypal example being anti-NMDAR encephalitis. The effect size of psychotherapy for depression is comparable to SSRIs and it also doesn’t come with issues like withdrawal and sexual dysfunction.

[Anonymous No.15341921]

>>15341865
I mean even outside of 4chan it seems like most of the other doctors I've heard/seen look down on them in some way. Is it like just some sort of professional rivalry or some shit?

[Anonymous No.15341926]

>>15341921
>it seems like most of the other doctors I've heard/seen look down on them in some way
It's Emergency Medicine that gets shit on the most.

[Anonymous No.15341929]

>>15341921
Every doctor looks down on every other type of doctor

[Anonymous No.15341936]

>>15341916
Why is microbiome stuff horseshit when there's new evidence coming out all the time supporting the causative correlation through rodent studies? Don't we base so much of our findings off rats, anyhow? Why is this particular instance any different?

[Anonymous No.15341939]

how to get into DO or MD school if I am white and 3.4 GPA haven't taken MCAT yet

[Anonymous No.15341945]

>>15341936
Ok I mean to be fair there are some results that seem real, like fecal transplant in recurrent C. diff. I’m just very skeptical of the idea the microbiome influences behavior in any way

[Anonymous No.15341958]

>>15341945
You're right to be for most of the big claims people make. It's the usual cycle: "Association found" media and grifters or people looking for convenient funding keep "mistakenly" saying "cause" or leaving out the necessary emphasis on how tenuously meaningless assocations are. Same goes for "in mice".

[Anonymous No.15341962]

>>15341939
Well, in order to apply to med school you will need to take the MCAT

[Anonymous No.15341964]

>>15341962
Yeah but my GPA is it over because of my GPA? I'm so neurotic I don't know what to do also I'm done with college next year because I did it fast (Its my 3rd year out of highschool) should I do a postbacc or something

[Anonymous No.15341986]

>>15341964
idk i think you could probably get in somewhere with a strong mcat

[Anonymous No.15341987]

>>15341986
How do I stop wanting to rope myself out of fear of not getting in ever? I'm just going to keep applying until I get in, and if I don't make it after 3 years, I'll go to caribbean

[Anonymous No.15341998]

>>15337188
I will bathe in the tears of admin staff as I continue my procedure heavy specialty

[Anonymous No.15342000]

>>15341939
>if I am white
Why are you even bringing up your race?

[Anonymous No.15342004]

>>15342000
really? go on premed reddit every post has URM/ORM, GPA, MCAT in that order

[Anonymous No.15342007]

>>15342004
Being White is playing on easy mode, dude.

[Anonymous No.15342008]

>>15342007
How???

[Anonymous No.15342015]

>>15342008
You can see Asians have to score higher. Wypepo playing on easy mode.

[Anonymous No.15342017]

>>15342004
>premed reddit

dude I can't even imagine how much that place must suck lmao. I didn't even interact with the premeds when I was an undergrad since they were so annoying

[Anonymous No.15342018]

>>15342008
He's baiting you. Maybe if you stopped going to reddit you wouldn't be so retarded.

[Anonymous No.15342020]

>>15342017
I hate all of them, but I also hate all undergrads, and everyone in my generation. TZD

[Anonymous No.15342032]

>>15341987
I mean, you're either in it to win it or just another coomer

[Anonymous No.15342083]

>>15320292
you make-a me laugh

[Anonymous No.15342200]

>>15342004
So if I'm a white Cuban whit a decent GPA you can get to med school because muh minorities.
Even if Asians and whites perform better

[Anonymous No.15342222]

>>15341939
youre fine for DO if you get over a 510 on the mcat

[Anonymous No.15342228]

What mental illness causes pleasure in the body? There is none. This condition isn't neurological either as shown by the imaging. What could it possibly be when there's no explanation, physical or mental for it?

[Anonymous No.15342230]

>>15342200
Holy retard I'm I
With*
My ESL always shows

[Anonymous No.15342335]

Whats the point of doing gay research papers when pharma controls everything?

>t.got a case report of bilateral tubal preg.

[Anonymous No.15342367]

>>15342335
So I can buff my CV and get into my cushy specialty and never do disgusting academia again.

[Anonymous No.15342377]

>>15342367
Where are you goin anon?
Am retarded and have no idea where am supposed to be heading, currently on a peds ER rotation and shits boring. I have barely an soul left to study and my attention span is on freefall.

[Anonymous No.15342383]

>>15342377
Anaesthesia.
Very competitive in my country since college has destroyed uppity mid-level encroachment, pays well, comfy pharm and airway and a work life that suits me.

[Anonymous No.15342408]

>>15341926
It's 100% deserved.

[Anonymous No.15342413]

>>15342004
Just say you are transracial and identify as niggerman and your pronoun is "His royal nogness".
GG ez.

[Anonymous No.15342424]

>>15342383
Here in the eastern hemisphere of this green shithole if you tell people you want anarsthesia they look at you like "what are you? A loser?", its generaly believed you go into anaes only if you couldnt make anything else so you had to imrpovise. But anaes is really cool imo its just that farma sucks

[Anonymous No.15342748]

How come if I drink something (substance x) it will make me sick but if I have it open around me and smell it I'm fine? I can taste it in the back of my throat so isn't it entering my stomach that way? please help I am very retarded

[Anonymous No.15342801]

>>15341905
women were a mistake

[Anonymous No.15342839]

>>15341863
Family medicine is based. You actually get to help people with their daily problems and prevent diseases.
I can't stand inpatient, 90% of patients are demented/delirious/senile old people with a bunch of unmanaged comorbidities and everyone is just trying to keep this corpse alive for a couple of years longer for no reason whatsoever.
Everyone dunks on pediatricians because it's the cuck's specialty. You get paid like shit, the doctors and nurses are assholes to each others and parents are annoying as fuck. You have to be a cuckold to become a pediatrician.

[Anonymous No.15342842]

>>15341206
If she's pretty you can bend her legs behind her ears and mating-press her

[Anonymous No.15342890]

>>15342748
different parts of the body are different. also, concentration.

[Anonymous No.15342969]

Sleep is weird.

[Anonymous No.15343018]

>>15342969
Today I dreamed I was making out with the prettiest girl of my high school, who coincidentally is doing anesthesia like me.
Woke to my dog dream-stomping on my back. Fucking douche was dreaming about running around so I returned the favour and woke him up too.

[b !!Ru1WygVirgv No.15343065]

Is it possible for me to consume only a 100% synthetic diet? Meaning nothing from animals or plants only synthetic carbs, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals made in a lab from things like coal tar and kerosene and whatnot?
I’m not asking if it’s 100% healthy but I just want to know if I can go order one of each nutrient online today and get it in a synthetic form

Pic mostly unrelated

[b !!Ru1WygVirgv No.15343082]

>>15343065
Right now I’m having trouble finding a carb supplement/powder that’s not derived from a plant or animal

[Anonymous No.15343290]

sorry if it's off-topic, but are med students and doctors aware that people have medical fetishes?

it's as weird for me as it is for you, i swear.

[Anonymous No.15343479]

>>15343290
There's people who fake illnesses for attention. Threre's specific tests to detect those. Then there's hypochondriacs.
But medical fetishes I haven't personally heard of

[Anonymous No.15343568]

>>15343290
>medical fetishes
as in wanting to live out those medical dramas?

[Anonymous No.15343738]

>>15343479
>>15343568
basically just sexual arousal from medical settings. i first realized i had some form of it when getting teeth pulled at the dentist. i believe it has something to do with the power dynamic of the doctor and patient, having to submit to a scary situation, and just how caring and professional the doctors are.

i guess some people want to live out a specific drama but i just really like getting manhandled by doctors i guess.

sorry you had to learn about this.

[Anonymous No.15343750]

>>15343738
Eh. I've heard crazier than "dentist dom" as a fetish.
There's a shitton of people with medical outfits who roleplay whatever it is that works for them.

[Anonymous No.15343818]

>>15343290
My institution is crowded with grannies. Couldn't care less.
The one time I rotated at a pediatric hospital and dealt with 17 year olds was pretty awkward since I was permablushed.

[Anonymous No.15344126]

Why are clinical psychologists and psychiatrists so often hot women?

[Anonymous No.15344127]

>>15344126

[Anonymous No.15344280]

>>15344126
Because pretty women are a bag of mental illnesses and think that fixing someone else's they'll eventually forget about their own.

[Anonymous No.15344429]

>>15334074
Ask your family and friends. They should be able to tell you if its working or not.

Usually you don't feel anything from it really. People will just tell you that you are probably less annoying (impulsive) and don't lose your shit as fast as usual.

It makes you only calmer and less impulsive, that's it. You will be a bit less of a retard, which can be very helpful already.

[Anonymous No.15344477]

>>15342969
>this dude wastes time lying in bed
you will NEVER get into surgery without that SIGMA GRINDSET 24/7.

[Anonymous No.15344495]

What's the best reflex hammer? What are their strengths and weaknesses?

[Anonymous No.15344528]

>>15344495
Stethoscope.
Pros: you don't need a hammer
Cons: none?

[Anonymous No.15344532]

>>15344528
a classmate did that and the stethoscopes diaphragm fell off after the fourth or fifth time

[Anonymous No.15344536]

>>15344532
Cheap stethoscope. Has never happened to me.

[Anonymous No.15344542]

>>15344536
I don't want to propagandize here but it wasn't a cheap steth, unless it was a bootleg copy of the brand

[Anonymous No.15344543]

>>15344542
If you're hitting the right spot, you shouldn't need to use much force.

[Anonymous No.15344621]

>>15344495
Xiaomi phone. I used those at the ICU.
>>15344477
scalpelniggers out pls

[Anonymous No.15344662]

>failed to figure out patient was drug seeking
guess ill drop out now

[Anonymous No.15345039]

>>15344662
who cares if a druggie gets his dope? He'll just buy it on the street anyways.

[Anonymous No.15345091]

>>15344662
Mate, they're manipulative faggots. You learn from it and never do it again.

[Anonymous No.15345206]

>>15344662
I went drug-seeking for ASA last week. Fuckers at the pharmacy never suspected anything. I told them I was alergic to dilaudid so they'd give me the good stuff.

[Anonymous No.15345232]

would you recommend starting college to become a doctor today?

[Anonymous No.15345267]

>>15327050
How do you know it's not a migraine

[Anonymous No.15345289]

Fucking nursoids trying to powertrip at any given opportunity because they get bossed around by attendings and have to clean up piss and shit

[Anonymous No.15345462]

>>15342335
case reports are the gayest most useless shit ever

[Anonymous No.15345938]

>>15345289
have you tried being handsome

[Anonymous No.15345951]

>>15345462
Given what I've seen they seem exceptionally useful at providing a cover for medical incompetence and malpractice by making wildly absurd unicorn-like attributions of causes that totally aren't "I, the doctor, am a gross fuckup".
>No see I didn't fuck up there's this one case from 1942 where this happened haha see no need to look behind the curtain

[Anonymous No.15346251]

Any pathology residents/attendings here? Is it a worthwhile field? Is the AI threat something to genuinely consider, or is it nothing to be concerned about? Any general comments? On my first year in med school and I'm trying to go ahead and narrow down the residency that I'll be applying to when the time comes.

[Anonymous No.15346522]

>>15344127
I want to have SEX with a psychologist's throbbing asshole

[Anonymous No.15346573]

You know laundry powder?
I think I ate some of that by accident, a small amount a fingertip in size

[Anonymous No.15346586]

>>15346573
You'll be fine. Don't try to throw it up, just let it go through.

[Anonymous No.15346587]

>>15346573
Unless your liver is shot, you'll be fine.

[Anonymous No.15346599]

>>15346586
>>15346587
I uhh feel kinda odd ngl

[Anonymous No.15346617]

>>15346599
If you have a doubt and your country has healthcare, you can always call poison control. You're going to know how you feel better than people on the other side of a keyboard who can't see you.

The details are going to depend on what exactly you ate (there's different types of detergent). But in general your body already deals with natural caustic substances and is able to neutralize them, so a small bit of caustic chemical isn't usually a major concern.

[Anonymous No.15346687]

>>15346617
How small is small, say half a spoon? Full spoon? Way less than a spoon?

[Anonymous No.15346702]

>>15346687
Depends what you took. I'm not an expert on cooking with laundry, so I'm not sure what exactly they put in those.
But for instance, you can actually drink a glass of household bleach, and because it's typically low concentration (3-6%) it doesn't really do that much damage.
This is also why suicides by household products or overdose fail so much. The stuff you have at home is generally pretty mild, unless you're really making a science out of trying to injure yourself.

But then again, if you have a doubt, tell poison control what exactly you ingested and they can tell you exactly how colossally stupid that was.
My only advice is to not try to throw up (or drink milk, which can make you throw up), because your eosophagus does take damage from caustic substances. And if you throw up, it takes damage twice.