#us medblr

[a-young-doctors-journey]

You cannot ban abortion. You can only ban safe abortion.

#a necessary reminder #the us is losing its mind #roe vs. wade #abortion #abortion laws #human rights #healthcare #abortion is healthcare #medicine #medblr #current events #Supreme Court #terrifying turn of events #healthcare ethics

[ley-med]

When I quickly look up the dosing of a medication and all the internet would tell me is "consult your doctor" like yes yes I AM THE DOCTOR now help me

#medblr #this time it's for self medication #otherwise i would have consulted the attending #you know THE doctor #i don't understand how pharmacists can keep up with all of these #i sometimes have trouble being confident in doses of drugs i use every damn day #and that's only the smallest part of all of the drugs

[macgyvermedical]

I really wish more clinicians (basically anyone in the medical field) would read Improvised Medicine by Kenneth V. Iserson.

I say this because there’s so many low tech interventions that have been studied that are not in medical use in high-resource areas that really should be.

High resource med has its place, but generally that place is in very specific situations when the low tech stuff has been exhausted and the high tech stuff is all that could possibly do the job.

What I am saying is a medium-sized hospital should not have 4 CT scanners and descend into chaos when one of them needs repaired.

#you have hands and ears and eyeballs #pretty sure you have stethoscopes too #if you didn’t learn how to use them in med school #now is the time #if you don’t know where to start #hit me up #I have four years of experience teaching that stuff #medblr #nurblr #nursing #medicine

[heardatmedschool]

“Vancomycin is a bad antibiotic, get over it.”

#medicine #med school #medblr #antibiotics #infectious disease #vancomycin #you know since it has bad tissue distribution #takes ages to start having an effect #you have to adjust dose according to blood concentration #etc #will i prescribe it in a heartbeat if i suspect mrsa? of course #but you only use it because it’s what you have

[foggyscholar]

warning: this post is very unpleasant

hello and welcome to 40 Days of Suck, in which i go through 40 consecutive horrendous days before i'm released to my first ever summer break from medschool. dear reader, i'm sorry to say that the post you are reading and its subsequent reblogs will be extremely unpleasant. there will be no aesthetic notes content as i don't have time to take aesthetic notes anymore. there will, in fact, be little to no positivity around medschool (a matter i am generally quite optimistic and positive about - much as a resort town is lovely and crowded except during the off-season, medschool is quite lovely except during exam season.) there will be no aesthetic or joyous content, but there will be tests, retakes and exams. and caffeine, and tears, and all-around unpleasantness. it is my sad duty to power through this and blogging about it my way to cope, but there is nothing stopping you from unfollowing this blog at once and following a happier blog instead if you prefer that sort of thing - may i suggest that of an art or english major. is this a cautionary tale? who can say. a tale of woe most certainly. a tale i would advise you to look away from unless you are the sort of person to enjoy stories rife with misfortune, misery and despair.

#exam season #medschool #medical school #medblr #med school #medstudent #med student #this is just my grewuponasoue way of saying i'm going to use this as a ventblog for a while bc i don't want to burden my friends #if you are an aspiring medstudent by no means take this as a complete picture of medicine. it is not my intention to scare you away. #but this is a part of it. #look away look away

[somuchtostudysolittletime]

28/5/23 // 13.46

Yes these are my uni notes from 2018. Yes I’m glad I’ve kept them because today, I, a fully qualified pharmacist, could not figure out how beta blockers work and had to use these notes. Help

#I know they block beta but I don’t understand how that affects circulation #turns out they reduce CO and cause a tiny tiny bit of vasoconstriction which makes so much sense on the cold peripheries #because I was like??? but salbutamol causes dilation so how can beta blockers be used in htn #this is too much pharmacology. also I’ve spent an hour on this to write one line in my 2000 word assignment #help I’m a pharmacist get me out of here #mine #studyblr #studyspo #notes #studying #pharmblr #pharmacy #medblr #nurblr #pharmacology #pharmacodynamics #Maria does diploma #biology #pharmacy student #pharmacyblr

[docresa]

As much as writing OR reports sucks, it’s so vital to getting a deeper understanding of the operation. Anyone can cut if they’re pointed right at it, but really understanding what you’re doing is a whole other story…

It’s one thing to (theoretically) know the steps of an operation and do them while an attending points you at it, it’s something else entirely to really get it…

#surgical training #for the longest time I thought anatomy is just something you learn by hard #but being able to name structures and really understanding anatomy are two completely different things #i don’t think ned school trains us to understand anatomy #it’s far too much in too little time #and how could you from a few dissection classes (and otherwise books) #it’s really fascinating #(which I never thought I’d say btw) #Life long learning #residency #surgery #medblr

[freckledacademic]

two different days this week - one doing lab and tutoring younger med students, and one learning about teaching styles while knitting

#studyblr #phdblr #medblr #with a sneak peek of the avsolutely silly number of post it notes I use #nice tidy library table vs my explosion of a lab desk #anyway c interesting article and discussion about teaching perspectives that gave me insight to how I currently teach and how I want to teac #freckled studies #freckled does grad school

[nerdgirlnarrates]

med school has lowkey broken me, my friend asked me a question about football yesterday and I got too nervous to answer even though I knew it

#like I immediately started doing my nervous fidgeting with my hands #it is not subtle #and then I said “I can't answer when I'm on the spot” #and then I tried to answer and trailed off and said “I don't know” halfway through #even though I was actually right #it's a little pathetic #but I am so goddamn nervous about getting asked any questions ever #like oh god they're gonna find out I'm stupid #and I did not use to be this way #I hate being like this #I should be able to answer a question MY FRIEND asks me without freaking out #but it's gonna take a while to stop having this reaction #this is one of the things I hate about med school #like people will defend the harsh treatment of students as necessary #but I was so much more functional before this #way more capable #the anxiety this has given me has made it way harder to get things done #or apparently just exist in social settings #well this will be another story for therapy #medblr #med school #medicine #med student #my content #my text posts

[duvetscholar]

I think I want to focus more on my life apart from studies too on this blog, and it has been apparent in my posts recently. Here’s some moments of the day that gave me peace : journaling and reading a book in my favourite cafe.

#hope everyone has a good day #studyblr #studyspiration #study #rememberwhyyoustarted study #medicine #study motivation #study notes #biology #medblr #studystuff #aesthetic #books #inspiration #coffee #love #light #rememberwhyyoustartedstudy #flowers #I just use the old tags sorry if they are annoying #mp.txt

[what-are-even-humans]

So on one hand I got to participate in extubating a patient today but on the other hand I did get an E on my thesis which my advisor told us was "A or maybe B material" and that we were genuinely quite proud of.

#so all in all a Great! and also a Very Bad! day today #studyblr #medblr #isak talks #we called the advisor when we found out and she was absolutely shocked. i was real mad at her at first but now im just hoping #the appeal process will be quick and bring some change. #i mean fuck id honesty rather have an F than an E. at least that way we get to rewrite whatever parts dont actually work. #but seeing as our advisor is shocked too im hoping itll be bumped up cause of the appeal. #also honestly fuck my university for forcing us to change our entire thesis - problem statement and all AFTER the halfway point. #we had already gotten the go ahead! they told us time and time again we wouldn't be penalised for writing about a #relatively rare (but important!) condition. that it was innovative of us to chose a subject where theres been done few high quality studies #and then literally several days after the halfway point they go oh well actually no. you cant do that. #[redacted] university Get Your Shit Together challenge #anyways i love intensive care! pulmonology is great! i made a difference on the ward AND I got to be a part of the extubation team! #which is a great day! (if you ignore my uni being full of shit (as usual)).

[ley-med]

Today I Learned that it's way more harder to reach into someone's chest cavity by bare hands than it looks.

Do the chest tube insertion with the help of your finger, they said. Use only your hand after the initial incision, they said. It will be fun, they said. Why is your finger folding backwards like a harmonica, they said. Ow, I said.

#medblr #aka the story of #why is my goddam finger hurting #im pretty sure the equipment is there for a reason #especially if one has hypermobile joints #anyway it was enlightening experience #how much easier it is when using the proper tools

[snowandstarlight]

one of my major work pet peeves is getting messaged the next day about patients who i saw in the middle of the night. like, do you think i never go home? reverse 24s aren't really a thing, if i wrote a note at 1am it's a pretty safe bet that i'm not still working at 1pm!

#medblr #just use the fucking pager #this is why i hate epic chat #it makes people entitled to randomly message anyone whose name they can find in the chart #instead of going through the person who is currently in the hospital and responsible for that patient

[heardatmedschool]

Doctor: Do you have any hobbies?

Student: Does sleeping count?

Doctor: Of course! Do you know how to lucid dream? Coolest shit ever.

#medicine #med school #medblr #university #college #sleeping #lucid dreaming #she wanted to teach us how to do it #but couldn’t bc of time 😔

[macrophagee]

If you feel like your true calling is being a cartoon villain and worry about the lack of opportunity in the real world — fear not! You can still be a med school professor :D

#not even in a ‘this exam was though :(‘ way #but rather in a ‘this professor woke the debilitated hospitalized patient up #despite us begging him not to #just so we could hear her heart bc it had alterations’ #and he did it all with the flashing smile and charisma of a twist villain #medblr

[tramontane-fire]

how to ambulance drive

be gentle on the pedals (you have more mass than a zippy little toyota. more mass means more physics.)

due to abovementioned physics, it will take you longer to stop. plan for this. do not slam on the brakes.

slooow wiiide turns. see above re: physics. the phrase "flip a rig" refers to what happens to drivers who disrespect physics on the turns.

slow tf down at speed bumps and rr crossings. yell that there will be a bump if its going to be a really bad one.

the wee-woos are not a star in mariokart. yield at stop signs and red lights. make a lot of noise. clear the intersection before proceeding.

there's always that one dumbass. plan for that one dumbass (esp at intersections). learn to have a sense of humor about that one dumbass.

did I say one dumbass? sorry. actually an alarming number of motorists don't seem to know how to drive and are hell bent on taking emergency vehicles down with them. all you can do is laugh.

have a plan. know your service area and your route. if you're using GPS, give yourself a quick preview before you start.

keep an ear on what your partner's doing in the back. if you hear an iv start kit being opened, drive super gentle for a hot second.

don't park someplace that's going to be a pain to get out of.

if you notice your partner munching zofran tablets during transport, you have failed in your mission.

above all, chill out. you cannot drive if you are panicked, angry, or amped up. you need a calm, rational, mind for, well, all kinds of driving, but especially this kind.

#inspired by this new guy who really needs a refresher #legit had both of us eyeing the zofran and the puke bags while he drove to the hospital #EMS #emergency medicine #medblr #work spam #ambulance driving