How to Date a Doctor…

dxmedstudent: (Or med student, nurse, physio, pharmacist, etc) I remember discussing this on tumblr a while back, and occasionally someone asks a medblr for some advice, so I figured it wouldn’t hurt to bring up some suggestions on how to deal with medics in your life.  Going out: Our timetables can be awful. We’ll be …

levidotquestionmark: Fractures: Depression: Broken bone portion pressed inward; skull fractures. Comminuted: Bone breaks into many fragments; common in the elderly. Simple/Closed: Clean break, bone doesn’t penetrate skin. Compression: Crushed bone; spinal fractures. Compound/Open: Bone penetrates skin. Greenstick: Bone breaks incompletely; common in children. Impacted: Broken bone ends forced into each other; results of blocking a …

cancerbiophd: thewayforward: collegeworkaholic: Alright SO I was recently at a conference and realize I kind of suck at starting conversations for networking. Does anyone have advice/resources for this? I just don’t know how to start those kinds of conversations off I feel you on this—networking is tough! However, I recently went to some conferences and …

wellthatsjustgreat: The next time they tell you Americans are “happy” with their employer provided health insurance remember that that “happiness” is fueled by willful ignorance of what the alternatives are really like and fear of losing what little crappy health care they currently have.

cilein: Causes of limb swelling, illustrated differential diagnoses from my “Medical Mentalism” series. The full illustrated articles live on my site Artibiotics: https://artibiotics.com/ Source: cilein

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Whoa I was dropping some mad poetry back in med school!

PGY-2 Pearl #22: The Holy Trinity of Allergy-Immunology Things You Actually Need To Know (in peds)

There is no reason to use Benadryl in any patient who can tolerate enteral medications (PO/NG/GT); use second-generation antihistamines (Aerius, Reactine, Claritin, Rupall) instead! They have a much more favourable side effect profile and are non-drowsy. This is especially important for kids with possible anaphylactic reactions, so it doesn’t muddy the clinical picture (syncope vs …