/sci/ - Science & Math

First for bogdabots as cancer cure

>>10700533
I walked away from a decent shot at med school (MCAT in the 30s, meh grades w/ highest marks in orgo/biochem, insane extracurriculars, nontrad, probably would have gone the DO route due to mediocre GPA) in order to go through flight school and become an airline pilot due to burnout with patient care and the US healthcare scene in general.

Am I an idiot or did I make the right decision?

can bones be permanently deformed through trauma without fracturing?

>>10700750
No. Trauma implies some sort of damage to the structure would be a fracture. You could, however, put a constant stress onto the bone and cause it to reform in weird ways. See Chinese foot binding for instance.

Bones respond to force and restructure appropriately in the direction that the force is applied. Check out Wolff’s Law.

Anyone in here a dentist? I have some questions.

>>10700765
ask away

>>10700782
I had questions on your thoughts on schooling.
Undergrad major, costs, etc. I’m currently a third year in an unrelated major, but have taken a liking and interest in dentistry. Opening up my own practice seems like a worthy but also achievable goal.

I also have discord if the conversation carries on for too long. Don’t wanna bloat one of the few good threads on this board :^}

Why are nurses so dumb? Should their licensing requirements be changed?

What's your opinion on nephro?

>>10700736

eh if youve got a stable technical career and making some $$ probably not.

>>10701105
bicarb drips and dialysis

Anyone else here /ophthalmology/? Been in it for about a year as an optech, applying to PA school atm

>>10701774

i see waht you did there


>>10700959

overworked, underpaid, overstressed, non-incentivized. then again, let the cross-eyed premed virgins flame out on this subject to which they have zero experience....

Any Canadian med students here? Is it true that finding residency is extremely frustrating and likely wont give you a match?
I hold dual citizenship for Canadaland and the US, and I'm debating between cheaper education at the cost of no residency or going into debt but at least having a much greater chance of residency in my preferred field.

>>10701668
>bicarb drips and dialysis
Okay but is it a good spe

How the fuck do i become a medical researcher? biochem student here. md/phd is a minimum?

Could you use wine (10~12% alc) to disinfect a wound, or would the sugar content just encourage bacterial growth?

Not something I'd ever do, just curious.

>>10702376
Use saline rinse after or water so the sugar doesnt harbor bacterial growth. Id say where risk of sepsis is high then do it but it can come with a level of risk given the sugar content.

>>10701105
Kidneys, imo, are the least interesting organs to study.

>>10702411
Why is that?
Which are the most interesting (in your personal opinion)?

>>10702419
Lungs, digestive system (especially hepatology) and heart are much more interesting than blood goes in, pee comes out and all the filtering that takes place. That's just my opinion. I really like chronic diseases, but I forced myself to study renal, and after the exam I forgot most of it because I simply did not like it.

Anyone in the US?
What do I need to get a medical degree /practice license there?

>>10702054
None of those things explain why nurses are dumb, actually. But keep brown-nosing them bro, they'll definitely sleep with you.

What up bois. 6th year on urology rotation clerkship. I gotta say I saw a lot of dicks for 2 days. Saw an oleogranuloma operation. I bet 1st world countries have no idea what this is. Basically gypsies and other subhumans inject their penises and balls with paraffin and it forms foreign body granulomas. Their whole genitalia become big lumps. When this happens they have to cut out the affected skin around the dick and since there is no skin anymore they bury the penis inside the scrotum so he can piss standing up and have some kind of coitus.


>>10701105
Interesting af. Not sure about pay. In my shithole country is one of the worst paid IM specs.
>>10702376
I suppose the alcohol volume won't be enough to disinfect anything. Higher % spirits aren't enough either I think. 75% is what you want.

>>10702054
What did I do lol

>>10702525
Do they inject to make it seem bigger?

Not science nor math

>>10702283
If you don't want to work in clinical research just a PhD will do.

>>10700533
>he changed it back to speciality

>>10700959
Most people are fucking stupid and education at all levels blows.

>>10702669
Physics --> Chemistry --> Biology

>>10702967
Medicine is somewhat applied biology, just like engineering is applied physics.

Who premed here?

>>10703473
>who /deluded/ here
Plenty of them. Enjoy.

>>10703473
you need to leave

>>10703473
No. This is what you pre-med fags do.

>>10702520

shhhh. go study. you'll get into nursing school. hell these days its harder to get into one than med school. also, you're a fucking idiot. you're welcome.

>>10704335
Every vapid bitch from high school who couldn’t figure out what they wanted to be is now an RN and it’s terrifying. You clearly have not worked in medicine, you absolutely have to be baiting because no one can be this fucking retarded. What the fuck are you, do you deliver towels or something?

>>10702520
whatd you just get back from getting rejected by an rn and need validation big boy?

>>10701668
>eh if youve got a stable technical career and making some $$ probably not.

I'm finishing up school now, which will cost me ~$40k in total, then I'll have a year or so as an instructor, where I make ~$45k/year, and once I get my 1500 hours I can get my Airline Transport Pilot and a job at the regionals, which nowadays start First Officers at $65k w/ a $10-15k signing bonus, and where salaries climb to ~$110k for Pilot in Command. From there, you gather hours for a job at a major (United, Delta, American, Southwest, JetBlue, Spirit, Frontier, Alaskan, Hawaiian, etc) which will start you in the $120k range for a first officer which will climb to $175k-$250k if you're a narrowbody PiC, and can go north of $350k if you're a widebody PiC. The money's fine, and while you're a bit more at the whims of the economy than a doctor would be, you also have union benefits, a pension, and free flights for you and all close family on whichever airline you fly for.

>>10704335
>hell these days its harder to get into one than med school

this is what nurses actually believe

OH MY FUCKING GOD STOP MAKING ME APPLY/RE-APPLY/CO-SIGN/FILE/REQUEST FORBEARANCE FUCK AROUND WITH THIS NONSENSE
JUST GIVE ME 200K FOR TUITION AND A FUCKLOAD OF GRANT MONEY UP FRONT AND I'LL PAY YOU BACK LATER
I'M SICK OF PROPOSALS AND APPLICATIINS MR SHEKELSTEIN
JUST GIVE ME THE MONEY AND HIT ME UP WHEN I'M AN ATTENDING AND NOT LIVING OFF OF TOP RAMEN, JESUS
>be sure to stay on top of your loan with our new auto-enr-
NO. ENOUGH. I HAVE SHIT TO DO.

>>10704335
Look, I hate to be conceited, but I've seen nursing exams and that's bullshit.

I get paid to study

Just wanted to say that, have a good day anons

>>10704524
We will not tolerate misoginy in this thread

Please leave

>>10704520

I'm fucking going to med school in another country (Australia) and I don't even qualify for the 250k line of credit most med students get. Max I can get is 150k with a cosigner and I have to pay the rest of my tuition (296k) with my own savings and parental support. FUCK

>>10704520
>>10704783
Man, sometimes it feels good to be eurotrash

>>10700944
I went to uni somewhere in the balkans so im not the person to ask about schooling.
things are very different here compered to the rest of the world.
dentistry is all about on hands experience during schooling.
i wish i got more of it during my time.
if you plan on opening you own place note that the the price only in material cost is exorbitant even for primary level care.
there will be will be a lot of balancing between expenses to keep your place running and the price people are willing to pay for dental work.
they may look like a firecracker just exploded in their mouth and drive bmw but god forbid paying more than $5 for a composite filling.
i dont use discord besides for getting links to watch internet shows.

>>10700944
I went to uni somewhere in the balkans so im not the person to ask about schooling.
things are very different here compered to the rest of the world.
dentistry is all about on hands experience during schooling.
i wish i got more of it during my time.
if you plan on opening your own place note that the the price only in material cost is exorbitant even for primary level care.
there will be a lot of balancing between expenses to keep your place running and the price people are willing to pay for dental work.
they may look like a firecracker just exploded in their mouth and drive bmw but god forbid paying more than $5 for a composite filling.
i dont use discord besides for getting links to watch internet shows.

*fixed typos

Hey /med/ I inject heroin in my foot every weekend but the last time I did it it caused a lot of pain. Even a week after if I touch around the site it hurts. There is no bruising or swelling. What could be the cause of this and why hasn't it happened before?

>>10704898
the government nanobots that had been secretly planted in your fix are working their way through your system

>>10704842
Kek

>>10704901
If this is the case they are probably stuck in his foot by the description

>>10704903
his foot only hurts so far because the nanobots in that area have had the longest time to self replicate, but they're slowly spreading through him and replicating, soon the rest of him will be filled with the nanobot virus

>>10704879
>they may look like a firecracker just exploded in their mouth and drive bmw but god forbid paying more than $5 for a composite filling.
Based and redpilled. I see this everytime at mom's office. These are the kind of patients that invest a shit ton in their hobbies and they wouldn't pay 15 euros for a complete blood work and a full physical. "Just give me something to alleviate my pain and I'll walk it off" and next thing you know is that they're in the ER.

>>10700533
what about nuclear medicine?

medschool is just memorizing a ton of shit right?

why are instahoes with >medstudent hashtags so fucking annoying guys

is there a correlation between studying medicine and being an insuffereable cunt

>>10704945
Stop.

>>10704952
Mostly, yes.

>>10704954
They entered some medschool and now they're #futuredoctor bro.

What are the shortest courses you can take to become any kind of medical professional?
Can these qualifications be "upgraded," or do you have to start again at the ground floor if you want a doctorate?

>>10704954

Short answer. Yes, most likely a positive correlation with dark triad trait narcissism (excessive self promotion via social media).

t.psycfag who desperately is trying to get into medical school to avoid research and probably killing himself in grad school

Any premed here? Looking for advice

>>10705003

Reporting in what's up?

Medicine is fun but fuck research and all the cocksucking you have to do

>>10705005

Research makes me contemplate suicide. Please if there exists some kind of mercy in this world let me get an MD instead of a PhD god please

>>10705005
>fuck research
my man. I hate doing research and what I hate even more is that you have to suck someone's cock to get into a research team. I can't wait to become a family physician and live a comfy life in a rural area and actually practice medicine instead of looking for a needle in a haystack. Research feels boring and should be reserved for absolute nerds only.

>>10704842
Indeed, I'm getting my med degree next month and I have no debt whatsoever.
Feels good man

>Tfw I just study casually and usually get top marks.
>Tfw my classmates spend 12 hours in the library whilst is shitpost on 4chan

Getting into medicine was waaaaay harder than anything I've done so far.

>>10705015

What is rural psychiatry like? I mean what sort of cases would you see more of in a rural area do you think? It's kinda funny. I am not in med school yet but the specialties I like the most are often viewed as undesirable by a lot of people. I like rural work. It's underrated. Now I actually need to get into a med school though.

>>10704901
You're thinking of methheads, anon.

>>10705043

Can a non STEM major get through med school and become a family physician or psychiatrist? Some people have told me yes and it's mostly just memorization but I feel retarded.

>>10705051
>Can a non STEM major get through med school and become a

Yes. In my cohort the best performer in MS1 was a history graduate. The course content is for the most part pretty simple, so it’s not absolutely necessary to have background knowledge.

You can become whatever you want after med school, although some specialities will require better grades than others.

>>10705060

Ok thanks. How should I prepare for the MCAT if I don't have a lot of STEM classes (only bio, anatomy, chem)? Most med schools here jave no pre requisite requirements so I don't want to take biochem in uni and risk fucking up my GPA

>>10705051
If you have a strong logical skills and are good at memorising then yes you can get through it.

But so much of the core is in stem. Like my chemistry is very good so difficult concepts are easy to me, but hard for others.

>>10705045
>what is rural psych like?
I honestly have no idea. Probably you have some old people whose spouse died and they feel lonely and get depressed, but I can't think of anything else, to be quite honest. Depends on the area too, if it's mostly populated by older people or young families or mixed.

>>10705082

How do I know if my logical skills are good enough? I have a chess rating close to 2000 and I am good at doing critical analysis MCAT questions probably because of how much I read. Is that enough proof I am not retarded or am O doomed?

Also I have not done chemistry or math since high school (grade 11). Where should I start to get better at it? Thanks for the help anon

Hello /med/fags, I'm asking for ideas. I'm seriously considering quitting medicine as a full-time wagecuck job, but it'd be a shame to let all that I've learned go to waste. What would you consider some good ways to apply my medical knowledge and skills to help people outside of a hospital setting (i.e. without access to most proper medical equipment)?

>>10705189

Country? Why would you quit? You could do your residency in family medicine or psychiatry and work part time you know? There are many specialties in which you can structure your career the way you want.

>>10705051
>Non STEM major
give up now

>>10705230

I forgot to say that I took some stem classes though. Neuroscience, data analysis, bio and anatomy. Can I make it bros?

>>10705233

what were your grades in them?

>>10705236

Neuro: A+
Anatomy: A
Bio: A
Stats: A-

>>10705084

Drug related problems too. Rural areas are known for their meth and social problems usually (and PTSD, etc)

>>10705241
I don't know how is it in US but here, rural areas are inhabited by older people and young families are moving to the city, so drug related problems are kind of rare, at least here. If it's mixed between young and old, then you're right.

>>10705246

I live in Canada usually rural areas have a lot of Indigenous people so a lot of poverty/drugs/social problems. In the US rural areas are mostly either old people or meth cooking white niggers

>>10705233
Ignore the troll. If you’re bright you’ll be fine.

>>10705272

Thank you anon

>>10705247
>In the US rural areas are mostly either old people or meth cooking white niggers

At least they aren't Canadian.

>>10705045
>What is rural psychiatry like?

MDD mostly, sprinked with dual-dx, chemical dependency and the quarterly freak out with BPD Jim Bob where the ladder truck has to get him out of the tree (again).

>>10705373

lol you think that is an insult you retard?

>>10705383

Thanks, seems intriguing.

>>10704364

haha. you're cute premed faggot. you will not be accepted into medical school so just get back to cleaning beakers and shut the fuck up.

>>10704450

see
>>10704335

you motherfucking samefag


>>10704524

maybe ADN level entrance tests that are free but no, some of those questions are quite difficult and physicians get stumped on them too. but hey, don't let me interrupt the circlejerk.

now i'm not trying to say that the nursing field isn't filled to the brim with girls that would look at 98% of you and laugh, because it is, but don't let that angst let you shit on otherwise is a difficult field. the problem with nursing is that so few are in critical care where you need a brain, and fewer continue their education and clinical knowledge. they atrophy and obesify and let the shift work consume them from the inside out. nonetheless, the point being, nursing education at a real brick-and-mortar school is extremely difficult and yet some of the most vapid autistic people (sound famillar?) make it through.

>>10700959

If you’ve worked with nurses after working with twenty something zoomers in a corporate environment you will actually appreciate them a lot more.
Not to say they’re not dumb, but they seem like geniuses compared to s o y fuelled zoomlets

>>10705400

no, it's established fact you inbred canuck. also, your healthcare system sucks moose ass. thanks.

>>10705403

be prepared to ask a questi- and listen to the interruption for the better part of 36 minutes. also, eggs and vegetables are an acceptable form of payment.

>>10705419

Our healthcare system is ranked higher than yours and a lot of Americans come here for healthcare lol. Sucks that if you have a heart attack in the US you can be in 200k debt. Just off yourself you delusional faggot

Lads I’ve got to decide on a specialisation.

Anyone who has done

-orthopaedics
-emergency medicine
-anaesthetics

In the UK please weigh in.
If you’ve done it in the US i’d be interested to hear your experiences too.

>>10705423

kek thank you anon

>>10705430

>>10705430
>Just off yourself you delusional faggot

Why don't you come over here and suck me off, and of course, apologize while at it?

>>10705431
>-orthopaedics
>-emergency medicine
>-anaesthetics

wow. all over the fucking map.

are you a cortisol addict?
like to play sports but grew up but not really?
do you like to text and occasionally push dangerous drugs?

>>10705410
So much coping. Seething.

>>10705467

stings, doesn't it?

>>10705462
>cortisol addict
I’ve done EM and it’s the least stressful rotation I’ve had. Good senior support and training, well supported even at consultant level.
>grew up but not really
Sure, orthopaedics is glorified carpentry, but it’s satisfying. The question is whether it’s worth it in terms of the long hours worked.
>text and drugs
Lel, one can always work in intensive care right? A bit more exciting.

Agreed, it’s all over the place. Which is why hearing about other people’s experience could be useful

>>10705480
Is EM a good idea if you’re worried about the working hours of ortho? I know they’re not as long but they’d be all over the place.

>>10705480

do you like yo mang shit hurts medisyne, look at me i do surgerys, or critical care stuff and the pt is a trainwreck with more tubes than london?

>>10705410
I was a RN before I went to med school. The program is by no means "extremely difficult". I doubt you are a nurse or that you even work in medicine in any capacity.

>>10705431
Not from US or UK, but I've done EM and Ortho.

From my personal perspective, ortho is the job for someone that does well under a lot of stress. They wear those lead costumes during surgery because they need to do x-rays, so the weight surplus and being more stressful than the other surgical specs (because you really have to do a good job measuring the angles and putting the bone together) makes it one of my least favorites.

EM was actually cool. Besides the occasional shit hit the fan situation, it's actually a chill spec and I've considered it for some time until I turned to family med. EM requires teamwork and fast thinking, as you might witnessed and it could be very stressful at times but overall it's a decent specialty.

>>10705459

Not an argument.

>>10705495

keep talking shit. congrats on RN to MD (if you are actually doing it) and if you are, well, then you should remember the ridiculous "which is the most right" answer and the global knowledge one must have to pass the NCLEX-RN.

for someone who was taking community college foundational anatomy to then be in an acute care course, it's quite difficult. it isn't g-protein chain analysis difficult, it's a different skill set and perspective does help here. good look on step 1, and oh and fuck you. t. CEN

>>10705499

Not a reply.

>>10705515

Ok how is this for a reply? You are an inbred cocksucking faggot. The healthcare system in the US is a business and you can't combine the two if you want efficient, quality care for your citizens. That is why shit like this happens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Duntsch

Retards. Canada, France, Australia, Ireland, NZ, Germany, ALL have better healthcare than the USA. You only exceed in terms of military spending, obesity and cuckhold porn consumption. You suck cocks on a daily basis and don't even come close to having "quality healthcare" you delusional nigger.

>>10705526

you know you spent 2 minutes of your life writing that. i spent 2 seconds ignoring it and 24 writing this. you are a fucking retard. get a life.

>>10705531

>Wah wah wah I suck cocks!

Don't let all that gangbanger sperm get into your brain you faggot

>>10705491
Hours are all over the place, but there’s literally zero overtime work. You handover, finish your shift and go home. No clinics, no patient follow up. Contrast that to working regular hours but staying overtime for a theatre case or to do paperwork/op notes.

>>10705497
Thanks, really appreciate your input. The physical stress of surgery didn’t really occur to me to be honest. But it’s such a good point, I don’t mind that stuff now when I’m young and a bigguy4u but what about when I’m middle aged and doing this stuff. I wonder how people doing ortho find it in the long term, especially with long surgeries and long working hours.
EM is a good mixture of primary care stuff found in FM with the occasional blip of stress and excitement. Did you ever look into anaesthetics?
In the UK GP/FM it’s literally the smartest choice when it comes to money and work/life balance. You earn consultant pay after 3 years of training. What’s the point of earning big bucks as a neurosurgeon if you’re going to be in your mid 40’s before you enjoy any of it. How’s FM like in the US?

Have you ever met an MD that had nice handwriting?

>>10705536

muh projection. typical interracial violent sexual fantasy from a europeon.

>>10705551

lol proof you are retarded I'm not even European. But way to ago, just ignore the shortcomings of your medical system and how it all revolves around profit which inevitably negatively impacts patient care. Yeah real mature and grown up, just have to hold onto that AMERICAN PRIDE.

>>10705553

burp

>>10705015
>mfw a statistics/programming god and people are sucking my cock to get me in to their research teams

>>10705045
Depression, addiction, delirium and lonely people. It's pretty much the same as everywhere else.

>>10705051
Yes, medicine is not actually hard, it's just difficult to get in.

>>10705189
doctors without borders or a similar thing

tfw no evidence based gf

>>10705512
Kys smoothbrain, go dump out some catheters and wipe some asses

>>10705547
I just said I'm not from either US nor UK, so I have no idea about your last question.

Never looked into anesthesia since I have yet to do rotations on it, so far it doesn't interest me that much since pharmacology is their main strong point followed by physiology when I really like anatomy.

>>10705625
Fuck that shit either way, anon.

>>10705547
I’m only in my first year at a U.K. school, but I’m praying I love GP. Seems like such a sweet deal compared to most other specialities.

>>10705726

If I study medicine in Canada or Australia how can I get a residency/internship in psychiatry in the UK? I have EU citizenship and since Brexit probably won't workout for you find young lads I've been contemplating the UK for postgrad training.

>>10705876
If I remember correctly even specs are recognized between the EU and Australia, so it should be pretty easy.

>>10705195
Country is slovakia, and the reason is your typical young adult moping about work draining me and robbing me of all will to live. i help people, but I don't find it fulfilling much anymore now that I see that so many of them are quite frankly asking for it with their terrible lifestyles and whatnot. I make a decent amount of cash, but for what purpose when I don't get any enjoyment from them. Also I'm a night person and working in the early hours is very frustrating for me, I'd vastly prefer flexible working hours in a field that doesn't involve urgent care.
>>10705649
Isn't that like a 24/7 commitment?

>>10705929
>he doesn't do 16hr weeks
The absolute state of the world outside of scandinavia

how bad is this scald? dropped hot water on my foot, had a sock on. boiling water was off the stovetop for maybe 10 seconds before I dropped some

>>10706010
it's nothing

>>10706010
Worrying. How often are you farting?

>undergrad in UK
>Post grad in the US

Wtf school is so easy in the US and theres so much grade inflation.

>>10706010
thats nothing you pussy. put a bandaid on it

>>10706064
As a U.K. grad I thought the US would be harder desu.

>The specialization I want pays way less than the specialization my family wants me to go with

F********ck

>>10706266
>I listen to my family about what spec I should choose
Anon, I...

>>10706269
Pretty much everyone on my fathers side has been a doctor or nurse for the last 3 generations, they think they know better than me

>>10706273
Both my parents are doctors (RIP dad), one pediatrics, the other FM. Aunt and cousin is a nurse and gradad is an ex gen surgeon.

I still want family medicine, even though my grandad tries to push the "Surgery" topic every single fucking time I see him. At first I thought that this is what romanian persistence looks like but in the end, I knew he's fucked in the head. Mom, she doesn't really care, she just wants to see me be a doctor, not a certain type. Just tell them, man.

hi /med/
i would like some insight or a CT-scan i just made
some context :
i have some chronic pain on the lower/right side of the belly, i thought it was a transit problem associated with a transverse colon problem (it match the area)
scan report was ok, i have yet to do a colonoscopy to remove any doubt around this area, if its negative i will then do a MRI
anyway i was playing around with the exam file, and i found some weird artefact arround the stomach, can anyone identify what is this ?

>>10706289
No self respecting radiologist would only 3d imaging because of odd artifacts. Post raw CT images of the stomach.

>>10706282
Not him but what do you like about FM? I never understood the appeal

>>10706297
here
could it just be the air in my stomach ? (i was on the back during the scan)

oral histology exam in two days, yet still haven't finished a shit. feels bad..

>>10706085
Nah UK I had to work like dog to just get a first
In the US getting 90% isn't that hard as long as your near the top of the class

>>10706380
Looks like air and food in your stomach.

Was it Lupus?

I have normal reflexes in my legs but almost none in my arms. Came back from neurologist. They didnt seem concered with this finding. Went in for visual snow and they found this out while testing me for relfexes. Should I worry about this? Is it normal? I still have feeling in my arms, no back injuries, had an MRI of my brain a month back without contrast but it was clean with no lesions. Wtf does this mean?

>>10706361
I like the mechanism of chronic diseases and also monitoring them is also nice, annual physicals and appropriate screening is cool, house calls seem to be fun, I have my own patients and I'm able to develop a relationship with them that no other spec can.

That's it mostly.

>>10702502
If you are not from USA, here are the steps to practice medicine in the USA.

Take Step 1, Step 2 CK, Step 2 CS.
Pray you get above national average on Step 1 and Step 2 CK.
Get ECFMG certificate after passing the above tests.
Get US clinical experience in the field you want to go into.
Apply for residency programs.
Go on interviews.
Hopefully match into a residency program.
Work as resident for 3 to 7 years.
Apply for medical license.
Congrats!

>>10706595
Its the fart in its original form

>>10706797
IT'S NOT LUPUS!

>>10706811
Perfectly normal.

>>10705554

Nice cum breath fag

>>10700533
What are good resources to learn how to read a chest rx? I can't wrap my head around it, everytime I see something white it could literally be anything

>>10707839
They're extremely easy. Don't you have the courses from your rads class? Chest Xray is the easiest to read and pretty much every prof should be able to explain them well. No excuse if you're from a 3rd world shithole because so am I and my prof really explained them well and the courses had the pictures very clear and very well interpreted.

What are the most interesting surgical spes in your opinion?

Romaniabro, the IM resident, if you're here I'd really like to know what do you do as an IM doc and what do you see on a daily basis. Also, why did you go for IM?

>>10705189
Probably fitness or nutrition. You could sell nutritional supplements with reasonably well-informed suggestions for their use. (Just make sure to sell anything intended for human consumption through an LLC.)

>>10708078
>fitness
Not a bad idea, though it'd be kinda comical when a skinnyfat DYEL like me would sell supplements
>nutrition
Pls no
I barely have any idea about nutrition and I've been looking into that in my spare time. The whole field is a complete shitshow. Poor studies, contradicting information, lobbyism everywhere, etc.

>>10704436
>self-driving cars
>but no self-driving planes
y do ppl fail to see?

what spec do you think can do the most good for the world in the coming 2 decades

>>10707839
Its literally thought through seeing many pictures.

>>10707839
Well the thing is, once you start reading chest CTs, you realize that those whites COULD literally mean anything.

>>10708167
The one that gets people to stop being so fat.

What ya reading /med/?

>>10708167
¨Psych honestly, with the current trends mental issues will be a worse problem than obesity in a decade or so.

>>10708368

>>10708368
Stephen King's The Shining

>>10708368

>>10706451
Time for a good old methylphenidate induced 48h study sesh
Add some sips® and your heart will start screaming for help in morse
I got a 9 in infectious diseases that way

I smoked a joint after the exam and fainted lel
Good times

>>10708368
The Aeneid by Ovid


Good shit tbqh

>>10708515
What translation? I loved the first half of the book but got kinda bored after a while

>>10708507
My old friend Ritalin

>>10708562
>>10708515
Wait I read that as metamorphosis, fuck me im tired

>>10705711

you're fucking idiot premed wannabe who doesn't know shit.

you will not get into medical school. quit now.

>>10708582
It’s too fucking late my shit wiping friend, sorry pal. It’s only downhill from here for you

>a nurse and a premed fight
???

>>10708582
>gatekeeping medical school
>not bright enough to get into medical school

>>10708669
shut up fucking incel premed autist premed premed
i'm not insecure about being a nurse you fucking premed

>>10708669

Two literal retards sperging out while adults try and have a convo

I really wish my lecturers didn't say, 'oh you don't need to know this'. I also wish we had a lot more practical experience. Even reading through chapter summaries from entry level textbooks often taught me more. At least it's a LPN level nursing course.

..I'll get a qt nurse gf at some point too I hope.

>>10708736
>nurses dating other nurses
Heh, step aside kid

>>10708582
>an upity nurse
That’s fucking rich, why the fuck on you on this site? Pinterest would be more your speed

>>10708897
lol were you around for the second to last thread where he spammed hundreds of schizoposts because someone made fun of crnas?

Is it true everyone is fucking in the hospital? I heard this from many nurses and residents, as a 29 year old virgin entering this field it kinda scares me.

>>10708923

To a certain extent, but you must remember that majority of nurses are fat, ugly and middle aged. The young ones who are hot and getting dick would be getting dick anyway.
Its not like an american soap where everyone is good looking. Fat and haggard is the norm in hospitals

>>10708902
No, but it doesn’t surprise me. The good ones are good, most are the scum of the earth

>>10708902
No one should be sucking their cock though, can’t stand sappy ass fb posts about le overworked nurse meme

>>10708923
It's like the university. People who are already having sex will continue do to so.

>be nurse
>think you should be paid as much as a physician
>think you have the same knowledge as a physician

>>10709155
Agree. This post annoyed me recently. Stop pretending nurses are anything other than lesser qualified subordinates.

As a mechatronics major, how do I get into sugerybots? Especially from an entrepreneurial standpoint.

>>10709233
start studying reliability first and foremost. any medical device has to have stupid high reliability.

>>10709139
>>10669274
90% of the posts in this thread are that retard samefagging

>started taking escitalopram
>suddenly I don't feel the need to masturbate anymore


Say I were to increase my mgs, will I just die or will it kill my libido even more? I love the peace of mind nofap brings

Im gonna rub one out and go sleep lads
Im going to try and study for 8h tomorrow.

Fucking pediatrics man why dont we let the weak ones die

>>10709237
Books on this?

>>10709287
How much do you eat now?

>>10709251
>subhuman nurse trying to hang with the big boys
Big jej

>>10709605
>with the big boys
Not the nurse, dude, but that's the most /dumbpremed/ reply I've ever seen.

Literally me in the future

>>10700782
Are cloned teeth implants ever going to be a thing?

>>10710588
yes i know for a fact that researcher from my country is currently working on this problem somewhere in Japan.
From what i remember they had some success replicating teeth structure using stem cells.
id say give it another 50 years.

>>10710596
Just in time.
I guess I'll stop brushing my teeth then.

>>10709578

20mg

>>10710629
We really don't have many studies on what happens above 20mg, but it propably won't kill you. As for yor libido, it propably won't be affected as these effects appear on much lower doses, so all the relevant places will be saturated with normal doses, and an increase would just go to other receptors.

>>10710710

Oh I see. Maybe then there's something deeper to human sexuality beyond sex huh? Because I still find women attractive, but in a different way... like when you see a pretty painting or landscape.I wonder if this is what is like to be asexual.

>>10710827
u got the big gay disorder

rip anons heterosexuality, gone but not forgotten

>>10710833

yeah now that I now about this cheat I wll drown this fucking receptors to death

>>10710840
Yeah, long term high dose ssris seem like a good way to improve your life in all aspects anon

*ahem*
Fuck the serotoninergic system
Fuck erections
And FUCK PSYCHIATRISTS

Thank you

Do you agree with this ranking?

>>10702658
Yeah.
>>10705651
lul

>>10710882
Where's Jack Shephard

>>10710882
No. I should be first, shit list imo my man.

What white coat do you wear anons?

I have this long one and it's pretty good looking but it's warm as fuck and I need to buy a summer one, probably with short sleeves

>tfw need to choose between med school or physics education soon and I cant fucking decide
I think I have an easier time with physics but I enjoy medicine more

>first year student
>mandatory three week hospital internship during summer break
what am i in for, /med/?

>>10711254
Get ready to be farthagged.

>>10711223
short sleeves all year round, much better for hygiene

>>10711254
Listen carefully and ask a lot.

>>10711253
If you are not more passionate about it than medicine, I recommend going with the latter, because in the end medicine is light years easier than serious physics unless you are very gifted in physics and only at that.

>>10711223
>>10711318
I never take seriously people with short sleeve coats

>>10711440
why?

>>10711440
>t. forearmlet

>>10711455
I can't build muscle

>>10711223
>actually wearing a white coat
cringe, only PAs and NPs do that here

Is there any advantage to wearing a labcoat over scrubs?

>>10711503
Nobody else than doctors wear one here, so everyone immediately knows that you are one. In the ICU and ER most nurses have stethoscopes and shit, so it's a real problem.

>>10711482
This.
>not rocking a three piece suit

>>10711223
scrubs masterrace reporting in

>it also makes you look orange

Why do sluts overuse these?

>>10711600
You know the answer to that, dont ask stupid questions

And dont interrupt my thread again, theres people trying to actually shitpost in here

>>10711503
You have 3 extra pockets
Looks pro
Its comfy

>tfw you draw frogs in paint cause the er is so quiet

>>10712263
Don't jinx it, anon. When I had rotations on the EM department I told the resident I was shadowing "What a quiet night" and 30 mins later the ER was flooded.

>>10708515
Its written by virgil you retarded fuck

t. myself

>>10712263
Nice frog fren, saved

>>10709226
sometimes, I am really ashamed of radiologists. I mean, I already look down on them from the nuc field, but cmon.

>>10710581
damn romanian guy back again with da oedipus complex!

>>10712336
Still quiet, guess I'm lucky.
>>10712490
Made a variation

Are acetaminophen and ibuprofen the ultimate meme drugs? These shitty pills don't do anything for pain even when taking higher doses. At best they might rid you of a mild headache but even that I'm skeptical of. The headache may just be fading away on its own with this snake oil doing nothing. I've got hidradenitis suppurativa and that's all they tell me to take for the chronic pain. Drug addled morons killing themselves with heroin and fentanyl have made it near impossible to get anything actually effective these days.

So I've been having some visual issues since having a panic/anxiety episode a few months ago. Optometrist gave me a clean bill but I still have issues. Today I was just drawing and I noticed I could see the purple and green patterns of my phosphenes on the paper in broad daylight. It was very faint but there. I know you can see phosphenes with closed eyes or in the dark but wtf does it mean if I can notice them during the day?

>>10707046
>Take Step 1, Step 2 CK, Step 2 CS.
>Pray you get above national average on Step 1 and Step 2 CK.
>Get ECFMG certificate after passing the above tests.
>Get US clinical experience in the field you want to go into.
How essential is this step if you're looking at FM as a foreigner? Clinical rotations the best way of doing it?
>Apply for residency programs.
>Go on interviews.
>Hopefully match into a residency program.
>Work as resident for 3 to 7 years.
>Apply for medical license.
>Congrats!

didn't schedule my third year electives yet that are 3 months away. I'm such an idiot. No place has spaces now

>>10706468
>tfw depressed as fuck in undergrad but 2.2 was still enough to do grad entry med

Doing better now but pretty sure I've got bipolar instead of depression

why would anyone agree to donated their organs when we know you psychos take selfies of you abusing the bodies for fun?

>>10712704
I don't think many places actually take foreign med students to rotate through, otherwise the entire world would be inundating their systems. At least, not from the elective sites I contacted

>tfw took boards yesterday
>tfw surprisingly hard as fuck but crushed my ITE this year so should be ok

Anesthesia is annoying because they make you take so many exams

>>10712597
Opiods are the shit Anon.

>>10703608
Replace the cig with a meth pipe, and that's exactly what they do.
Using it to stay up late studying my balls.
>>10703473
Poor innocent being.

>>10706064
Because due to their privately-funded education system they lack students that can afford classes.

>>10700959
Are you in the US? Nurses aren't dumb here.

>>10711447
>>10711455
Only middleaged woman wear shortsleeved

>>10712726
Not everyone is irresponsible idiot, all this years never seen someone disrespect dead body.

What are the most difficult specialties in terms of actual complexity?

>>10712636
How often are you farting?

>>10713777
Same as always?

>>10713634
In terms of anaytics and lots of info probably IM or Onco

>Do a research degree
>Get average grades
>Do honours this year
>Research probably isn't going to be a good long term career plan
So I'll do as best as I can this year and try and get a first class honours, I doubt it though.

My short term plan is to get a job next year as a lab tech or some lackey and eventually do a masters in something. Maybe try and work my way up to a research assistant or something but I know I'm going to need to do a unpaid internship somewhere first

I was thinking pathology. What are some good, practical post graduate courses/specialties that are worth considering? Had thought about doing another degree, but what's the point?

>>10713810
Onco sounds really interesting but fuck having to deal with the patients' families all the time man, it sounds exhausting. Is that a legitimate concern or am I being stupid?

>>10713829
Yes it is legitimate. One of the most emotionally taxing specialization, stress and burnout is high. The nature of diseases is such that most of patients die, many patient’s family members blame you if things won’t go well. I think despite of all this it is one of the most interesting fields to get into, also there is not and probably will not be shortage of patients the way things are going.

>>10713861
What about hematology?

>>10713823
Do grad entry med lad

>>10713928
I don't want to study for another six years, hence why I'm considering a masters specialty.

Why are so many urologists Indian?
I mean, there are lots of Indian doctors anyway, but in urology they dominate on a whole new level. Almost every single urologist is an Indian (male). What is the explanation for this? Do they just like dicks that much?

>>10713939
Now that you mention it, it is true. My uro prof had two Indian residents, and this is in Romania kek. Haven't seen Indians anywhere else, probably they choose it because it's pretty easy if you don't get on a transplant team, and it also brings quite a lot of money.

http://imaging.onlinejacc.org/content/early/2017/07/13/j.jcmg.2017.04.010

>Warfarin

Does anyone else have groups of ‘hunters’ at their school? I.e. guys that put on their coats and stethoscopes, and then busily patrol the hospital looking to meet women? I never knew this was a thing until I heard about it today.

>>10713226
you missed out. clowning on dead bodies is by far the most fun part of med school. seeing an arab using a skull plate as a kippah and doing his best impression of a jew is peak comedy.

>>10713867
Mostly deal with leukemias and anemias, managing them over long periods of time, sometimes few rare diseases like thalasemia etc. You mainly work with blood tests and marrow biopsy, and treatments mostly involve doing vitamin injections, transfusions, chemo and corticosteroid therapies.

>>10714030
Lmao never heard, what ethnicity is predominant in ‘hunters’

>>10714059
Not him but you know the answer to that.

>>10714059
At our school we call them the poo patrol.

>>10714053
Well i don’t regret that, i was always very interested in studying the body to have time to goof around

>>10714111
Fuck off nerd

>>10714114

Do.. Do americans really have a doctor that sees to their family?

>>10714111
Dumbest premed comment

>>10714114
>>10714123
What's so retarded about what he said?

>>10714121
Have you heard about this very new spec called family medicine? The ones that practice it are called family physicians, primary care physicians or general practitioners and care for your entire family and the families of others?

>>10714129
Thats so freaking odd to me, when I go to the doctor I see a new doctor every time

>>10714130
You know that family physicians are everywhere in the world and it is the first "speciality" that was ever practiced right? I have a hard time to believe this isn't bait but whatever.

>>10714135
They do not exist in my country

>>10714123
First of all im not premed second of all some people are interested in the fields they want to work in. Not to mention that it is wrong to disrespect dead bodies specially when it gives you the opportunity to learn from it.

>>10714138
Impossible, kek.

>>10714139
Cringed.

>The /med/ book I wanna read during my 2 week break costs 600€

Are.. Are they all this expensive?

>>10714212
>he doesn't get a PDF and put it on his kindle
Pleb

>>10714212
bookfi.net

Are neuroprosthetics a meme at this time, or is it a legit field worth getting into for research?

Escitalopram anon here.I already snapped out of no fap within 2-weeks of use lmao; nature always finds a way.

>>10714053
this lmao

Fencing with femurs and smearing genitalia in formol in your friends faces is peak prosectorium time

>>10714212
>buying paperback in 2019

Download a pdf and get it printed in a shop
Support local commerce

Hello doctors of 4chan,
What's the worst that could happen after a hepatitis vaccination?

I know this general probably doesn't believe that vaccines can cause illnesses, but I'm sure you can at least recognize that some vaccines are more controversial than others - there is a debate about them, many claim they hurt them or their loved ones. e.g.
>MMR in toddlers > autism
>Gardasil in teenage girls > wheelchair bound
>Flu jab > worst flu of your life
>'adjuvants' in various vaccines > allergy to that protein
Even if you think it's bullshit, you at least can see that many claim these consequences form these vaccines.

So I guess what I'm trying to ask is, are there any such 'controversies' surrounding getting a Hep vaccine? As an adult male. Either A. Or B. Or combined? Any famous claims like there are surrounding the ones I listed above?

>>10714404
Thotposting in this thread is strictly forbidden.

Please go and stay go.

>>10714212
Which book is it?

>>10714411
she's gone. poof!

>>10714404
Read the OP regarding vaccines...

>>10714434
Now you go back to r****t and all will be forgiven

>>10714212
>he doesnt know
knowledge is free dumbass

I've found a shit load of medical books the pirate bay

>>10714472
ok sorry
>>10714507
no u

>>10714272
Anyone?

>>10714537
booksmedicos.org is best for us the beaneros
it has plenty of books in english too

>>10714559
sounds like meme but what the fuck do i know

>>10714559
I saw a vid of a guy moving a prosthetic hand with one, idk if it was legit or a prop.

The future is full of four hands jerking off sessions

New thread?

if you havent already, study zanki

that is all

Is it too late for me? Turning 28 this year. Went to college to become a doctor, ended up graduating with a 2.8 gpa. Unemployed for a good amount of time, saved up some NEETbux. Got a good job rn working as a driver for a major package delivery company. Friend suggested I try nursing school, but as a male I'm not about to get laughed at. I want to try PA school now, turns out I need to enter a graduate program to even have a shot as my undergrad gpa sucks. Should I just accept my fate and try to work my way up this company? I also have minimal volunteering experience, some paid clinical experience, no research.

>>10715611
no

>>10715611
you have a big uphill battle

by the time you get what you need to get to get into medical school and then actually get into medical school and graduate you will be 40+ easy

>>10715611
i know like 3 people in med school in their 30s and 2 in their 40s but they seemed to have relatively succesfull lives before then

>>10700533
>>10716028
>>10716028
>>10716028
>>10716028

Fresh new

>>10712597
Paracetamol is surprisingly effective. Especially IV preparations.