Catatonia with waxy flexibility is something you don’t really believe in until you see it in real life and then it’s burned into your memory
accidentally backed into a parked car at low speed the other day and exchanged insurance info. Had a great shift after this. I wonder if I discharged all my negative psychic energy into that car
Of course I’m still eating prepared salads from the cafeteria, I don’t have time to read the news and also I’m built different
I would simply keep my mouth shut and flip the house for a profit
First month of intern year is a wrap. Only 11 more months until I can think about neurology all the time.
I have lost ~16 pounds due to rotating shift work. Pretty cool, I bet I’ll live forever
One weird trick to confirm Bell’s palsy: ask the patient to close their eyes and place sugar on the anterior two thirds of the tongue on the affected side, then the unaffected side. If it is truly a lower motor neuron facial nerve lesion, they will have reduced or absent taste ipsilaterally.
coming out of hiding to share that you’re not brain dead and just fell down might be the most relatable thing you can do as a politician
We got one of those robot vacuum things to suck up leaves and stuff on the bottom of the pool. It’s fun to send him on his little missions. The deep end is very turbid right now, usually lose visual contact. Godspeed soldier
One of the most affecting details for me from the Sopranos series finale is Sil lying in a hospital bed on a vent + trach with his wife doing nail care on him. If you’ve ever spent time in an ICU you know the nails can get gnarly
ongoing comedy of people thinking I’m rich when it’s a matter of public record that I make 70k annually
Camping World made a powerful enemy today…one who won’t die quite so easily as they had hoped
Tfw camping world tries to assassinate you with shoddy electrical work on your RV
electronics actually work better if you leave them in a hot car. itmakes the electrons move faster or whatever
There are people out there who don’t believe brain death is death. I won’t link it here but there’s a particularly gruesome autopsy of an individual who was kept on a ventilator for 20 years after. No identifiable brain tissue in the skull, all calcified blood products and cystic spaces
Dreamt I had to admit a patient from the emergency department but the stairwell was a padded obstacle course
“What were those toads doing under the pool cover” “Idk probably being born”
Walking into Kay jewelers and requesting the blood diamonds
If you neglect a backyard swimming pool long enough it becomes a natural water feature
My new blender has a warning in the instructions that says you shouldn’t use it if you’re stupid
neurology residents having an outing at the pub. aka reviewing the beers list
glad I’ve been banned from participating in the mustache revival as I fear it’s hitting a cringe inflection point
Sometimes I think regretfully about all the sacrifices that my career requires, and how it keeps ramping up during training. Especially as I watch my parents aging. But then I remember cool cases I’ve seen recently and I’m like wait a minute I love this shit. I’m a sicko. I’m built different
Still driving my car from high school with busted AC. Collecting applause for my martyrdom here