Attending: What kind of fracture is this?
Me: Let’s just say it got frame-mogged by the ASU frat leader.
Attending:
Me:
Attending:
Me: It’s clavicular.
Attending: Was that English?
Me: I honestly don’t know.
Me: What’s red ear syndrome?
Rheumatologist: It’s a syndrome where your ear gets red periodically.
Me:
Attending: Did you bring your presentation about atrialization of the right ventricle in the setting of prenatal maternal lithium use?
Me: Yes, I brought the Ebstein files.
Attending: For the last time please stop calling it that.
Attending: Hey you missed an aneurysm on that CTA
Me: Oh my bad — must have been subtle
The CTA:
Important reminder: initiatives like subsidized public transit and safety net programs are not “free stuff.” They are benefits received in exchange for tax dollars, which is literally the purpose of government.
That’s Mayor Young Cardamom to you
I hope the Democratic leadership is taking notes. Progressive ideas are popular. People want more than corporatist talking points. People want moral leadership and a vision for how life could be better.
It’s now Twitter/Bluesky official
Jimmy Carter gave up his peanut farm to avoid the appearance of impropriety when he became President. Truly the most decent man to ever hold the office. May we be lucky enough to have another leader like him in our future.
Tweet from Elon Musk saying “I am constantly insulted on this platform”
Me logging into PACS to go over my reports with the attending:
Me: Do you see the abnormality?
Med student: There is hypoattenuation in the medial temporal lobe.
Me: That’s actually the mesial temporal lobe.
Med student: What does mesial mean?
Me:
Med Student:
Me:….medial.
Maybe I'm just a scaredy cat, but a 30% fatality rate seems pretty ominous to me.
For all the people saying denying and delaying coverage doesn’t increase insurance company profits, I’m legitimately curious, why do they do it at every possible juncture?
A little academic time is good for the soul
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The final results of the 2024 #HCWvsHunger competition have been confirmed & certified!
Most exciting: #MedTwitter & supporters have raised a total of $3,155,425 to fight #FoodInsecurity since the first annual competition in 12/20!! /1
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Pouring one out for all the med students who won’t get to close now
Pouring one out for all the med students who won’t get to close now
I did my case log today, and during my call shift this weekend I will pass 5000 total cases read in residency 😮
New AJR:
"Medicolegal Insights for Residents: AJR Podcast Series on Diagnostic Excellence and Error, Episode 6"
By Drs @francisdeng.bsky.social & @shailinthomas.bsky.social
ajronline.org/doi/10.2214/...
@ajrradiology.bsky.social
I love it when surgeons carry their loops around the hospital like where are you going with your little baby briefcase
This is literally every conversation I had with attendings when they would ask me questions on rounds
Those always freak me out, but they are simply too cool not to explore.
In this episode of the AJR Podcast Series on Diagnostic Excellence and Error, @francisdeng.bsky.social and @shailinthomas.bsky.social dive into the complex realities of medicolegal liability for radiology residents.
www.ajronline.org/doi/10.2214/...
Before medical school, I never thought I would be jealous of a December trip to Chicago, but here I am with RSNA fomo.
This spam texter is about to get a new best friend
My scruffy gray dog a Home Depot
My scruffy gray dog a Home Depot
My scruffy gray dog a Home Depot
One thing I love about living in NYC is that I can take my dog everywhere when I run errands
How it felt starting residency at 31
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Then log for team #DiagnoseAndTreats
@hcwvshunger.bsky.social
Oh come on #2 wasn’t THAT bad — though admittedly a low point in the franchise.
That’s wild. A million users per team member.
