February 2012
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Guys’ deep voices help women remember →
Oh my gosh, what if we had audio medical textbooks narrated by Morgan Freeman or James Earl Jones? Female med students would be BALLIN. Someone would get rich for sure.
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newblueprints replied to your post: Things I would take medicine for (if such medicine existed)
pill for white teeth without the painful process of whitening strips and a pill for perfectly styled hair. Now wouldn’t that be nice. And maybe a “good driver” pill for those of us dealing with south FL snowbird drivers!
Ooh, perfectly styled hair. I would buy that pill fo sho.
wonderalways replied...
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frenchdoorsseashores replied to your post: Things I would take medicine for (if such medicine existed)
There is a cure for sweating! Check out Drysol… it’s an aluminum chloride mixture.
Been there, done that, broke out in blisters.
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Things I would take medicine for (if such medicine...
Razor burn. Better yet, a pill to prevent the hair on my legs from growing. Kill 2 birds with one stone.
Morning breath prevention
Bad-for-you-food cravings
Sweating
Patience enhancement.
Sunburn (you know, like a sunscreen pill to avoid the slimy coconut smelly junk)
Attracting a husband (seriously, we’re getting close to curing AIDS. How difficult would it be to make a...
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Anonymous asked: So my friend has this bubble on the inside of her bottom lip. It's all red around the outside and it bubbles up to a shiny white surface. It's not herpes because we know she doesn't have it, and we're pretty sure it's not a canker sore because it's been there for around 2 months. It kind of fluctuates in size, and when it gets big it hurts really bad. She's...
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descantforhope replied to your post: I’m a patient again.
Sounds like your doc is doing the best for you. Are you getting a CBC to check for possible polycythemia too? Hope your energy gets boosted!
Well, my hemoglobin was 14.6 at the Red Cross 2 weeks ago, and I dumped out 2 units, so I think I’m ok until I’m due for labs with my PCP.
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Guess what you guise?
I just reached 1000 GIFs.
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thenotquitedoctor replied to your post: I’m a patient again.
So the most obvious conclusion is potential sleep apnea?
Heh, yeah. I didn’t really say that, did I?
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I'm a patient again.
So there’s this doctor who is awesome. I’ve finagled my way into working with her for the last 2 months, and I’m totally loving it. She tries to recruit me to her practice like erryday…a dozen times a day. She’s an excellent doctor. I consider her my mentor. She’s the one trying to hook me up with a drug rep, remember? Last year she pretty much made my life...
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“A while back I started gettin’ the bronchitis. My daughter told me to go...”
– patient giving me cold remedy advice
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For my worried Anon.
Control - MuteMath
Take...
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Worry, worry everywhere.
Ok, I wrote a novel of a reply and my computer ate it, so I’m going to try again.
Well, Type A-non, it seems that you have the same problem that many pre-meds have. You’re an achiever. You have high standards for yourself. You like being in control of your own life, and you like knowing that you achieved a goal on your own. Unfortunately, this same hard working spirit can be...
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Match Music
So our options for Match Day Music are:
Hard Day’s Night - Beatles
Where are you Going - DMB
Eyes on the Prize - Mavis Staples
Good Life - OneRepublic
Never Gonna Be As Big as Jesus - Audio Adrenaline
Legacy - Nichole Nordeman
Vote or Die.
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Calci-tums
Me (to patient in hospital): Hey, I thought you were supposed to go home yesterday!
Patient: (shoves a HANDFUL of Tums in his mouth) well my doctors said my calcium level was real high and they don't know why, so they're keeping me till they can figure it out
Me: Hmmm.... I have a pretty good idea why.
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mouseinscrubs replied to your post: Thanks to my followers who promoted me back today….
You didn’t promote me, so I won’t promote you back! *sticks tongue out* … Just kidding. Great choice of blogs! :D
Sorry, I just went through the people I follow and picked a bunch. Next time, though.
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Anonymous asked: By long shots do you mean like someone who has an 11 lets say in each section on the MCAT and like a 3.7 gpa but trying to apply to John Hopkins, Columbia or Harvard (which obviously require high grades). *those aren't my grades I was just giving n example.*
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newscutouts asked: Not really a question but I really like your collection of gifs. Everytime I need a gif to use in a post I just go to your blog, scroll through and pick one. Its like my encylopedia of gifs. Anyhoo, good luck with the medical lifestyle and I look forward to reading more of your stuff!
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Anonymous asked: When at medical school interviews, what kind of questions would you suggest for me to ask the interviewer? Is that even considered good or no? Just curious as the what type of question is considered a plus to ask. Also, a lot of people who apply to med schools apply to 20+, is it stupid to limit yourself due to about 8 for financial shortcomings?
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Thanks to my followers who promoted me back today. I hope y’all got some new followers!
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fabyeroca replied to your post: Hi! can you point me to some other med-student…
i feel so mysterious not having a description…so FANCY! :)
clearly you are beyond description ;)
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surfnrunnr asked: Hi! can you point me to some other med-student blogs?
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wordsthatididntsay replied to your post: That Girly Stuff: Not being able to relate to non-medical females because you’ve put your life on hold for school
School hasn’t made me feel awkward around other girls. I’m pretty girly myself. The only time I’ve felt awkward is when I’m in a group of people with different majors, and we science folk branch off and start talking about biochem or...
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That Girly Stuff: Not being able to relate to...
I recently went to a party (read: extremely WASPish supper club) with a bunch of ladies that ranged in age from 25-40ish. I stuck with the younger ones, mistakenly believing that I would have plenty in common with them to talk about.
When we sat down for dinner, they all started talking about their children. Is this all that women have in common to talk about these days? I love babies and kids,...
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mouseinscrubs asked: Re the Aspirin Anon: when talking about allergies to salicylates and Aspirin in particular, one should also always think of Reye's Syndrome. Just thought I'd mention it.
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captainphd asked: How do residency interviews compare to med school interviews? How many programs do most people rank in order to confidently match? Did you do away rotations at all the programs you interviewed at? Was your #1 choice program an easy pick, or was it a struggle to rank your list? Sorry for the overload of questions, but I'm still trying to figure out the process. I appreciate the info!
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Anonymous asked: WHat happens to you if you overdose on aspirin? DO you just get really nauseated?
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Anonymous asked: If a person was allergic to aspirin could they die from an overdose? Would it give them aspirin poisoning?
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Nichole Nordeman - Legacy
Match Day Music #6
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v-agabond replied to your post: Hello :) i was just wondering if there is any advantages or disadvantages for having a certain blood type. Is one better than the other? Personally i have A- and the blood donor clinic said that it is a rare type, is that bad for me? On the plus side they just called me and told me that with my donation, i saved a life. I swear that was/is one of the best things...
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Anonymous asked: Hello! So from what I've gathered it seems like you are going into Family Medicine. A few classmate of mine and I run the FM Interest Group at our school. I was wondering if you had any tips on topics, activities, etc for FMIG events? What would you do if you ran the FMIG at your school?
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kickoffyoursundayshoes asked: Hello :) i was just wondering if there is any advantages or disadvantages for having a certain blood type. Is one better than the other? Personally i have A- and the blood donor clinic said that it is a rare type, is that bad for me? On the plus side they just called me and told me that with my donation, i saved a life. I swear that was/is one of the best things any has ever told me in my entire...
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To my follower who runs a thinspo blog,
I checked out your blog after you followed me, like I do with all new followers. Before I could even get through the first page, I was totally horrified by what I saw. The images of rail-thin girls you posted evoked the same intense sadness, anger, and sympathy that I get when I see pictures of Auschwitz survivors. It upset me that you have idolized these images and have actually set them up in...
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Grand Rounds: You Might Be a Med Student IF (part...
You prefer to describe your ailments in basic science and physiological terms rather than just saying what your problem is.
Your iPod has heart murmur recordings on it.
Pathology makes you hungry.
You celebrate your fourth year of medical school by doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
Instead of studying, you prefer to just memorize everything.
You love learning new big words and secretly look for...
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Audio Adrenaline - Never Gonna Be as Big as Jesus
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Anonymous asked: Besides your school, do you know of any other medical schools with a PBL curriculum ?
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Anonymous asked: what are the differences between a private practice and working in the hospital?
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Anonymous asked: When you graduate will you disclose what medical school you went to?
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“Can you please tell all your fellow students something for me? Tell them to look...”
– My grandmother.
Sounds like common sense, but a lot of people fail on this. Your patients can’t follow your advice if they never heard it to begin with.
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mdwannabe asked: What are your thoughts on social medicine?
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Anonymous asked: youdabombdotcom woman :) Thank you for all your insight <3
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Anonymous asked: I must say you inspire me a lot! Words can't explain how much i appreciate the post you made and question you answered about your religion. Being a muslim in America, its been a challenging experience getting your school work done while at the same time moving closer to God.
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sevenwaters replied to your post: I don’t know what your religion is, but I was…
this is so awesome! also there are scholarships like that for medical school??? whaaat
Heh, no, there aren’t scholarships like that for medical school (not that I know of, anyhow). My scholarships were for undergrad. But I went to a super expensive private school and wouldn’t have even been...
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shanamaideleh replied to your audio post: One Republic - Good Life Match Day Song Choice #4
DO WE GET TO VOTE?!
The vote will come once I’ve introduced all the candidates.
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Anonymous asked: In your opinion, what's the best time to get married during the whole going to med school and becoming a doctor thing? Is it better to do it before med school, after the first two years, to wait until you graduate or what? (I would be the only one in school, he would already be working if that would make a difference in your answer)
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Anonymous asked: When you were preparing for your MCAT, did you take a lot of practice tests? I'm having a hard time figuring out where I am since the free tests online and given by Kaplan seem easier... I guess what I'm asking is if your practice scores were an accurate gauge of how well you did on the actual test day. :)
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One Republic - Good Life
Match Day Song Choice #4
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missensemutation asked: I'm a 2nd year Biochem major, and I (have been working up the nerve to do this ask thing) just want to say that you are too awesome for words. I want to be like you one day--become a great doctor ('cause you know you will :D) and be an awesome Christian as well. For me, it just seems so hard to keep the faith when there are premeds that are atheist/agnostic/follow a different religion....