Orthopedic surgeon. Lover of puns and medical humor. And osteosynthesis. Nothing here should be taken as actual medical advice.
Joined November 2019
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Well, sir, it’s been years since your total shoulder & everything seems like it’s going very well. You have no pain, & great strength & range of motion. X-rays are stable, & there’s no signs of infection.
The Bacterium Formerly Known As P. acnes:
Not sure how much I’ll use it, but I had to create a new 🟦sky account (efforts at anonymity = I forgot my password & didn’t have a backup)
I’ll now be there as lady-interlocks. Will try to find as many of you as possible there too.
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Watching election coverage right now feels like refreshing the EMR to see if the labs you literally just sent are back.
Like, yeah, I knew the Hb was going to be 8, but what’s the white count? Is the INR going to be 1.5 or 15?
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Well obviously he’s hitting it out of the park. That’s just some kid who says “Shazam!” right before he goes up to the plate
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Some kids have BFFs.
Some kids have BBFFs.
Some kids have both (or at least they do according to the peds patient who said I was their “BFF” while waking up from sedation for a fracture reduction)
Diagnosis: infected nonunion with failure of fixation.
Treatment: resection of nonviable tissue with deep implant removal, interpositional allograft, and revision fixation.
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In my n of 1, empiric interventional analysis has demonstrated that a Reese’s cup prior to 10am can positively affect mood.
However, to achieve sufficient power, additional study is necessary.
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Do you ever watch a trailer for a direct-to-streaming movie & think, “wow that could be really good” but know deep down that you’ll never actually watch it bc there’s a reason it’s on Netflix & not in theaters?
That’s what it feels like going on dating apps in your 30s
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“ What are you going to be for Halloween?”
An introvert, Susan. I’m going to be an introvert.
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Whenever I get frustrated about the inverse correlation between results & relative amount of time/effort I put into my fantasy fb team, I remember trying to learn EKGs & it all makes sense.
Well, not EKGs. Those still don’t make sense.
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Screaming into a…
- Category 1 abyss: having to change your EMR password. Again.
- Category 2 abyss: your patient ate breakfast, surgery delayed x8hrs
- Category 3 abyss: they added another click before you can sign each clinic note
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