First for fuck you medcels on the $800 bill.

I really like Levin's symposiums. The man has me excited for the future. Am I just a rube?

>>16125013
suck my dick poorfag

>>16125071
Kill yourself you fucking parasite your entire industry is based on insurance fraud

do real med students/residents/attendings post here?
or is it a schizo larp thread?

Do any medfags actually like the subject they're studying? Idk if I'm just autistic or something but I find it really fun and if I had another chance I would study medicine.

>>16125085
no, it's only nursoids and optometry students. leave now.

>>16125165
nurses are good people sometimes!

>>16125171
>people

>>16125002
>>16107469

>>16125013
>>16125077
Your seething proves why you are poor. You have a bill. It is secured to nothing. You are not obligated to pay it. Poor people are poor because they think it's real. They lose sleep over it and then take there limited money and actually pay toward it. Rich people just ignore their medical bills and virtually any debt that isn't secured. The fact you resort to a morally loaded insult to the guy also shows your poorfag mind at work. Oh no, not the heckin frauderinoooo to a trillion dollar insurance company!

>>16125085
R3 (pgy-4) radiology resident.

>>16125130
I enjoy it.

>>16125416
I am envious of you. You're a DO and you're still in radiology.

>>16125085
med student here not sure why anyone would larp as one it's pathetic
>>16125130
yeah i just hate how i'm made to study it. hopefully clinical years are better, i finish pre-clinicals today. taking step 1 in about 2 hours.

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no known pre-existing cardiomyopathy and uncomplicated pregnancies undergoing cesarean sectio https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00404-010-1769-6
* >>16123781 >>>>16123980
^-^


Useful not just for heart / 40yo mothers / adrenaline (epinephrine)

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>>16125002
Dududd

Gram negative cocci
Examples of these cocci include the genera Moraxella, Acidaminococcus, Megasphaera, and Veillonella

Not remembering that though

only gm - cocci i care about is my cocci in ur mouth


also neisseria

Staph mouth
Strep throat

Could you truly pervert someone and give them all diseases or would they have a positive reaction and become super immune?

They would probably just die

Anyone else work in medical tech?

>>16125506
What if I farted on him? Would he still die?

>>16125599
Show me your poo

Imagine outer spaceci wasn't all anti vax (2-4 years after the fact, mind, people going around trying to make people get mad) and race bait
Imagine a world without half or even more than half of the race bait you see every day. Imagine it wasn't shoved in your face every d a y

What is it about this board and general that attract so many schizos?

>>16125883
Cuz this thread is full of the children of the shitheads who pushed drugs on the occupants of the other boards when they were children

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>>16125890
No, drugs are good. I'm not that other anon. And not "drugs are good" in the "this isn't supposed to be given to kids under 6" or not amphetamine for under 12, methamphetamine for them instead, kind of way But i digress
Indeed

>>16125082
absolutely based quote

The only drugs we should give kids(infants) is tyrosine
>>16125883
Because they think they're changing your mind by (on the anonymous board) speaking confidently, to manipulate you
And the boards prestige or the prestige of science

>>16125890
And in those times they didn't tell the mothers to eat niacin and vitamins during pregnancy, like, telling (asking) them to eat almond nuts is a relatively new thing

>>16125884

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>>16125935
1992

The U.S. Public Health Service recommended that all women who could become pregnant get 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid each day to prevent neural tube defects.3

1998

The Institute of Medicine’s Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences recommended that all women who can become pregnant get 400 mcg of folic acid each day, in addition to consuming food with folate from a varied diet, to reduce the risk of neural tube defects.4

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) required that manufacturers add folic acid to cereal grain products labeled as ‘enriched’ to lower the chance of neural tube defects from occurring. This is mandatory fortification.5

Mandatory fortification is the most effective public health strategy to help prevent neural tube defects because
Almost half of all pregnancies are unplanned;6
Folic acid is only effective before and during the first weeks of pregnancy, often before a woman knows she is pregnant; and
It is not necessary to remember to take a vitamin each day before becoming pregnant.


And brain defects
And sunflower seeds are good!

BLS projects 3% growth of physician growth over the next decade, 38% for NPs and 27% for PAs

>>16126024
growth of physician jobs*
this is not a comment on the growth in physical size of the mentioned groups

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>>16125130
Yeah, I unironically find infectious diseases very interesting

>>16126030
BMJ predicts we don't need doctors any more and they will be replaced by specialities for every thing

>>16125978
Good intentions defeated by greedy bastards who use any kind of cheap toxic crap to fool tests.

>>16126058
Nah, pregnant need more nutrients because of the little person growing inside of them :3
They can also get scurvy, from a lack of vitamin C as well as with B

I'm going to read the "never without" part in the Oxford book of medicine for folic acid, and niacin i think

>>16126053
do you mean mid-level specialists who patients are referred to by a PCP or something?

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>>16125978 (You) #
>>16126058 #
>>16125978 (You) #

It also says to do so until 12wk (even not in DM), which in sure is longer than wgat the Internet said for pregnancy
>
Treat
with folic acid 5mg/day PO for 4 months, never without B12 unless the patient is
known to have a normal B12 level, as in low B12 states it may precipitate, or worsen,
subacute combined degeneration of the cord (p334). In pregnancy, prophy lactic
doses of folate (400mcg/day) are given from conception until at least 12wks; this
helps prevent spina bifi da, as well as anaemia. (MACROCYTIC ANAEMIA)
It's folic acid "not without b12," in this case

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>>16126106
It was just a joke from this:

The cardiology section in the 10th edition is like 20 pages shorter than it is in edition 8

Do you guys know if AHCC is actually helpful in boosting the immune system or is it just some gay snake oil? Also, someone reccomended I take Artemisinin for my sinus problems. Are you guys familiar with that?

why are "ancient medicine" practitioners like this??
>0:49:20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhdDIZNlRGU&t=2963

>>16126268
imagine how shit medicine is
multiply by 100 to get "alternative medicine"
damn

>>16126268
A lot of movement disorders come from dopamin deficiencies from an inhibited gut flora. Sure a lot of people have a ridiculous diet and can't get ahead of their own self-destruction but others have an undiagnosed gluten intolerance. It's primarily a neurological condition (serotonin and dopamin deficiencies) decades before it becomes symptomatic from the guts. By then the patient may very well seem better helped by hacks like that, which makes gluten intolerance the most unfair social darwinistic selector.
It's everywhere, treatment of symptoms a gold mine and the root cause suppressed.

>>16126119
is the author being satirical with that first paragraph?

>>16126348
All of them titles in the comment section are supposed to be edgy haha

In the test for epinephrine IM injections for anaphylaxis reviews, they said it wouldn't be ethical to test against placebo for that although there are tests with rabbits they are doing on rabbits for sublingual b2 agonist drugs and both those things are good, but couldn't they test those effects of adrenaline for allergic reactions on severely asthmatic people to measure the effects if the cause is because of broncial muscle constriction or that also causing degranulation of the matt cells or basophil long as it doesn't fill them back to with the histamine
It would be more ethical to test what's basically the same thing on them, triggering am attack

Having a respiratory alkalodosis attack from getting up after supine postulation, need some energy drinking from the lateral flow chamber

>>16126366
>>16126362
>>16126329
fuck off retard

I'm not the third one you quoted and no I'm learning about those lungs

>>16126362
Yeah for bronchoconstriction it's more eosinophil degranulation, not histamine from mast cells. Do your homework.

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Oral adrenaline tablets in rabbits

can anyone redpill me on these antibody treatments for asthma
seems like a pharma meme desu

>>16126355
lmao, that's excellent

>>16126399
Oh okay thanks. It said inflammatory agents from those but I'll keep in mind wgat you just said. Also for allergen tests, histamine and methylcholine
But with the effects of an asthma attack being similar to anaphylaxis, with a different chemical. The adrenaline also helping in both and it might be a good way to study it
>>16126425
Probably for allergic reactions, infections can be screened for in a chest xRay to check for am alternate diagnosis, where the symptoms are caused by infection

Indeed, it doesn't make sense
Not to me (I'll be quiet)
I guess they can't just
Cure it

>>16126425
Not a pharma meme. Anti-IgE monoclonal antibodies neutralize IgE so it can't bind to FcεRI on granular cells, therefore inhibiting type 1 hypersensitivity or anaphylactic shock.

Just take the fucking risperidone and leave

>>16126502
Fuck off psychologist. And typical psychologist, trying to drug people they don't like. Psychopaths like you should be drugged, and have your medical license taken away - phne you're lucky and no one cares about mental people. Fucking psychopath

>>16126546
Threats and thoughts of aggressive behavior towards those you don't like? Time for your meds and involuntary therapy.

>>16126550
Talking to your own projections you think are real? The projection agrees

>>16126553
Not at all. Your post is violent and aggressive, and you need medication and therapy.

>>16126556
Trying to fight and separate yourself from the delusion and projection of yourself is only going to make the hallucination worse. Give in. Take the medication like we're telling yourself to

>Samefagging psyche anon having an argument with himself

how 2 get LORs if I'm kind of an an autistic hermit?
do I just email a professor asking for a meeting and pretend to be charismatic or something?

>>16126558
Ps. Read from left to right so you're on the right side.

Clue. Then work from there to find the right thesis.

You go through the heart like light hitting a crystal and it creates a field.

That gay post wasn't me

>>16126580
Lick my bootel

so have any of you doctors accidentaly stidtched urself to de patient?

any openvibe users/neuro researchers here?

i shouldve been a pediatrician. whenever a kid starts screaming or crying, i just find it hilarious and smile. i have to try to not laugh.

>>16126829
>i shouldve been a pediatrician
You made the right decision to not be a pediatrician. They're poor lol.

>>16125082
Hehe
(I meant BHL)

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>>16125082
Hehe

I need methamphetamine

>>16126565
If you're and undergraduate, usually frequent visits during office hours to ask questions about the subject in the course is generally the best way to get to meet a professor, and get a LOR.

Other things is to work for a professor's lab to get an LOR; but that's much more labor intensive.

Also, in regards to the "autism" thing. Generally speaking, I find that people who say they're autistic. Social skills, are like any other skills, you need practice and reps. Continuing to be withdrawn will only exacerbate the problem.

Can't methanol ad given with ethambutol to protect against color blindness? Even though it works the other around with alcohol constricting the optical blood vessels and nerves, the etha is messing with the eyes, so the other component might help?

>>16127213
good advice, I never go to office hours bc idk what's cool to go to them for

>>16125461
how did it go? I am taking mine in a few weeks.. best of luck!

Pleural effusion> constrictive pericarditis , cardiac failure , UP venous pressure

And fluid overload, and right pleural effusion and ovarian fibroma

How do I get over my inferiority complex with being a DO student?

>>16127730
count paper when you become an attending

which specialty is why-oriented rather than memorize-oriented. I do understand all specialties must have a degree in both but I can imagine internal medicine sits right in the middle, but I can also imagine that you need to know the whys as you cant possibly memorize all of it..? R-right?

>>16127844
Most of medicine is just memorization regardless of specialty. If you want to constantly be asking why, specifically in regard to disease, then you have the wrong perspective on medicine. Eventually you just end up memorizing everything you need to know for your specific field, and then you start coasting. That's why so many attendings seem like they are just on autopilot all of the time, it's because they are. If you want to expand your knowledge outside of your specialty, you just open yourself up to liability, because someone else who deals with it all the time is on autopilot and will do it better. Your best bet is to pick family medicine, psychiatry, radiology or pathology if you want a good life in medicine. FM and psych give you a lot of patient autonomy and have basically no risk. If you don't mind some risk and want to memorize the whole human body, pick rads. If you don't want risk and don't mind microscopes, pick pathology. Do not pick a surgical specialty at all costs

How hard is it really to pass the mcat if you are self learning everything from the ground up? If I did that and got a high score would that get more jobs or any other opportunities?

>>16127896
>dont pick a surgical specialty
not even ophthalmology or dermatology?

>>16127730
cryingintomoney.gif

People judge by specialty anyways, just don't do a cucked specialty and people will treat you with respect. Or you can stop being cucked by your ego.

>>16127902
MCAT is like a conditional IQ test. Wouldn't be hard to self-learn the core concepts of biology, biochem, o-chem, and physics, and to score well assuming you have the requisite IQ.

As far as "get more jobs or any other opportunities". I think you have a fundamental understanding as to what the MCAT is for... MCAT (Medical College Admissions Test), is an exam designed and used by medical schools as a way to see if a prospective student has the requisite knowledge/IQ to be a physician.

So while, yes you could do well on a MCAT without taking any courses given the appropriate intelligence level, it would do nothing for you career wise, unless you planned to go into medical school (of which, you'd be required to do all the pre-req undergraduate course that teach the base knowledge for MCAT).

>>16128010
That seems silly. They should have an exam at the end of medical school but only with medical related questions. That way I can easily beat it and dunk on all the medfags.

I ate 12 cans of beans these last 3 or 4 days because I'm poor and didn't poo, and that's normal from such a huge change in fibre
I also ate 4 bars of chocolate and 3 those of tuna

And i didn't poo because i had no toilet paper any way, so when i saw some i needed to poo. But not a lot of poo came out, only like 2
And that's normal, except the texture was concerning


But my thought was, with a history of IBS, seizures, and after pooing some history of syncope and whatever, i thought it was parasympathetic having an effect over the lower part of my body, the opposite to how it should be

Anyway i did a poo and just threw up into my mouth. Normally my sick is acid but this wasn't
Now i can taste liver failure in my mouth
Also and unrelated too, i used to rub the side of my abdomen and it would make me throw up after having eaten a lot of paracetamol once


Try to discuss this matter (IBS/ACh/para/sympathetic nervous system)
It's okay if I'm wrong because if i wanted to be right i wouldn't be looking into me. But butt talk about the those things as a general thing and not advice to this made up scenario unless that helps

Beans contain choline!

For someone who wants to work in researching new drugs but as a md instead of pharmacy what are good alternative paths to a biochemistry undergrad? I've recently been looking at what different universities offer and something like chemical engineering coupled with biogeochemistry (really just more of a field research biochemistry) seems interesting.

>>16125002
What is the unfiltered opinion on lab workers from doctors. Curious as someone that works in a medical lab in a hospital.

>>16128004
>just don't do a cucked specialty and people will treat you with respect.
What are the cucked specialties? From what I understand, pediatrics and emergency medicine seem bad.
>Or you can stop being cucked by your ego.
This is a hard one since being a DO means I'm a below-average student and I'm paying out the ass in tuition, but I'll try to get over it.

>>16128269
we don't think about you at all
maybe pathologists have a gripe with you but I've never worked in pathology

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I just drank 4 yakults in 1 day am I gonna survive?

>>16128560
You're not a turtle you're a piece of bread now fuck off

>>16125002
>We discuss research, DO NOT offer advice (just fucking go see your doctor)
I have and I’m hopeless.
After a viral infection that spun out into meningitis, I’m left with debilitating chronic fatigue. My life has went to shit, no doctor can help me where I live. I’ve went through SSRIs and it didn’t help, I only had side effects. It’s been two years living in this hell.
Is there any way to cure this?

>>16128075
>They should have an exam at the end of medical school but only with medical related questions

they have 3 of them, retard
and you can't take them unless you're actually in med school

>>16127896
>FM
just the risk of burnout and getting replaced by an NP
>psych
get assaulted or stalked by your patients
>pathology
extreme liability, your assessment of whether something is benign or malignant is end all be all

>>16128475
>What are the cucked specialties?
peds is the only truly cucked specialty
EM and anesthesia are not cucked but they will be

FM is alright but they have a massive chip on their shoulder. /r/familymedicine has some of the most delusional physicians on the internet

im a DO and Im going into neuro. people think its cucked but demand has never been higher and its no longer "diagnose and adios" like 20 years ago. even tPA has been replaced by tNK. lot of remote work sidegig opportunities as well. and while no specialty is immune to both midlevels and AI, neuro is a bit more protected cuz "brain scary"

Hey /med/fags, user of a different /sci/ general here. Where do you think you would go if the email verification system that /biz/ has right now gets introduced site wide?

>>16129197
I hope you find meaning in life very soon. Best of luck, anon!

>>16129200
I already have meaning dont worry about that but answer the question.

Yeah that's a weird response

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Punctuation mistake spotted
The double open bracket

Both junior tumors and the specific one, mesothelioma, can cause finger clubbing. Both also make bone tenderness

>>16129197
id just stick to the other boards i frequent. /med/ is getting shitty with all the schizo spam, and i only go on med subleddits to laugh at retards every month or so when im bored.

>>16129181
why neuro and not neurosurgery?

>>16125002
What sort of questions are on the MCAT

>>16129338
I remember a question about HMG CoA enzyme came in the test when the majority of people leddit suggested it was "low-yield". I really do believe the test makers browse rapid review books and twist questions to make sure people know the essence of the concept rather than just brute memorization...

>>16129287
>why neuro and not neurosurgery?
because i dont want to do surgery and even if i did, 3 DOs nationwide get into neurosurgery each year (while a couple hundred MDs do)

>do no harm
only 5% of doctors are vegan
how do they cope?

>>16129516
plants also feel pain

>>16129197
what email verification?
I just posted on /biz/ without any trouble

>>16129516
you cannot exist without harming something
thermodynamics baby

>>16125085
NEETmaxxing and preparing for foreign exams to start my training abroad. Hopefully surgery

>>16125130
I enjoy it, but I know a lot of doctors who regret wasting five/six years of their life and a fuck ton of money which they could have put to better use elsewhere.
See anon it's not just studying, it's a lifelong commitment. Think about your hobbies, your family, your future goals. They all play second fiddle once you devote yourself to medicine. You will never be able to connect with those facets of your life the same way other people will be able to. 90% of the time all you would be able to think about are the next patient, the next on-call, the next exam, the next audit, and so on. It's the doctor life you would've needed to have found an interest in, not just the study of medicine. For a lot of people it's just too much, and they switch over to alternatives like biomedical engineering or public health, which are also very rewarding and respectable fields.

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>>16128075
MCAT is not a medical exam test, so there's no medical knowledge on it.

Medical schools do have 3 sets of examination (USMLE Step 1,2,3 for MD; and Comlex Level 1,2,3 for DO); with Step 3 and Level 3 completed midway through your intern year (typically). Unfortunately, you're unable to take these exams without verification/certification from your medical school.

>>16128269
The only real thought is, why is it taking so long to get my results back?

>>16128475
Peds is ulticucked. FM/IM is regular cucked. IM subspecialties can range from cucked to chad (nephro/endo to cards/gi). Surgical subspecialties are chad. Derm and Rads are chad (biased of course).


>>16129338
https://students-residents.aamc.org/prepare-mcat-exam/mcat-sample-question-guide

>>16128123

Try to discuss this matter

Today my poos were ruined
I think because of too many plants, too much potassium, no meat for too long

>>16129124
Not an uncommon situation when it comes to post-infectious cfs. I assume you've been through the whole ringer of diet and exercise and have been officially diagnosed with ME/CFS? The truth is your condition is just not very well understood, and you'll have a hard time finding treatment options that aren't primarily symptomatic. You can look up teaching hospitals in your area and see if their faculties are doing research in that area and try getting a referal to see an actual specialist for your condition to optimise your treatment, but in terms of clinical medicine, you'll probably have to resort to clinical trials if you want more than symptomatic treatments. Honestly If i was in your situation I'd probably start throwing the kitchen sink at it and go for an alternative approach, the prognosis for actual ME is pretty shit anyways, might as well try eating a tub of coconut oil or hyperventilate in a redlight sauna

>>16129897
>FM/IM is regular cucked
Damn, I'm just banking on getting into IM if pathology doesn't interest me. I'm not sure what else to do.

>rad weirdo is a tripcuck
of course

>>16126058
almost like regulations will never work. why not quit relying on government, replace it with an unregulated free market?

>>16125201
unpaid medical bills eventually fuck your credit

>>16130190
Are you unironically going to let your future be decided by random internet people on a Chinese cartoon forum arbitrarily deciding how cucked something is?

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>>16118518
>>16118783
Is it truly that cucked over there? I just want to complete my residency in a relatively small city and then fuck off back home.

>>16130395
are you surprised that the people who use this website are often deeply insecure?

>>16130525
>Is it truly that cucked over there?
It depends, most departments are understaffed and personal is missing pretty much everywhere, but quality of care is still relativley decent overall. As for germany in general, it's pretty cucked. Pay is isn't great and you're paying close to 50% in taxes on that already not so great salary. Taxation and bureaucracy are a general malaise here that you can't get around, but if you're a euro that should be nothing new to you, though it's pretty extensive here. There are also a lot of "foreigners". They're mostly concentrated in the larger cities, but even smaller towns will usually have a few arabs or africans loitering around somewhere. Cost of living is relativley high, but more mangable in smaller cities. If you can somewhat speak the language most locals will be welcoming, but don't expect anyone over 40 to speak intelligible english. Apart from that the country itself is nice enough but germanic autism is definitely real

>>16129897
>Derm and Rads are chad (biased of course).

derm is not chad when derm PAs make 300k in las vegas

>>16130190
>>16129897
FM is only cucked in the east coast, everyone is a referral monkey. IM is more common in primary care jobs out there

FM is fine if you want to completely coast through med school, getting dogshit grades and failing your board exams multiple times. even the worst DO candidates received 50% interview yield this cycle

>take aspirin
>headache doesnt go away
>take ibuprofen
>headache doesnt go away
>take tylenol
>headache doesnt go away
medicine has fallen.
billions must suffer.

Do patients under the effects of botulinum toxin still experience erections, since those are controlled by smooth muscle, or are those paralyzed as well. If you received a handy, would you experience an orgasm without any of the contractions. I am struggling to find any medical literature that explores these questions.

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>>16125085
One year away from my Md

>>16125013
just don't live in America chud

Do any researchers have educational resources or textbooks that deal with the external re-oxygenation of red blood cells, I think doping is similar and the term used in sport science but not exactly what I'm looking for.
t. non-doc

why do nutritionists, pts, etc, have such a problem with MDs

>>16131167
>external re-oxygenation of red blood cells
>similar to blood doping but not exactly what I'm looking for
idk what you mean
you could be asking for regulation of erythropoiesis, Bohr/Haldane effects, reperfusion injury and everything in between

>>16131171
if we weren't so busy, we could easily do their jobs

>>16131171
Because it's so easy to just refer patients without doing an actual work up, you could just write "backpain or something" for PT orders and they have no recourse

>>16131171
nutritionists are hacks. dieticians are the real professionals

why do nurses act like plumbers and car mechanics while doctors and midwives act like they went to college?

>>16125461
>hopefully clinical years are better
4th year, yes. 3rd year, fuck no

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>lymphocytosis
>neutropenia
>high rdw and low/normal rdw
>procalcitonin slightly raised (0.3~)
>no infection, history of chronic obscure gi bleeding
>rest normal
What's the judgement, chief?

I wanted to be a doctor but I am grossed out by people's flesh and fluids

>>16130180
In my country the whole ME/CFS is not diagnosed/recognized, it’s treated as a psychosomatic disorder. Thus I was given antidepressants and other psychiatric medications, to no avail. That’s also why I don’t think I’ll find any actual help here. I’ll just keep hearing that I’m a hypochondriac / I have depression.
I’m on a diet but it’s related to the gastrointestinal issues that came along - specifically SIBO and giardiasis that just come back soon after any pharmacological intervention. I can’t exercise as I will literally collapse midway through, and will be drained for like a week, bed-bound.
I am willing to do anything at this point. I will keep fighting, even if I can’t stand up half of the days. But I’m also not suicidal as to try dangerous quackery or waste my scarce energy on bogus treatments that just have no chance of working.
I’m young, barely started my life, my career. I don’t want my life to be this mess I’m living right now. I know this place is far from ideal searching for answers but I’m a drowning man trying to hatch onto anything at this point.
The irony is, I was in perfect health just a few years ago. I’ve passed medical evaluation to be a fighter pilot, though I eventually chose to study aerospace engineering instead.

>>16131854
>The irony is, I was in perfect health just a few years ago
The something changed around that time that caused this. You probably know what it is

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>>16125002
So, I will pursue medicine next year, how fucked am I?
Also, anyone know with what book should I prepare for it during summer, started reading Campbell's Biology to improve my knowledge about biochem and fuckall, shit hurts my eyes too since I'm a eastern-european poorfag and can't waste 300 euros on a book, at least not now
I

>>16131894
Books are for boomerfags. Get an ipad and an apple pencil (or a logitech crayon if you're poor) and you'll have unlimited access to read and write on every pdf you'll need in your career.
Also why the fuck are you studying. Go outside and touch grass this summer, you may not get the chance to do it ever again.

>>16131937
I have an Ipad, but I prefer much more to work in books and notes I can spread all around the table
As for the summer part, that's why I want to study I will have too much free time in my hands as exams and things like that are not a problem for me

>>16131887
See >>16129124
>viral infection that spun out into meningitis
I had numerous neurological issues afterwards, but they all healed within a year (headache, shaking hands, vision problems, vertigo, numbness on my face). What left is absolutely debilitating fatigue and, weirdly enough, gastrointestinal issues, as described.

In the European Union, mannitol is indicated for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) in adults aged 18 years and above as an add-on therapy to best standard of care.[4]

>>16127608
it sucked cock, to be honest, but I didn't know that 80 out of 280 were experimentals so that makes me feel better. I was scoring in the mid 70's on NBME and Free120 so I felt pretty confident going in. If I fail I'm going to be shattered.

>>16129897
>The only real thought is, why is it taking so long to get my results back?
There is no reason most tests should take more than 40 minutes unless the sample is bad, or the equipment is literally not functioning
95% of the time it's because the nurses drew either a hemolyzed sample, it's severely diluted, or it's mislabeled. The other 5% is when the lab equipment is catastrophically broken.
There was a time where a nurse sent a mislabeled sample, then the recollect was grossly hemolyzed, then the second recollect was diluted, and finally the third recollect was correct

>>16131947
Anon, literally nothing will prepare you for medical school. You can waste your summer relearning all of cellular biology, metabolism, and biochemistry and your school will cover all of it in one week and you'll be on to new stuff. You will have wasted your summer.

Just go enjoy yourself.

>>16130342
The statute of limitations for medical debt is 5 years sir.

>>16132643
Help

>>16132793
Do you want to be a clinician? If not don't be a doctor

>>16132793
if you want research, just do a science bachelor with honours and then do a PhD
Don't do it though. Research is fucking gay and I only do it for career progression in medicine.

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They updated chronic fatigue syndrome (in the 10th edition) since the 8th
In that older one it's put in an info/questionbox that titled 'is fibromyalgia a real disease? '

how do i get into the cosmetic/aesthetic side of dermatology?
like i don't want to learn about rashes and fungi, but how typical skincare agents work.

>>16132959
Start by taking the mcat and applying to medical schools

That knowledge is a closely-held secret

>>16129479
Rising OMS-II here, and I'm personally interested in psychiatry.
I'm curious - do you have any pubs? Besides scoring high on Step 2, I feel like research is the best way for us to have a shot at landing at a decent program.

>>16125002
>We discuss research, DO NOT offer advice (just fucking go see your doctor), make fun of premeds and shitpost.
>Keep vaccination/clamping/vitamin K/soliciting advice out of this thread and start your own because it takes a lot of space.
>Nursoids post tits
If nothing else proves that doctors are self-serving cunts, this does

Doctors are dishonest bastards who have a bias in favour of the treatments they offer. Because the appearance of safety and effectiveness is what keeps doctors employed. The list of medical interventions that have turned out to be harmful is very long, and you'll know many of those examples yourselves. But who gives a shit? When you're playing with other people's lives, they pay the price, not you.

>>16133121
yeah it reminds me of how my mechanic called me a retard when I told him I was going to put orange juice in my car instead of oil because obviously sugar will help with combustion and make everything run more smoother

>anon realizes that doctoring is a job

>>16131854
>>16132091
Even with a diagnosis, there's really no simple causal treatment at the moment. There certainly is a psychosomatic component to your condition, it's just not the whole story or the primariy cause. Going through any neuro-infection can be debilitating, and the fatigue you're feeling is imo at least partially psychosomatic (which doesn't mean made up or imagined) though your nervous system certainly is in a state of disarray. A big part of these conditions is that your autonomous nervous system is in a deranged state, causing a variety of downstream issues. Your best bet of getting a hang on that aspect is managing stress and relaxation while getting your nervous system to slowly adapt to increasing levels of activity. It's essentially simple conditioning, but you'll likely have to take very small steps. If all you can do is a 5 minute walk with a break, that's what you'll have to work with to turn into a 5 minute walk without a break, eventually into a 10 minutes walk with a break and so on. The point is keeping it within your limits and managing stress as much as possible so you can be more active while keeping your autonomous nervous system from locking up and inducing fatigue that keeps your from progressing. Being in this kind of spiral of fatigue is an awful situation to be in and truth be told, from what I know, most ME/CFS patients don't fully recover, but you can improve dramatically and become functional again. I don't want to get into a whole thing here about chronic-disease personalities and resilience, but if you're determined to get better, take every avenue available to you, and that includes psychological and psychosomatic treatment. You don't have to take meds if they do nothing for you, but you'll have to manage the psychological strain this whole thing is putting on you with more than just stoic determination. Get a support system, be it family, friends or therapists, it's important for your recovery that you have that covered

>>16131700
Order a SPEP for polyclonal gammopathy? Iirc this is some self limiting chronic and non progressive disease

>>16133043
no. research still isnt required for most neuro programs, its mostly having good letters and actual neuro experience. my DO school has a bunch of neuro rotations and a renowned faculty member so that hasnt been an issue. however, away rotations are becoming more common for DOs for neuro so im doing a few to be safe.

i have some other academic stuff though like tutoring, and i also took step 1 cuz its a filter (no one in neuro world gives a rats ass about comlex). i also have one or two really unique things on my CV that make good convo starters

Is taking statins for cholesterol bad?

everyday i study, i feel dumber than the last. i should stop studying to stay smart :)

Is anyone here a chiropractor? I'm interested in going to chiropractic school and I was wondering what it's like. How is the course load? I've heard it's easy to get into but it's hard to graduate.

>>16132177
Damn, I am certain you will pass if you're averaging in the 70's. What made it so different and difficult from the nbme in comparison to the real thing?

>>16134521
>chiropractor
lmao

but unironically don't get into chiropractics it's a literal scam.

>>16134715
Well it's partly exam nerves, right? I don't get test anxiety - if anything, I'm inappropriately relaxed in exams. If I don't know the answer I try to reason for a bit but I don't get hung up on things or go over my answers meticulously. I find I'm frequently right the first time and make more "correct to incorrect" answer switches than "incorrect to correct" if I go back too much.

It's just a hard exam. The format feels VERY familiar if you do some of the NBMEs or a lot of uWorld questions. I would recommend uWorld over AMBOSS 100%. I have both and I love AMBOSS for studying but for pure exam prep uWorld felt more similar.

I wouldn't say it felt more difficult than NBME, other than the questions that were clearly experimentals. I had one question that was a very specific neuroanatomy question about pathways that we never discussed in lecture or on first aid, for example. It's more that it's such a high pressure, high risk thing to fuck up.

>>16134190
I feel like this all the time

>>16134175
depends on the lipid profile of the patient but they're first line with lifestyle modification, generally

Is liquid biopsy a viable method for early cancer detection, or is it merely a hoax?

>>16135094
>but unironically don't get into chiropractics it's a literal scam.
What's wrong with being a chiropractor? How is it a scam? Chiropractic care is covered by insurance for example.

Anyways, I'm really interested in its philosophy of addressing the root cause of symptoms without medication. Doing alignments seems really satisfying, I'd get to heal patients with my own hands.

>>16135198
>he thinks private insurance ISN'T a scam
El em ay oh

>>16135198
>Addressing the root cause of symptoms
anon you're literally just addressing the symptoms

>>16135240
I meant addressing the root cause of diseases as opposed to medicine which only masks symptoms.

>>16126546
>And typical psychologist, trying to drug people they don't like

you mean psychiatrist, dipshit
whats the point of being anti-psych if you cant even distinguish the people you hate

>Although cancers are the second leading cause of death in the United States, only 4% of centenarians die of cancer, compared to almost 40% mortality in the middle-age group
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3894918/

>>16135252
its called physical therapy, dipshit
and all you do as a chiro is crack, you dont do anything else

>>16135257
>and all you do as a chiro is crack, you dont do anything else
My chiropractor reads X-rays and does nutrition coaching among other things.

Is it realistic to run a business alongside med school? Won a competition for angel investor seed money recently and I head into clerkships next month
>>16135252
Bulged cervical spinal disks aren't going to get fixed by a quick crack moron

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What's the deal with hippys and schizos saying Root Canals cause heart attacks and cancer?
How can it be possible that extremely harmful bacteria just chill at the apex of a root canal treated tooth for years and your body does nothing to it? The root canal just seals whatever bacteria are left. So wouldnt it matter what kind of bacteria are getting sealed off?

How come your white blood cells can't get to the bacteria? How can the bacteria stay alive if your cells can't get to it? How can the bacteria infinitely secrete toxins if it's closed off from your blood supply? Your body forms a cyst around the apex of your root when it detects an infection post root canal. So the bacteria just avoid the cyst? Do they avoid antibiotics too?

Maybe Im just retarded but nothing about this makes sense and the more I try to read up about Periapical cysts and the exact mechanism through which harmful bacteria are able to survive antibiotics, survive the immune system, live perpetually, and secrete "toxins" with a minecraft infinite dupe glitch, the more I just get nonsense results like pic related

>>16135285
>Bulged cervical spinal disks aren't going to get fixed by a quick crack moron
Well, maybe not in one visit.

Not sure if this is the right place, but how bad are the trace amounts of cadmium and arsenic found in fruits and vegetables? Are they essentially non-issues for how small they are? Not a vegan I just really like carrots

What specialty/profession in medicine has the most schizo or neurotic people? I feel like medicine is a pretty normie field in general.

>>16135323
One of the rules of the universe is no matter where you work, you will be working with people who bore the fuck out of you

>>16135332
The job I worked with the most interesting people was ironically a night shift factory job

>>16135337
The more money you make the more boring people are

>>16135285
>run a business alongside medschool
depends on the business, if you want to get into a competitive specialty, and how much you hate your life.

>>16135352
Medical device, interested in surgical subspecialty, virgin even now so yes I hate myself

How the fuck do you talk to women in med school anyways, they all already have cliques in the first month or go home straight from class

>>16135343
people become more reserved when they have more to lose. also expectations of a professional qualification are higher

>>16135363
No I'm not talk about the fake, put-on presentation which people perform during work
I mean their hobbies are literally gay and retarded and boring

>>16135321
>>16135321
Not in any visits anon
The annulus fibrosus isn't going to suddenly anneal and contain the hernia because you did a twisty

>>16135365
Why is that anon? Why is there no medchan? There are not many popular medical anime for some reason.

>>16135315
dentistry is one of the least evidence based medical fields
I don't actually have data to back that up, but it seems like nobody actually knows anything about teeth

>>16135392
Im not a medfag, but I work a salaried position in a technical field
I just want to talk about Kabalistic symbology in Evangelion but my coworkers do nothing but talk about sports and cars it makes me want to kms

>>16135355
same way you talk to anyone, introduce yourself

>>16135407
expand your interests by talking to them about sports and cars
having narrow interests does not make you unique or special

>>16135408
They know who I am, now how do I get my crush to talk to me outside of required times

>>16135409
Sports as a conversation topic are one of the most gay and socially retarded things to discuss
There is literally nothing more insular and pointless
>hey did you see what dickfuck did at the 23 minute mark in the third quarter of the first half last thursday at 7pm?
>uh no
>oh you really shouldve seen it

Maybe dont be such a social retard and try talking about something that the other person has a chance to respond to

Just because you have normalfag interests doesnt mean you're not a social retard. You're just a social retard and a basic bitch at the same time

>>16135409
doesn't work because once you actually get into it you'll soon find it they know nothing about it despite claiming to be "huge fans", happened to me when I genuinely tried to get into sports for a year or two

>>16125013
Medfags will cope about how they're overpaid, how a med degree is closer to a trade school, etc. It's pretty hilarious to see.

>>16135406
I really just want to learn more about Periapical cysts because those things take 4 years to heal and can harbor some pretty fucked up bacteria potentially. But wouldnt you have inflammation symptoms if this was the case?

I feel like a lot of the schizo opinions on dentistry just ignore the fact that most normies are fucking insane and retarded and will ignore glaring health problems for years.

>>16135418
Lol I saw one guy who somehow ignored half his teeth rotting in his mouth for 5 years due to his candy and smoking habits
Came in for persistent idiopathic leukocytosis (idiopathic my ass, I hate PCPs)

>>16135412
get out of your head and just talk to people my man
even if you look like a sperg, just laugh it off and say some shit like "between covid and all this studying, my social skills are shot"

>>16135413
>>16135414
you guys have a lot of resentment for other people to get out of your systems
you can be a cynical jackass and still have friends, but you have to make an effort to meet people where they are

>>16135426
>just have shit friends
No thanks. I already have good friends.

>>16135426
>just talk to people bro
>just get friends
Thanks for that information, I can't believe I've never thought about doing that before.

>>16135426
>equating small talk with coworkers to making friends
shut the fuck up you dumb nigger, talk to me when you pay taxes

>>16135406
>but it seems like nobody actually knows anything about teeth

they literally do not teach anything about teeth in med school
nutrition is hit and miss but most likely you will never learn about that in med school either

>>16135355
>How the fuck do you talk to women in med school anyways,

you dont
get on the apps and fuck the local women instead

>>16135477
My med school has a dental school attached
We share dissection cadavers
Those toothfuckers never wrapped up properly.

>>16135447
that's literally the only option
aside from getting your social interaction from anons online, which just turns you into a fucked up weirdo like >>16135463

>>16135502
I'm interested in pretty much any STEM topic. I have so many interests that it is almost impossible for me to meet someone that I have nothing in common with. I have joined clubs, I have talked to lots of people. Most people that I have talked to are respectful but reticent. If I ask any questions they will give a terse reply and not ask anything back, or ask me the same question that I asked them. It seems that when people see me they think I am autistic or a that they have to be nice to or else. It is tough to see people immediately bond and become friends whereas a similar interaction with me would be completely different. Tl;dr telling anon to "just talk to people" is not really helpful.

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ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

>>16135355
>How the fuck do you talk to women in med school anyways
At the very least, make sure your personal hygiene is good; you need to take at least one shower a day and to brush your teeth twice. Make sure you're wearing fashionable clothes; you better not be wearing fucking video game graphic tees. Get some hobbies (video games don't count); girls love it when their company is fun. And most importantly: be more confident.

>>16135355
just be a homo (an actual faggot or an effeminate tool)

>>16135665
>he's sick of himself
lmao p0wned.

>>16135719
>universally despised retard
still zero bud.

>>16135518
there is no formula or secret code word you can whisper to force people to like you
the only thing you can do is emulate qualities you know other people are attracted to (being kind, honest, confident, funny, easy to talk to, etc . . .)

I promise you there isn't some id tag, only visible to other people, hovering over your head that says "lol this guy sucks don't talk to him"

After a month and a half unemployed I finally got a call to cover a weekend shift in anesthesia. Thing is it will be the same shift my momma works, hopefully it wont in the same placement. This adult/attending shit is wack lol.

>>16135518
>I'm interested in pretty much any STEM topic

most med students dont care about this shit. talk about normal stuff

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>>16125002
Talk me out of becoming an orthopod

>>16135707
is this why women talk to me...? I am depressed rn

>>16135136
AFAIK, it's not really used for early cancer detection/screening. It's used after cancer has been diagnosed to help guide clinical management

>>16135744
I have all of those qualities except for "easy to talk to"
And that might make me seem cooler, but it is not causing people to want to be friends with me.
>>16136341
>most med students dont care about this shit. talk about normal stuff
I know, it sucks. I don't like normal stuff, I like interesting stuff.

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>rinse skin injury with water
>burns like hell
>keep washing
>suddenly it no longer burns
How is this magic possible?

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Psychiatrists should go back to calling themselves Alienists. Much cooler term.

whats the best specialty for someone who has really poor eye-hand coordination and poor dexterity

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What does this piss culture look like to you
By the way it was slimy before

>>16136919
Eye surgeon

What scrubs do you wear? Is there any practical difference between dedicated "underscrub shirts" and regular dri fit athletic shirts, or is that just a Jewish plot to make me spend more money? What about jogger cut scrub pants? Someone told me that yeah joggers look good but straight or boot cut are better to protect my ankles and shoes from body fluids. Are figs worth it or just a meme?
t. new hire PCT

>>16136950
what if im also retarded?

>>16137004
r/woosh

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not exactly medical advice but how do I get a female doctor to look at my dick. and then how do I escalate into a seduction situation. really just having her look at my dick is ok already though.

>>16137195
Find female urologist and say u have penis problem

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Going through a graduate degree in biomedical science before med school because I didn't try hard enough in undergrad. Why am I like this?

>>16137330
I am sorry to hear that. If it makes you feel better a lot of students in my class range from 26-28, and a student who is 30 (I am unsure how this guy entered). So you're not alone nor late...

>>16137338
>>16137343
It seems like you forgot to take your lithium today. Please take your meds!

>>16137330
Rich fag.

>>16137340
I'm 31. I don't feel bad about being late or any temporal maladies, I just know that with the tiniest bit of true effort I could be a god. Idleness is retarded, I know, but man do I love it.

doctors pls state
>cuntry
>specialization
>do you think you get paid enough
please answer sincerely about the pay, everyone thinks they deserve more usually but is what you are getting 'within reason' etc

>>16137345
Anon I make $50k a year, I just don't have any kids or debt.

>>16135693
I guess confidence is the real lacking part because the rest is checked already

>>16137340
>and a student who is 30 (I am unsure how this guy entered).

girl in my class who is 41
gonna be entering my 4th year once i turn 26. people think im "young" yet i still took a gap year to get into med school

>>16137405
Okay, but you're still spending an unnecessary amount of money for something you should have the qualifications for by the end of undergrad.

>>16137512
The same thing could be said for the entire nation of America, you could have entered medical just after high school. Why waste undergrad years?

>>16125085
Just took my MCAT last week >>16137330
This is literally my nightmare, if I dont get into medical school im just going to kms instead

>>16125002
I am tapering Mirtazapine which I was using for my sleeping problems due to rumbling in my left ear that was appearing at night. The rumbling has stopped few weeks ago and now I want to get rid of this drug. I used 7.5 mg for 8 months and right now I slowly tapered it down to 2.5mg without any side effects. I was planning to stop at 1 mg which but this is a very low dose. Can taking an antidepressant at a too low dose cause a problems? My fear is that the rumbling will come back as withdrawal symptom, I don't care about any other withdrawal symptom.
Yes I went to a doctor and he said me to stop at 3.75mg but I was too pussy to do that.

>>16137581
>if I dont get into medical school im just going to kms instead
It's just a job.

>>16137371
USA
Radiology
75k as a resident. Will be attending in 2 years. 25th percentile pay for radiologist in the united states is 450k

>>16137581
i know someone who didnt get in the first year, took a year to do something else, then got in a year later. hes now a cardiologist. dont ever give up

>>16137371
USA
optometry (student lmao). go on externships in ~1mo.
130-150k starting in my state for full-time work. i think it's fine since i only have to do 4y of school then can go out and practice. the 250k of debt sucks though but not bad wages.

>>16137624
>>16137652
I already spent 3 years working a shitty construction job to pay for the rest of my undergrad during covid. I have been scraping and grinding along for way to long to be told no.

It might be just a job but it’s the only job I’m willing to do for the rest of my life.

>>16137371
>USA
>ID
>Fuck no

>>16137657
>130-150k starting
>4y of school
>250k of debt
Why not just go to medical school at that point?

>>16137712
I didn't get in my first application cycle and I had a 516. It's cool anon. Don't give up and you'll get there.

Wgat do you feed gram positive bacteria or fungi

>>16137780
If you don’t mind me asking what was your gpa? Extracurriculars?

>>16137712
>I already spent 3 years working a shitty construction job to pay for the rest of my undergrad during covid.
Mommy and Daddy couldn't help you?

>>16137828
science gpa 3.79 overall 3.86 extracurriculars on first application cycle were:
Free tutoring on campus for STEM subjects
Eagle scout
Covid vaccine clinic volunteering in like march/april 2020
Employed full-time during all of undergrad
Raising children - doesn't really count, but made its way onto my application as an excuse for no research

Second application cycle I had spent 8 months doing virtual scribing and 10 months as a volunteer in hospice. I had worked my way up from hospice volunteer to a paid position as the volunteer coordinator and main hospice admin by this point as well.

I still didn't match to a medical school. I got in off the waitlist. Med school applications fucking suck but if you don't give up you'll eventually get in somewhere, maybe DO but that's fine, really. Better than being a service industry slave the rest of my life.

>>16137976
also it's unclear from my post, but I'm at a MD school. No offense to our DO counterparts, I just think I'm better than you and want to make it explicitly clear

>>16137976
>Raising children
lol wtf
>I still didn't match to a medical school.
TMDSAS?

>>16138061
i've kids

>>16138075
I thought you were talking about your little siblings or something. How old were you when you applied?
>inb4 you had kids at 20 or something

>>16137762
didnt want to do the time for various reasons, didnt want to risk not getting into the 1 specialty i wanted to either by not grinding hard enough and/or not being diverse enough, was happy with what optometry scope of practice covers (and how it keeps getting more scope expansions), was fine with the wages/lifestyle, etc etc.

if i was interested in anything besides the eyes, maybe i wouldve considered it as i wouldve had a fallback plan or 2, but i find the eyes the most fascinating and didnt really want to go into any other specialty.

>>16137512
>unnecessary
I mean, I've made a lot of connections for medical research on the side of biochemistry, so I wouldn't say that. I could just as easily pursue a Ph.D. at this point, but an M.D. is the goal.

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Sorry if this is the wrong thread.

Whats a good book on drug chemistey? Like how can you tell what a drug/substance really is?

>inb4 junkie, I have CKD and have found a study that said IGF-1 can improve kidney function

>>16138100
>>16138100
Applied in my late twenties. I started college at 25.
Also yes, TMDSAS

>>16137645
radsbro what are you going to do with all your money as an attending?

>>16138247
>Also yes, TMDSAS
I thought so. Texas schools are so hard to get into. I didn't match to any schools and I don't think I'm getting off the waitlist. I got accepted into some out-of-state DO schools and I'm just going to have to cope.

>>16138207
go to college

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>>16138263
Cant afforrd it. Help a retard out anon. I just need a book rec

>>16138207
>Like how can you tell what a drug/substance really is?
I'm not sure what you're asking. Use wikipedia if you want to know about the drug and follow all the links.

>>16138333
No. If I have a substance, what material/gear do I need to verify its identity? That is what I am asking.

>>16138273
you aren't going to be able to gain enough knowledge to treat your kidney disease by doing google searches/reading random books
the best option for you is going to be paying a doctor to manage your disease

>>16138344
you'll need a degree in chemistry and access to a lab with a mas spec at the very least
other useful lab techniques may be fractional distillation, chromatography, etcetera. If you don't have a degree and training you are unlikely to successfully do anything other than hurt yourself. I mean this in the nicest way.

>>16138273
anon please elaborate, what exactly are you trying to identify and why?

>>16138354
Cant anon mix it with some specific chemicals that only react to chemicals in the drug?

>>16138350
I understand but I have no other option- Doctors want me on dialysis. Im not doing that, it is disgusting. I found a study that looks promising (though there hasnt been any follow up since). Also its not a disease but decreased function due to severe injury.

>Insulin-Like Growth Factor–I Treatment to Enhance Renal Function in Advanced Chronic Renal Failure

Also, every modern doctor became a doctor by reading books, they didnt figure it out on their own.

>>16138355
A product sold as igf-1. I want to determine what it actually is. I intend to experiment on myself in the hope of warding off death but I want to verify what I'm using first.

what are the medical jobs which are most likely to be replaced by AI functions? I think hands-on jobs, surgery for example, would be the least likely, while something like radiology would be easier to replace. or am I just buying into the hype and this type of replacement is farther away than I think?

>>16138363
doctors spend many years going through very difficult training to gain their expertise; it's more than just reading books
this self-experimentation is not a viable path - you are likely going to end up in the emergency department

I am sorry to hear what you're going through
please just follow your doctor's recommendation

do people really fail step 1? I've basically done no prep aside from studying for my school's exams and easily passed a full length practice test

does eye bulging go away after hypothyroidism is treated? Is it permanent tissue growth?

>>16138388
Yes, people fail step 1
What was your studying like for pre-clinicals? Just first aid? Some schools have curriculums that are very VERY USMLE oriented so their students are very prepared for step. Others, like mine, use house exams and write their own questions that are very different from uworld/amboss so it takes some getting used to.

>>16138637
Glucocorticoids have been shown to be effective in reversing the retroorbital GAG deposits in thyroid disease-related exophthalmos. Uptodate also recommends teprotumumab, an IGF-1 receptor MAB.

any successful med school bros with the same story or am i cooked

i have a low gpa (3.3-3.5) range but I have a 525 mcat and like 3,000 research hours (~2 pubs before applying)

am i cooked for a good med school or is there still hope

>>16139017
You'll be fine.

>>16138363
>Doctors want me on dialysis. Im not doing that, it is disgusting

your renal function is in the shitter
no dialysis = death

>>16138388
>do people really fail step 1?
often
dont forget all the DO students that pussy out and dont even take step 1

>>16139017
You're fine

>>16139134
Dialysis = death and terrible quality of life.


From the IGF-1 treatment trial
>GFR was maximally increased on the fourth treatment day and exceeded both the control and post-treatment value b.v 17%

>>16138354
Ill look into getting a mass spec. They arent too expensive. Thanks

>>16138363
Bookmarking this post

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>>16139206
bookmarking my future Teledyne Isco CombiFlash NextGen 300+ Chromatography System. should be able to afford it in a year. once I own this baby, it's over for you Big Dialysis Shills.

Stupid /med/ggers take 10 days to reach bump limit

>>16139305
Perks of having an actually useful job I guess.

>>16125490
Moraxella catarrhalis is a big player, you can forget about the others

>>16137195
this doesn't work
t. a female urologist told me

>>16139434
you just werent pretty enough

>>16139152
Doesn't igf-1 also cause diabetes? so this will just make it worse and you will probably become blind and ruin your kidney further from hyperglycemia. I will also assume the reason you're put on dialysis is because of diabetes, so it's no wonder why its never used clinically..

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Is this fungi cultured
Possibly from noble rot

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>>16139434
Can you ask her what this human piss culture looks like

>>16139517
No, IGF-1 can help treat diabetes. Also, your assumption is wrong, I was injured. I think it has never been used clinically because it would bankrupt a massive part of the medical industry. I've only found 2 human trials and those were from the 90's and the 50's. Despite their success, there has not been any follow up.


Fernando C. Fervenza, Michael M. Friedlaender, John O. Ike & Ralph Rabkin
(1998) Insulin-Like Growth Factor–I Treatment to Enhance Renal Function in Advanced Chronic
Renal Failure, Renal Failure, 20:2, 349-356, DOI: 10.3109/08860229809045121

>>16139152
have fun slowly killing yourself then
if you're already at stage 3 ckd, your GFR is not permanently reversible

>>16139544
>that study
lol IGF-1 barely did anything at all
the one significant finding for inulin on day 4 was likely luck

>>16139544
>punched so hard you instantly progress to ESRD
damn what gym is this, I want to join

in all seriousness, fat fuck unless proven otherwise

>>16139567
What can improve kidney function? I've squared away my lifestyle, diet, fitness, sleep. Don't have any medical issues or abnormal vitals/labs except kidney function. So what can reverse (improve) kidney function?

>>16139582
I'm confused. what was lucky? IGF-1 improved the kidney function from day 4 onward. It started on day 4 and continued until they stopped taking it. I get the number of patients was small and that the average variance is kinda close (don't know technical term the plus minus for the average stats)

>>16139608
kek. I was in the military.

>>16139302
>needs to wait a year just to afford a chromatography machine
Wait till you see how much IGF costs without insurance LOL

also
>1 yr ESRD w/o dialysis
This nigga finna die before he even buys the chromatography machine

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>>16138637
I think surgery can be useful for cosmetic changes after

>>16139614
What lowered your bilateral kidney function? A bullet that somehow hit your right kidney, took a 90 degree turn and knocked out the left one too?

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>they hit the second kidney

>>16139619
yes. that is what happened. you're a pretty good doctor. do you accept TriCare?

>>16139616
guess I should start an ecoli farm huh?

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>>16138363
Here is why i bookmarked your post:
From a dialysis patient:When a patient on dialysis presents...
Ten years is a long time. For those ten years, or just over 3,560 times, I attached
myself to a peritoneal dialysis machine and underwent nine hours and fi fty min-
utes of nightly therapy. I subsequently learned to do a lot of crosswords and read
a ridiculous amount of books. In ten years I had just three incidents: an inguinal
hernia due to thinking that I could move a sofa (I could not), a parathyroidectomy
(my knees were much happier afterwards), and one unfortunate bout of peritoni-
tis (once was enough). Statistically speaking, I am an anomaly: the ‘average’ life
span of a peritoneal dialysis patient is four years.
Admittedly, I did not initially cope well with needing to be on dialysis. After hav-
ing lived successfully with a transplant, a return to dialysis felt like failure. I did not
want the hassle of treatment. I did not want piles of boxes cluttering up our home.
Mostly, I did not want a PD catheter jutting out of my belly. But what I originally
believed to be unacceptable, gradually became tolerable. This took time. It took
care and support. It took experiencing relative health, and seeing that dialysis life,
although diff erent to existing with a transplant, could be lived well.
Natasha Boone , author and illustrator, www.normalnotnormal.com; www.natashaboone.com

>>16139650
>I subjected myself to the degradation of having my body mutilated and entered into dialysis for years, pretending not to notice the wretched smell of decay, pretending not to see the hopelessness in the eyes of the wasted denizens of this ultra-fluorescent pee pee soaked heck hole, forcing a smile as I descended daily into this barbarous facility. I will endure! And then! Then against all odds, I managed to steal an organ from someone else. I emerged from that dank dungeon like a phoenix only to sleep through a surgery that left me bankrupt. Half awake and grateful, I trudged through a half life of gobbling pill after pill of anti rejection drugs that left me burdened with cruel side effects. This brief respite was interrupted when the transplanted organ eventually failed, as they all do, and I was forced back to the decay and misery of dialysis but I'm OKAY WITH IT!!!!

Everyone copes in their own way. I'd rather kill myself in a failed experiment than subject myself to that misery. I'm suprised doctors are so against experimentation

>>16139614
you were in the military, but can't afford college?
why aren't you eligible for the gi bill?

>>16139713
used it all up on a philosophy degree.

ever see Magnolia with Tom Cruise? The interview scene where he says he atteneded some Uni but never graduated? Thats me but without the charisma or good looks or working kidneys.

>>16139627
Anon I'm just playing around, but the fact is that your kidneys are too physically scarred to ever recover full function without a transplant if you're at ckd stage 3 or more
The only bet you have of GFR recovery is kidney transplant or 3d printing yourself a new kidney. Legitimately curious though, what injured you in the military to get ckd
>>16139690
>waahhh dialysis le stinky and depressing therefore... I'll bankrupt myself into somehow physically reversing years of kidney damage that has left my organs physically scarred
If there was a treatment that worked that you could afford, your doctor would have told you about it

>>16139690
doctors aren't against experimentation when it's done in a medically useful manner as opposed to doing the modern equivalent of chinese alchemists poisoning themselves in search of an elixir of immortality
are there any clinical trials you could participate in?

I get my step score back in like 48 hours and I'm petrified that I failed

>>16139858
you didnt, retard.

>>16139690
I copied this from a book hehe

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>>16136580
there are bio signals emitted from the tumor for the management of tumor microenvironment, like angiogenesis. I'm sure this signal can be detected early on to find cancers.
>>16136857
wrong thread anon

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