Not a larp. Currently rotating through adolescent medicine (I Have today off, post call).
Lemme tell you about what I saw (withholding identifiers of course) last friday:
-An autistic female with a rare skin disorder who is so developmentally delayed she has no hope of surviving on her own. Evaluated for possible IUD because it would be horrifying if she got preggo.
-A dude with his sixth STI. I got to tell him this time he has herpes
-A didndu convict at all of 16. Most condescending asshole you ever met. His case worker was so kind. It contrasted the fact that this kid not only doesn't care that he is a fucking drain on society but he will probably reproduce.
Lumps could mean a lot of things.
Yup. PAs are pretty based. Smarter than I am, DESU.
No, not really. I think all things being considered I'm exactly where I want to be.
Family is doing well. I have good friends. Just got out of a long term relationship, but I think I'll find a wife and make some nice white children to further my people. I'm a christian even though I struggle with faith.
100% recommend against? Any specialty you don't like, really. Some people will say "do derm! do rads!" because they are lifestyle specialties. And yeah, they have better work-life balances than I do. Yeah, the shit they have to do isn't quite so hard. But I would be bored sensless if I had to sit in a dark room and read MRIs or look at rashes literally all day every day.
Gen surg is pretty cool if you like surgery. I've met plenty of surgeons who have decent lives.
Research the school. Be yourself. Realize that the questions you are being asked have less to do with the "right answer" and more to do with determining your train of thought.
What do you call two orthopedic surgeons reading an ECG?
A double-blind study.
Frequently. Probably every week. A bunch of kids in the PICU are just end of life for these terrible genetic diseases