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Trexate said:
Mine's 52". No big deal.
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That's too big for a monitor. Hell, I tried using my 42 TV as a monitor and it was terrible. 26 optimal IMO unless you do some graphic design or something.
 
I was thinking of Netflix and online histology slides for monitor use. Do bigger monitors distort comp images?
 
caniac said:
I was thinking of Netflix and online histology slides for monitor use. Do bigger monitors distort comp images?
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It's about what kind of resolution they support. They don't distort images.
 
FloatOn said:
It's a salamander.

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It's an axolotl! You can buy them as pets, they're found in Mexico.

caniac said:
so excited. BestBuy has an online outlet where they sell all the refurbs for mad cheap. Refurbed electronics is always a winner -- the mfr has to ensure quality for all refurbished items, so in many cases they're more closely inspected than the new-in-box ones!!! Paid 1/2 of what Amazon wanted for it and it was delivered in 4 days
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That's pretty awesome, I should look into that.
 
what up? was about to go run, but then my dad called and said the delivery guy is supposed to be here an hour early, so there goes the exact time I was planning on running.

the one time they're running on time... small, but ticks me off. 😡
 
Most redundant paper ever?

Many health care professionals cringe when they watch popular medical programs - episodes of which glamorize behavior that would not be tolerated in reality.
A medical student and faculty directors from the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics analyzed depictions of bioethical issues and professionalism over a full season of two popular medical dramas - "Grey's Anatomy" and "House, M.D." - and found that the shows were "rife" with ethical dilemmas and actions that often ran afoul of professional codes of conduct.
The authors of the review, available in the April issue of the Journal of Medical Ethics, say they were well aware that their findings would end up stating the obvious.
But they nonetheless wanted to provide data that would shed light on the relationship of these depictions on the perceptions of viewers, both health professionals and the general public.
"I think the utility in our study is that it provides a starting point for a discussion," says fourth-year medical student Matthew Czarny, a researcher at the Berman Institute. "In no way are we saying that these shows are educational in and of themselves."
An earlier analysis by the co-authors, along with fellow Berman Institute faculty member Marie Nolan, Ph.D., found that more than 80 percent of medical and nursing students watch television medical dramas. That study also concluded that the programs may prompt students to think and talk about bioethical issues.
In analyzing the second seasons of "Grey's Anatomy" and "House," Czarny counted 179 depictions of bioethical issues, under 11 different topics, ranging from informed consent to organ-transplant eligibility to human experimentation.
Berman Institute Director Ruth Faden, Ph.D., the Philip Franklin Wagley Professor of Biomedical Ethics, and the institute's deputy director for medicine, Jeremy Sugarman, M.D., the Harvey M. Meyerhoff Professor of Bioethics and Medicine, designed the study, helped develop the coding and ensured the quality of the findings.
Given the vivid portrayals of clinical practice and bioethical issues in medical dramas - albeit through storylines that sometimes stray into the realm of outlandish - the co-authors began systematically eyeing the programs in the genre several years ago to assess the nature and extent of the depictions.
"Grey's Anatomy," now in its sixth season on ABC, is one of the most watched prime-time television series in the country and chronicles the lives of five surgical interns and their attending and resident physicians. "House," which airs on Fox and is also in its sixth season, follows the medical maverick Dr. Gregory House and his trainees, as they diagnose and treat only the most difficult cases.
Informed consent was the most frequently observed bioethical issue. Of 49 total incidents, 43 percent involved "exemplary" consent discussions, while the remaining instances were "inadequate."
In general, exemplary depictions portrayed "compassionate, knowledgeable physicians participating in a balanced discussion with a patient about possible treatment options."
Conversely, inadequate depictions were "marked by hurried and one-sided discussions, refusal by physicians to answer questions," and "even an entire lack of informed consent for risky procedures," the authors state.
They also tallied 22 incidents of "ethically questionable departures from standard practice," most of them depicting doctors endangering patients unnecessarily in their pursuit of a favorable outcome.
"In almost all of these incidents (18 out of 22), the implicated physician is not penalized," the authors note.
Czarny, the study's lead author, recalled an episode of "Grey's Anatomy" in which an intern forged an attending physician's signature.
"When this is discovered, the attending seems somewhat grateful that that was pursued," Czarny said. And he cited another egregious example from the show, in which an intern administers medical care while intoxicated.
The study also examined 400 incidents of professionalism, which included interactions among professional colleagues, as well as those with patients. The authors limited their count to incidents they defined as either "exemplary" or "egregious."
"Incidents related to respect were the most frequently observed across both series, and depictions were largely negative," the authors concluded.
The next most commonly observed departure from professionalism was sexual misconduct, with 58 incidents notched by the second season of "Grey's Anatomy" and 11 in "House."
Out of 178 interactions between professionals, across all issues, the authors deemed just nine exemplary in nature.
Acknowledging that both series are intended for entertainment purposes, the Berman Institute group said none of the findings were unexpected. And because the study was a content analysis, the authors did not set out to determine the value of these medical dramas as educational tools.
Rather, their goal was to inform discussions about whether medical dramas should be shown in a classroom to spur conversations about ethics and professionalism among medical and nursing students.



Ethical failures found on Grey's Anatomy and House
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caniac said:
so excited. BestBuy has an online outlet where they sell all the refurbs for mad cheap. Refurbed electronics is always a winner -- the mfr has to ensure quality for all refurbished items, so in many cases they're more closely inspected than the new-in-box ones!!! Paid 1/2 of what Amazon wanted for it and it was delivered in 4 days
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you think that's great? you should work there for 30 days...over a year ago I got a 42" 1080p Panasonic plasma for $350. So great I bought two. 😀

after working there, i cant go back and buy things. they just rip people off.
 
caniac said:
I was thinking of Netflix and online histology slides for monitor use. Do bigger monitors distort comp images?
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FSAP said:
It's about what kind of resolution they support. They don't distort images.
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yea, its about resolution and how you connect it. if it has a PC port, it'll be good money.
 
Get in a good, solid summer of laziness before med school 👍
 
notified the last of the people who needed to be notified yesterday. Quitting June 4th. Commissioned Officer Training tentatively June 28 - July 30. Med school starts august...7th?ish?

hard to weigh $$ vs. freedom...I guess 3 weeks is enough of a vacation for me :/
 
remember when Ron Artest got a job at best buy after getting drafted by the Bulls so he can get discounts on electronics for his family? that guy is a hustler
 
brooklynblunder said:
remember when Ron Artest got a job at best buy after getting drafted by the Bulls so he can get discounts on electronics for his family? that guy is a hustler
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circuit city, but hilarious none the less. smart man.
 
12 hour surgery i was supposed watch today was moved to the 13th. So I slept in like hardcore!
 
in high school we used to get two weeks for spring break...man those were good times
 
really? we got out in may and started late august. i think my school got in trouble for not having enough school days in the year and changed the schedule after i left to add more days. :meanie:
 
and yeah the weather is terrible. i don't know how much more wind my poor umbrella can take
 
Hey Jla & Tatypotamus!

So, it totally figures that once I resign myself to being thrilled graduation is so close and being unable to wait to move to FL, something happens that makes me want to stick around for longer.
 
ksmi117 said:
Being stressed since I overslept. Spring Break can't come soon enough. Actually, the Wednesday after Spring Break can't come soon enough. I'll be done teaching, and done with my thesis. Scary that it's only 15 days away though.
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i just taught my last class yesterday, imma miss those guys
 
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