Random non-MCAT and only peripherally related to the MCAT thread - Part 4

[Nikki2002]

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In the Random Non-MCAT thread you are allowed to discuss all of the following EXCEPT:

A.) Breaststicks
B.) the MCAT
C.) cake
D.) VD


If you chose B then congrats! You are ready to begin postwhoring in the Random non-MCAT and only peripherally related to the MCAT thread - Part Quatro 😎

 

[Arsenic]

I have to go to the doctor soon to get my physical.

I don't know why, but I'm always scared that they'll find something horribly wrong even though I'm usually healthy.

Is it ironic that I want to go into medicine yet I'm scared of being a patient? 😀
-Dr. P.

totally normal 😀

 

[RAD11]

I still think wasabi caviar, spicy scallops, philadelphia roll, and shrimp tempura sushi are the best!

 

[Dr. Pepper]

I guess I gotta give the eel another shot tonight.

Give it a try. If you don't like it, then go for salmon or tuna. Honestly, (not to be racist), but grab any Asian friend you know and I can guarantee with 75% certainty that they are sushi aficionados in disguise, and ask them to try new sushis with you and they will show you the premier fish. 😀
-Dr. P.

 

[RAD11]

I have to go to the doctor soon to get my physical.

I don't know why, but I'm always scared that they'll find something horribly wrong even though I'm usually healthy.

Is it ironic that I want to go into medicine yet I'm scared of being a patient? 😀
-Dr. P.

Same here.. I hate going to the doctor but I wanna be one. Weird!

 

[RAD11]

Give it a try. If you don't like it, then go for salmon or tuna. Honestly, (not to be racist), but grab any Asian friend you know and I can guarantee with 75% certainty that they are sushi aficionados in disguise, and ask them to try new sushis with you and they will show you the premier fish. 😀
-Dr. P.

I am asian...not oriental, though!

 

[Dr. Pepper]

totally normal 😀

Maybe it's my doctor. I mean, if my doctor put up a sign everywhere saying "129.95", my mind would be at ease.

Quick: Dr. Nick quote of the day: "That's how we look like inside? It's digusting! Whoa! That lady swallowed a baby!"

 

[Dr. Pepper]

I am asian...not oriental, though!

Yeah, what is with that terminology? Personally, I think oriental would be more offensive because it sounds like a description for a piece of fruit. I call Asians Asian and that's how I like it.
-Dr. P.

 

[Dr. Pepper]

I am asian...not oriental, though!

I was just about to say you should give Elmo smaller eyes.
(no offense, of course).
-Dr. P.

 

[Arsenic]

Maybe it's my doctor. I mean, if my doctor put up a sign everywhere saying "129.95", my mind would be at ease.

thats what i'm saying, i'm gonna corner the market on c-sections.

Quick: Dr. Nick quote of the day: "That's how we look like inside? It's digusting! Whoa! That lady swallowed a baby!"

ha, yeah, i mentioned that baby quote here too the other day.

 

[Dr. Pepper]

I gotta go for a few hours...I'm going to eat OUTSIDE. So much time on SDN, I forgot what it looked like.

I have like no vitamin D. 😀
-Dr. P.

 

[RAD11]

Yeah, what is with that terminology? Personally, I think oriental would be more offensive because it sounds like a description for a piece of fruit. I call Asians Asian and that's how I like it.
-Dr. P.

I don't think it's offensive at all....Oriental (i.e. someone from China, Korea, Japan), but if it does offend someone...sorry 😳

 

[oxeye]

I gotta go for a few hours...I'm going to eat OUTSIDE. So much time on SDN, I forgot what it looked like.

I have like no vitamin D. 😀
-Dr. P.

Screw the sun - just go drink some milk. 😉 It's fortified.

 

[Arsenic]

Screw the sun - just go drink some milk. 😉 It's fortified.

lmfao

 

[RAD11]

I was just about to say you should give Elmo smaller eyes.
(no offense, of course).
-Dr. P.

Ok now you're going somewhere else with this....but yeah my eyes are definitely not as big as Elmo's 😀 !

 

[RAD11]

OMG!! I think I've hit a record. I think this is the most time I've spend on SDN!

 

[beary]

you're right though, very few med students that i know still look at SDN and those that do look at the USMLE or residency forums. the only reason i'm still on here is because i'm a mod, otherwise there would be no reason for me to be in the premed section anymore.

And here I thought you liked us... *sob*

 

[Arsenic]

And here I thought you liked us... *sob*

oh beary, let me make an addendum to my previous statement.

the only reason i kept reading the premed sections is because im a mod, but now that i know you guys.... i cant leave. 😀

 

[Arsenic]

And here I thought you liked us... *sob*

btw beary, how are you feeling?!?!?!?!?!

 

[oxeye]

oh beary, let me make an addendum to my previous statement.

the only reason i kept reading the premed sections is because im a mod, but now that i know you guys.... i cant leave. 😀

much better 😉

 

[oxeye]

Hi beary! :waves:

 

[QofQuimica]

Hi beary! Bye, kids. I'm tired, and I am going home. 🙂

 

[Arsenic]

Hi beary! Bye, kids. I'm tired, and I am going home. 🙂

rest up first year, rest up. 😍

 

[gujuDoc]

too hot!!! I was wearing shorts there in January. 😉

I'm scared to think about what it's like there right now.

In brief: Humid, Dark and raining outside at the current moment in my portion of Florida. Earlier it was sooooooo horribly hot.

 

[gujuDoc]

It got into the 20s during winter in Gainesville, pretty cold. Right now in Orlando it's in the 90s, bleh, with humidity (the worst part).

California costs too much so I don' think it's worth it. 🙂 How much is your car registration? Mine's around $37. 😀

But they are cheaper in some things. For instance cost of tuition is soooooooooo much better there.

 

[gujuDoc]

Yeah, I definitely like California hands down except for the earthquake.....but I guess you get used to it!!!

Every state has its set of good and bad weather issues. Florida has hurricanes, california has earthquakes, the northern states have snow storms. The midwest to west region has tornadoes. The list goes on. You learn to deal.

 

[oxeye]

But they are cheaper in some things. For instance cost of tuition is soooooooooo much better there.

Yes, UC in-state tuition kicked butt!!!! 😀 I have hardly any student loand debt since my parents were generous enough to cover living expenses (in Berkeley, 😱 ) so I just had to pay tuition.

I'll be adding significantly to that student loan debt shortly, though I hope .....

 

[deleted106503]

But they are cheaper in some things. For instance cost of tuition is soooooooooo much better there.

For Cali? Undergrad is free here in FL if you get a 1270 on your SAT and something like a 3.5 GPA weighted. Med school is something like $12k a year for the 3 public schools. Cost of living is MUCH less so that wins. Although it does cost quite a bit if your house gets destoryed by a 'cane. And no, I'm not taking about a college football player! 😛 Although some wacky UF player shot his assault rifle through his neighbor's wall...

 

[oxeye]

Every state has its set of good and bad weather issues. Florida has hurricanes, california has earthquakes, the northern states have snow storms. The midwest to west region has tornadoes. The list goes on. You learn to deal.

We have nothing where I live now. 😀 It's brown and ugly 95% of the year, though. 😛

 

[deleted106503]

Every state has its set of good and bad weather issues. Florida has hurricanes, california has earthquakes, the northern states have snow storms. The midwest to west region has tornadoes. The list goes on. You learn to deal.

We get a tornado or two every once in a while here in central FL. A few ripped up the area back in '97. 😀

 

[DrBowtie]

Rocked my ideal score on my last PT 13,11,12.

Bring on Saturday!

 

[oxeye]

For Cali? Undergrad is free here in FL if you get a 1270 on your SAT and something like a 3.5 GPA weighted. Med school is something like $12k a year for the 3 public schools. Cost of living is MUCH less so that wins. Although it does cost quite a bit if your house gets destoryed by a 'cane. And no, I'm not taking about a college football player! 😛 Although some wacky UF player shot his assault rifle through his neighbor's wall...

That's very cool about free tuition in FL.

Cost of living isn't horrible everywhere in CA, though. UC Davis would be very reasonable. Berkeley was not reasonable unfortunately.

 

[gujuDoc]

For Cali? Undergrad is free here in FL if you get a 1270 on your SAT and something like a 3.5 GPA weighted. Med school is something like $12k a year for the 3 public schools. Cost of living is MUCH less so that wins. Although it does cost quite a bit if your house gets destoryed by a 'cane. And no, I'm not taking about a college football player! 😛 Although some wacky UF player shot his assault rifle through his neighbor's wall...

I was talking about med school. We may have the bright futures but none of the florida med schools come close to beating the tuition rates of cali schools.

 

[Arsenic]

Rocked my ideal score on my last PT 13,11,12.

Bring on Saturday!

you are going to destroy this exam brett, DESTROY. of course, ive been saying that since june.

 

[oxeye]

Rocked my ideal score on my last PT 13,11,12.

Bring on Saturday!

Go Brett!!!!

 

[DrBowtie]

Can someone explain osmotic pressure? I'm having such a tough time with like Kidneys based on osmotic pressure questions.

 

[gujuDoc]

We have nothing where I live now. 😀 It's brown and ugly 95% of the year, though. 😛

For some reason that made me laugh.

 

[deleted106503]

Can someone explain osmotic pressure? I'm having such a tough time with like Kidneys based on osmotic pressure questions.

Isn't that like the pressure "pulling in" and hydrostatic is pressure "pushing out"?

 

[deleted106503]

I was talking about med school. We may have the bright futures but none of the florida med schools come close to beating the tuition rates of cali schools.

For Cali, tuition for in-state is "$0," but "fees" are like $12k, right?

 

[DrBowtie]

Isn't that like the pressure "pulling in" and hydrostatic is pressure "pushing out"?

Hmm...maybe.
Have you taken AAMC 9?

 

[deleted106503]

Hmm...maybe.
Have you taken AAMC 9?

Yep, 13-8-13. Me r dumb dumb in engris.

 

[DrBowtie]

Yep, 13-8-13. Me r dumb dumb in engris.

I'm dumb in Bio so its all good.

 

[gujuDoc]

Can someone explain osmotic pressure? I'm having such a tough time with like Kidneys based on osmotic pressure questions.

Try the subforum. You are more likely to get responses from there.

 

[deleted106503]

Here it is!!!

All the UC schools are at 12 and a 1/4 for in-state "fees." http://services.aamc.org/tsfreports/report.cfm?select_control=PUB&year_of_study=2006

 

[oxeye]

Here it is!!!

All the UC schools are at 12 and a 1/4 for in-state "fees." http://services.aamc.org/tsfreports/report.cfm?select_control=PUB&year_of_study=2006

Still .... $12k considering the caliber of the UC med schools is a really good deal. 👍

 

[Arsenic]

Can someone explain osmotic pressure? I'm having such a tough time with like Kidneys based on osmotic pressure questions.

Isn't that like the pressure "pulling in" and hydrostatic is pressure "pushing out"?

yes, the more stuff within a vessel like protein, the greater the osmotic pressure. so for example, say that the osmotic pressure within a capillary is 10. because of the protein, fluid will be drawn in and that causes a pressure of 10. you would need a pressure of 10 pushing OUT of the capillary to stop the movement of fluid into it. so you see, the more protein like albumin is in the capillary, the greater the pull of fluid into the capillary and so the osmotic pressure is greater.

i hope that all makes sense. if you just remember that the more protein or whatever you have in the capillary, the greater the osmotic pressure and the more fluid that will be drawn in, youre good. hydrostatic pressure within the capillary would oppose osmotic pressure and is due to the heart and vasoconstriction. if your osmotic pressure within a capillary was 10 (pulling fluid in) and your hydrostatic pressure within that capillary was 15 (pushing fluid out), youd have a gradient of -5, meaning that fluid is being pushed out of the capillary at a net 5 of pressure.... ie, edema.

its a little more complicated than that in med school since the tissues also have their own osmotic and hyrdrostatic pressures that you have to compare to that of the capillaries but i think if you just understand what i posted here, you should be ok for the mcat.

 

[DrBowtie]

yes, the more stuff within a vessel like protein, the greater the osmotic pressure. so for example, say that the osmotic pressure within a capillary is 10. because of the protein, fluid will be drawn in and that causes a pressure of 10. you would need a pressure of 10 pushing OUT of the capillary to stop the movement of fluid into it. so you see, the more protein like albumin is in the capillary, the greater the pull of fluid into the capillary and so the osmotic pressure is greater.

i hope that all makes sense. if you just remember that the more protein or whatever you have in the capillary, the greater the osmotic pressure and the more fluid that will be drawn in, youre good. hydrostatic pressure within the capillary would oppose osmotic pressure and is due to the heart and vasoconstriction. if your osmotic pressure within a capillary was 10 (pulling fluid in) and your hydrostatic pressure within that capillary was 15 (pushing fluid out), youd have a gradient of -5, meaning that fluid is being pushed out of the capillary at a net 5 of pressure.... ie, edema.

its a little more complicated than that in med school since the tissues also have their own osmotic and hyrdrostatic pressures that you have to compare to that of the capillaries but i think if you just understand what i posted here, you should be ok for the mcat.

Thanks man. I missed about 5 questions on this.

 

[deleted106503]

Still .... $12k considering the caliber of the UC med schools is a really good deal. 👍

No doubt. 👍 If I got into UC SF, I'd go there with no further decision to make. I don't think I'll apply there, though. I'm out of state and it's already tough enough to get in, so competitive. I'd have to apply before I get my scores back in October!

 

[deleted106503]

Thanks man. I missed about 5 questions on this.

Let me guess, the kidney question? The EK book said that osmotic pressure stays relatively constant in a capillary and only hydrostatic pressure really changes (more on the arteriole side than venuole).

 

[Arsenic]

Let me guess, the kidney question? The EK book said that osmotic pressure stays relatively constant in a capillary and only hydrostatic pressure really changes (more on the arteriole side than venuole).

very true but in medicine people are never normal

inflammation for example causes those capillaries to leak protein and so their osmotic pressure goes down. that same protein just went into the surrounding tissue so guess what... fluid is now drawn into the tissue --> swelling

or if you have a patient in kidney failure whose glomeruli are just dumping loads of protein into the urine and out of the body. the body now has less protein in the vessels to keep fluid within them --> edema

or a heart failure patient whose blood is backing up into their pulmonary circuit, the hydrostatic pressure in those vessels is now huge and totally overcomes osmotic pressure ---> pulmonary edema ---> shortness of breath ---> death 😱

there are a million ways they can ask this stuff, you can see that its huge in medicine. you'll see it on the usmle too, guaranteed.

 

[Arsenic]

Thanks man. I missed about 5 questions on this.

no problem my friend, i hope it helped. i need to go but if you end up getting one of those questions on the mcat now and get it right, i expect a check for $129.95. 😉