Signs that medicine isn't for you

[tijames]

1.) If you hook up a Bunsen burner to a water faucet, turn on the water, and try to light the water.

(A girl in my lab did this...a fourth year biochemistry major)

Share any stories you've got!

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[Drrrrrr. Celty]

Are you sure she didn't just confuse the water and the gas tube? I know at my school our gas source is next to the water source and the tubes are the same color.

 

[iniquus]

Even if she switched the cords, the more important thing is she tried to light water.

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

Even if she switched the cords, the more important thing is she tried to light water.

Honestly, maybe I'm being optimistic, but I think that if someones majoring in chemistry they'll understand the properties of water... But if she was seriously trying to ignite water.. well then .. God save us all.

 

[tijames]

no, our gas and vacuum ports are side by side, but still color/text labeled. The faucets are above sinks. If the distinction between the gas nozzle and the water faucet are indistinguishable in her eyes, she's better off waiting tables than working in medicine or a lab. no excuse for that.

Any other funny stories?

 

[Mithril]

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[floreat]

if she's a fourth year biochem major, wouldn't she have had to do chem with a lab every semester for four years (at least at my school)? maybe she missed the gas by accident but come on, lighting water?!

 

[MeowMeowCAT]

Maybe she watched Gasland.

 

[tijames]

She made one mistake that barely has anything to do with medicine and you're saying she'd be better at waiting tables than being a doctor?

Good point. That said, its not the fact that she sprayed water all over the lab, it raises questions in my mind because these kinds of actions are indicative of her continued inattention to detail. I have numerous other examples of this particular individual, but this was just the most humorous.

 

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Good point. That said, its not the fact that she sprayed water all over the lab, it raises questions in my mind because these kinds of actions are indicative of her continued inattention to detail. I have numerous other examples of this particular individual, but this was just the most humorous.

Patience and understanding are also important qualities for physicians. Guess you're in trouble also.

But, I'll bite. Other possible signs that medicine is not right for you:

1) You have good penmanship

or

2) You hate coffee

 

[tijames]

Patience and understanding are also important qualities for physicians. Guess you're in trouble also.

Why is it that on SDN no matter what you say, somebody has to take offense? If this thread bothers you, there are literally thousands of others you can view and enjoy much more than this one.

The fact is, that after 14 weeks of my work being ruined because I'm in a group with this girl, I think I have the experience to safely say that this particular girl, who is a very kind and loving person, probably shouldn't be prescribing medications or performing medical procedures. The aforementioned incident was not isolated, but one of a large number.

There is a not-so-fine-line between having patience with someone's inequities (which we all have with respect to our aspiring medical careers) and ignoring someone's blatant issues. Some people just plain shouldn't be doctors or researchers. I would never say that to her, I think she's a very sweet girl and I would be out of place. I have never once said something to her that was negative, I have always been a gentlemen to her, and have come along side her in this class. I was simply trying to express to you SDNers my humorous experience this semester. Gosh.

That said, the next time you feel like saying broad generalizations about a topic and situation you know nothing about, please continue to fail to engage the ol' frontal lobe before you open your mouth, and instead continue to spurt out whatever pops into your primal notochord. Each time it results in something far more entertaining than any text I could ever attempt to grace the page with.

Should you begin to wonder as to the contents of this short instructional essay, I could try to translate this plain english into something a little more simple, namely grunts and squawks, so you can continue to expand your ever-limited prefrontal cortex.

Of course, you could just skip audiological communication all together, and try to draw out your thoughts- I will lend you some crayons.

But then again I don't like bite marks on my crayons.

 

[Double Bonded]

1.) If you hook up a Bunsen burner to a water faucet, turn on the water, and try to light the water.

(A girl in my lab did this...a fourth year biochemistry major)

Share any stories you've got!

 

[tijames]

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[Venc]

Patience and understanding are also important qualities for physicians. Guess you're in trouble also.

But, I'll bite. Other possible signs that medicine is not right for you:

1) You have good penmanship

or

2) You hate coffee

Umm I'm in real trouble then... Can I substitute with RedBull????

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Another possible sign:

1) You hate to see blood
2) Hate looking at needles

 

[torshi]

Anger management

 

[rafflecopter]

Why is it that on SDN no matter what you say, somebody has to take offense? If this thread bothers you, there are literally thousands of others you can view and enjoy much more than this one.

Logic says that if you have the freedom to make any thread you want, I have the freedom to respond to said thread any way I want. With that said, I was also the first one to actually contribute to your thread and not just react to it so you should be thanking me.

That said, the next time you feel like saying broad generalizations about a topic and situation you know nothing about, please continue to fail to engage the ol' frontal lobe before you open your mouth, and instead continue to spurt out whatever pops into your primal notochord. Each time it results in something far more entertaining than any text I could ever attempt to grace the page with.

Should you begin to wonder as to the contents of this short instructional essay, I could try to translate this plain english into something a little more simple, namely grunts and squawks, so you can continue to expand your ever-limited prefrontal cortex.

Of course, you could just skip audiological communication all together, and try to draw out your thoughts- I will lend you some crayons.

But then again I don't like bite marks on my crayons.

Right, because the generalizations you made about your lab "friend" and the generalizations you are making about me are way different from the generalizations I made about you.

 

[tijames]

Logic says that if you have the freedom to make any thread you want, I have the freedom to respond to said thread any way I want. With that said, I was also the first one to actually contribute to your thread and not just react to it so you should be thanking me.


Right, because the generalizations you made about your lab "friend" and the generalizations you are making about me are way different from the generalizations I made about you.
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I didn't generalize about my lab friend- I specified based on months of experiences. As for you, you made a broad statement about me without knowing the facts surrounding the situation I was in- you rose to judge quickly and chose not to learn about the situation.

I didn't generalize about you at all, I simply responded to your text. You, on the other hand, clearly did not read my statements previous to your first post, where I clearly say how this type of situation with this particular woman occurred frequently.

I admit, that picture is quite funny and I'm sure that everyone will enjoy it, as I did. You made an illogical argument, but I appreciate your thoughts on the matter all the same.

I thought of another one-

don't be a doctor if:

you like down time.

 

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[mtbtx]

How about if stuff like this makes you uncomfortable:

 

[Silverman780]

 

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I thought of another one-

don't be a doctor if:

you like down time.

Another few:

Don't be a doctor if you:

1) Plan on enjoying medical shows without pointing out all of the mistakes they make

or

2) Enjoy sleep

or

3) Have an aversion to bodily fluids

 

[DbDan]

1) You have good penmanship

or

2) You hate coffee

Well... i'm screwed

Engineering handwriting + Rockstar FTW

 

[tijames]

Another few:

Don't be a doctor if you:

1) Plan on enjoying medical shows without pointing out all of the mistakes they make

Its the worst! House was ruined for me after biochem and part of endo. Scrubs is still good...minus that xray in the opening thats backwards...

 

[chman]

I didn't generalize about my lab friend- I specified based on months of experiences. As for you, you made a broad statement about me without knowing the facts surrounding the situation I was in- you rose to judge quickly and chose not to learn about the situation.

I didn't generalize about you at all, I simply responded to your text. You, on the other hand, clearly did not read my statements previous to your first post, where I clearly say how this type of situation with this particular woman occurred frequently.

I admit, that picture is quite funny and I'm sure that everyone will enjoy it, as I did. You made an illogical argument, but I appreciate your thoughts on the matter all the same.

I thought of another one-

don't be a doctor if:

you like down time.

Yea, you may have made your comment after months of observations, but how were we supposed to know that? To an outsider, simply by your first post, you looked kind of judgmental ragging on someone for making a mistake... We are all human after all. That said, I do agree that some people are book smart yet absolutely clueless in other things.

 

[MisterVeil]

Scrubs is still good...minus that xray in the opening thats backwards...

If it makes you feel better, the producers did that intentionally.

 

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Well... i'm screwed

Engineering handwriting + Rockstar FTW

Haha energy drinks work, I just said coffee because it tends to be all over the place in a hospital. See I like coffee, just not black coffee. Mine has to have lots of cream/sugar to be drinkable. Gonna try and get used to the pure stuff, it'll make my life easier in residency and save me some time.

 

[rafflecopter]

How about if stuff like this makes you uncomfortable:

Wow. We are going to see some interesting stuff indeed in this line of work.

 

[mtbtx]

Its the worst! House was ruined for me after biochem and part of endo. Scrubs is still good...minus that xray in the opening thats backwards...

House used to be pretty accurate for the most part. The only thing that they consistently misconstrued is how "difficult" the cases were.

 

[tijames]

If it makes you feel better, the producers did that intentionally.

yeah, in one of the intro's a guest character fixes it. Its such a good show!! Still haven't watched the last season...i've heard horror stories and want to keep myself pure...

 

[rafflecopter]

House used to be pretty accurate for the most part. The only thing that they consistently misconstrued is how "difficult" the cases were.

Meh maybe the medicine was accurate but the way hospitals work certainly was never accurate; (on more than one occasion, House performed a surgical procedure and doctors on his team ran every single diagnostic test when radiologists/specialists/technicians do them in real life).

 

[chman]

Meh maybe the medicine was accurate but the way hospitals work certainly was never accurate; (on more than one occasion, House performed a surgical procedure and doctors on his team ran every single diagnostic test when radiologists/specialists/technicians do them in real life).

Not to mention that doctors with known vicodien problems generally don't keep their license too long...

 

[mtbtx]

Not to mention that doctors with known vicodien problems generally don't keep their license too long...

Yea, I was just talking about the pathology and medicine (don't know if that still holds true as I haven't seen the show in a long time).

Scrubs is spot on in terms of parody of the way a hospital/doctor life works . My favorite episode is when the malpractice lawyer comes to the hospital... the ice queen or something like that.

 

[Mithril]

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[Forthegood]

Not to mention that doctors with known vicodien problems generally don't keep their license too long...

Says who?

Meh maybe the medicine was accurate but the way hospitals work certainly was never accurate; (on more than one occasion, House performed a surgical procedure and doctors on his team ran every single diagnostic test when radiologists/specialists/technicians do them in real life).

By far the most inaccurate thing about house is the "Team" that takes 1 case/week in the nicest office/lounge right on the wards and on floor with the ICU. Oh, and they magically get all their labs back instantaneously. But hey, they make medicine look super sexy, so I'm ok with it.

Haha energy drinks work, I just said coffee because it tends to be all over the place in a hospital. See I like coffee, just not black coffee. Mine has to have lots of cream/sugar to be drinkable. Gonna try and get used to the pure stuff, it'll make my life easier in residency and save me some time.

Surgery fixed that for me. Once you go black...

Umm I'm in real trouble then... Can I substitute with RedBull????

Sure, if you have a fortuna. Also, it is about availability more than anything.

 

[gettheleadout]

The worst part of any med show is when they shock a flatline.

Haha yes...

This: http://www.cracked.com/article/18363_6-life-saving-techniques-from-movies-that-can-kill-you/

 

[DbDan]

Scrubs is spot on in terms of parody of the way a hospital/doctor life works . My favorite episode is when the malpractice lawyer comes to the hospital... the ice queen or something like that.

Love that episode. She was a fun character for the few episodes she was hooking up with JD lol

The worst part of any med show is when they shock a flatline.

YES when will producers/writers learn that Asystole is a non-shockable rhythm . I always get frustrated w/ that and my parents/friends just laugh at me

 

[TooMuchResearch]

Love that episode. She was a fun character for the few episodes she was hooking up with JD lol



YES when will producers/writers learn that Asystole is a non-shockable rhythm . I always get frustrated w/ that and my parents/friends just laugh at me

They do research and know their stuff is inaccurate. The TV viewing audience likes a good show...it's a magical world where defibrillation brings people back from asystole 75% of the time. Much nicer than the real world.

 

[Venc]

YES when will producers/writers learn that Asystole is a non-shockable rhythm . I always get frustrated w/ that and my parents/friends just laugh at me

But, but.... you ruined it for me LOL


I found the show today on my hdd and rewatching it. Love the magical breast of Eliot episode

 

[apumic]

They do research and know their stuff is inaccurate. The TV viewing audience likes a good show...it's a magical world where defibrillation brings people back from asystole 75% of the time. Much nicer than the real world.

Imagine if these shows were more realistic....

Back to the classic "ER," for instance:

• Repeat psychiatric patients who come in, "waste" a bed, annoy staff, come back a week later for another bout of depression and suicidal ideation
• Redneck middle-aged men coming into the ER every few days trying to convince the staff to get them some drugs for their "pain"
• Mothers bringing their kid who came down with the common cold or a stomach ache
• Cardiac arrest patients who died 5 minutes before anyone called 911 but stay in Resus 1 for 15 minutes until the EM doc finally calls it

Yeah...probably best they not keep things the way they actually are!

...Although the rare events such as a cardiac arrest pt who was declared dead suddenly awaking in the consult room or on the way to the morgue are pretty interesting and might merit a scene or two....

 

[mmmcdowe]

My favorite part of shows is how often chest compressions restart the heart and the person pops out of it all like it aint no thang.

 

[Longshanks]

Its the worst! House was ruined for me after biochem and part of endo. Scrubs is still good...minus that xray in the opening thats backwards...

That's done on purpose... it was to show they're clueless interns, and why in one of the later seasons one of the guest stars was added into the opening credits and she corrects it.

edit: whoops, this was discussed earlier in the thread

 

[Mbeas]

1) If you carry a fishing pole to Sea World..................................................................you might be a redneck......I mean you shouldn't be a doctor.​

 

[MisterVeil]

My favorite part of shows is how often chest compressions restart the heart and the person pops out of it all like it aint no thang.

Agreed.

In movies and TV, CPR reigns supreme, and ribs are made of a substance harder than diamond.

 

[LadiiKay]

Patience and understanding are also important qualities for physicians. Guess you're in trouble also.

But, I'll bite. Other possible signs that medicine is not right for you:

1) You have good penmanship

or

2) You hate coffee

that's not fair! I'm allergic to coffee and chocolate!!
(but not caffeine! I love my tea)

 

[Narmerguy]

Here I was expecting an actual intellectual examination of signs that someone may not be right for medicine.

 

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Here I was expecting an actual intellectual examination of signs that someone may not be right for medicine.

Yeah, I did too. I just rolled with it though.

Oh and black tea works. Tons of caffeine in that !