masterchief

14275 pts ยท April 10, 2012


could be spreading it to others. Please mask up. These ICUs are getting wrecked.

4 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Sorry you're getting downvotes without an answer. Another wave is back and vacinnated people can carry it with mild symptoms so you

4 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Huh, 4 years of med school and I have never heard the word septicemia. Always called sepsis or bacteremia (depending on the scenario). TIL

5 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Food you paid for is an experience and it makes sense to me to post pics of an experience just like you would of a vacation you paid for.

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Yeah I'm pretty sure the police captain that fights cell 1 is a dog. But maybe I remember that wrong.

5 years ago | Likes 16 Dislikes 0

1 year eng, 1 year gen chem, gen bio, and usually a year of orgo. Not specifically a degree, but your like 3/4 of the way there. 2/2

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

This isn't completely true. Med school requires pre-req courses at a college level. Usually 1 year of phys w/ calc, 1 year math, 1/2

5 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

I completely agree US medical costs are rediculous and socialized care would likely be the fix. Was just clarifying for accuracy's sake.

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Actually yes. Not the robots, but the scrub machine and pneumatic tubes are pretty common place.

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

To be fair, this stuff is at most hospitals in the US too. Granted I haven't seen the robot, but I recall UPMC having maintanence bots.

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This is wrong. O- is universal donor. Universal acceptor is AB+.

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I hate this comment every time. Unempathetic, unfunny, and unoriginal. Always shows up somehow.

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Again though, I agree with you. I just dislike comparing mask filtration of bacteria to an aerosolized virus.

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

aerosolized particles are only blocked with a 76% efficiency with a standard surgical mask as opposed to 99.6% for droplet particles.

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

And even then, people have highest viral shedding rates often prior to onset of symptoms, meaning they are quite infectious without coughing

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I would still argue it is misleading because COVID-19 can be spread by aerosolized particles, so spit is not the only vector.

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 2

That is to say a bacteria is nowhere near the size required to fit through the mask pores, but a virus is.

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

To get more specific bacteria are around .5-2um, viruses are around 30-100nm, and mask pores are around 15-51nm.

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

While I agree with the goal of the post, I think it's misleading because viruses are much smaller than bacteria. Not great science.

5 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 3

I think she's famous for making music that people like.

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

No the MD is specifically given after medical school. Doesn't make sense for the NFL to only respect it after residency.

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

solid point. I imagine they dont, because it shows how flawed a healthcare system is when everyones insurance is tied to employment.

6 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 0

outcomes associated with poverty and lack of access. I find this interesting because they don't mention this at all, even though it's a ...

6 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

It's interesting because there definitely is a point to be made that loss of jobs leads to loss of health insurance and worse healthcare ...

6 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 1

And that is why herpes is so prevalent in our population.

6 years ago | Likes 91 Dislikes 0

That's just the cell body. The axons (the long tendril-like parts that come off the cell body) can be up to 1m in length.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

They only infect bacteria so don't worry about it.

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

i definitly did this once and had to go to the hospital for some stitches to the back of my head. super happy i didnt break my neck though

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

also by overall population I specifically mean hospitalized patients + sick people with milder symptoms that were never tested.

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