When Patients ‘Humble’ HCPs; Eye Doc Eclipse Party; Neurosurgeons Need Vacation Too

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“You look tired. I look better than you and I have liver failure.” — @nurseblake shared quips from patients that humbled him.

Sometimes, medicine is all fun and games: this RN was fooled in a labor and delivery prank.

“The world didn’t end when I had to retake Human Physiology.” — A student shared a heartwarming video documenting her emotional reaction to getting accepted into nursing school.

“Literally no pediatricians give vaccines for kickbacks. They give vaccines because vaccines prevent childhood illness, disability, and death,” wrote urologist Ashley Winter, MD, in response to a post alleging vaccines are harmful.

Here’s a sight for sore eyes: an eclipse viewing party attended by hundreds of ophthalmologists.

“I hope this story highlights how race-based assumptions in healthcare can lead to overlooked diagnoses,” said medical student Joel Bervell, sharing a patient anecdote to raise awareness about medical bias.

In response to a comment criticizing her upcoming European vacation as “everything that is wrong with our healthcare system,” neurosurgeon @ladyspinedoc emphasized that doctors who don’t take time off are subject to burnout.

“Anxiety, restlessness, fear of doom.” — Tatiana Prowell, MD, reminded her followers of the importance of identifying symptoms associated with blood clots in the lungs.

Medical toxicologist Ryan Marino, MD, addressed the misinformation that birth control is toxic: “…the only patients I’ve ever seen who were poisoned from ‘birth control’ have been the ones who couldn’t access medical contraceptives & had to resort to things like [pennyroyal] tea.”

ICU travel nurse @scrubhacks emphasized the significance of not interrupting nurses during shift changes and report.

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