Does this mean that a mixture of mercury and uranium is less toxic than either one separately?5yr ⋅ MikeGinnyMD ⋅ r/shittyaskscience
[Clinical] For your Peds rotations, I know this is written for a “nurse,” but it applies to any healthcare worker who might work with kids. And it’s spot on. -PGY-145yr ⋅ MikeGinnyMD ⋅ r/medicalschool
For those of you about to start a Pediatrics rotation: here’s what it’s going to be like:6mo ⋅ MikeGinnyMD ⋅ r/medicalschool
On this 96 degree day in September a young man had fever, muscle aches, headache, cough, and TMax of 102.5... and a positive rapid test for Influenza B.5yr ⋅ MikeGinnyMD ⋅ r/medicine
[Shitpost] For those of you going into Pediatrics, this is my life in a nutshell:5yr ⋅ MikeGinnyMD ⋅ r/medicalschool
Here we go! To the soon-to-be PGY-2s, congratulations. And to the soon-to-be PGY-1s, congratulations! -PGY-145yr ⋅ MikeGinnyMD ⋅ r/Residency
Earned my pancakes today with East Bay Odyssey (link in comments). Also my first successful try with MySwimPro.4yr ⋅ MikeGinnyMD ⋅ r/Swimming
For those of you going into specialties where you will sometimes have to work with kids (surgical specialties, EM, etc.) this is a great and succinct guide to how to approach kids of various ages. It’s from r/nursing, but it’s applicable to all patient-facing healthcare workers. -PGY-145yr ⋅ MikeGinnyMD ⋅ r/Residency
US nurse discovers colleague doctor was premature baby she cared for 28 years ago.6yr ⋅ MikeGinnyMD ⋅ r/Residency
Swam with Odyssey today. It was the kind of choppy where you’re starting to wonder if you should take it personally.4yr ⋅ MikeGinnyMD ⋅ r/Swimming
The white arrow is where the ENORMOUS seal suddenly appeared not two meters away from me and joined me for my swim. I went “NOOOOPE!” and swam faster than I have in a long time back to shallower water.3yr ⋅ MikeGinnyMD ⋅ r/OpenWaterSwimming
[high yield shitpost] A common intern mistake is to write something like: “Return to clinic for pussy discharge from wound” on the discharge instructions. Not that I *ever* made such an error as an intern... (Sorry, not sorry for another Pooh meme). -PGY-145yr ⋅ MikeGinnyMD ⋅ r/medicalschool
A 1yo patient of mine seen in the emergency room for upper respiratory symptoms and fever is a reminder that there are other coronaviruses.3yr ⋅ MikeGinnyMD ⋅ r/Virology
The water hurts my face. Why do I force myself to swim where the water hurts my face?2yr ⋅ MikeGinnyMD ⋅ r/OpenWaterSwimming
It’s flumageddon! Make it stop! Three cases per day and so far, not one of them got their flu shots. 💉5yr ⋅ MikeGinnyMD ⋅ r/medicine
[residency] A shameless plug: This poster from Australia is encouraging you to choose Peds. Come join the sparkly, bubbly, goofy, giggly, ticklish side. -PGY-145yr ⋅ MikeGinnyMD ⋅ r/medicalschool
It’s here! It’s an older version, but it checks out. A long-awaited replacement to my 1999 version that the USPS lost over a decade ago.4yr ⋅ MikeGinnyMD ⋅ r/Virology
A genetically modified descendant of an extinct Eurasian wolf would like me to share my dinner with him. (I did not reward his begging...but he’s really good at it.)5yr ⋅ MikeGinnyMD ⋅ r/aww
Sundogs are an atmospheric phenomenon in which light from the sun is refracted back at the viewer by high-altitude ice particles. I just shot this in a parking lot in Las Vegas.5yr ⋅ MikeGinnyMD ⋅ r/pics
