People acting like just because you're an actor or an influencer of some kind, suddenly your opinions and beliefs as a person suddenly don't matter any more than the average chud with access to a keyboard and an internet connection.
God forbid people use their platforms to share their thoughts and try to spread any form of hope to those that are struggling to find any in these dark times.
Thank you @YuriLowenthal being a beacon of hope. You are inspiring so much more than all the characters you've voiced that have resonated with so many of us throughout our lives.
Let's talk ethics! 🗒️
Making a diagnosis online without having the full history or examination is unethical (cutting someone open without their consent is also unethical L surgeon moment). Many times, a diagnosis requires a blend of clinical reasoning and criteria from an HPI, exam, and testing.
Sometimes there are also clinical diagnoses that can be made without some of the above, where a few positive findings are enough to support the diagnosis even without others! These include pneumonia, heart failure, infective endocarditis, most psychiatric conditions, etc. This allows telehealth and remote prescriptions to be a thing.
But for most conditions, a full workup is gonna include a history of the present illness, a past medical history, family history, social history, review of systems, physical exam, vital signs, labs, etc. Without these things, I would be unable to differentiate chest pain from an MI or reflux, for example. No matter how many questions I ask, I'm gonna need to do a physical exam, get an EKG, draw troponins, before I can say one or the other. If I just diagnosed from the interview alone, there's a pretty big chance that I could be wrong; and an incorrect treatment call can sometimes be the difference between life and death. So even if the patient requests their own diagnosis based on this limited information, that is still unethical to offer given the consequences.
@saikenMD This is such an important thing to say. As a veterinarian I constantly have to explain this when people ask me questions about their pets, whom I’ve never seen, and I’m often met with the same misunderstanding. Thank you for always providing such clear and valuable information!
@Vincentgraphart I agree! What I love about DH is that since each class is made of two domains, I immediately start imagining new classes around domains that aren’t connected yet. A death cleric would be perfect for Splendor and Dread (but making a homebrew class isn’t ideal for new players lol)
@Vincentgraphart My buddy did that for two of his games! He said it was pretty seamless, the toughest part being him learning to run as a DM. But for those classes, it may not be that hard! They just introduced warlocks, the Seraph is pretty close to paladin. Death cleric may be tougher, true…
the worst part about Fantastic Four: The First Steps is that my little sis and I are huge fans of The Bear so whenever Ebon Moss-Bachrach was on the screen, we just imagined him going "Hey Carmy, I uh, I can't come in tomorrow. I turned into a fucking rock. They're calling me 'The Thing' now, cousin."
Giveaway time (part 2!) 🧬🌍💫
This time it’s for my Hello World Deoxys hoodie!
🧬 RT + follow + tag a friend to enter
Open worldwide, a winner will be picked at random and contacted via DM!
Ends 1st July 🌊
Good luck!!! 😁