@reverendofdoubt The “briskness” of the DTR can seem subjective at first. To get a more objective feel, pay attention to the neighboring joints. 3+ should spread to the neighboring joints.
@GailSimone A lot of people don’t know this, but Bowie was the first choice for Jareth (the Goblin King) in Labyrinth, but Jim Henson decided to go with Sting.
@SaltyEMNY@SchwartziEMPEM And don’t forget the fundoscopic exam in the intractable headache. Check it in everyone, and you’ll learn the difference between optic disk edema and a normal fundus.
@samreich Sam, where are you from? This board is the new talk of the town in Cambridge, Mass. You take a dart, inflate it, and float it to the board. The inflatable darts are a great way to show off your skills not only at finesse, but also with blowing.
@komal_sharma_29 I ask the student how they feel they have done. What they did well, what they must work on. It tells me if they have insight in their performance. I try not to say “you did this poorly.” I try to *challenge* them to work on x/y/z, so they know how to improve.
So I’m 1 24 hour ICU senior call away from being done with them. I’ve been specifically commended for my ability to “handle pressure and manage overnight admissions excellently”. I feel reasonably qualified to say as a resident: this 24h system is not worth it.