Conversations with providers that made you think "WTF?"
Obviously all professions have their idiots (ours is definitely not exempt from it) - but have you ever had an interaction/question from a providers (usually an NP vs a physician) and thought - how the hell don't you know that?
Had one today -
NP decreases a patients levothyroxine, I look up their TSH- it was like 14 - I call her, "why did you decrease their levothyroxine?"
She said "Their TSH is high"
me "I see that - don't you think we should increase their dose instead?"
Why would I...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 22, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Dred Pirate Tags: Pharmacy Source Type: forums
How to take Levothyroxine
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Source: BMJ Comments - May 13, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
CVS Questions as a Technician. Advice Appreciated!
I am a senior pharmacy technician who used to be working at Walgreens and now have moved in to CVS. They have a great and intention to train new employees by the help of mobile trainers who show up at stores. Although they are helpful, the phramacists and otjer techs usually are so busy and not so much eager to help me figure things out.
A patients came in and asked for filling a prescription which was stored on file. Tne prescription was for Synthroid ( substitution allowed ), the last...
CVS Questions as a Technician. Advice Appreciated! (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 27, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Aimee19 Tags: Pre-Pharmacy Source Type: forums
Help please : columbia vs jhu
I need help trying to decide between 1 yr accelerate epi program at columbia vs johns hopkins mph program
I have no funding for either
I'm interested in going into consulting or working for pharma or biotech companies afterwards!
Any insight is greatly appreciated!! (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 26, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: levothyroxine Tags: Public Health Degrees (Masters and Doctoral) Source Type: forums
Hypothyroid psychosis
Recent call from the ED. 60 yr old lady with new onset psychosis (Paranoid delusions regarding neighbors plus both audio and visual hallucinations) increasing over 2 months. She is oriented and spelled world correctly backwards. 3 word recall 0/3. Negative head imaging. Normal physical exam. No history of psych dx. Labs normal except tsh 120 and mildly low free t4. Patient says off synthroid only over the last month. Negative drug screen. No edema, lethargy, or abnormal vitals. I...
Hypothyroid psychosis (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 23, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: nexus73 Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums
Thoughts on Hopkins MPH program?
Hi all,
I got accepted to the Hopkins MPH program today! I'm excited to go into this program and was wondering what other people's thoughts were regarding their program. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - December 4, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: levothyroxine Tags: Public Health Degrees (Masters and Doctoral) Source Type: forums
Supplementation with levothyroxine a - patient & #039;s journey back to good health
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Source: BMJ Comments - May 18, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: Risks of reformulation: French patients complain after Merck modifies levothyroxine pills
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Source: BMJ Comments - April 4, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
What are my chances-chronic disease edition
So folks here are my stats:
Public health major
Bio, chem minors
3.5 gpa, 3.2 science Gpa
499 mcat
200hrs of research
250 hrs of patient care
The twist? Chronic disease
Poorly managed Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis lead to extreme fatigue freshman year of college (my TSH reflex was 18!), being on too much synthroid caused me to have extreme anxiety, panic attacks, and crippling night sweats (TSH reflex of .2 at this point). Extreme genetic rosacea causes vasodilation in my face and...
What are my chances-chronic disease edition (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 17, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Chronicdeseasegirl Source Type: forums
If you have no interest in Surgery, obs/gyn is FM not worth doing?
I have no interest in OB/GYN or Surgery
but my step 1 score is 205 and i'm an usimg
so FM seems to be my only choice if I spend 2yrs building my cv
but like i said above i have no interest in those two fields, so is FM a good choice at all? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 7, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: levothyroxine Source Type: forums
got a 205 on step 1.. IMG. what are my chances?
I got a 205 in step 1
What are my chances for family medicine residency matching?
i know there are a lot of other factors going on, but even to get an interview..
does my step 1 score hurt me? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 31, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: levothyroxine Source Type: forums
Levothyroxine shows no benefit in elderly patients with subclinical hypothyroidism, pychiatric implications
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Source: BMJ Comments - April 26, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: forums
Re: Levothyroxine shows no benefit in elderly patients with subclinical hypothyroidism, trial finds
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Source: BMJ Comments - April 26, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: forums
