this is all incorrect. 1. CRP is c-reactive protein, a biomarker for inflammation in the body, it has ZERO correlation to prognosis or severity of infection. It simply tells you yes/no there is inflammation present. 2. these “spasms” are most likely rigors, which is your body trying to heat itself up to maintain…

Comments on articles like this one are the reason I come to this website as a break from my real responsibilities as a physician. The lay person simply has no understanding of what the pharmacologic action of an antibiotic is, let alone the long term effects of stopping a course short. Not implying that I do either as…

I don’t consider myself to be a master mechanic by any means but I can get majority of routine maintenance stuff done without a hitch. About two years ago, I was still a physician, in the middle of my residency, when I decided to change the plugs on my 2002 nissan altima 2.5s in the parking lot shared with my…

The list of reasons why we’re not looking to buy in any sort of suburban hellscape subdivision grew by one today.

I want to buy this bike and name it after my ex.

Yep, totally agree! I actually had a whole section about that initially, but decided to cut it out, so I'm glad someone mentioned this!

One thing I wish people had told me before I went to undergrad is that where you get your undergraduate degree really doesn't matter. And by that I mean if you have an opportunity to go to a decent state school in your home state vs. leaving your state it's definitely not worth the extra expense to get the same…

I'm not saying the organ itself will change behavior. The DNA that is integrated into the host becomes transcribed to create the change. So if the DNA absorbed is coded for how much of a hormone is produced it could create behavioral changes. Or the simple yet complex idea that DNA can directly program certain types…

Someone sounds like a little bitch.

30 minutes? Here in the suburbs of New York City *everyone* commutes between 45 minutes and one and a half hours, each way.

Trick question, no such thing.

I can't recommend Explosions In The Sky highly enough. Their music has a seemingly epic feel to it that makes you feel like someone has written an epic soundtrack to accompany the menial task that you are accomplishing at your desk, while the lack of lyrics helps you stay on task.