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Wayfaring’s Laws* of Medical Superstition

1. Upon utterance of the “q-word,” (a word too heinous to commit to writing here, even in the disguised form of one of its many synonyms), the Emergency Dept, clinic, or medical unit in which it was uttered will become inundated with emergencies, difficult patients, and a census out of ratio to staff within the hour.

2. Cloud color dominance submits to the traditional medical educational hierarchy. Thus, a white cloud resident paired with a black cloud attending on call will suffer the effects of the attending’s stormy weather. Medical students, like weathermen, are merely present to record the day’s events for posterity. Cloud forecasts from medical students have a positive predictive value of 14% and are not to be trusted.

3. A seemingly random fleeting thought regarding a patient of particularly disdainful character or of frequent visitation to one’s facility is bound to result in producing said patient’s presence in one’s clinic or ED before the end of the shift. Pronouncement of the patient’s name in the presence of colleagues will result in contact with said patient within the hour.

4. Precipitation precipitates precipitous deliveries. Inclement weather not only brings on labor but also predicts baby booms 9-10 months into the future. The same can be said for Full moons and full ERs and psych wards or Friday the 13ths and emergencies in clinic.

5. Bringing work to be done during one’s “downtime” is a guarantee of a busy day with no downtime.

6. If the functioning of a pager is in question, all that is required to elucidate an answer is to drop one’s pants in a bathroom stall or sit down to a meal. If one is able to complete their bodily eliminations or enjoy a full meal uninterrupted, the pager is surely in need of fresh batteries.

7. The more severe the weather, the more likely all scheduled patients will show up. Conversely, the more pleasant the weather, the less likely scheduled patients will show up. See also: the pre-chart principle, in which pre-charting on a patient prior to their arrival to clinic substantially increases the likelihood that the patient will not show up.

*Laws are still in the research phase and have not yet been found to be universally true, though the frequency of their occurrence and observation by medical personnel from a wide array of specialties and locales supports their factual nature.

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Asteroid hyalosis or human snow globe?

A 54-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to the ophthalmology clinic for a routine dilated fundus examination. Slit-lamp examination of the left eye revealed multiple sparkling, white, globular, refractile, dotlike opacities in the vitreous cavity. The opacities moved with ocular movement and returned to their original position after movement stopped. The vitreous of the right eye appeared normal. The visual acuity was 20/20 in each eye, and the fundus in each eye was normal. 

Asteroid hyalosis is a benign condition that is often unilateral, and is associated with older age. The asteroid bodies are composed of calcium, phosphorus, and various phospholipids. Given the benign nature of this condition and this patient’s normal visual acuity, no treatment was recommended.

Source: NEJM case report (doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm1712355)

I'm fully on the "logan fell harder" bandwagon and here's why. I think wade's attraction to wolverine is a given. he's always been attracted to wolverine and that knowledge just sort of lives in the back of his mind constantly and he continues on with his life knowing if he ever, EVER, got a chance he would pounce. well, deadpool and wolverine was that chance. logan fell harder; he wanted literally NOTHING to do with wade from the jump then suddenly, miraculously, he's okay with dropping everything to help this "ridiculous, immature, half-wit moron" and not only SAVES his whole universe but he fucking goes home with the very same "jabbering little prick" at the end. he defies his own self-imposed lone wolf schtick by turning back when wade calls for him. ??? of course I'm on team Logan Fell Harder because logan fucking fell HARD

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