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My wife works in medicine. Severe in medicine basically means ICU. That terrible flu you had that one time where you could barely function and were puking mult
by SkyPuncher 2y ago
My wife works in medicine. Severe in medicine basically means ICU.
That terrible flu you had that one time where you could barely function and were puking multiple times would be mild in medicine.
- 2muchcoffeeman 2y agoTell me about it. First time I was “very” ill from the flu, the doc was nonchalant. He was all, “yeah, this isn’t uncommon”. I was bed ridden for 2 weeks and wasn’t really 100% for almost 3months after.
- arcticbull 2y agoYep, the flu kills tens of thousands every year. CDC says about 36,000.
- lurking_swe 2y agoand it makes sense when you think about it. doctors in a hospital see the whole gamut, from people with an ear infection to someone in a fatal car accident. “bleeding eyes” isn’t severe at all lol. Severe means “i’m going to die unless i get medical attention very soon”.
- m_fayer 2y agoAnd this is the structural dynamic that degrades doctor’s bedside manner and makes them appear nonchalant in the face of suffering.