tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29798185.post6549180649127329774..comments2024-02-28T08:18:10.886-08:00Comments on vitum medicinus ::: a life of medicine: Pimped, finally.Vitum Medicinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09994320714669547787noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29798185.post-25502054980757537582008-11-11T23:39:00.000-08:002008-11-11T23:39:00.000-08:00All this information you should have learned in yo...All this information you should have learned in your first two years. This is basic stuff. He was serially pimping you and agitated because you were giving him impartial answers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29798185.post-27823952568185950012007-06-27T16:35:00.000-08:002007-06-27T16:35:00.000-08:00Thanks Ifindings for that link - I'm a big fan of ...Thanks Ifindings for that link - I'm a big fan of the article and was sad to see the link go down, so, I've found it elsewhere and highly recommend it:<BR/><BR/>http://www.neonatology.org/pearls/pimping.htmlVitum Medicinushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994320714669547787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29798185.post-65669965552852083532007-03-29T11:48:00.000-08:002007-03-29T11:48:00.000-08:00Most of the attendings I've met don't carry pimpin...Most of the attendings I've met don't carry pimping to quite that extreme. I usually feel that the questions are about things that I ought to know, that I feel good if I get most of the questions, and that the stress really does help make the facts memorable. We really do learn more from answering questions than from listening to a recitation of the facts. But good job for you; first years really should not be expected to understand cardiac tamponade! Hey, I've met residents who couldn't explain pulsus paradoxus. (And cardiologists are some of the worst pimpers, because their subject has so much complex physiology. At least surgeons usually aren't interested in the exact release chain of gastrin and cholecystekinin.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29798185.post-76566270226133988892007-03-25T13:46:00.000-08:002007-03-25T13:46:00.000-08:00I think I am one of the few med students out there...I think I am one of the few med students out there who enjoys pimping. Believe me, the practice is good for when you will be on the wards. Even if a pimper doesn't show it, s/he appreciates that pimping you can be difficult and then is more likely to offer you more advanced procedures and, eventually, a glowing recommendation.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09336030508916063820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29798185.post-41023645511067007562007-03-23T15:15:00.000-08:002007-03-23T15:15:00.000-08:00IHSS is generally referred to as HOCM now (hypertr...IHSS is generally referred to as HOCM now (hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy). IHSS is in fact correct (Idiopathic Hypertrophic subaortic blah blah...).<BR/><BR/>Now, as far as pimping goes, the 'Read my mind' questions are quite common. I suggest the following reading:<BR/>http://gidiv.ucsf.edu/course/things/pimping.pdfincidental findingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13555979339487207044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29798185.post-11488321195957484532007-03-22T23:53:00.000-08:002007-03-22T23:53:00.000-08:00don't feel too alone... i'm just a medic student/p...don't feel too alone... i'm just a medic student/pre-med and the nurses pimp on us with regularity regarding how much K one can infuse per hour and what not...<BR/><BR/>i enjoy your blog, keep your chin up.Roryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571829035126932845noreply@blogger.com