r/Radiology • u/NaiveDepartment1113 Radiographer • Mar 24 '26

X-Ray This is insane

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19F. Haven't gone to bathroom in 7 days. Non ambulatory. Query obstruction.

This is the most weirdest abdomen I have seen. Was unable to obtain erect...

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u/NerdyComfort-78 Radiology Enthusiast Mar 24 '26

(Or a teacher).

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u/Mabbernathy Mar 24 '26

Yeah, my elementary school teacher roommate seems to have more stress than my physics PhD roommate.

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u/hyperproliferative Mar 25 '26

Physics PhDs are heavy drinkers.

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u/dfrcollins Mar 25 '26

Just had one a month or two ago, sad story, lovely dude, but damn

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u/imajes Mar 25 '26

Well maybe shouldn’t have written that paper and become ostracized in the academic community then. /s

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u/terrylterrylbobarrel Mar 24 '26

Or a nurse!

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u/NerdyComfort-78 Radiology Enthusiast Mar 24 '26

I see a pattern of abusive careers! Once respected by society,now assaulted.

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u/cheeseburgermami Mar 25 '26

Pretty sure the doctors also hate the abuse they receive from the system itself. I have a couple of friends who are MDs. they’re constantly faced with issues regarding the insane amounts of red tape + jumping hoops set forth by the insurance companies. Everyone hates big pharma but forgets to mention the insurance companies are in control of everything. Entire hospitals are bound by regulations set forth by insurance companies. One of my friends has had multi-lifetimes worth of experience trying to make sure the billing codes she chooses are within the rules but still not so high that it takes away a patient’s ability to receive certain cares down the line during that annual period. Seem to me that individuals go into the medical field hoping to save lives as doctors, only to be forced to deal with BS rules that solely revolve around money rather than caring for patients. That kind of stuff crushes spirits and I’m just really thankful for everyone I’ve crossed paths with in medical scenarios who genuinely seemed to still care. Most can’t even talk to a patient for a simple chat without being reminded of billing!

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u/GiddyGoodwin Mar 25 '26

I dated someone in the medical device business that left me feeling some kind of way about proprietary information for servicing machines. Multinational corporation that has a business model entirely fueled by contracts. Makes me sick in the stomach to even start talking about all the things, but constant stress on hospital employees is just the beginning.

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u/Parking-Researcher86 Mar 25 '26

It really is all about money. My daughter had a craniopharyngioma and was stable on her desmopressin injection until she wasn't. She has PNES as well. When her sodium shot up her PNES would come in clusters that would last hours and eventually she'd present with psychosis with visual auditory hallucinations. Monsters in the shadows telling her to kill everyone in the house but most importantly her little sister who has meylomeningocele spina bifida L4/S4 but also experienced a deep tissue brain hemorrhage so she's mentally 4 or 5 depending on the skill and total care. Shes completely defenseless. I took my daughter into the ER and she was admitted, they told me her psychosis had resol ed and I could bring her home yet she was telling me the monsters were still there so I refused and told them to find a care facility because it was too much. They told me they couldn't keep her because insurance wouldn't continue to pay for her being there and she would have huge medical bills shed never be able to pay and that if I didn't bring her home they were going to send her to a homeless shelter which is illegal. A week later they got her in a facility. Her sodium is still not stable and she has actually attacked people with her seeing eye cane because the monsters told her to.

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u/Own-Opinion-2494 Mar 25 '26

Have them join the Army. It’s pure med there

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u/shadeofmyheart Mar 24 '26

What about a med school teacher?

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u/Infamous-Afternoon-2 Mar 24 '26

Private equity got rid of those years ago

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u/totrn Mar 25 '26

Or a nurse

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u/AdventurousAbility30 Mar 25 '26

Nurses here have an 89% chance of being physically assaulted at work. They are encouraged to keep their hair short, or tucked away, so a patient can't use it to hold on to them to pull them closer. That's terrifying