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"To the faithful comes certain reward" Hello!

[catchymemes]

How deep does the hole go?

Art by Penzilla

[sky2fall]

God, I fucking LOVE the color of the sky

[nonnie-of-your-business-deactiv]

k then but this is actually pretty awesome I mean look at all these DETAILS

[wtf-fun-factss]

Americans are over 20 times more likely to be killed by a cow than by a shark, bear, or alligator. – WTF Fun Facts Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/shark-versus-cow-deadlier/story?id=24931705

[perryfellow]

“The Forbidden Cave”

[wtf-fun-factss]

There are ~150 wallabies living in the forest of Rambouillet near Paris, France. They are descendants of several wallabies that escaped from the local zoo in the 1970’s. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11763787/Up-to-150-wallabies-living-wild-near-Paris-in-Rambouillet-forest.html

[commonrn]

Go ahead #Nurblr, what’s yours?

[populationpensive]

Tumblr is 110% relevant right now. 

[what-even-is-thiss]

Every single time I say the phrase “I was classically trained in the art of multiple choice tests” everyone in the room who’s not a millennial laughs at my joke while all the other millennials in the room immediately look like they just walked in on a funeral by accident.

[the-small-one-to-rule-them-all]

teach me please

[what-even-is-thiss]

Why? It has nothing to do with the real world and I’m mad that the school system taught me how to take multiple choice tests rather than write a report for a job or properly research what issues are important when deciding who to vote for in an election. Or like… accurate history. You know. Actual stuff you need to know to be a person.

[the-small-one-to-rule-them-all]

im currently stuck in the school system and I want cheat codes

Okay, I completely understand wanting to know the actual stuff, I want to know those things too, and those are things im working on learning. but to be able to get to the information that tells me these things I need to survive this hellhole of a system and im bad at tests, which means i dont survive very well. 

[what-even-is-thiss]

Okay fine.

Read the entire question twice to look for tricky wording. If you’re allowed to write on it circle or underline words like NOT or EXCEPT or other things your brain might skip over. This will make it less likely you’ll skip over them.

Read all the answers before answering. Sometimes the wrong answers are so stupid you don’t even have to work out the problem or try to remember the thing.

If the entire test is about the same subject (Colonial America for example) answers might be found in previous questions. Like question #6 might ask who wrote Common Sense. You might remember that back in question one it said “In Common Sense by Thomas Paine” and there’s your answer. This happens a lot more often than you’d think.

If you don’t know the answer cross out the answers you know are incorrect. If there are four answers but you know one of them is wrong your odds of guessing right just went up from 25% to 33%. If you can eliminate two answers then you have a 50/50 chance of getting it right.

If you can’t eliminate any answers at all guess C. The placement of correct answers isn’t completely random and C is the answer slightly more often than other answers. If you guess randomly your odds of getting the answer right actually goes down.

Read study guides and take practice tests. Actually read them. Especially if they’re written by the same person who wrote the test you’ll be taking. You’ll be more likely to pick up on their quirks and what kind of trick questions they write if you use the study material. You’ll also know what to study and what to leave.

For sections where there’s a list of words you have to match to definitions read the words first. You’re probably more likely to know the definition of a word then the word that goes with a definition. (or time period or math method or whatever). Answer the ones you know and leave the ones you don’t until you’re completely done with that section. Then look at your remaining words and definitions and match them to the ones that sound the least ridiculous.

Don’t take a test on an empty stomach unless you’re fasting for religious reasons. I don’t care if you haven’t eaten breakfast in twenty years. You’re gonna eat something before you take that test.

Remember that taking multiple choice tests is a skill that not everyone is naturally good at and it’s a skill that means absolutely nothing in the real world. So however you do on this test doesn’t dictate your worth as a person.

[kurlyfryz]

As someone who is also classically trained in the art of multiple choice test, I can confirm

[chemically-imbalanced-romance]

Yeah I learned all this shit too. And like while most things public school teaches you is such fucking bullshit, this is actually true.

[videtur-existentia]

All of this applies to MCQs all the way up to uni and beyond. At least it does for medical school in the UK. 

Have a protip for those of you who have negative scoring in said exams: if you don’t know the answer to something, don’t answer - at least you get a 0 for the question instead of a -1 if you answered wrong.

[catchymemes]

[wtf-fun-factss]

Disney has credited their coffee guy in 8 of their films, including Zootopia and Frozen. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/the-guy-that-makes-disney-animators-coffess-has-been-getting-caffeination-credits-for-years-a7316541.html

[omghotmemes]

Show some respect, people.

[your-naked-magic-oh-dear-lord]

THANK YOU

[grandpanerd-world-deactivated20]

The story of Balto is interesting. He led a team of sled dogs across the Alaskan wilderness in the dead of winter with diphtheria antitoxins to stop an outbreak in Nenana Alaska. Diphtheria is a deadly infectious disease that could wipe out a third of a town’s population. It is mostly unknown to the public today because of vaccines. Balto’s body is preserved in the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

[your-naked-magic-oh-dear-lord]

He’s a big hero of mine!

[pugcrumbs]

Let’s not forget Togo! Who, at 12 years old during the serum run, lead his team 200 miles through much more dangerous conditions during the first leg of the journey before Balto ran the last 55-mile stretch.

[space-buns]

Togo and Balto didn’t bust their asses for dying children for you to turn around and not vaccinate your damn kids

[wtf-fun-factss]

The summit of Mt. Everest is made of marine limestone which means the highest point on earth was once at the bottom of the sea. – WTF Fun Facts Source: http://www.montana.edu/everest/facts/summit-limestone.html

[wtf-fun-factss]

Ioannis Ikonomou works as a translator for the European Commission, speaking 21 of the 24 EU official languages. He can speak a total of 47 languages including many dead languages like Old Church Slavic. – WTF Fun Facts Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioannis_Ikonomou

[masalaoflife]

“‎’Slut’ is attacking women for their right to say yes. ‘Friend Zone’ is attacking women for their right to say no.”

— And “bitch” is attacking women for their right to call you on it. (via radolescence)

[heroineimages]

I like that distinction. 

[did-you-know]

The happiest couples are those who consider each other their best friend. 

(Source, Source 2)

[emergency-nurse]

Chief complaint of dislocated jaw. Went into this rythym when he got his IV placed, and after he wakes up he looks at us and says "Hey! My jaw is better!"

[purkinjebastard-deactivated2023]

Did he literally go into a full arrest?? It look like there’s some p waves that failed to conduct so I guess it could be called sinus arrest but what the hell is that about

[theonceandfuturedoc-deactivated]

Uh...PEA??? Did y’all run a code on him?

[purkinjebastard-deactivated2023]

I’m curious what to call that rhythm though, it’s definitely PEA but why would having an IV placed trigger that?

[emergency-nurse]

Not PEA because pulses were present.. at least they were when his heart made the conduction attempt. This was a healthy patient in his 30's with no history and it self resolved before CPR took place.

For those wondering, the likely explanation is a vasovagal response: similar to those used in first line treatment of stable Supra-Ventricular Tachycardia (SVT). Usually, this vasovagal response can be achieved by "bearing down" the abdominal muscles and is usually forced by having a patient blow into an empty syringe. The (ideal) results for a patient in SVT can be seen below.

but Jason, how did this happen during an IV stick?? Individuals who are scared of IV's usually hold their breath and bear down their muscles in anticipation of the IV stick as a fear response. This is the same action we try to reproduce for vagal reproduction in SVT, which produces both of the EKG strip above.

The moral of the story is to remind your patients that they should NOT hold their breath when they're scared of an IV!

[wtf-fun-factss]

J.R.R. Tolkien was nominated by fellow author CS Lewis for the 1961 Nobel Prize in Literature, but was overlooked because the jury said the quality of his storytelling wasn’t good enough. – WTF Fun Facts Source: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/jan/05/jrr-tolkien-nobel-prize

[1dietcokeinacan]

“3 Defining Features of ADHD That Everyone Overlooks”

[adhdandcomics]

I really like this article! It explains some symptoms that are often really hard to describe

[wholesome-rn]

Did you know hypocalcemia is an issue with transfusions?

Calcium levels can be decreased with rapidly transfused blood products due to the citrate preservative. Citrate binds to the patient's endogenous calcium when blood products are administered, rendering calcium inactive. As a result, undesirable physiological effects can occur.  Be in the look out for this issue

[emergency-nurse]

Especially important in massive transfusions. The last thing you need in an unstable patient is an electrolyte imbalance.