We definitely place them to facilitate discharge and keep people out of the ER. Thankfully a rare occurrence and they usually get removed pretty quickly.

We drain if symptomatic or sizable. Sometimes place pleurxs to buy some time for things to cool off and keep them out of the hospital

Hopefully you get real feedback. Nothing worse than making something that doesn’t hit and being told it’s great. Can’t improve without feedback.

I expressed this sentiment on a med school interview and was told I was too young to understand that was impossible.

20 years later I live in a relatively rural farm town 20 minutes from my academic job. Drive by horse farms on way to work. Rare, but possible

Would be happy to be included, but can only promise to post about food

I have strong feelings about how to cook a turkey and host Thanksgiving every year.

Going to a different family event this year and told I didn’t need to do anything. Will bring my own wine to prevent my mumbling…