We are in theory talking about the same thing but we're simply on different levels. The more experience you gain, the less specific your recommendations become
This painfully accurately sums up my interactions when I was sent to see a nephrologist, it was like I was talking to some arcane wizard who could only talk in riddles. But hey, he did help me out by finding out that in the end that luckily nothing was wrong, but it did take him fifteen minutes of explaining how kidneys work to end up saying "But you don't have to worry about that, you're fine." Thanks doc!
@@KebabEater I can say with certainty that my body has learned to run on less water consumption than the average human. The long term side effects of chronic dehydration will probably get me at some point but yeah, 8 glasses a day is just a recommendation.
I think my nephrologist is easy to understand. Explains things well and is willing to answer any questions. She doesn't speak in riddles. Straight forward: " your potassium is very high and if you don't drink potassium binder your heart could stop."
Brother, you hit the nail on the head! This isn’t acting: it’s a documentary on nephrology. I’m an icu nurse and all of the docs, nurses, pharmacists, techs & therapists will attest to this depiction of our wonderful, kidney-obsessed colleagues 😁
@@Doc_Schmidt In the beginning of my renal failure, in 2010, my former nephrologist attempted to explain diagnosis. The only way for me to what the heck he was explaining was to relate my kidney function to the aircraft hydraulic system (my engineering profession); I was good then. 🤷🏾♂️
My neurosurgeon is first class jackhole. I mean he hates people and we reciprocate based on his treatment. That being said, he is an absolute genius, and I have zero complaints of my surgery or aftercare. His own staff apologizes for him and goes above and beyond to treat the patients like VIP guests.
@@saysHotdogs Ha! I’m sure you are right about your next neuro! My hubby was speaking to mine, and apparently went beyond the allotted word count allowed for patients and/or caretakers, as the neuro suddenly got a very annoyed look just before rolling his eyes. I am a calm person who prefers peace, while simultaneously having zero problems addressing problematic people or situations. Thankfully, my face often betrays my feelings before I speak. Super-Genius Jerk Doctor caught a glimpse of my raised eyebrow, and whatever expression I had and calmed right back down. 😂🤷🏻♀️ I really don’t know what my face communicated, but I’m thankful no words were spoken that caused me to be tossed out. Neuros make big bucks and deserve the pay, in my opinion, but that pay from patients and their high dollar insurance coverage ought to guarantee a better bedside manner. Sorry for the essay, and I wish you well with your next appointment! *Edited for typos
As the illustrious Dr. Glaucomflecken put it, neurologists think they're the smartest person in the hospital, but the nephrologists are _actually_ the smartest people in the hospital ... This video just does a perfect job contextualizing and illustrating that intelligence and usefulness can be two very different independent things 😆😂🤣 (relatable honestly, I'm clever af but not particularly useful lololol)
This is very true. The three smartest people I know, and I mean like, people so smart even other smart people struggle to keep up with them, are also kinda crazy. They're seriously a little woowoo nutso. At least two of them get high off their asses as often as possible.
As someone with no medical background, I still love this channel. Even if you don’t really understand the topic it is still digestible and, perhaps more importantly, still funny.
My experience is from a patient's perspective and a close family member of patients. When my mom with chronic kidney disease was first diagnosed with congestive heart failure and hospitalized, she was given enough Lasix to dry out her kidneys. Then she needed medication to start them back up. She was discharged to a nursing facility for rehab where she gained weight (it was fluid) and breathing became more difficult. The nursing facility wasn't weighing her and giving her medications per her cardiologist's instructions. We're convinced if she hadn't been discharged home she wouldn't have made it. We were prepared for her to leave with or without the facility's doctor's blessing. That was about 8 years ago. She's 88 years old now.
Sadly my child, you are quite misled. Cardiologists, nephrologists, neurologists, and even the high and mighty phrenologists, have not the power they perceive. For, as we all know, the good doctor can only practice medicine insofar as the insurance company, the evil arbiter, allows. Verily, it is the unseen beancounter, who lurks behind his desk hundreds of leagues away, that ultimately decides the fate of all patients. Lo, this is the sad truth that is at the heart of our chosen endeavor. The idea that the patient's health comes first, is as archaic as this mode of address. The patient's health is merely a side effect of the quest for gold. The rise of the 'Street Apothecary' is mute evidence that this system is failing. And as such, the health of this once great Kingdom is coming, ever quicker, to an end.
I liked my brother's nephrologist immediately when I met him visiting brother in the hospital. I really enjoyed our conversations when he dropped by. Have to add my training is in philosophy, and i did kind of wonder what he was late for while we were having our chats.
The nephrologist who saw my mother during her final Illness pulled up a footstool, sat on it at the foot of her bed, and discussed education, music, and cultures with her until he finally got around to telling her he believed the issue was with her lungs rather than her kidneys. Even though that wasn’t good news it made her day to have made a friend!
For some reason while hearing the nephrologist talk in that manner I could hear a sea shanty in the background and waited for the moment he would turn into Gandalf and yell “you shall not pass!!!!”
Dude this is so accurate. Nephrology attending in my hospital, also my former teacher, always shine in the room as a consultant, a philosopher, and definitely a fortune teller. 😂
That's a spot-on portrayal of the visiting nephrologist in my former hospital! He would always talk cryptically and philosophically but he was generally very generous with consults, prayed often with his patients, and played his violin for us at my farewell party.
As a former dialysis patient (xplanted 11/17/12), I recall my nephrologist being somewhat philosophical. Yet he was excellent. I got to know him better on a personal level, somewhat. He was the first DO/MD that labeled me “boring” after being transplanted; simple b/c I take the minimum required prescriptions. 🙂 So basically my 6 month visitations turned into “Hey Doc! What’s been up!” visits.
Yours called you boring too? The most exciting thing about me is that my potassium runs low. She looked at me like I was some weird specimen that she'd never seen before, it was the first time she was fascinated by me. I actually like her.
@@naomipommerel8415the type of dialysis can make a difference. I did hemo in a center and it was horrible for me. Not because of the center, but because the veins in my arm are janky. Home PD works much better for me. Hope yours is going well.
Based on the comments here and own personal experience, this skit feels like a genuine representation of my relationship with my nephrologist. He's a wonderful doctor but an absolute wizard at speaking in riddles. 😆
Ultimate mash up - Dr. Glaucomflecken, Doctor Mike, and Mama Doctor Jones. You all need to do one of these skits. Or just get together and chat. Would love to be a fly on the wall for that convo.
Hyponatremia patient here. Yes, I too, was present and witnessed the descent of the nephrologist from Mt.Olympus. He read from his papyrus the details of my case, and sought to soothe my fevered brow with words of wisdom. Nurses wept openly.
Nephrologists are of the chaotic good alignment. Every single one I have been followed by. They will academically swing on every other specialist. I love it!
@@Doc_Schmidt Ah, so you're a reptile because the egg obviously came before the chicken. - someone on the internet probably Every time you notice my comments it makes my day!! I really admire you as a doctor and person from what I can know of you from your content. Your humor helps rough school days and remind me I can be myself and keep my sense of humor even when I eventually get to be able to practice medicine! Thank you for all of your hard work as a doctor and your hard work making us laugh and teaching us a bit about medicine along the way. You're a g, Doc. (That's a very high compliment coming from a Rez kid haha)
Too bad kidney failure isn't hilarious. Can I have your kidney?. I'm at 13 percent function left and have to drink a potassium binder so I don't die. But ya so funny.
@@coffeeandhorses There is more to that than entire subject than just kidney failure so yes I will laugh at his depiction of a nephrologist and his comedic take on the definitions and terms. Good luck in hopes of your transplant and answering your question no I won’t be giving you mine.
A Friend of mine who recently got diagnosed with kidney failure (or something similar i am not sure) was really seriously bummed about it. I showed her this video to cheer her up and she loved it. Love ya doc! Keep up the good stuff.
😂 He is so my nephrologist. My family doc was freaking out over my numbers. My nephro said almost everybody's kidneys start to fail at my age. See you next year.
I’m only a medical assistant who is very interested in every aspect of medicine, always have been (when I was 5 my dolls had I.v.s and nasal cannulas) but let’s focus on the fact that your British accent was super spot on.
This brings back hours of studying kidney function at the med school library. And that old favorite, the loop of Henle. Which is extra long in deer mice.
My nephrologist told me he wanted to be a dr and nephrology was the easiest and least bloody path. He reminded me of a beachside stones golfer…if that makes sense.
Um okay?. Sorry but it's a lot to deal with kidney disease. Every professional in my kidney team says my nephrologist is extremely smart. She did like 12 plus yrs of school to do this. So not for stoners ! She also is heavily involved in kidney research. She has been my Dr for 14 yrs. I don't think ppl understand how mentally draining kidney failure is. Eating too much food with phosphorus or potassium could literally kill me.
What I love is like, nephrologists must genuinely be a weird breed... I have stage 4 CKD. I'm only 35 right? Rough. My renal team treats it seriously but they have a good bedside manner. My nephrologist? This man... No matter how dark it gets, he knows exactly what to say to make me feel like everything is going to be a-okay. If I'm on track, he knows exactly what to say to keep me from becoming complacent. He seems statically-calm, mildly amused by SOMETHING all the time and yet fully aware of the severity of everyone at the kidney clinic/center. A wizard. An angel? No, exemplary as doctor. He has made this journey so much easier.
I am an Egyptian clinical pharmacist and I now work in Kuwait !! How did we healthcare workers with all are totally different experiences, backgrounds and work environments can be that similar!!!!! All the nephrologists I have seen are like this !! Wooow
Me - the radiologist: yes, but I can't carry out a CT scan with a creatinine over 3! Renal: Don't you worry- we're here to rescue the kidneys, clean the SOUL...😅
@@missfitz5892 no it isn't. A radiologist can refuse to do any exam that comes across their way. Just like any other doctor can refuse to see you. Nephrologists just allay their fears of kidney injury from contrast. Since radiologists generally don't have any other concerns, they go ahead with the examination.
@@missfitz5892 unless the patient is on dialysis we normally refuse routine exams. There's no need to risk damaging the kidneys. Every country and every hospital has different protocols.
I have to disagree radiologists do not know if the creatine level they're worried about is normal for you or not, my nephrologist has this information. Back before I was diagnosed with cancer I had radiologists canceling CT scans my nephrologist ordered delaying my diagnosis. The decision to take the risk is mine and my nephrologists to make, based on the information we possess.
“Have you poisoned the kidney with your elixirs?”
I genuinely laughed out loud at that one. This channel is criminally underrated
Same!
Not gonna lie tho, roughly 90% of all the patients I took care of in the hospital had polypharmacy. 🥴🥴🥴
Facts. .. Give them IV Contrast!! 😂
Same.
🤪For real tho! 🤣👍💯👏😄
This painfully accurately sums up my interactions when I was sent to see a nephrologist, it was like I was talking to some arcane wizard who could only talk in riddles. But hey, he did help me out by finding out that in the end that luckily nothing was wrong, but it did take him fifteen minutes of explaining how kidneys work to end up saying "But you don't have to worry about that, you're fine."
Thanks doc!
Lol same 😂 Also got a stern lecture on not drinking enough water
@@ashleyc2525 Trusted your kidneys too much!
@@ashleyc2525 weirdly my nephrologist says drink when needed no need to reach certain amount daily, im 24 with steady creatinine of 150
@@KebabEater I can say with certainty that my body has learned to run on less water consumption than the average human. The long term side effects of chronic dehydration will probably get me at some point but yeah, 8 glasses a day is just a recommendation.
I work in dialysis and I can't stop laughing!!
I love how his voice started at professional and then transitioned to arcane wizard from middle earth 🤣
Could also have been Dumbledore at his most zany.
"There is no might, he either does or he doesn't"😂
Schrödinger’s cat has something to say about that
@@Sky_Cloud But the moment the cat says it the answer is known.
Yoda but grammar is correct
@@ConstantlyDamaged exactly, since it’s might, they don’t know right now, that is to say the guy is in both states
I swear I’ve had the same conversation with physicians
As a nurse in an acute care hospital, I believe this is the most accurate documentary of a nephrologist
I think my nephrologist is easy to understand. Explains things well and is willing to answer any questions. She doesn't speak in riddles. Straight forward: " your potassium is very high and if you don't drink potassium binder your heart could stop."
Brother, you hit the nail on the head! This isn’t acting: it’s a documentary on nephrology. I’m an icu nurse and all of the docs, nurses, pharmacists, techs & therapists will attest to this depiction of our wonderful, kidney-obsessed colleagues 😁
The mysteries of the nephron truly are too deep for our feeble human minds to understand . . . Thank you for your guidance oh wise nephrologist 😂
Couldn’t have said it better!
@@Doc_Schmidt In the beginning of my renal failure, in 2010, my former nephrologist attempted to explain diagnosis. The only way for me to what the heck he was explaining was to relate my kidney function to the aircraft hydraulic system (my engineering profession); I was good then. 🤷🏾♂️
@@leemontgomery7914 oh my gosh!🤣
@@leemontgomery7914 So basically you needed the equivalent of an oil flush due to a failed filter not catching contaminants? ;)
@@MicraHakkinen You get me!😂🤣👍🏾
"To clean the urine is to clean the soul, and the mind" true nephrologist wisdom 😌
I would buy some merch that has that written on it!
This nephrologist likes to be called "Captain Jack Sparrow"
I got more old wizard Merlin vibes from this
Nephro and neuro are some of the high nerds that are to be summoned and rarely disappoint at the hospital.
My neurosurgeon is first class jackhole. I mean he hates people and we reciprocate based on his treatment. That being said, he is an absolute genius, and I have zero complaints of my surgery or aftercare. His own staff apologizes for him and goes above and beyond to treat the patients like VIP guests.
Neuro is where they stick the buttholes tho. I can’t stand mine. I’m meeting a new one Tuesday I bet I can’t stand that one either.
@@saysHotdogs Ha! I’m sure you are right about your next neuro! My hubby was speaking to mine, and apparently went beyond the allotted word count allowed for patients and/or caretakers, as the neuro suddenly got a very annoyed look just before rolling his eyes. I am a calm person who prefers peace, while simultaneously having zero problems addressing problematic people or situations. Thankfully, my face often betrays my feelings before I speak. Super-Genius Jerk Doctor caught a glimpse of my raised eyebrow, and whatever expression I had and calmed right back down. 😂🤷🏻♀️ I really don’t know what my face communicated, but I’m thankful no words were spoken that caused me to be tossed out. Neuros make big bucks and deserve the pay, in my opinion, but that pay from patients and their high dollar insurance coverage ought to guarantee a better bedside manner. Sorry for the essay, and I wish you well with your next appointment! *Edited for typos
As the illustrious Dr. Glaucomflecken put it, neurologists think they're the smartest person in the hospital, but the nephrologists are _actually_ the smartest people in the hospital ... This video just does a perfect job contextualizing and illustrating that intelligence and usefulness can be two very different independent things 😆😂🤣 (relatable honestly, I'm clever af but not particularly useful lololol)
This is very true. The three smartest people I know, and I mean like, people so smart even other smart people struggle to keep up with them, are also kinda crazy. They're seriously a little woowoo nutso. At least two of them get high off their asses as often as possible.
"you know what's smarter than a brain? 2 million nephrons"
Dr. House was a nephrologist first 😂
@@meganhipsher9036 “do you not trust your kidneys?”
No, cardiologists think they're the smartest. But nephrologists actually are
As someone with no medical background, I still love this channel. Even if you don’t really understand the topic it is still digestible and, perhaps more importantly, still funny.
I’m so glad to hear that!
I have no medical background, but I watched a lot of TLC and Discovery Health back in the day, so I can understand most things.
My experience is from a patient's perspective and a close family member of patients.
When my mom with chronic kidney disease was first diagnosed with congestive heart failure and hospitalized, she was given enough Lasix to dry out her kidneys. Then she needed medication to start them back up. She was discharged to a nursing facility for rehab where she gained weight (it was fluid) and breathing became more difficult. The nursing facility wasn't weighing her and giving her medications per her cardiologist's instructions. We're convinced if she hadn't been discharged home she wouldn't have made it. We were prepared for her to leave with or without the facility's doctor's blessing.
That was about 8 years ago. She's 88 years old now.
I would dare even claim that most of us are pre-renal by the time we've finished a shift in the ER.
Absolutely!!
All those foleys the home care nurse could not in at the patients home.
"Ahh, but do not bring up my arch nemesis: cardiology... For the patient might have CHF, lo, it is I who says whether they can have Lasix..."
Sadly my child, you are quite misled. Cardiologists, nephrologists, neurologists, and even the high and mighty phrenologists, have not the power they perceive. For, as we all know, the good doctor can only practice medicine insofar as the insurance company, the evil arbiter, allows. Verily, it is the unseen beancounter, who lurks behind his desk hundreds of leagues away, that ultimately decides the fate of all patients. Lo, this is the sad truth that is at the heart of our chosen endeavor. The idea that the patient's health comes first, is as archaic as this mode of address. The patient's health is merely a side effect of the quest for gold. The rise of the 'Street Apothecary' is mute evidence that this system is failing. And as such, the health of this once great Kingdom is coming, ever quicker, to an end.
"Time is our friend and it heals all wounds"
*walks away muttering in renal*
Perfect
😂😂😂
Doc burns every specialty equally. I approve.
As a former nephrology nurse of 25years I love this! So accurate of one of the nephrologists I knew.
I love how behind that posh accent everything was actually super accurate. Do you consult with specialists for these shorts or r u just super-good?
Yes.
I liked my brother's nephrologist immediately when I met him visiting brother in the hospital. I really enjoyed our conversations when he dropped by. Have to add my training is in philosophy, and i did kind of wonder what he was late for while we were having our chats.
The nephrologist who saw my mother during her final Illness pulled up a footstool, sat on it at the foot of her bed, and discussed education, music, and cultures with her until he finally got around to telling her he believed the issue was with her lungs rather than her kidneys. Even though that wasn’t good news it made her day to have made a friend!
I like this character 👍. I hope we see him again soon.
He's my favorite so far 😆
"Have you poisoned the kidney with your elixirs?"
"Yes, we put him on Bumex 2 days ago."
I actually take that along with metolazone
For some reason while hearing the nephrologist talk in that manner I could hear a sea shanty in the background and waited for the moment he would turn into Gandalf and yell “you shall not pass!!!!”
Feel free to make a remix 😋
Addressing a kidney stone?
Nice pun
My god. I live in a country that doesn't speak English and STILL the nephrologists act this way and speak in a similar fashion
Dude this is so accurate. Nephrology attending in my hospital, also my former teacher, always shine in the room as a consultant, a philosopher, and definitely a fortune teller. 😂
OMG the nephrologist is suddenly my favorite character! Watched this 3 times in a row just to listen to that poetic speech 🤣
“The one who tends the land knows it’s true bounty” that’s amazing
We are indeed all pre-renal at some point in our lives
"Have you poisoned the kidney with your elixirs?" LMAO
Your attending: what did nephrology say to do?
You: ...
Sounds like those obnoxiously cryptic characters in fantasy who offer random vague advise and won’t give any straight answers for no good reason 😅
That's about right
Yup, that's Nephrology 🤣🤣🤣🤣
That's a spot-on portrayal of the visiting nephrologist in my former hospital! He would always talk cryptically and philosophically but he was generally very generous with consults, prayed often with his patients, and played his violin for us at my farewell party.
"Nephrologists must only speak in platitudes" - Library of Babel
As a former dialysis patient (xplanted 11/17/12), I recall my nephrologist being somewhat philosophical. Yet he was excellent. I got to know him better on a personal level, somewhat. He was the first DO/MD that labeled me “boring” after being transplanted; simple b/c I take the minimum required prescriptions. 🙂
So basically my 6 month visitations turned into “Hey Doc! What’s been up!” visits.
Yours called you boring too?
The most exciting thing about me is that my potassium runs low. She looked at me like I was some weird specimen that she'd never seen before, it was the first time she was fascinated by me.
I actually like her.
Dude sounded like he wanted to get the patient's humors aligned
As a patient on Dyalisis, and praying for a transplant.... I found this rather funny and entertaining 😆 😄 🤣...haha 😄 🤣!!!
Hi, hope you got your kidney by now! If not, hope its soon and dialysis not too taxing. I'll be starting dialysis in a week.
@@naomipommerel8415the type of dialysis can make a difference. I did hemo in a center and it was horrible for me. Not because of the center, but because the veins in my arm are janky.
Home PD works much better for me.
Hope yours is going well.
I'm in the same boat as you. I'm doing peritoneal dialysis and going through the evaluation process for transplant.
I worked as a medical translator for a while and i confirm that this is legit
Based on the comments here and own personal experience, this skit feels like a genuine representation of my relationship with my nephrologist. He's a wonderful doctor but an absolute wizard at speaking in riddles. 😆
Same!
Ultimate mash up - Dr. Glaucomflecken, Doctor Mike, and Mama Doctor Jones. You all need to do one of these skits. Or just get together and chat. Would love to be a fly on the wall for that convo.
This is probably the best one you’ve done. So spot on in its satire
So we just not gonna talk about how he appeared before doc called?
Each vid I'm seeing a perfecting of the craft 👍&😆
I appreciate that!
I love our nephrology team! So funny.
Hyponatremia patient here. Yes, I too, was present and witnessed the descent of the nephrologist from Mt.Olympus. He read from his papyrus the details of my case, and sought to soothe my fevered brow with words of wisdom. Nurses wept openly.
That was Deep and Philosophical! 😂😂😂
the nephrologist in this video reminded me of our nephrologist you know I'm at the group, the glasses the facial expression are all on point
Nephrologists are of the chaotic good alignment.
Every single one I have been followed by.
They will academically swing on every other specialist. I love it!
You are hilarious, I've worked in the medical field for 18 years, you make my day.
Aren't those glasses Dr. Glaucomflecken's?
No his glasses are like mine
@@Doc_Schmidt understood
@@Doc_Schmidt So... You're saying you're the origin story?
@@Doc_Schmidt Ah, so you're a reptile because the egg obviously came before the chicken. - someone on the internet probably
Every time you notice my comments it makes my day!! I really admire you as a doctor and person from what I can know of you from your content. Your humor helps rough school days and remind me I can be myself and keep my sense of humor even when I eventually get to be able to practice medicine!
Thank you for all of your hard work as a doctor and your hard work making us laugh and teaching us a bit about medicine along the way. You're a g, Doc. (That's a very high compliment coming from a Rez kid haha)
We just finished our F&E/Renal block and this is hilarious 🤣
Too bad kidney failure isn't hilarious. Can I have your kidney?. I'm at 13 percent function left and have to drink a potassium binder so I don't die. But ya so funny.
@@coffeeandhorses There is more to that than entire subject than just kidney failure so yes I will laugh at his depiction of a nephrologist and his comedic take on the definitions and terms. Good luck in hopes of your transplant and answering your question no I won’t be giving you mine.
That's why I love my Nephrologist had him for 18 years. He always take time to explain everything.
I love how none of this makes sense to me and I still love it
I'm an RN from Rochester ny. I think you are getting better and more educational as time goes.
P S congrats on the new family member 👏
"At some point we are all pre-renal, and then we're not!" I rolling! You are brilliant!
As a retired nephrology/dialysis nurse (33years) this is sooooo true 🤔
Channelling Dr. Glaucomflecken's nephrologist, I see. 😂
He really nailed that chuckle at the end lmao
A Friend of mine who recently got diagnosed with kidney failure (or something similar i am not sure) was really seriously bummed about it. I showed her this video to cheer her up and she loved it.
Love ya doc! Keep up the good stuff.
Your shorts are my fave 😍 I always leave feeling a bit smarter
I like to believe in my mind that these impersonations are based on actual encounters with the people involved.
😂 He is so my nephrologist. My family doc was freaking out over my numbers. My nephro said almost everybody's kidneys start to fail at my age. See you next year.
Well, that attending made things as clear as mud.
And in his parting words I think he answered the consult: time is our friends and it heals all wounds😊
Another banger. If only the lectures were this good. 😅
The attending spoke like Dumbledore🤣
I’m only a medical assistant who is very interested in every aspect of medicine, always have been (when I was 5 my dolls had I.v.s and nasal cannulas) but let’s focus on the fact that your British accent was super spot on.
You shall be credited whenever these golden lines are used. Outstanding performance 👏
I just noticed the logo on your sleeve and I was like NO WAY! I'm a premed at Loyola University Chicago :')
We are all prerenal at some point in our lives 😂
**👏 👏 BRAVO** THIS WAS AMAZING!!! I adore your educational shorts more and more by the day!!
I don’t know what any of this means, but I LOVE IT! 🤣
The loop that broke the nephrons back.
😂😂😂 love this character!!
This brings back hours of studying kidney function at the med school library. And that old favorite, the loop of Henle. Which is extra long in deer mice.
My nephrologist told me he wanted to be a dr and nephrology was the easiest and least bloody path. He reminded me of a beachside stones golfer…if that makes sense.
Um okay?. Sorry but it's a lot to deal with kidney disease. Every professional in my kidney team says my nephrologist is extremely smart. She did like 12 plus yrs of school to do this. So not for stoners ! She also is heavily involved in kidney research. She has been my Dr for 14 yrs. I don't think ppl understand how mentally draining kidney failure is. Eating too much food with phosphorus or potassium could literally kill me.
Wouldn't say nephrology is easy, understanding kidneys is hard as hell
@@coffeeandhorses every doctor goes through 12+ years, and compared with some other specialities it is actually easier.
Okay super easy. Name a type of kidney disease. Name what healthy kidneys do vs diseased. Smart ass
@@m136dalie I don't know what butterflies problem is!.
Comedy + education= fun to learn. Love it.
LMAOOOOO
I work in a dialysis center and….. this is too good
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 this is great!!! I work in MRI and I hope to have this conversation about giving Gadavist one day. Omg fantastic!
I would have thought that ‘Time heals all wounds’ is one proverb then medical doctors would realize is not actually true.
What I love is like, nephrologists must genuinely be a weird breed... I have stage 4 CKD. I'm only 35 right? Rough. My renal team treats it seriously but they have a good bedside manner. My nephrologist? This man... No matter how dark it gets, he knows exactly what to say to make me feel like everything is going to be a-okay. If I'm on track, he knows exactly what to say to keep me from becoming complacent. He seems statically-calm, mildly amused by SOMETHING all the time and yet fully aware of the severity of everyone at the kidney clinic/center. A wizard. An angel? No, exemplary as doctor. He has made this journey so much easier.
As someone with chronic severe hydronephrosis this is so accurate
Watching these videos should count as shadowing.
I absolutely love this new character!! 😂😂 "Your elixirs" hilarious 😂 😃
That’s a true physician
I run a Nephrology office. This is way to funny I have to send it to my providers.
I love how his glasses fall off at the end, really the cherry on top of this vid lmao
Really funny stuff and harkens back to experiences we have all had with nephrology.
Yup. Pure gold.
The "my son" got me, was not expecting that lmfao
OMG...he NAILED it. Nephrologists are druids...
OMG!!! The accuracy🤣🤣🤣
I am an Egyptian clinical pharmacist and I now work in Kuwait !! How did we healthcare workers with all are totally different experiences, backgrounds and work environments can be that similar!!!!! All the nephrologists I have seen are like this !! Wooow
Absolutely loved this, worked with a cardiologist for years just like this lol.
This is like conversations with my nephrologist.
I feel like you needed a Doc Brown-style wig for this one. Either that or a Gandalf wig.
Me - the radiologist: yes, but I can't carry out a CT scan with a creatinine over 3! Renal: Don't you worry- we're here to rescue the kidneys, clean the SOUL...😅
I'm a Renal patient and I would say it's a nephrologist decision whether I get a CT or not, try telling that to radiologists though 🤔
@@missfitz5892 no it isn't. A radiologist can refuse to do any exam that comes across their way. Just like any other doctor can refuse to see you. Nephrologists just allay their fears of kidney injury from contrast. Since radiologists generally don't have any other concerns, they go ahead with the examination.
@@missfitz5892 unless the patient is on dialysis we normally refuse routine exams. There's no need to risk damaging the kidneys. Every country and every hospital has different protocols.
I have to disagree radiologists do not know if the creatine level they're worried about is normal for you or not, my nephrologist has this information. Back before I was diagnosed with cancer I had radiologists canceling CT scans my nephrologist ordered delaying my diagnosis. The decision to take the risk is mine and my nephrologists to make, based on the information we possess.
@@missfitz5892 I'm sorry you had a bad experience with radiologists. Not everywhere is the same. Wishing you well and hope you get well soon.
As an ESRD patient.... I feel this on a spiritual level.
So damn happy that some who are smart enough actually want to be nephrologists. Cheers to them.
And we meet the philosopher of the hospital.
Doc Schmidt, you’re hysterical.
My brain filled in the Oblivion npc music under this dialogue.
Oh this is more realistic than people think. I was waiting for the "urine is liquid gold" lecture.
Just walks away😂😂😂😂😂
And sadly he was talking in riddles but he was answering the questions as far as I'm concerned