Medical students (or anyone in healthcare!) leave a comment with your first experiences on the ward; I'm sure viewers would be interested to see how it was for everyone...
First time meeting our consultant (in 3rd year) and he ripped our clerking apart in front of the whole ward. Definitely the worst first day I’ve had, they’ve got better since then. Everywhere else I’ve been has been lovely, although I always have expectation that my first day will always not be great even having done all my placements now.
First experience/impression: "how the heck am I going to do this"... I'm still here 4 years later 😉👍. Lots of ups and downs. Lots of hearing alarms in my sleep and getting jarred awake by the thoughts of missing something or failure to mention it during sign out. You get more and more sure of yourself and before you know it your there supporting your juniors the same way your seniors supported you.
After the newbie put in the needle JD asks if the nurse could do it right. So you are right, the ABG was wrong and I love the fact that they actually noticed that
That was just a joke, the weird angle is more than likely caused bcs it avoided showing the puncture itself - so they could get a normal needle which costs a couple of cents instead of a stage trick needle that retracts into the syringe.
I thought he was pretty much done with Scrubs - definitely covered most of the big fan favorites! I wonder if he's just getting addicted to the podcast, maybe he'll cover some more episodes as he gets to them :)
There’s a grate moment in scrubs where JD and Dr Cox are sit at a table and JD explains how he’s tired of teaching and cox instead of his usual lecture, just agrees and shares his experience with teaching interns,
@@gaminginferior7936 nah it ended just tried to drag it back with Season 9 but it sucked so they cancelled it but seasons 1-8 has a full and complete story.
@@gaminginferior7936JD left and the show is (mainly) about him and his journey from starting as a student to get higher up the ladder. There are numerous examples where the main character leaves, the show falls apart such as Charlie in two and a half men and Eric in That's 70's show. But you also see it the other way around that if one tries to go solo it doesn't like Joey from Friends. They tried a spin-off, but it didn't really stuck. Actually the sitcom in know where they successfully changed the main character was the substitution of Michael J. Fox with Charly Sheen in Spin City...
From the patient side of med students: I once had a med student stab me about 5 times trying to find a vein for a blood test. He kept apologising... the poor wee lamb (Lucky for him I don't have afear of needles). I also had a dental student extract one of my wisdom teeth, and I could see his hand shaking when he was holding the pliers and I said to him "don't worry dude, I can't feel a thing just grab it and pull!" I was slightly sedated with Midazolam so I would've been cool with it if he stuck the pliers up my nose lmao
I had a medical student with comically thick glasses need about 7-8 attempts to hit one of my veins with his needle (even though another doctor in that same hospital told me "You have veins as thick as tubes"). He kept apologizing but accidentally took my blood too quickly once he finally found a vein, leading to me having a pretty bad hematoma for about a week.
Honestly you do such an amazing job of humanising 'the other side' of health care. As someone with no medical background but spent a significant portion of my life in hospitals due to my sister's illness I really appreciate it.
I think what makes Scrubs resonate so well with pretty much the entire population of Earth is how the themes and lessons can be applied to pretty much everything in life. Here for example they use the framework of a hospital and med students but everyone who has had a job knows the pain of "This new guy is absolutely terrible but I am gonna need him so I have to grin and bear it".
Just as it was the med students first time, it was also JD's first time (I think) teaching so it's as much about him being patient with himself growing into a new role as it is being patient with Josh.
Pharmacy dispenser here, so not on the front lines in any way, and only got into this line of work in my early 30s. I'd say to anyone though; You'll be surprised that, no matter how out of depth you feel in the beginning, it's no comparison to how quickly you'll pick things up and they'll become second nature. I've been (and still am) scared when in new circumstances but don't be afraid to ask. It might make you feel nervous/unknowledgeable but, as Dr. Hope said, it's those that that *think* they know that are worrying and those that make sure they know that will succeed.
I would add that if you are doing something new and the people who've been doing it for a while are doing something stupid or even seems mean or abrupt, you can save a lot of time and grief by trying to understand why because they're further down the road than you are. You can repeat their mistakes and learn the hard way or you can ask them and learn the easy way.
we call the procedure a Fempop bypass for short and it is used in writing quickly. DC the staples means remove the staples from the patient and stitch the patient up if need be. DC means stop a treatment and or change to something else here its a language thing.
The question is, why on earth would you d/c the staples on someone currently in post-op and let that abdominal incision open. Now, I'm not going into surgery but i do remember from rotation it was more than a day before we took anyone's staples out and they wouldn't still be in the post-op area certainly.
@@sassyseraphify I can actually wager a guess. I imagine they used staples due to the speed involved, and perhaps they're option to replace it with some flesh glue or a traditional suture. You may not use staples for a gastro unless something DRASTIC Happened, such as a life or death thing, so they just went with the absolute fastest, if not dirtiest method, to finish up as soon as possible to free up more personnel.
Love scrubs, one of my favourite shows ever. Zach and Donald's podcast is making me look like weirdo laughing to myself all the time while walking my dog or in work 😅
I just finished binging the entire series of Scrubs a few weeks ago. Some series don’t hold up after a few years, but this one sure does. Still one of my favorite series of all time.
Thank you very helpful. I was unable to locate the answer with the brief web search. edit: (the above message is sincere and not meant to be sarcastic. Really.. thanks!!!)
@@CYCHIATRIC I wasn't being sarcastic. I really couldn't find the answer. I normally can find just about anything in under 5 minutes of searching. But the answer to what it meant had eluded me. My thanks to you was sincere and well meant.
Ugh, Scrubs just has a way of knowing how to hit you straight in the feels! I love how easily relatable Scrubs is, especially how all of us at the beginning of our careers are scared and nervous Bambis, but you see how much growth you have done when you look back. I can definitely relate to the new medical students, being in uni right now and having shadowed people (ex. a veterinarian), it's nerve-wracking trying to sort things out. And to the doctors, as my mum is an RN, has plenty of young nursing students fresh out of school and helping to guide them through the ropes. Anyway, love the work you're doing here Dr Ed! ❤️
I have missed seeing you review scrubs because i always enjoy your insight on it. I'd love to hear you get on fake doctors, real friends because i think it'd be a good episode
My father's a (retired) Army Doctor, rheumatologist, and I got him the first two seasons of this show on DVD. We bonded! He says that, besides all the "fairly fantastical silly stuff for comedy" it's the most accurate medical show he's ever seen about hospital life and being an intern and new doctor. I love seeing you react to things, it's so good to see you laughing after the Year That Was. Thank you for keeping my spirits up, Doctor Hope!
I never watched Scrubs (before watching these videos), but that bit from 3:40 took me aback. Any HR department nowadays would have a field day over that one.
I guess the difference from 2002 is that this guy is less likely to make in through medical school in the first place. This also felt weird for me at the time since in Russia almost all medical professions are considered stereotypically female.
Plus his dad was one of the guys on the board of directors for the hospital so he might have used that to throw his weight around. He did it with Elliot a lot until she grew a backbone and treated him like a troubling med student should be treated
First off, I love your videos regarding this show. I have always thought it was fantastic to get an actual doctor's opinions on things that happen in medical shows (especially my favourite one). Secondly, bless your soul for that podcast plug I had no idea it existed! Win-win!
Really enjoy your commentary! I understand that in the context of this episode it seems harsh the way he treats Cabbage (the one who he says won’t make it) but later down the line, he ends up killing one of their favorite patients by accident as he’s leaving so JD was right ultimately even though he could have said it better. Instincts are there for a reason.
It's funny the way they talk about the "ninth season" like they talk about mythical Matrix and Indiana Jones sequels. Perhaps someday they'll do a third good Terminator movie but for now I'm glad they stopped at 2 excellent films and kept their optimistic message that you can change your fate.
Oof, I draw a hard line at the end of Season 5. Season 6 was too depressing and political, Season 7 was just not funny to me, and I totally blanked out the others. Some of that was due to the writers’ strike I think but I agree it went on a little too long than it should have. It’s always awkward when your characters get to a certain stage in life and you have to figure out how to phase them out and rotate new ones in or find a reason to keep them relevant.
Much love for doing these reviews to give us your experience as a doctor. Scrubs is such an amazing show and my all time favorite, and to hear your analysis on these episodes gives me a larger appreciation for the show. Please keep these coming and I look forward to your next Scrubs review!
Time to share a somewhat weird nostalgic thing about this show. When I was in middle school when I got home after school I would watch scrubs. But after the first episode my parents would come home and go have their afternoon nap, which meant everyone and everything had to be quiet. So I have watched a lot of scrubs on mute. I watched it so often that most of the time I didn't need the sound because I knew it all by heart.
Love your Scrubs reactions! An episode that I think would be great to cover having lived through this pandemic would be "My Cabbage" Season 5 episode 12
Such a good video :) I used to want to be a doctor so I love hearing you're thoughts and stories about how things really are in the medical field apposed to what we normally see in tv. Also, SCRUBS....it's just sooo good!
As someone who had heart surgery as a baby I explained to the nurses and doctors why I had a irregular blood pressure and no pluse in one arm. One nursing student didn't believe nor seemed trust my reasoning as to why this is . She asked for the local hosptial cardiology team to assess me who accepted my explanation and basically accused the student nurse of wasting time. 😑 To students, the text book isn't always the answer
Well you can't trust a patient. If the nurse fails to follow up on an asymetric pulse and it turns out to be pathological then it's malpractice. It's always better to check these things if you can't be 100% from the past charts, you certainly can't trust the patient to teach you medicine though as that doesn't shift the liability away from you. Patient's will say all kinds of stuff happened to them after a surgery or after beginning a drug and "oh this is just normal for me". Can't always trust it to be unrelated to the admission. And i have a hard time believing that that cardiology team accused the nurse of wasting time unless they were assholes, or unless it was really prominent on your chart, but even then they were assholes.
@@zoravar.k7904 It was noted on my chart and the student had been told so . Ultimately she cpuld have delayed my surgery which could have cost me my life ( a ruptured bowel and spesis ). If older nurses and doctors had accepted that the why could she not have ? . I had already had a battery of tests before surgery so all routes had been covered . I told her it was in the chart and to read it which she claimed she did . She also claimed that I could not have been in that much pain because my bloods " weren't that bad" and you X Ray was OK so it seemed like I was lying to get morphine . My point is if a pateint tells you something maybe not dismiss them and check up on their claim. Because sometimes you miss things . Her supervising nurse already said she had read up on my history. My bowel was 8cm distended and I have a history of white blood cells not rising when I have a infection. She dismissed that too and said it could not be right despite it saying so in my notes . She basically dismissed my pain and thought she knew it all. She ignored the battery of tests . The you can't trust a pateint line is damaging Too many times my concerns have been dismissed because or that attuide . Causing lot of problems My the way she was most annoyed that I would not allow her to care for me post surgery. Basically told me I had no choice but to allow her to nurse me She was arrogant, and thought she knew everything Is it good practice to refuse patients pain relief because their bloods aren't too bad ?
@@hannahdyson7129 not sure which medical system you're in but a junior nurse should have no power to delay your surgery, change your treatment, or force anyone to examine you. They can only really raise concern. If the nurse was briefed then it would be unreasonable of them to cause a ruckus. But the medical system does make mistakes and it's better for a student to raise an alarm rather than quietly let a patient get the wrong care. If the senior staff was on the ball than the junior staff really doesn't influence anything, they just mostly shadow their seniors. Junior staff are there to learn, not make decisions. I would agree that arrogance and an attitude makes for a bad student. But working in hospital does screw with a person. Also doctors and nurses are not allowed to take what a patient is saying as gospel. You must take their concerns seriously and investigate them (although junior staff can't always do much of the latter). But any therapy must be based on guidelines, or else it can easily be classed as malpractice. And the policy towards pain management is complex to say the least.
@@zoravar.k7904 My point was she would not listen . I asked if she had read my notes and she said yes , despite the fact it was clearly all written up . It was even in my blood presssure chart . The nurse her senior called the team down to cover all bases and when the cardiology team came down she admitted she hadn't read the chart propley which is why they scolded her . She thought she knew better than them . She still though I needed more tests which I had already had twice. And I had been written up for morphine and Anti sickness but she insisted it was all in my head . And said I was making myself vomit ( I was being sick in my bed so wasn't shoving my fingers down my throat .) People with Ulcertaive Coltis tend to be in a lot of pain and vomit when they have a bad episode. She was kicked off her course for being arrogant .And the best paty the blood presssire readings as 10/10. Pretty dangerously low but she said I was fine to get up and go to the toilet! Some students think they know better and think they are above medical code . She was one of them
@@shadenox8164 no, depending on the surgery, but staples are usually taken out 2-4 weeks later (the fem-pop bypass would be an example of staples being d/c'd 4 weeks later- they are a PITA to do because they incision goes from the groin to the calf). The patient probably had some complications if they're still there 2 weeks post-op, not to mention that staple removal is a nurses job (surgical nurse here)
Great to meet you, Dr! I am a huge Scrubs fan and I've seen every episode at least thrice. Your thorough, colourful commentary has increased my appreciation for the show. Thanks a lot ♥️
That reminds me of my first time putting an art line in, while an anesthesiologist guided me: "And now you need to put the seldinger wire in. Take a deep breath, let's see how anxious you really are right now." (Ofc my hands were shaking like crazy.)
I work with med students as a patient roleplayer (non-invasive physical exams, GP consultations, case histories etc) and good Gods is this episode accurate. Was with them a couple of weeks ago doing physical exams, and they spent ages looking for more gloves. That were on the shelf above them.
Loved how the ABG scene was done, especially while you were explaining it. You said it was wrong, you hit p,any, and that is what J. D. eludes to with Carla.
Thank you so much for this video. It’s been a very tough time for most of us, me included and while this upload might not save my soul completely, it’s at the very least a good start.
"A Femoral Lumen, it's exactly what it sounds like" wow thanks I totally get what it is now. (the average luminosity inside the femur, obviously? I wonder why you'd need to benchmark a unit on that but science truly is wonderful)
Short for "full history and examination" where I'm from we just say "anamnesis" or clinical anamnesis, it covers both things and it's an extra fancy word... 10/10
My first shift as a student nurse I was a nervous wreck. Never worked in health care before and I was terrified of doing something wrong. In fact one of the nurses on that day still sometimes likes to remind me of how I looked like a scared lost puppy. I've just recently got my pin working on the stroke unit.
Nice to see you returning to Scrubs....I think your reactions to Scrubs is what first brought you to my attention and the enjoyment you have brought to me since then (really liking your Dr. Hope breaks down really violent tv/films). To get back to your roots, have you ever considered looking at ER? Would you be Noah Wiley or George Clooney :) ?
My dad has a masters in nursing and teaches at a nursing school after working as an EMT for almost 30 years and being an ER nurse, he does the manniquin simulations ( those things are so dang creepy, you see rows of them laying in beds and it's just eerie) He is a favorite amongst the students because even if you ask a dumb question he doesn't make you feel dumb. Even when he was in the hospital after surgery he was showing the nurses some tricks on how to find a vein to draw blood. I think being a teacher or a mentor is such an important thing because you can really have a significant impact on people's lives, hopefully for the better. 2 of my siblings are nurses, 1 a dental hygienist, I and 2 more of my siblings are artists and its nice being able to talk anatomy and just how the body works with them and our dad...but not so much fun to watch medical dramas or shows with him.
As a Licensed Vet Tech (also interned as a medical assistant before going into veterinary medicine), I still connect so much. Much of the medicine is the same, and connecting with pet owners is very similar to connecting with patients. The connections between coworkers are mirrored. The emotional and moral struggles cross all medical boundaries.
Fun fact: The Hulk version of JD in this episode is played by none other than bodybuilder Rich Piana! He made guest appearances on a few popular sitcoms back in the day it seems.
08:26 You were correct; it did mean Discharge the staples. Doesn't quite sound like it fits, but it's shorthand for remove the staples whilst performing the necessary corresponding precautions & procedures.
Love your take on this show and I love scrubs. Made me want to work in a hospital… but I’d probably be the worst. Taking blood freaks me out. Mind you I work in a horror genre and am around gore all the time. But needles & blood being drawn ( which I just had happen for my yearly check up ) bothers me. Wish I could just not be affected by it.
The titles you give for the timestamps are great, some very funny (worth checking out, for folks who haven't clicked to expand and read those). Fellow listener to Fake Doctors, Real Friends pod from the 1st episode...please please please do the full run of Scrubs here on YT, bc I quite enjoy the blend of humor, heart, and insight you offer. FYI: found your channel via The Last of Us (you did great w/that) & now I'm looking through the rest of your content.
In the US the abbreviation DC means discontinue. It also means discharge it's all in context. I don't think they use it a lot because of confusion. I was a Hospital Corpsman in the US Navy. I worked for doctors and nurses in hospitals and clinics. I was also on a ship. Corpsmen have more autonomy on ships because often you are the only ones on board with any medical training.
A senior trainee gave me the "I don't think you have what it takes to be a chartered accountant" when I was 3 months into my articles. 14 years later I'm a CA and he's not.
I remember there was once a typical Asian relative who asked me why I want to get into engineering instead of med (this was Hong Kong where there is a private-public mix). I know I don't handle acute stress well. I need a bit of time to respond and think of solutions. I can't imagine myself in OR or Emergency trying to save a life. Much respect to med students and doctors.
Discontinue! Take out the staples. Anything we are gonna stop doing (like using pain stimuli to assess paralysis of a limb), remove (like staples), stop giving (like a medication), or stop using (like compression socks), we use “discontinue.” We also use it to describe what patients do sometimes, i.e. “patient discontinued own Foley catheter, moderate hematuria observed.”
This might seem out of left field, but would you be interested in looking at That 70's Show? I don't remember the exact episode, but there's one where the main character (Eric) helps out his mom as she works as a nurse. Much like Scrubs, I think it really captures a glimpse into what the world of medicine is like, especially that question of how doctors and nurses can literally see someone die, yet still go home and be positive with their families.
Radiology admin who shares an office with the Central Venous Access Team. Didn't realise how much is absorbed until I heard femoral triple lumen and knew what it was, haha.
The first 5mins or so reminds me of when I joined the military. Very foreign places that become more familiar then your house sometimes after some time.
I’ve had that ABG exam performed on me a couple of times, hurts quite a bit. One of these occasions a student was asked to take the blood, she was so nervous! And kept missing the spot, she was like sorry I know it hurts, I’m sorry... so I looked at her and told her it was ok, to keep it cool told her that she could do it... she was able to take the sample the next time after that... definitely confidence plays a role for doctors, and every profesional actually. Edit: sometimes they take the sample from the arm, like near the armpit and below the biceps 💪 for me it hurts more there though.
What I always liked about this episode is that JD reacts very badly. Just because he's the protagonist, doesn't mean he's a perfect person. It also shows that just becasue someone is a good person, a caring competent doctor, doesn't mean we should not allow them the same failings as everyone else.
There's a similar episode to this one called "My Cabbage.," that you should do too! it also involves JD as an authority figure, but for some bonus relevance it shows how easily germs can spread.
I'm a pharmacist in a teaching hospital. So, every year we get new nurses, pharmacy residents, pharmacy interns, medical residents, etc... It's about to happen again as we approach summer leading into fall. Constantly orienting new people does help keep you on your toes, but it slows you to an absolute crawl sometimes. Personality, in my opinion, is one of the most important ingredients in the making of a healthcare professional. I don't remember who, but a pharmacy professor once told our class something that stuck with me. I'm paraphrasing: Pride is not part of healthcare. Pride kills because you don't do what you should out of fear of making a mistake(The wait and see people). You bully people because you're afraid someone will point out your mistakes or question your decisions(The don't ever question me people). Work together for the best possible outcomes because even though ultimately the MD is responsible for the care of a patient, no one person can do all the things a patient needs by themselves. I have found the best healthcare professionals are those that are nice but firm, delegate, ask for or take advice, and work well in groups.
I have only seen a medical student shadowing a doctor once, and she pretty much just watched what the doctor did and asked a question. A nurse student in a ADHD support group was super helpful though, like she found a podcast and other helpful resources more than the actual nurses running the group. Though understandably when you are busy all week you don't have energy to do extra work in your free time like the still new and excited students.
Medical students (or anyone in healthcare!) leave a comment with your first experiences on the ward; I'm sure viewers would be interested to see how it was for everyone...
9:00 maybe "Discontinue" and he wants her to remove them?
What are your medical thoughts on me cutting open my fingertip and shoving a magnet in there?
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First time meeting our consultant (in 3rd year) and he ripped our clerking apart in front of the whole ward. Definitely the worst first day I’ve had, they’ve got better since then. Everywhere else I’ve been has been lovely, although I always have expectation that my first day will always not be great even having done all my placements now.
First experience/impression: "how the heck am I going to do this"... I'm still here 4 years later 😉👍. Lots of ups and downs. Lots of hearing alarms in my sleep and getting jarred awake by the thoughts of missing something or failure to mention it during sign out. You get more and more sure of yourself and before you know it your there supporting your juniors the same way your seniors supported you.
After the newbie put in the needle JD asks if the nurse could do it right. So you are right, the ABG was wrong and I love the fact that they actually noticed that
That was just a joke, the weird angle is more than likely caused bcs it avoided showing the puncture itself - so they could get a normal needle which costs a couple of cents instead of a stage trick needle that retracts into the syringe.
@@chazz30000 pretty sure he was serious, the joke was just for the audience
Thank you cause I was surprised hey cut the bit where JD asked Carla to do it again 😅
yeah it was literally just to give him a confidence boost.
This is literally in the video
You finally came back to scrubs! I couldn't be happier!
More Scrubs! More Scrubs!
I thought he was pretty much done with Scrubs - definitely covered most of the big fan favorites! I wonder if he's just getting addicted to the podcast, maybe he'll cover some more episodes as he gets to them :)
And Code black starring Marica Harden. One Episode. It's really good.
There’s a grate moment in scrubs where JD and Dr Cox are sit at a table and JD explains how he’s tired of teaching and cox instead of his usual lecture, just agrees and shares his experience with teaching interns,
Love this show shame it got discontinued.
@@gaminginferior7936 nah it ended just tried to drag it back with Season 9 but it sucked so they cancelled it but seasons 1-8 has a full and complete story.
@@gaminginferior7936JD left and the show is (mainly) about him and his journey from starting as a student to get higher up the ladder. There are numerous examples where the main character leaves, the show falls apart such as Charlie in two and a half men and Eric in That's 70's show. But you also see it the other way around that if one tries to go solo it doesn't like Joey from Friends. They tried a spin-off, but it didn't really stuck. Actually the sitcom in know where they successfully changed the main character was the substitution of Michael J. Fox with Charly Sheen in Spin City...
I just finished another marathon of Scrubs, I love this show so much. Some scenes still make me cry
My Old Lady makes me cry. I always loved that episode but now it has extra meaning on a personal and professional level.
@@sonofliberty1 Oh yes, same with me. One that also has me crying my eyes out is My Lunch
Where you think we are?
Same, the entire rabies arc is so impactful every time
@@oz_jones OMFG ninjas cutting onions got into my room
From the patient side of med students: I once had a med student stab me about 5 times trying to find a vein for a blood test. He kept apologising... the poor wee lamb (Lucky for him I don't have afear of needles). I also had a dental student extract one of my wisdom teeth, and I could see his hand shaking when he was holding the pliers and I said to him "don't worry dude, I can't feel a thing just grab it and pull!" I was slightly sedated with Midazolam so I would've been cool with it if he stuck the pliers up my nose lmao
I have a "three stab"-rule. If I can't get your blood on the third try, it's time for someone more experienced to step in.
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You're the best dude
I had a medical student with comically thick glasses need about 7-8 attempts to hit one of my veins with his needle (even though another doctor in that same hospital told me "You have veins as thick as tubes"). He kept apologizing but accidentally took my blood too quickly once he finally found a vein, leading to me having a pretty bad hematoma for about a week.
I’ve had a bad experience with student doctors so from now on I will refuse them when asked if I mind if they observe or perform a procedure.
welcome back. Haven't seen you for a while. Watch more scrubs, it will make you feel great.
They so do!
I'm glad their on-screen chemistry translates into such a close friendship in reality, I think it really adds to the show.
Honestly you do such an amazing job of humanising 'the other side' of health care.
As someone with no medical background but spent a significant portion of my life in hospitals due to my sister's illness I really appreciate it.
I hope your sister’s okay, you guys are in my prayers 🤲🏼❤️ Hugs 🫂
I completely agree with you
I think what makes Scrubs resonate so well with pretty much the entire population of Earth is how the themes and lessons can be applied to pretty much everything in life. Here for example they use the framework of a hospital and med students but everyone who has had a job knows the pain of "This new guy is absolutely terrible but I am gonna need him so I have to grin and bear it".
Being afraid of talking to a patient, 110% true
For me it was touching the patient. Not as in 'ew, patient' but "I'm so sorry, I know your stomach is really sore but I need to poke it. A lot."
Just as it was the med students first time, it was also JD's first time (I think) teaching so it's as much about him being patient with himself growing into a new role as it is being patient with Josh.
Pharmacy dispenser here, so not on the front lines in any way, and only got into this line of work in my early 30s.
I'd say to anyone though;
You'll be surprised that, no matter how out of depth you feel in the beginning, it's no comparison to how quickly you'll pick things up and they'll become second nature.
I've been (and still am) scared when in new circumstances but don't be afraid to ask.
It might make you feel nervous/unknowledgeable but, as Dr. Hope said, it's those that that *think* they know that are worrying and those that make sure they know that will succeed.
I would add that if you are doing something new and the people who've been doing it for a while are doing something stupid or even seems mean or abrupt, you can save a lot of time and grief by trying to understand why because they're further down the road than you are. You can repeat their mistakes and learn the hard way or you can ask them and learn the easy way.
we call the procedure a Fempop bypass for short and it is used in writing quickly. DC the staples means remove the staples from the patient and stitch the patient up if need be. DC means stop a treatment and or change to something else here its a language thing.
Yeh a couple people have said it means 'discontinue' so makes sense, cheers!
@@DrHopeSickNotes I was under the impression it means "disconnect" but that also makes sense!
The question is, why on earth would you d/c the staples on someone currently in post-op and let that abdominal incision open. Now, I'm not going into surgery but i do remember from rotation it was more than a day before we took anyone's staples out and they wouldn't still be in the post-op area certainly.
@@acrefray That reminds me of back in the dial-up days when your connection would drop and on AOL Instant Messenger we’d say “sorry got dc’d” 🤣
@@sassyseraphify I can actually wager a guess. I imagine they used staples due to the speed involved, and perhaps they're option to replace it with some flesh glue or a traditional suture. You may not use staples for a gastro unless something DRASTIC Happened, such as a life or death thing, so they just went with the absolute fastest, if not dirtiest method, to finish up as soon as possible to free up more personnel.
Love scrubs, one of my favourite shows ever. Zach and Donald's podcast is making me look like weirdo laughing to myself all the time while walking my dog or in work 😅
You have grown so much since you started the channel...so great to watch.
My first shift my first task was to shower a patient. She collapsed in a cardiac arrest o-0
She survived- but man that was a terrifying first day
Holy hell that's a trial by fire
Oh gosh! I’ve showered a lot of people, and that would be a nightmare!
That's impressive, what the hell - must have been insane to go through!
My very first shift handling one patient with Leukimia, with very low PLT . It bleed out in front of me from IV and nostril and gum
@@hexfizgamingch ooof that's rough.
I just finished binging the entire series of Scrubs a few weeks ago. Some series don’t hold up after a few years, but this one sure does. Still one of my favorite series of all time.
I LOVE THESE SCRUBS REACTIONS!!!
I’m an NHS trained psych nurse working in Vancouver. D/C’d means discontinued in North American medical vernacular. Love the channel BTW Dr Hope!
So discontinue the staples?
@@innertuber4049 outside my pay grade.
Thank you very helpful. I was unable to locate the answer with the brief web search.
edit: (the above message is sincere and not meant to be sarcastic. Really.. thanks!!!)
@@macmcleod1188 Good for you.
@@CYCHIATRIC I wasn't being sarcastic. I really couldn't find the answer. I normally can find just about anything in under 5 minutes of searching. But the answer to what it meant had eluded me.
My thanks to you was sincere and well meant.
Ugh, Scrubs just has a way of knowing how to hit you straight in the feels! I love how easily relatable Scrubs is, especially how all of us at the beginning of our careers are scared and nervous Bambis, but you see how much growth you have done when you look back.
I can definitely relate to the new medical students, being in uni right now and having shadowed people (ex. a veterinarian), it's nerve-wracking trying to sort things out. And to the doctors, as my mum is an RN, has plenty of young nursing students fresh out of school and helping to guide them through the ropes. Anyway, love the work you're doing here Dr Ed! ❤️
I would happily watch you do this for every single episode in the whole damn show.. love 'em :D
I have missed seeing you review scrubs because i always enjoy your insight on it. I'd love to hear you get on fake doctors, real friends because i think it'd be a good episode
My father's a (retired) Army Doctor, rheumatologist, and I got him the first two seasons of this show on DVD. We bonded! He says that, besides all the "fairly fantastical silly stuff for comedy" it's the most accurate medical show he's ever seen about hospital life and being an intern and new doctor. I love seeing you react to things, it's so good to see you laughing after the Year That Was. Thank you for keeping my spirits up, Doctor Hope!
I never watched Scrubs (before watching these videos), but that bit from 3:40 took me aback. Any HR department nowadays would have a field day over that one.
You should actually watch it. The first 7 seasons are fantastic.
I guess the difference from 2002 is that this guy is less likely to make in through medical school in the first place. This also felt weird for me at the time since in Russia almost all medical professions are considered stereotypically female.
Plus his dad was one of the guys on the board of directors for the hospital so he might have used that to throw his weight around. He did it with Elliot a lot until she grew a backbone and treated him like a troubling med student should be treated
First off, I love your videos regarding this show. I have always thought it was fantastic to get an actual doctor's opinions on things that happen in medical shows (especially my favourite one). Secondly, bless your soul for that podcast plug I had no idea it existed! Win-win!
These Scrubs reactions are fantastic. I have a huge love for this show. Please keep making these!
Really enjoy your commentary! I understand that in the context of this episode it seems harsh the way he treats Cabbage (the one who he says won’t make it) but later down the line, he ends up killing one of their favorite patients by accident as he’s leaving so JD was right ultimately even though he could have said it better. Instincts are there for a reason.
Ah Scrubs... best 8 seasons of TV ever! Automatic like! And now on to the video!
The 9th season is underrated though. I don’t care what anyone says.
@@Mattwbw Scrubs - the perfect example of a show that went on one season past it's best.
It's funny the way they talk about the "ninth season" like they talk about mythical Matrix and Indiana Jones sequels. Perhaps someday they'll do a third good Terminator movie but for now I'm glad they stopped at 2 excellent films and kept their optimistic message that you can change your fate.
@@Mattwbw it maybe I couldn't finish it, because season 8 ending just feels perfect to me.
Oof, I draw a hard line at the end of Season 5. Season 6 was too depressing and political, Season 7 was just not funny to me, and I totally blanked out the others. Some of that was due to the writers’ strike I think but I agree it went on a little too long than it should have. It’s always awkward when your characters get to a certain stage in life and you have to figure out how to phase them out and rotate new ones in or find a reason to keep them relevant.
Much love for doing these reviews to give us your experience as a doctor. Scrubs is such an amazing show and my all time favorite, and to hear your analysis on these episodes gives me a larger appreciation for the show. Please keep these coming and I look forward to your next Scrubs review!
No better feeling that receiving a notification from you, Mister! 🥰🥰🥰
yay mika
Time to share a somewhat weird nostalgic thing about this show.
When I was in middle school when I got home after school I would watch scrubs. But after the first episode my parents would come home and go have their afternoon nap, which meant everyone and everything had to be quiet. So I have watched a lot of scrubs on mute. I watched it so often that most of the time I didn't need the sound because I knew it all by heart.
Scrubs is one of my favourite shows and I love learning more about it from you. Always such a pleasure
"There is no blood in the radius!" - Dr. Edward Hope.
But there IS blood in the circumference! - Me, not a doctor. 😉
Shh 👀
JD totally needed to add another sentence.
"I don't think you have what it takes. Prove me wrong!"
Love your Scrubs reactions! An episode that I think would be great to cover having lived through this pandemic would be "My Cabbage" Season 5 episode 12
Dammit. Now I have to binge the whole series again.
Man that scene with the AbG scene makes me quiver knowing I was that student just a month or so ago
You’re my favorite doctor on TH-cam! Thanks for being great!
Such a good video :) I used to want to be a doctor so I love hearing you're thoughts and stories about how things really are in the medical field apposed to what we normally see in tv. Also, SCRUBS....it's just sooo good!
As someone who had heart surgery as a baby I explained to the nurses and doctors why I had a irregular blood pressure and no pluse in one arm. One nursing student didn't believe nor seemed trust my reasoning as to why this is . She asked for the local hosptial cardiology team to assess me who accepted my explanation and basically accused the student nurse of wasting time. 😑
To students, the text book isn't always the answer
Well you can't trust a patient. If the nurse fails to follow up on an asymetric pulse and it turns out to be pathological then it's malpractice. It's always better to check these things if you can't be 100% from the past charts, you certainly can't trust the patient to teach you medicine though as that doesn't shift the liability away from you. Patient's will say all kinds of stuff happened to them after a surgery or after beginning a drug and "oh this is just normal for me". Can't always trust it to be unrelated to the admission. And i have a hard time believing that that cardiology team accused the nurse of wasting time unless they were assholes, or unless it was really prominent on your chart, but even then they were assholes.
@@zoravar.k7904 It was noted on my chart and the student had been told so . Ultimately she cpuld have delayed my surgery which could have cost me my life ( a ruptured bowel and spesis ). If older nurses and doctors had accepted that the why could she not have ? . I had already had a battery of tests before surgery so all routes had been covered . I told her it was in the chart and to read it which she claimed she did .
She also claimed that I could not have been in that much pain because my bloods " weren't that bad" and you X Ray was OK so it seemed like I was lying to get morphine .
My point is if a pateint tells you something maybe not dismiss them and check up on their claim. Because sometimes you miss things . Her supervising nurse already said she had read up on my history.
My bowel was 8cm distended and I have a history of white blood cells not rising when I have a infection. She dismissed that too and said it could not be right despite it saying so in my notes .
She basically dismissed my pain and thought she knew it all. She ignored the battery of tests .
The you can't trust a pateint line is damaging
Too many times my concerns have been dismissed because or that attuide . Causing lot of problems
My the way she was most annoyed that I would not allow her to care for me post surgery. Basically told me I had no choice but to allow her to nurse me
She was arrogant, and thought she knew everything
Is it good practice to refuse patients pain relief because their bloods aren't too bad ?
@@hannahdyson7129 not sure which medical system you're in but a junior nurse should have no power to delay your surgery, change your treatment, or force anyone to examine you. They can only really raise concern. If the nurse was briefed then it would be unreasonable of them to cause a ruckus. But the medical system does make mistakes and it's better for a student to raise an alarm rather than quietly let a patient get the wrong care. If the senior staff was on the ball than the junior staff really doesn't influence anything, they just mostly shadow their seniors. Junior staff are there to learn, not make decisions. I would agree that arrogance and an attitude makes for a bad student. But working in hospital does screw with a person.
Also doctors and nurses are not allowed to take what a patient is saying as gospel. You must take their concerns seriously and investigate them (although junior staff can't always do much of the latter). But any therapy must be based on guidelines, or else it can easily be classed as malpractice. And the policy towards pain management is complex to say the least.
@@zoravar.k7904 My point was she would not listen . I asked if she had read my notes and she said yes , despite the fact it was clearly all written up . It was even in my blood presssure chart . The nurse her senior called the team down to cover all bases and when the cardiology team came down she admitted she hadn't read the chart propley which is why they scolded her . She thought she knew better than them . She still though I needed more tests which I had already had twice.
And I had been written up for morphine and Anti sickness but she insisted it was all in my head . And said I was making myself vomit ( I was being sick in my bed so wasn't shoving my fingers down my throat .) People with Ulcertaive Coltis tend to be in a lot of pain and vomit when they have a bad episode.
She was kicked off her course for being arrogant .And the best paty the blood presssire readings as 10/10. Pretty dangerously low but she said I was fine to get up and go to the toilet!
Some students think they know better and think they are above medical code . She was one of them
D/c means discontinue, so im guessing he wants the staples removed
Wouldn't that be a surgery?
I assumed it meant decontaminate
I was thinking double check. As in make sure they haven’t popped.
@@shadenox8164 no, depending on the surgery, but staples are usually taken out 2-4 weeks later (the fem-pop bypass would be an example of staples being d/c'd 4 weeks later- they are a PITA to do because they incision goes from the groin to the calf). The patient probably had some complications if they're still there 2 weeks post-op, not to mention that staple removal is a nurses job (surgical nurse here)
Great to meet you, Dr! I am a huge Scrubs fan and I've seen every episode at least thrice. Your thorough, colourful commentary has increased my appreciation for the show. Thanks a lot ♥️
Thank you for Scrubs appreciation 💗 It should be talked like one of the best sitcom ever, but it always friends, friends, friends 🙄
I like scrubs better, but friends is way more relatable for people so it makes sense that it would be more popular
That reminds me of my first time putting an art line in, while an anesthesiologist guided me: "And now you need to put the seldinger wire in. Take a deep breath, let's see how anxious you really are right now." (Ofc my hands were shaking like crazy.)
I just started rewatching scrubs last night and I stopped on this episode before going to sleep! I feel like I'm one with the universe right now!
Been too long since I've seen your videos, and glad to see all your growth!
I work with med students as a patient roleplayer (non-invasive physical exams, GP consultations, case histories etc) and good Gods is this episode accurate. Was with them a couple of weeks ago doing physical exams, and they spent ages looking for more gloves. That were on the shelf above them.
Loved how the ABG scene was done, especially while you were explaining it. You said it was wrong, you hit p,any, and that is what J. D. eludes to with Carla.
Thank you so much for this video. It’s been a very tough time for most of us, me included and while this upload might not save my soul completely, it’s at the very least a good start.
Love the scrubs reviews, thank you! Just what I needed today x
"A Femoral Lumen, it's exactly what it sounds like" wow thanks I totally get what it is now. (the average luminosity inside the femur, obviously? I wonder why you'd need to benchmark a unit on that but science truly is wonderful)
Short for "full history and examination" where I'm from we just say "anamnesis" or clinical anamnesis, it covers both things and it's an extra fancy word... 10/10
Thank you for your "Reactions". They always make my day :)
Take care!
My first shift as a student nurse I was a nervous wreck. Never worked in health care before and I was terrified of doing something wrong. In fact one of the nurses on that day still sometimes likes to remind me of how I looked like a scared lost puppy. I've just recently got my pin working on the stroke unit.
Nice to have you back, also make me very happy to hear that you listen to the podcast! :D
Love the scrubs reactions, such a great show and addition added by you
Nice to see you returning to Scrubs....I think your reactions to Scrubs is what first brought you to my attention and the enjoyment you have brought to me since then (really liking your Dr. Hope breaks down really violent tv/films). To get back to your roots, have you ever considered looking at ER? Would you be Noah Wiley or George Clooney :) ?
more Scrubs reactions! Nice :) Will you do some more too? There are very funny, emotional and classic ones still waiting!
My dad has a masters in nursing and teaches at a nursing school after working as an EMT for almost 30 years and being an ER nurse, he does the manniquin simulations ( those things are so dang creepy, you see rows of them laying in beds and it's just eerie)
He is a favorite amongst the students because even if you ask a dumb question he doesn't make you feel dumb. Even when he was in the hospital after surgery he was showing the nurses some tricks on how to find a vein to draw blood. I think being a teacher or a mentor is such an important thing because you can really have a significant impact on people's lives, hopefully for the better.
2 of my siblings are nurses, 1 a dental hygienist, I and 2 more of my siblings are artists and its nice being able to talk anatomy and just how the body works with them and our dad...but not so much fun to watch medical dramas or shows with him.
I love that we people of the internet learn from you watching scrubs! It's fun and educating.
My veterinarian parents love this show! I've only seen a few episodes but they love explaining the lingo.
Also loving the podcast! Thanks for this video, Doc
As a Licensed Vet Tech (also interned as a medical assistant before going into veterinary medicine), I still connect so much. Much of the medicine is the same, and connecting with pet owners is very similar to connecting with patients. The connections between coworkers are mirrored. The emotional and moral struggles cross all medical boundaries.
yes, I've been waiting for another scrubs reaction :) they're always really interesting!
Fun fact: The Hulk version of JD in this episode is played by none other than bodybuilder Rich Piana! He made guest appearances on a few popular sitcoms back in the day it seems.
Hooray, the reason I subscribed! Excellent as always, Scrubs always hits it out of the park
This takes me back! I loved this reaction Ed 👊🏽
08:26 You were correct; it did mean Discharge the staples. Doesn't quite sound like it fits, but it's shorthand for remove the staples whilst performing the necessary corresponding precautions & procedures.
TH-cam didn't notify me this video! Glad I found it anyway after 3 weeks
DC in America means discontinue, so I’m assuming he means remove the staples I’d guess.
Love your take on this show and I love scrubs. Made me want to work in a hospital… but I’d probably be the worst.
Taking blood freaks me out. Mind you I work in a horror genre and am around gore all the time. But needles & blood being drawn ( which I just had happen for my yearly check up ) bothers me. Wish I could just not be affected by it.
Yeees - A new Scrubs Reaction!!!
great content as always Dr. Hope
I love the podcast! Everytime I watch an episode I listen to the podcast for some backstory!
"DC" is the US can mean discharge, like you said, or in this case discontinue. So "DC the staples" is discontinue the staples = remove them. :)
Why are there so little comments? This channel is amazing!
The titles you give for the timestamps are great, some very funny (worth checking out, for folks who haven't clicked to expand and read those). Fellow listener to Fake Doctors, Real Friends pod from the 1st episode...please please please do the full run of Scrubs here on YT, bc I quite enjoy the blend of humor, heart, and insight you offer.
FYI: found your channel via The Last of Us (you did great w/that) & now I'm looking through the rest of your content.
In the US the abbreviation DC means discontinue. It also means discharge it's all in context. I don't think they use it a lot because of confusion.
I was a Hospital Corpsman in the US Navy. I worked for doctors and nurses in hospitals and clinics. I was also on a ship. Corpsmen have more autonomy on ships because often you are the only ones on board with any medical training.
7:44
"why is your hand down your pants?"
"i was feeling my pulse-"
yasssss waking up and seeing the docter orderd a scrubs reacts series! Its a great day!
A senior trainee gave me the "I don't think you have what it takes to be a chartered accountant" when I was 3 months into my articles. 14 years later I'm a CA and he's not.
7:36 How many people checked the femoral arterial pulse when he mentioned one could? :D
🖐🏼 this guy!
Me..never found it
Never had been able to feel my pulse in my wrist, like never, lol
I remember there was once a typical Asian relative who asked me why I want to get into engineering instead of med (this was Hong Kong where there is a private-public mix). I know I don't handle acute stress well. I need a bit of time to respond and think of solutions. I can't imagine myself in OR or Emergency trying to save a life. Much respect to med students and doctors.
DC=Double Check? God, I love this show and your content.
Discontinue! Take out the staples. Anything we are gonna stop doing (like using pain stimuli to assess paralysis of a limb), remove (like staples), stop giving (like a medication), or stop using (like compression socks), we use “discontinue.”
We also use it to describe what patients do sometimes, i.e. “patient discontinued own Foley catheter, moderate hematuria observed.”
This might seem out of left field, but would you be interested in looking at That 70's Show? I don't remember the exact episode, but there's one where the main character (Eric) helps out his mom as she works as a nurse. Much like Scrubs, I think it really captures a glimpse into what the world of medicine is like, especially that question of how doctors and nurses can literally see someone die, yet still go home and be positive with their families.
Radiology admin who shares an office with the Central Venous Access Team. Didn't realise how much is absorbed until I heard femoral triple lumen and knew what it was, haha.
The first 5mins or so reminds me of when I joined the military. Very foreign places that become more familiar then your house sometimes after some time.
I’ve had that ABG exam performed on me a couple of times, hurts quite a bit. One of these occasions a student was asked to take the blood, she was so nervous! And kept missing the spot, she was like sorry I know it hurts, I’m sorry... so I looked at her and told her it was ok, to keep it cool told her that she could do it... she was able to take the sample the next time after that... definitely confidence plays a role for doctors, and every profesional actually.
Edit: sometimes they take the sample from the arm, like near the armpit and below the biceps 💪 for me it hurts more there though.
Love ur scrub vids, can’t believe it’s been already almost 2 years sense ur last one
Turk's student is senior member of the clinical team on the ER TV series (I think). Her 'i have no idea what you just said' was extra funny.
DC staples does mean discharge, which substitutes for remove. So remove the staples. RN in the US. Pretty common term used here.
Loving the scrubs, please keep em coming!
What I always liked about this episode is that JD reacts very badly. Just because he's the protagonist, doesn't mean he's a perfect person. It also shows that just becasue someone is a good person, a caring competent doctor, doesn't mean we should not allow them the same failings as everyone else.
There's a similar episode to this one called "My Cabbage.," that you should do too! it also involves JD as an authority figure, but for some bonus relevance it shows how easily germs can spread.
I'm a pharmacist in a teaching hospital. So, every year we get new nurses, pharmacy residents, pharmacy interns, medical residents, etc... It's about to happen again as we approach summer leading into fall. Constantly orienting new people does help keep you on your toes, but it slows you to an absolute crawl sometimes. Personality, in my opinion, is one of the most important ingredients in the making of a healthcare professional.
I don't remember who, but a pharmacy professor once told our class something that stuck with me. I'm paraphrasing:
Pride is not part of healthcare. Pride kills because you don't do what you should out of fear of making a mistake(The wait and see people). You bully people because you're afraid someone will point out your mistakes or question your decisions(The don't ever question me people). Work together for the best possible outcomes because even though ultimately the MD is responsible for the care of a patient, no one person can do all the things a patient needs by themselves.
I have found the best healthcare professionals are those that are nice but firm, delegate, ask for or take advice, and work well in groups.
I have only seen a medical student shadowing a doctor once, and she pretty much just watched what the doctor did and asked a question. A nurse student in a ADHD support group was super helpful though, like she found a podcast and other helpful resources more than the actual nurses running the group. Though understandably when you are busy all week you don't have energy to do extra work in your free time like the still new and excited students.
I got really into Scrubs when I was studying vet med, I could tell myself it was kinda studying when it was very much procrastination lol
My Abcs is another episode about teaching interns but from way later in the series so would make for a good comparison
Great idea!
I love this channel, I love Scrubs, and I think Bill Lawrence is a genius. So this all works out well. :)