My daughter was one month old and was a preemie so still only 5 pounds. She went into a coma and the Drs couldn't figure out why for days! One morning the neurologist came in and was asking about reflexes and a resident said she has none but they were super gentle on her, so weren't sure 100%. And he came in and grabbed her head and squished between her eyes and multiple other things while the residents kept looking at me in horror. And he said "well if that didn't piss her off she ain't responding to anything else " he ended up diagnosing her in the end and saved her life. Just thought it was so funny what he was doing to her face and head when she was handled like glass by everyone else.
@@darkkitty645 god I love that joke 😂 my parents always said I bounced my head off everything when I was a baby. I asked if them if that made me the way I am. They “nope. You were always that way. You just loved bouncing off things”
I saw this joke on Reddit a few days ago and had to share it here. It goes like this; Two doctors are out on a hot balloon ride when they realize that they are hopelessly lost. They reduce height and spot a man walking in a field below them. The first doctor calls out to the man, saying "sir, we're lost up here, could you please tell us where we are so that we can find our way back home?" The man on the ground calls back "Of course, your latitude and longitude are 40N, 92W and you are currently floating approximately 30 ft above the ground." The second doc turns to the first and says "just our luck, you found a neurologist." His friend, a little baffled, asks "how do you know that?" "Well, he's located the problem quite precisely but it hasn't helped us a single bit"
Can confirm. Went into a neurologist for the first time with an issue that was being passed around for years and she knew what the issue was just from the notes.
I suffer from terrible migraines and have to see a neurologist monthly. I can say, he is the only doctor I've seen that orders lots of tests and imaging that doesn't even have to do with neurology. He is very, VERY thorough.
I know it’s annoying when people ask/say things like this (and I know your comment is a year old!) but I fully understand how debilitating and awful migraines are and just genuinely want to help🥺: Has your doc ever put you on Amitriptyline to try and help prevent them? Or propranolol? I got cancer at 19 and started having horrible migraines after my first brain surgery. They often led to nights in the ER and/or hospitalization from vomiting so much. During my spring break, we went to Mayo Clinic and were able to see a neurologist who specifically specializes in headaches/migraines. He put me on Amitriptyline and it made an enormous difference. I went from about 15 migraines a month to 1 or 2. My local neurologist had put me on propranolol which is why I had mentioned that one, and I think that helped too, beta blockers are a common way of preventing migraines as I’m sure you well know. But the Amitriptyline definitely did. If you’re seeing the same physician every month and you’re not getting any better, don’t be afraid to see someone else for another opinion. There are lots of options to try, some people even do Botox although it didn’t work for me, unfortunately. Anyway! I hope in the last year since you left this comment that you’ve been able to make some progress and get some relief. I’m so, so sorry for what you’ve been through, migraines are just absolute monsters. Good luck!❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹
@@soniczforever5470Oral contraceptoves have big problems regarding hormonal balance, mental health and other health issues. But I guess if you already have kids and are chosing between these and unlivable migraine the choice is straight forward.
@@karlc4277 OB/GYN rotation was hell on earth as a bright eyed MS4. One of the most consistently toxic departments across all hospitals one can imagine. It did make the CTS consultants seem like genuinely nice people during ureg and now as a reg though.
My neurologist apologized to me as I was diagnosed wrong for years. I have basilar migraine with aura (aphasia, visual disturbance, etc) and the doctors were saying over and over they were panic attacks 🤨 even after I said that I had epilepsy as a child, they refused to send me to a neurologist but after years complaining, I got her, best doctor ever🥰
I have similar. I don't tolerate pain meds either. I was 40 before seeing a neurologist. You'd think since they prescribe anti epilepsy medications often to migraine sufferers, they'd see the connection. Btw phenergan stops mine. It gives me the creepy crawlies sometimes, but that's better than migraine.
Grandpa was a neurologist. He always sped on roads, and when he inevitably got stopped, he said he was going to the hospital, because what kind of monster stops a doctor on his way to save lives? He died from dementia a few years back. He would have loved the irony.
Doing a complete neuro exam on a patient seems tedious, but rewarding when you can localize and lateralize the problem almost immediately even without a ct or mri scan. I was in my 4th year of medschool when i had to do one on er patient with dizziness. He was treated as a case of vertigo but when i did my exam we discovered he had a problem with his field of vision. I received high praise from my neuro resident.
@@athenareese3354 thank you for everything you do for us and our patients! We love our SLP colleagues and very sincerely could not care for our patients properly without you!
@@MichaelTeitcher why is every other specialist wrong and even fellow neurologists? You have to retest every test a patient has already had to disprove them? 🙃🤪 My original neurologist retired - a professor who took my rheumatologist view and ran with it. Next neurologist decided rheumatologist and neurologist had no clue what they were doing and had me test for everything under the sky including things I had no symptoms for.. Got another professor, very knowledgeable in my condition then sadly Covid took him. Now undergoing the same nonsense with another neurologist who won't take notes, treatment plans, tests done by my former doctors. I have an underlying condition that needs a neurosurgeon follow up and she's seen me go through all this over the years and she's almost taking her stethoscope and hitting the none professor neurologists on their collective noggins!! NB. I have SPS.
Oh, I loved my neurologist! He was a wonderful doctor with a confusing mix of empathy, compassion, witty sarcasm, and sometimes dark humor. I cried when he retired 😅
I have had physical and mental struggles all my life, with very few doctors caring. I am forever grateful for the Neurologist who was intrigued enough by my medical history to order an MRI. It turns out that I had a stroke before I was born! That was very enlightening to hear!
It only took me four meetings with a neurology preceptor to to fully grasp why they hold themselves to such high regard. For cases where the nervous system is involved, and equipped with nothing but a hammer and their eyes, one can already figure out what's wrong long before a patient touches the MRI machine.
In many cases neurology is useless. Very few are actually good and all specialities are hard when done at the highest level. No justification for being egotistical and condescending
“If I catch you checking reflexes with a stethoscope, I will beat you to death with it.” I’ve been having many appointments lately and my main practitioner was the only one that used the little pizza slice thing. She was the only one that got my leg to kick. When I went to the endocrinologist last week, she did it with a stethoscope and nothing happened. She didn’t even react to nothing happening, like what???
I had something similar. I think doctors had mainly been using their hand to check my knee reflex and for the life of me I could not recall ever kicking. Went to my doctor, (I've only been with her for a year or so), and she did the procedure so different and damn if my leg didn't kick like crazy. I had never had it happen before I was so shocked.
A kick is great, but they are just going for the muscular reaction and that is why it is better to have proper neurological tools to just show that those nerves are firing. 😊
As a patient I have to say, the neurologist I went to once was just a really nice and patient person, explaining everything (even though it was like no deal at all) way more thoroughly than my (for a reason) former family medicine doctor.
"NOT EVERYBODY PAID ATTENTION IN MED SCHOOL" He is soo on point with his neurology doc impersonation. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 "They hate us because they ain't us!"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
As a patient with a wonderfully kind and thorough neurologist… “MRI is broken” sounds like something I’d jokingly tell him, because he’s ordered severalMRIs for me lately, and they’ve told him absolutely nothing of value. When I told him I was frustrated because the MRIs didn’t provide any useful information, he smiled and told me that sometimes a lack of information is, in itself, information. True, doc, very, very true.
@@LickMyMusketBallsYankee You realize that they might (and statistically speaking, probably does) live in an actually (semi) sane country that provides free healthcare? Like Canada for example? Or (as far as I know) literally every European county? Or India (with 10× the population of the U.S but less then half the GDP. And said free healthcare is still better rated then the U.S's 'pay to use' healthcare)?
I actually learned the stethoscope thing from a cardiologist. Showed it to the neurologist, he wasn't happy, but begrudgingly admitted that if you (were too incompetent to have one) didn't have one at hand, a stethoscope could 😒 work
@@massivedamagegaming9004 I LOVE WHEN USELESS KNOWLEDGE BECOMES USEFUL I KNOW THIS ONE The one in the video is the original reflex hammer called the Taylor hammer (named after the dude who invented them). There are other versions such as the buck hammer which usually had a couple different attachments to conduct other sensory/nerve tests. The Babinski has a funny backstory and is typically more adjustable. Or my personal favorite, the Stookey, just cuz I like the name haha. Our reflexes won’t “react” unless we are at rest cuz the hammer strike forces a signal “ping” between the nerve in your knee and your spinal cord, as if your brain is telling your leg to move. If you’re already activating that nerve, the “ping” is overridden and nothing happens. If your legs dangle limp from a table, the signal can move freely, and a reflex response indicates proper function. Yay! There are many analog handheld devices still used in the medical field today! 👍🏽
I had a triple doctorate neurolgist/physical therapist teacher once who was super kind and humble. But out of this world smart and clever to the point she lost most of our class when she explained basic concepts.
A neurologist consultant made me really understand what it meant to be a doctor. She would greet all the nurses, even helped us interns suctioning and wiping mucus from an elderly patient's trach then patted his chest to comfort him when we were overloaded. She knew what the patients had going on in their personal lives and would ask them or their family member how their kids are and stuff like that. And when she took the time to teach us, she did it so kindly and with such mastery of the wirings of the human body, I knew she was born to be a doctor. I hope wherever I end up I can give as good as that.
"they hate us cause they ain't us" In the case of the doc depicted in this Short, I think they hate him because he's a freaking butt-head. He could've communicated all the same points to other people without belittling them, ya know?
I grew up going to school with a bunch of doctor's and lawyer's kids, and for whatever reason I was the neurologist dad's favorite kid. He would always take the time to talk about what I was interested in and encourage me the way he did his own kids. Idk where I was going with this, it just made me think of Dr. Sundaram. Hope he and Vig and all the rest are doing well.
It took me YEARS to find out what type of seizures I've had since I was 15. Apparently it was something so common. My new neurologist was flabbergasted as to why no one had dx me? I love my neurologist. 🥰
Every line in this was golden! Reflex hammer, tuning fork in the pocket, “MRI is broken” consult, snazzy tie. You might consider trading out for a bow tie next time. 😂. Signed, long time neuro nurse.
I have to find a new neurologist😭 he decided that he wanted to spend the rest of his life not working. Great doctor, thought a 15-year-old was old enough to know what's going on and what she has to deal with. So many doctors will just talk to your parents and ignore you. He didn't and he's still my favourite doctor because of it.
I’m an epileptic, I haven’t had a seizure in 6 years. When I told my new neurologist this, it actually made him happy. Never seen that from a neurologist
2 doctors I never question, because they have never wronged me: my neurologist (I have moderate cluster migraines treated with a muscle relaxer, not some scary med with scary side effects), and my gyno (I actually got one of the Top Shelf gynecologists; zero trouble getting my ovarian torsion properly diagnosed and surgically removed. When it comes to mood and meds, I never question my primary because, additionally, I have ADHD and so does he. After establishing care, this man served me better than my psychiatrist.
I absolutely adore my neurologist. He's the most caring and down to earth human. He really is indefinitely intelligent and interesting and actually saved my life. I'm going to cry when he retires. In contrast his partner is arrogant, flirtatious, loud, and thinks he's God's gift to humanity. At work Neurologists make me feel like screaming. So thankful mine is a great one
I have/had specialists where I say a little selfish prayer that they never retire, but of course, they must, and do... ❤️ My (former excellent Rheumy AND endocrinologist finally got worn down by their family's and retired and I'm sure my whole region is suffering! 🙏
Out of the many, many docs I've seen through the years, my neurologist has always been the best. Incredibly thorough, helpful, and patient. Still my favorite doctor! That ego is well earned, honestly.
I used to see 2 pediatric neurologists when I was a kid. One was this guy. The other made it a personal challenge to out do my bad jokes. Both were some of the best people ever.
Yay my favourite neurologist! Love the detail! The hair, the eyeglasses, the tuning fork in the pocket, scratching the head with the reflex hammer 😂. The MRI is broken? sure call a neurologist, they are the living breathing MRI machine!
One day I want to see neurology and nephrology meet; two giant egos in the one room. It would be like watching Ronnie James Dio and Yngwie Malmsteen in the same studio.
I worked with a neurologist and she's a beauty. I loved to read her progress notes everytime she sees the patient. Hope she won't be mean in the long run 😅
Honestly Neuro and Psych are bros, so I'd expect the video to consist of the Neurologist tearing a bunch of other doctors a new one until Psych walks in and the discussion shifts to their dinner plans. (Though this might be just a German thing, since each of these specialties requires residents to spend a year in each others departments here)
As part of my undergrad research project, I had to make it into the neurology department of the university hospital in order to invite patients to be part of my study. I was afraid the doctors would be snobs but they were actually so friendly I now share my Disney+ account with one of them and I even have them slices of pie
I've been a huge fan of this channel for a long time now, and some of my favorite skits are ones with the neurologist in them! And it turns out, I'm having some brain issues (extra fluid causing mild swelling behind the eyes) and today was my first time actually seeing one! I have to say, if I hadn't seen your series, I wouldn't have been as prepared. I wasn't expecting this, but soon after meeting him it was clear that there are stereotypes for a reason in the medical community. Not only did he speak precisely and notate frequently during our session, but he said "You did a good job" to me after the appointment LOL
Not to mention, he seemed totally displeased and uninterested until I surprised him with one of my answers. I'm guessing that's because it meant I wasn't totally the same as every other case he had seen that day? Haha.
That sir is what you call astoundingly hilarious without any laughter involved. I love your comedy style. It’s perfectly normal how someone with a w sounds like and gives those “don’t feel like killing you”attitude with a million dollar smile 😅😂
At first I was upset with him suggesting he'd beat someone to death with a stethoscope insteadof strangling them. Then I thought about it, and realized it would much more fun to bludgeon them.
I know next to nothing about neurology but I really resonate with the personality & attitude of the neurologist in your skits lol. In my work experience you stick around and specialize in something for so long it’s easy to become the dry disgruntled one that sees through all the BS
My neurologist is the nicest doctor I've ever met! Made me want to be a neurologist myself, or at least until I had neuroanatomy class in med school...
I don’t have much of a history with neurology or neurologists, but this video reminded me so much of my Nephrologist. All other docs treat me with kid gloves where my kidney function is concerned. I actually ended up being hospitalized for a UTI, because my GP didn’t want to “be too aggressive with the antibiotics”. So now I call my nephrologist before I call my GP and he calls her to let her know that I can tolerate proper treatment.
I love your channel. I’m constantly sending it to my orthopedic surgeon friend and my plastic surgeon cousin 😂 mind you I’m a designer, have no idea about most of it but enjoy it very much
Keep it crispy baby! Loving the look. Crisp white shirt, tasteful tie and your hair has its own calm flame going on. Loving the waves. #Killeditdead Doc
Growing up in a hospital, I have to admit, ID and neuro were always my favorites. ID was a Russian guy (I’m Eastern European so I get the dark humor) and we had an amazing neuro department. My poor dad, when I came back in college I would sit in the dictation room and see how long I could distract new doctors. By openly flirting with them in front of my sweet dad, a single father, head of his department. I am the reason his hair went grey and don’t I know it.
Way back in university, we’d occasionally have talent shows. One student was actually really good at comedy, and was really nice, too. I figured he’d go far in whatever he was studying. 16 years later, my grandmother has a stroke. Her neurologist was calling us from home, he’d just gotten back from a disastrous camping trip and kept apologizing that he wouldn’t be there for another hour, while still calling other doctors and making sure she had the right care. He was really kind and told it all to us straight. Once she was stable and he came in the room, I immediately recognized him, but it took me a minute to remember from where, until he cracked a light joke. Since I was singing some Gaither hymns to grandma (her fav), he remembered me too! It was so surreal. He really took amazing care of my grandma, from the very first second. I’m so grateful. (Grandma is doing a lot better-spite and stubbornness is an important healing factor! And of course, humor)
I like that neurology is nice to the people in his department. It clearly shows that he's not mean he's just unwilling to be pushed into work he shouldnt be doing and expects others to exist at a level of competency
So a doctor was checking my reflexes and I made a comment about how good they were (they were really strong reactions). Apparently, THAT was a symptom. Turns out you can actually have TOO strong of reflexes. Who knew?
I made a neurologist smile once. I consider it a highlight in my career.
As you should! 👏👏
I did it once too my neurologist is the nicest person lol
What did you saayyy
Oh god, I'm terrified to see a neurologist in a couple months 😖
@Doc Solfeggio don't be most are super cool just don't act like you know more than them be prepared for sarcasm and you will be fine
My brother-in-law is a neurologist and he loved that line - “they hate us cause they ain’t us” 😂
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That reminds me of that comedy movie about north korea.
@@ZWang-ow8bi The Interview
@@MajorLH15 xd
@@ZWang-ow8bi "what does this have to do with an anus???" 😂😂
My daughter was one month old and was a preemie so still only 5 pounds. She went into a coma and the Drs couldn't figure out why for days! One morning the neurologist came in and was asking about reflexes and a resident said she has none but they were super gentle on her, so weren't sure 100%. And he came in and grabbed her head and squished between her eyes and multiple other things while the residents kept looking at me in horror. And he said "well if that didn't piss her off she ain't responding to anything else " he ended up diagnosing her in the end and saved her life. Just thought it was so funny what he was doing to her face and head when she was handled like glass by everyone else.
What was the diagnosis?
@@luciako6870 Presumably, something along the lines of "Had no reflexes.".
Glad she’s better
As a nurse, I have to say, babies are rubber. They bounce. They can handle more than you think they can.
@@darkkitty645 god I love that joke 😂 my parents always said I bounced my head off everything when I was a baby. I asked if them if that made me the way I am. They “nope. You were always that way. You just loved bouncing off things”
After all other doctors ignored my symptoms, my neurologist did check-ups that definitely weren't a part of his job. That guy has my eternal respect
The HAVE to prove themselves right.
These comments are making me want to finally schedule an appointment. Rheumatology hasn't been doing it for me
My neurologists usually ignore my symptoms. I mean, who cares if your face tightens up and goes numb and tingly sometimes!
@@starcrysis23 sorry for you... But yeah, such medics happen, unfortunately. You gotta keep searching for the right one
@@starcrysis23Yeah, people with migraine always bitch about that
neurology has a main character energy
neurosurgery shooketh and wigless
LOL
He looks and acts a lot like Derek Shepherd from Grey's Anatomy, who was a main character
Reminds me of Dr Cox from scrubs
@@Willow_Sky that’s exactly what I was thinking
I saw this joke on Reddit a few days ago and had to share it here. It goes like this;
Two doctors are out on a hot balloon ride when they realize that they are hopelessly lost. They reduce height and spot a man walking in a field below them. The first doctor calls out to the man, saying "sir, we're lost up here, could you please tell us where we are so that we can find our way back home?" The man on the ground calls back "Of course, your latitude and longitude are 40N, 92W and you are currently floating approximately 30 ft above the ground."
The second doc turns to the first and says "just our luck, you found a neurologist." His friend, a little baffled, asks "how do you know that?"
"Well, he's located the problem quite precisely but it hasn't helped us a single bit"
😂😂😂
A real neurologist would be giving degrees, minutes and seconds. That kind of haphazard localisation could only be the work of an orthopod.
Name of the subreddit you found this joke on, please! Haha
@@LeeannG r/medicalschool
@yneqe LMAO my father would probably feel that on spiritual level, if he even has any spirit left after years of dealing with the management.
Can confirm. Went into a neurologist for the first time with an issue that was being passed around for years and she knew what the issue was just from the notes.
I suffer from terrible migraines and have to see a neurologist monthly. I can say, he is the only doctor I've seen that orders lots of tests and imaging that doesn't even have to do with neurology. He is very, VERY thorough.
I had terrible migraines for 18 years topamax and birth control pretty much stopped mine.
I know it’s annoying when people ask/say things like this (and I know your comment is a year old!) but I fully understand how debilitating and awful migraines are and just genuinely want to help🥺: Has your doc ever put you on Amitriptyline to try and help prevent them? Or propranolol? I got cancer at 19 and started having horrible migraines after my first brain surgery. They often led to nights in the ER and/or hospitalization from vomiting so much. During my spring break, we went to Mayo Clinic and were able to see a neurologist who specifically specializes in headaches/migraines. He put me on Amitriptyline and it made an enormous difference. I went from about 15 migraines a month to 1 or 2. My local neurologist had put me on propranolol which is why I had mentioned that one, and I think that helped too, beta blockers are a common way of preventing migraines as I’m sure you well know. But the Amitriptyline definitely did. If you’re seeing the same physician every month and you’re not getting any better, don’t be afraid to see someone else for another opinion. There are lots of options to try, some people even do Botox although it didn’t work for me, unfortunately. Anyway! I hope in the last year since you left this comment that you’ve been able to make some progress and get some relief. I’m so, so sorry for what you’ve been through, migraines are just absolute monsters. Good luck!❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹
@@soniczforever5470Oral contraceptoves have big problems regarding hormonal balance, mental health and other health issues.
But I guess if you already have kids and are chosing between these and unlivable migraine the choice is straight forward.
@@zteaxon7787why are you being so gross and negative? Yeesh.
@@soniczforever5470so happy for you! Hope you can feel awesome forever. ❤
I wish my neurology professor was this kind... she was a monster... silent monster...
for me its the cardio and OB profs
@@karlc4277 OB/GYN rotation was hell on earth as a bright eyed MS4. One of the most consistently toxic departments across all hospitals one can imagine. It did make the CTS consultants seem like genuinely nice people during ureg and now as a reg though.
@@lachyt5247 100% agree with the toxicity statement.
@@lachyt5247 why is ob/gyn bad?
@@lachyt5247 Leaving my comment here to see your reply to @Light Morrison. Thanks.
My neurologist apologized to me as I was diagnosed wrong for years. I have basilar migraine with aura (aphasia, visual disturbance, etc) and the doctors were saying over and over they were panic attacks 🤨 even after I said that I had epilepsy as a child, they refused to send me to a neurologist but after years complaining, I got her, best doctor ever🥰
Lucky I have SCA3, NEUROLOGIST told me to come back when I needed a cane and Walker... I came back for a cane and they refused me.
U know u could have scheduled with a neurologist if u thought u needed too
I have similar. I don't tolerate pain meds either. I was 40 before seeing a neurologist. You'd think since they prescribe anti epilepsy medications often to migraine sufferers, they'd see the connection. Btw phenergan stops mine. It gives me the creepy crawlies sometimes, but that's better than migraine.
@pleasestopthankingforlikes you need to get a referral for insurance to deem it necessary and therefore make the visit free
I think I have the same thing but i didnt go to the Doctor because i read that it was untreatable
Grandpa was a neurologist. He always sped on roads, and when he inevitably got stopped, he said he was going to the hospital, because what kind of monster stops a doctor on his way to save lives? He died from dementia a few years back. He would have loved the irony.
Sorry for your loss. ❤🤗
Dementia isn’t a fatal disease…. Maybe the effects of it not being about to take care of yourself. But dementia itself does not kill anyone..
So most brilliant people have dementia. Idky. It’s like they overused their brain helping others.
@@wiltuhoward8164 sometimes it can be caused loneliness and aging. The studies are many and some many different things can cause it.
@@wiltuhoward8164 the opposite is true. The more you use the brain, the less risk of developing dementia
Doing a complete neuro exam on a patient seems tedious, but rewarding when you can localize and lateralize the problem almost immediately even without a ct or mri scan.
I was in my 4th year of medschool when i had to do one on er patient with dizziness. He was treated as a case of vertigo but when i did my exam we discovered he had a problem with his field of vision. I received high praise from my neuro resident.
Good work, doc. You actually did what you were taught to do.
“I’ll show you what a physical exam looks like”. Neurology throwing shade, I love it!👍😂
I am a neurologist and I support this message. We now need to see the neurologist in therapy!
Also, I don’t know what kind of pick-ax you’re holding but we all know Tromner is the only reflex hammer truly up to the task.
I’m a speech pathologist and I love a good neurologist. You’re the only discipline that understands us.
@@athenareese3354 thank you for everything you do for us and our patients! We love our SLP colleagues and very sincerely could not care for our patients properly without you!
Addiction and Recovery Therapist here. I approve of, agree with, and appreciate you and your comment.
@@MichaelTeitcher why is every other specialist wrong and even fellow neurologists?
You have to retest every test a patient has already had to disprove them? 🙃🤪
My original neurologist retired - a professor who took my rheumatologist view and ran with it.
Next neurologist decided rheumatologist and neurologist had no clue what they were doing and had me test for everything under the sky including things I had no symptoms for..
Got another professor, very knowledgeable in my condition then sadly Covid took him.
Now undergoing the same nonsense with another neurologist who won't take notes, treatment plans, tests done by my former doctors.
I have an underlying condition that needs a neurosurgeon follow up and she's seen me go through all this over the years and she's almost taking her stethoscope and hitting the none professor neurologists on their collective noggins!!
NB. I have SPS.
Oh, I loved my neurologist! He was a wonderful doctor with a confusing mix of empathy, compassion, witty sarcasm, and sometimes dark humor. I cried when he retired 😅
I have had physical and mental struggles all my life, with very few doctors caring. I am forever grateful for the Neurologist who was intrigued enough by my medical history to order an MRI. It turns out that I had a stroke before I was born! That was very enlightening to hear!
The certified classic returns, this time in its lawful home!
I had to post nephrology, cardiology, and neurology. It was important.
@@DGlaucomflecken As a neurologist, I am honored.
It only took me four meetings with a neurology preceptor to to fully grasp why they hold themselves to such high regard. For cases where the nervous system is involved, and equipped with nothing but a hammer and their eyes, one can already figure out what's wrong long before a patient touches the MRI machine.
It's not that hard at all, they're just egotists.
In many cases neurology is useless. Very few are actually good and all specialities are hard when done at the highest level. No justification for being egotistical and condescending
Of all the many docs I have, the neuro and the pulmonologist are held in the highest regard.
The reply’s are hilarious, numerologists are literally the only doctor that will still try and fix you instead of just medicate
@@david-468not numerologists 😭
“If I catch you checking reflexes with a stethoscope, I will beat you to death with it.”
I’ve been having many appointments lately and my main practitioner was the only one that used the little pizza slice thing. She was the only one that got my leg to kick.
When I went to the endocrinologist last week, she did it with a stethoscope and nothing happened. She didn’t even react to nothing happening, like what???
I had something similar. I think doctors had mainly been using their hand to check my knee reflex and for the life of me I could not recall ever kicking.
Went to my doctor, (I've only been with her for a year or so), and she did the procedure so different and damn if my leg didn't kick like crazy. I had never had it happen before I was so shocked.
@@naomilangevin3944You do in fact have reflexs, your doctor was just an idiot
A kick is great, but they are just going for the muscular reaction and that is why it is better to have proper neurological tools to just show that those nerves are firing. 😊
As a patient I have to say, the neurologist I went to once was just a really nice and patient person, explaining everything (even though it was like no deal at all) way more thoroughly than my (for a reason) former family medicine doctor.
"NOT EVERYBODY PAID ATTENTION IN MED SCHOOL" He is soo on point with his neurology doc impersonation. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 "They hate us because they ain't us!"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
As a patient with a wonderfully kind and thorough neurologist… “MRI is broken” sounds like something I’d jokingly tell him, because he’s ordered severalMRIs for me lately, and they’ve told him absolutely nothing of value.
When I told him I was frustrated because the MRIs didn’t provide any useful information, he smiled and told me that sometimes a lack of information is, in itself, information.
True, doc, very, very true.
You broke yet from all the unnecessary MRIs he's scamming you into?
@@LickMyMusketBallsYankee Only Americans get charged for those tho, so probably not
@@LickMyMusketBallsYankee You realize that they might (and statistically speaking, probably does) live in an actually (semi) sane country that provides free healthcare? Like Canada for example? Or (as far as I know) literally every European county? Or India (with 10× the population of the U.S but less then half the GDP. And said free healthcare is still better rated then the U.S's 'pay to use' healthcare)?
@@LickMyMusketBallsYankee people go broke in America because of something like that?
@@LickMyMusketBallsYankee Yeah MRIs are such scams. In my day we would dig out the tumor with an icepick like real men.
I love how the neurologist is nice to the med student but a savage to the other doctors 😂 usually it’s the other way around!
The neurologist's hair is always on point.
I actually learned the stethoscope thing from a cardiologist. Showed it to the neurologist, he wasn't happy, but begrudgingly admitted that if you (were too incompetent to have one) didn't have one at hand, a stethoscope could 😒 work
Have one what
@@massivedamagegaming9004 the hammer thingy
@@massivedamagegaming9004 I LOVE WHEN USELESS KNOWLEDGE BECOMES USEFUL I KNOW THIS ONE
The one in the video is the original reflex hammer called the Taylor hammer (named after the dude who invented them). There are other versions such as the buck hammer which usually had a couple different attachments to conduct other sensory/nerve tests. The Babinski has a funny backstory and is typically more adjustable. Or my personal favorite, the Stookey, just cuz I like the name haha. Our reflexes won’t “react” unless we are at rest cuz the hammer strike forces a signal “ping” between the nerve in your knee and your spinal cord, as if your brain is telling your leg to move. If you’re already activating that nerve, the “ping” is overridden and nothing happens. If your legs dangle limp from a table, the signal can move freely, and a reflex response indicates proper function. Yay! There are many analog handheld devices still used in the medical field today! 👍🏽
Index and middle finger taps work too 😇
@@DesA-hj7ms yes, in patients having very brisk to Clonus positive DTRs
Rewatching this video just to support the Real Dr. G
I had a triple doctorate neurolgist/physical therapist teacher once who was super kind and humble. But out of this world smart and clever to the point she lost most of our class when she explained basic concepts.
As someone who had to frequently visit a neurologist as a kid, I can totally appreciate this. It's spot on.
As someone aspiring to be a neurologist, I find this video deeply inspiring and comical.
See u at the finish line
I hope everything works out for you👍🏻
A neurologist consultant made me really understand what it meant to be a doctor. She would greet all the nurses, even helped us interns suctioning and wiping mucus from an elderly patient's trach then patted his chest to comfort him when we were overloaded. She knew what the patients had going on in their personal lives and would ask them or their family member how their kids are and stuff like that. And when she took the time to teach us, she did it so kindly and with such mastery of the wirings of the human body, I knew she was born to be a doctor. I hope wherever I end up I can give as good as that.
"That's ok. Not everybody paid attention in Med school" please that's so savage 😭😭😭😭
"they hate us cause they ain't us"
In the case of the doc depicted in this Short, I think they hate him because he's a freaking butt-head. He could've communicated all the same points to other people without belittling them, ya know?
I grew up going to school with a bunch of doctor's and lawyer's kids, and for whatever reason I was the neurologist dad's favorite kid. He would always take the time to talk about what I was interested in and encourage me the way he did his own kids.
Idk where I was going with this, it just made me think of Dr. Sundaram. Hope he and Vig and all the rest are doing well.
“they hate us bc they ain’t us” speak yo truth king 😌
It took me YEARS to find out what type of seizures I've had since I was 15. Apparently it was something so common. My new neurologist was flabbergasted as to why no one had dx me? I love my neurologist. 🥰
Every line in this was golden! Reflex hammer, tuning fork in the pocket, “MRI is broken” consult, snazzy tie. You might consider trading out for a bow tie next time. 😂. Signed, long time neuro nurse.
I work in the ICU and absolutely love our neurologist! Seriously one of the nicest guys and will brighten up everyone’s day when he is rounding.
neurology is still the most difficult subject ive studied in uni so far.. i can’t get over it
I have to find a new neurologist😭 he decided that he wanted to spend the rest of his life not working. Great doctor, thought a 15-year-old was old enough to know what's going on and what she has to deal with. So many doctors will just talk to your parents and ignore you. He didn't and he's still my favourite doctor because of it.
Hope you will find a great one soon. 💜
" *THEY* *HATE* *US* *BECAUSE* *THEY* *AIN'T* *US!!* "
preach neurology preach 😂🤣
I’m an epileptic, I haven’t had a seizure in 6 years. When I told my new neurologist this, it actually made him happy. Never seen that from a neurologist
2 doctors I never question, because they have never wronged me: my neurologist (I have moderate cluster migraines treated with a muscle relaxer, not some scary med with scary side effects), and my gyno (I actually got one of the Top Shelf gynecologists; zero trouble getting my ovarian torsion properly diagnosed and surgically removed.
When it comes to mood and meds, I never question my primary because, additionally, I have ADHD and so does he. After establishing care, this man served me better than my psychiatrist.
I absolutely adore my neurologist. He's the most caring and down to earth human. He really is indefinitely intelligent and interesting and actually saved my life. I'm going to cry when he retires. In contrast his partner is arrogant, flirtatious, loud, and thinks he's God's gift to humanity. At work Neurologists make me feel like screaming. So thankful mine is a great one
I have/had specialists where I say a little selfish prayer that they never retire, but of course, they must, and do... ❤️ My (former excellent Rheumy AND endocrinologist finally got worn down by their family's and retired and I'm sure my whole region is suffering! 🙏
Dude, as an MS patient, I LOVED the thorough physical exam. I had all kinds of problems that went unidentified until I did that exam.
I loved my neurologist. He actually took the time to explain things to me and helped me so much.
Out of the many, many docs I've seen through the years, my neurologist has always been the best. Incredibly thorough, helpful, and patient. Still my favorite doctor! That ego is well earned, honestly.
The fact that I have no idea what is going on medically but I just love the reactions of the characters
“Hate us cause they ain’t us”. Preach!! 🙌
I used to see 2 pediatric neurologists when I was a kid. One was this guy. The other made it a personal challenge to out do my bad jokes. Both were some of the best people ever.
I'm studying for neurology, and whenever I'm feeling down I watch these videos, thanks a bunch, Dr. G.
Yay my favourite neurologist!
Love the detail! The hair, the eyeglasses, the tuning fork in the pocket, scratching the head with the reflex hammer 😂.
The MRI is broken? sure call a neurologist, they are the living breathing MRI machine!
Watching this after trying to check reflexes in EM with a stethoscope hits different.
fella how r u still alive 👁👄👁
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I use my stethoscope all the time to check reflexes, nothing wrong with that. I’m not carrying a friggin hammer around
I'm an epileptic and I LOVE my Neurologist. They are one of the funniest, patient, and kind person I've ever met.
He looks so happy with the tiny hammer I'm dying lmao
Checked reflexes with a stethoscope the other day and was like "👀 hope neuro Dr G isn't near by" 😂
One day I want to see neurology and nephrology meet; two giant egos in the one room. It would be like watching Ronnie James Dio and Yngwie Malmsteen in the same studio.
Dio!! 🎸 🎤
Well Dio was a humble and deeply religious man, so your analogy is a little bit off... 😉
Neurosurgeon: " hold my coffee"
Or Mick and Keef! You get to figure out which one is the meek and humble one.
I worked with a neurologist and she's a beauty. I loved to read her progress notes everytime she sees the patient. Hope she won't be mean in the long run 😅
“I’m gonna beat you to death with it”
XD his smile when he said that I burst out laughing wow that took a dark turn
Could you do neuro vs psych? That would be awesome. But I guess you'd have to let your hair grow longer first.
Honestly Neuro and Psych are bros, so I'd expect the video to consist of the Neurologist tearing a bunch of other doctors a new one until Psych walks in and the discussion shifts to their dinner plans. (Though this might be just a German thing, since each of these specialties requires residents to spend a year in each others departments here)
Tbh it would be unfair: we have hammers, they don't
In the US, psychiatrists have the lowest grades is medical school. It's a shame how mental health isn't taken seriously.
@@AD-eg9cw aight I’m moving to america, what’s the score?
@@AD-eg9cw that’s a thing of the past! Psychiatry now is actually a very competitive speciality
As a neuroscience graduate, this is my favourite character so far
Why does a hospital look so much fun to work in. Like one giant family.
I love your half Ryan Reynolds vibes. My cousin is a resident in neurology and he loved this!
You have perfectly captured their sarcastic humor. He's dead on about one thing, though. Their exams are amazing to behold.
I just checked reflexes of a patient with a stethoscopein the ER yesterday.
As part of my undergrad research project, I had to make it into the neurology department of the university hospital in order to invite patients to be part of my study. I was afraid the doctors would be snobs but they were actually so friendly I now share my Disney+ account with one of them and I even have them slices of pie
I've been a huge fan of this channel for a long time now, and some of my favorite skits are ones with the neurologist in them! And it turns out, I'm having some brain issues (extra fluid causing mild swelling behind the eyes) and today was my first time actually seeing one!
I have to say, if I hadn't seen your series, I wouldn't have been as prepared. I wasn't expecting this, but soon after meeting him it was clear that there are stereotypes for a reason in the medical community. Not only did he speak precisely and notate frequently during our session, but he said "You did a good job" to me after the appointment LOL
Not to mention, he seemed totally displeased and uninterested until I surprised him with one of my answers. I'm guessing that's because it meant I wasn't totally the same as every other case he had seen that day? Haha.
Your neurologist has the best damn hair.
One of my favorite character. Right up there with Himbo Ortho.
That sir is what you call astoundingly hilarious without any laughter involved. I love your comedy style. It’s perfectly normal how someone with a w sounds like and gives those “don’t feel like killing you”attitude with a million dollar smile 😅😂
The only doctor I had from age 18 to age 25/26 was a neurologist because my pediatrician retired when I was 17. God bless 'em.
Neurology has a main side character vibe and he is always gonna show up being like "I told you so"
At first I was upset with him suggesting he'd beat someone to death with a stethoscope insteadof strangling them. Then I thought about it, and realized it would much more fun to bludgeon them.
This is the nicest Neurology has ever been.
I know next to nothing about neurology but I really resonate with the personality & attitude of the neurologist in your skits lol. In my work experience you stick around and specialize in something for so long it’s easy to become the dry disgruntled one that sees through all the BS
When my daughter’s doctor used a stethoscope to check her reflexes, I internally snickered-because of this video.
A rap battle between cardiology and neurology will be awesome. #justgivingideas
Threats, derision, and arrogance, served up in a soft voice with a smile. I love the Neurologist so damn much. 😁👍
The part that 'Not everybody paid attention in med school' got me hahaha
The different hairstyles and that head scratch using the reflex hammer! Love the small details 😆
I worked with Neurosurgeons and you got me with the "thay hate us, because they aint us" hahahaha love your content!!
This is our neurology professor- tone, sarcasm and everything.
My neurologist is the nicest doctor I've ever met! Made me want to be a neurologist myself, or at least until I had neuroanatomy class in med school...
Neurology is infuriating. I love him.
There's nephrology and then there's cardiology but.... neurology
As a neurology resident I LOVE
the comment at the end, brilliant.
I don’t have much of a history with neurology or neurologists, but this video reminded me so much of my Nephrologist. All other docs treat me with kid gloves where my kidney function is concerned. I actually ended up being hospitalized for a UTI, because my GP didn’t want to “be too aggressive with the antibiotics”. So now I call my nephrologist before I call my GP and he calls her to let her know that I can tolerate proper treatment.
discovering this channel has been the highlight of my week
hey doc, I hate to say this but you have the perfect look as a neurologist that is usually portrayed in the 80s hahaha.
I love your channel. I’m constantly sending it to my orthopedic surgeon friend and my plastic surgeon cousin 😂 mind you I’m a designer, have no idea about most of it but enjoy it very much
Idk anything about the medical field but your shorts are the most entertaining I have a lot of love and respect for Dr especially funny ones.
I love how the med student pulls out the actual reflect tester in fear
"NOT EVERYBODY PAID ATTENTION IN MED SCHOOL" 😎
I love that he's scratching his head with a reflex hammer 🤣🤣🤣
I love how calmly he says that they're gonna beat someone with a stethoscope.
*beat someone TO DEATH with it. Very important part
As someone who knew several neurosurgeons growing up and hearing their ‘locker talk’ this is spot on
This one is a neurologist not a neurosurgeon
"If i see you checking reflexes using a stethescope"😂😂
Had me there 😂
Keep it crispy baby! Loving the look. Crisp white shirt, tasteful tie and your hair has its own calm flame going on. Loving the waves. #Killeditdead Doc
Growing up in a hospital, I have to admit, ID and neuro were always my favorites. ID was a Russian guy (I’m Eastern European so I get the dark humor) and we had an amazing neuro department. My poor dad, when I came back in college I would sit in the dictation room and see how long I could distract new doctors. By openly flirting with them in front of my sweet dad, a single father, head of his department. I am the reason his hair went grey and don’t I know it.
They hate us cause they ain't us! Love his attitude! 🤣
Way back in university, we’d occasionally have talent shows. One student was actually really good at comedy, and was really nice, too. I figured he’d go far in whatever he was studying.
16 years later, my grandmother has a stroke. Her neurologist was calling us from home, he’d just gotten back from a disastrous camping trip and kept apologizing that he wouldn’t be there for another hour, while still calling other doctors and making sure she had the right care. He was really kind and told it all to us straight. Once she was stable and he came in the room, I immediately recognized him, but it took me a minute to remember from where, until he cracked a light joke.
Since I was singing some Gaither hymns to grandma (her fav), he remembered me too! It was so surreal. He really took amazing care of my grandma, from the very first second. I’m so grateful. (Grandma is doing a lot better-spite and stubbornness is an important healing factor! And of course, humor)
I like that neurology is nice to the people in his department. It clearly shows that he's not mean he's just unwilling to be pushed into work he shouldnt be doing and expects others to exist at a level of competency
This is so accurate. I have never felt so dumb in practicum, until I was taking orders from a neurologist 😅
So a doctor was checking my reflexes and I made a comment about how good they were (they were really strong reactions). Apparently, THAT was a symptom. Turns out you can actually have TOO strong of reflexes. Who knew?