# Ask the Medical Student!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-medical-student/23376>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 24, 2000, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-medical-student/23376 "2000-06-24T01:24:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2000, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-medical-student/23376/41 "2000-06-26T22:06:37Z")

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Spooje:  
Insulin doses vary widely depending on the person and how much if any insulin his/her body produces. A rough estimate to start is 0.6 units/kilogram, less for a very active person.  
Saxface:  
Dark earwax usually has been sitting in your ear awhile. When it dries out it gets darker.  
DrJ:  
If you want to do well in your medicine rotation remember that all internists think of themselves as detectives. Have a complete differential available but remember the following “uncommon presentations of common diseases occur more often than uncommon diseases.”  
Also-the 36 hour shift is still alive and well. I have been in practice 7 years and I still pull “all-nighters” several times a year.

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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2000, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-medical-student/23376/42 "2000-06-26T22:08:56Z")

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Spooje:  
Insulin doses vary widely depending on the person and how much if any insulin his/her body produces. A rough estimate to start is 0.6 units/kilogram, less for a very active person.  
Saxface:  
Dark earwax usually has been sitting in your ear awhile. When it dries out it gets darker.  
DrJ:  
If you want to do well in your medicine rotation remember that all internists think of themselves as detectives. Have a complete differential available but remember the following “uncommon presentations of common diseases occur more often than uncommon diseases.”  
Also-the 36 hour shift is still alive and well. I have been in practice 7 years and I still pull “all-nighters” several times a year.

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