There IS a Doctor in the House, MD🩺
@allgoodthingsmd.bsky.social
Here to nerd out and advocate for accurate medical portrayals in fiction.
Board Certified ER Doc with a degree in Classics. Writer. Grown up emo.
Disclaimer: Not professional medical/criminal advice. ONLY to be used by fiction writers for make-believe
Board Certified ER Doc with a degree in Classics. Writer. Grown up emo.
Disclaimer: Not professional medical/criminal advice. ONLY to be used by fiction writers for make-believe
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Hey #writingcommunity
Feel free to reach out if you have any medical questions for your projects. Happy to help improve your stories and the realism/plausibility of the medical content that’s out there!
#writing #scriptsky #filmsky
Feel free to reach out if you have any medical questions for your projects. Happy to help improve your stories and the realism/plausibility of the medical content that’s out there!
#writing #scriptsky #filmsky
Creatives, don’t just make up medical nonsense for your story.
15% of your audience works in healthcare.
Unrealistic portrayals make your characters and story lose credibility… AND can cause real life harm to any real life people who believe it
#writing #filmsky #scriptsky #booksky #screenwriting
15% of your audience works in healthcare.
Unrealistic portrayals make your characters and story lose credibility… AND can cause real life harm to any real life people who believe it
#writing #filmsky #scriptsky #booksky #screenwriting
Anyone else have that one perfect agent for your project who closed to queries over the summer, and you refresh their page 42 tines a day only to see they still “hope to reopen in September”?
#writing #authorsky
#writing #authorsky
November 27, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Anyone else have that one perfect agent for your project who closed to queries over the summer, and you refresh their page 42 tines a day only to see they still “hope to reopen in September”?
#writing #authorsky
#writing #authorsky
If I were to post about Taking Back Sunday vs Brand New, would I make any new lifelong friends here?
November 27, 2025 at 4:39 AM
If I were to post about Taking Back Sunday vs Brand New, would I make any new lifelong friends here?
Reposted by There IS a Doctor in the House, MD🩺
Creatives, don’t just make up medical nonsense for your story.
15% of your audience works in healthcare.
Unrealistic portrayals make your characters and story lose credibility… AND can cause real life harm to any real life people who believe it
#writing #filmsky #scriptsky #booksky #screenwriting
15% of your audience works in healthcare.
Unrealistic portrayals make your characters and story lose credibility… AND can cause real life harm to any real life people who believe it
#writing #filmsky #scriptsky #booksky #screenwriting
Hey #writingcommunity
Feel free to reach out if you have any medical questions for your projects. Happy to help improve your stories and the realism/plausibility of the medical content that’s out there!
#writing #scriptsky #filmsky
Feel free to reach out if you have any medical questions for your projects. Happy to help improve your stories and the realism/plausibility of the medical content that’s out there!
#writing #scriptsky #filmsky
May 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Creatives, don’t just make up medical nonsense for your story.
15% of your audience works in healthcare.
Unrealistic portrayals make your characters and story lose credibility… AND can cause real life harm to any real life people who believe it
#writing #filmsky #scriptsky #booksky #screenwriting
15% of your audience works in healthcare.
Unrealistic portrayals make your characters and story lose credibility… AND can cause real life harm to any real life people who believe it
#writing #filmsky #scriptsky #booksky #screenwriting
Reposted by There IS a Doctor in the House, MD🩺
QUICK SHOT
If your character gets shot in the torso, a random dude in a back alley sewing up the skin does nothing for the internal bleeding and organ damage under the wound
Congrats! Your character is now going to die from hemorrhagic shock or sepsis
#writing #scriptksky #authorsky #booksky
If your character gets shot in the torso, a random dude in a back alley sewing up the skin does nothing for the internal bleeding and organ damage under the wound
Congrats! Your character is now going to die from hemorrhagic shock or sepsis
#writing #scriptksky #authorsky #booksky
Let’s talk briefly about WOUNDS🧵
- Most lacerations get a bandaid, stitches, glue, or staples
- We almost never use butterfly bandages
- Staples are used on the scalp, sometimes elsewhere on thicker skin
- Some large/contaminated wounds aren’t closed at all
#filmsky
#scriptsky
#writingcommunity
- Most lacerations get a bandaid, stitches, glue, or staples
- We almost never use butterfly bandages
- Staples are used on the scalp, sometimes elsewhere on thicker skin
- Some large/contaminated wounds aren’t closed at all
#filmsky
#scriptsky
#writingcommunity
June 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
QUICK SHOT
If your character gets shot in the torso, a random dude in a back alley sewing up the skin does nothing for the internal bleeding and organ damage under the wound
Congrats! Your character is now going to die from hemorrhagic shock or sepsis
#writing #scriptksky #authorsky #booksky
If your character gets shot in the torso, a random dude in a back alley sewing up the skin does nothing for the internal bleeding and organ damage under the wound
Congrats! Your character is now going to die from hemorrhagic shock or sepsis
#writing #scriptksky #authorsky #booksky
Fact or Fiction? DUNE
The Fremen’s eyes change blue due to spice exposure. YES, there are medical reasons for eye color changes/color rings/etc
- in real life, silver toxicity CAN turn the eyes (and skin) blue
But alas, only magic can cause GLOWING eyes
#writing #scriptsky #filmsky #booksky
The Fremen’s eyes change blue due to spice exposure. YES, there are medical reasons for eye color changes/color rings/etc
- in real life, silver toxicity CAN turn the eyes (and skin) blue
But alas, only magic can cause GLOWING eyes
#writing #scriptsky #filmsky #booksky
a man with a beard and a scarf around his head looks at the camera
ALT: a man with a beard and a scarf around his head looks at the camera
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November 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Fact or Fiction? DUNE
The Fremen’s eyes change blue due to spice exposure. YES, there are medical reasons for eye color changes/color rings/etc
- in real life, silver toxicity CAN turn the eyes (and skin) blue
But alas, only magic can cause GLOWING eyes
#writing #scriptsky #filmsky #booksky
The Fremen’s eyes change blue due to spice exposure. YES, there are medical reasons for eye color changes/color rings/etc
- in real life, silver toxicity CAN turn the eyes (and skin) blue
But alas, only magic can cause GLOWING eyes
#writing #scriptsky #filmsky #booksky
Writers, there are SO MANY unique ways for your characters to have side effects or overdoses from medications, compounds, and the natural world.
Don’t just make stuff up. Ask your friendly neighborhood doc/toxicologist for ideas to add some flair and realism
#writing #scriptsky #gamedev #booksky
Don’t just make stuff up. Ask your friendly neighborhood doc/toxicologist for ideas to add some flair and realism
#writing #scriptsky #gamedev #booksky
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Writers, there are SO MANY unique ways for your characters to have side effects or overdoses from medications, compounds, and the natural world.
Don’t just make stuff up. Ask your friendly neighborhood doc/toxicologist for ideas to add some flair and realism
#writing #scriptsky #gamedev #booksky
Don’t just make stuff up. Ask your friendly neighborhood doc/toxicologist for ideas to add some flair and realism
#writing #scriptsky #gamedev #booksky
I really love when a single nostril produces more snot than a single tissue can contain
November 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I really love when a single nostril produces more snot than a single tissue can contain
I just saw a video that insta-tok has declared delusional (“delulu”) is a state of optimism manifesting good things for yourself
Dude, delusional - just like psychotic, schizophrenic, demented, etc - is a specific clinical term
Don’t undercut those experiencing mental health issues
Words matter
Dude, delusional - just like psychotic, schizophrenic, demented, etc - is a specific clinical term
Don’t undercut those experiencing mental health issues
Words matter
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I just saw a video that insta-tok has declared delusional (“delulu”) is a state of optimism manifesting good things for yourself
Dude, delusional - just like psychotic, schizophrenic, demented, etc - is a specific clinical term
Don’t undercut those experiencing mental health issues
Words matter
Dude, delusional - just like psychotic, schizophrenic, demented, etc - is a specific clinical term
Don’t undercut those experiencing mental health issues
Words matter
I wait anxiously for the phlebotomist. My annual bloodletting ritual is at hand.
Food has been denied to be for 14 hours.
While my stomach yearns for day-old bread, the ballad of Eddie Vedder fills my mind.
“I’m goin’ hungry……”
Food has been denied to be for 14 hours.
While my stomach yearns for day-old bread, the ballad of Eddie Vedder fills my mind.
“I’m goin’ hungry……”
a man with long hair is standing in the grass with the words `` but i 'm growing hungry '' .
ALT: a man with long hair is standing in the grass with the words `` but i 'm growing hungry '' .
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November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I wait anxiously for the phlebotomist. My annual bloodletting ritual is at hand.
Food has been denied to be for 14 hours.
While my stomach yearns for day-old bread, the ballad of Eddie Vedder fills my mind.
“I’m goin’ hungry……”
Food has been denied to be for 14 hours.
While my stomach yearns for day-old bread, the ballad of Eddie Vedder fills my mind.
“I’m goin’ hungry……”
I had NO IDEA this happened
Also, why do so many knowledge drop videos happen in the front seat of a car?
Also, why do so many knowledge drop videos happen in the front seat of a car?
Past is prologue.
In 1933, during the Great Depression, a group of wealthy businessmen tried to overthrow the US government and install a fascist dictator to protect their own interests.
And everything that led to it feels way too familiar right now.
This is not a history lesson, it’s a warning.
In 1933, during the Great Depression, a group of wealthy businessmen tried to overthrow the US government and install a fascist dictator to protect their own interests.
And everything that led to it feels way too familiar right now.
This is not a history lesson, it’s a warning.
November 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I had NO IDEA this happened
Also, why do so many knowledge drop videos happen in the front seat of a car?
Also, why do so many knowledge drop videos happen in the front seat of a car?
@briancutter.bsky.social
Heres what shocking V-Fib looks like
Uncoordinated electrical contractions get shocked, slapping them all down in a FLATLINE, so a normal organized rhythm can reset
Thats why you CANT SHOCK A FLATLINE. Its ALREADY flat
👇ALT TEXT👇
#flatline #writing #scriptsky #gamedev
Heres what shocking V-Fib looks like
Uncoordinated electrical contractions get shocked, slapping them all down in a FLATLINE, so a normal organized rhythm can reset
Thats why you CANT SHOCK A FLATLINE. Its ALREADY flat
👇ALT TEXT👇
#flatline #writing #scriptsky #gamedev
November 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
@briancutter.bsky.social
Heres what shocking V-Fib looks like
Uncoordinated electrical contractions get shocked, slapping them all down in a FLATLINE, so a normal organized rhythm can reset
Thats why you CANT SHOCK A FLATLINE. Its ALREADY flat
👇ALT TEXT👇
#flatline #writing #scriptsky #gamedev
Heres what shocking V-Fib looks like
Uncoordinated electrical contractions get shocked, slapping them all down in a FLATLINE, so a normal organized rhythm can reset
Thats why you CANT SHOCK A FLATLINE. Its ALREADY flat
👇ALT TEXT👇
#flatline #writing #scriptsky #gamedev
Quick Shot: BURNS
Yes, fire/lasers/hot lava can cause burns, but so can…
- extreme cold
- radiation
- “your mama” jokes
1st Degree: superficial (sunburn)
2nd Degree: blisters
3rd Degree: skin is charred to the bone/muscle
#writing #scriptsky #gamedev #burns
Yes, fire/lasers/hot lava can cause burns, but so can…
- extreme cold
- radiation
- “your mama” jokes
1st Degree: superficial (sunburn)
2nd Degree: blisters
3rd Degree: skin is charred to the bone/muscle
#writing #scriptsky #gamedev #burns
a woman in a white lace dress is blowing a kiss with her hand on her chin .
ALT: a woman in a white lace dress is blowing a kiss with her hand on her chin .
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November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Quick Shot: BURNS
Yes, fire/lasers/hot lava can cause burns, but so can…
- extreme cold
- radiation
- “your mama” jokes
1st Degree: superficial (sunburn)
2nd Degree: blisters
3rd Degree: skin is charred to the bone/muscle
#writing #scriptsky #gamedev #burns
Yes, fire/lasers/hot lava can cause burns, but so can…
- extreme cold
- radiation
- “your mama” jokes
1st Degree: superficial (sunburn)
2nd Degree: blisters
3rd Degree: skin is charred to the bone/muscle
#writing #scriptsky #gamedev #burns
Review: CASINO ROYALE
So disappointed by a rewatch of my favorite Bond movie that they didn’t spend 5 minutes with a medical consultant
Bond is bulletproof, yet they managed to shoot him in the foot with one terribly-executed poisoning scene
🧵👇
#weiting #scriptsky #filmsky
So disappointed by a rewatch of my favorite Bond movie that they didn’t spend 5 minutes with a medical consultant
Bond is bulletproof, yet they managed to shoot him in the foot with one terribly-executed poisoning scene
🧵👇
#weiting #scriptsky #filmsky
a man in a suit and tie says " you noticed " while sitting on an airplane
ALT: a man in a suit and tie says " you noticed " while sitting on an airplane
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November 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Review: CASINO ROYALE
So disappointed by a rewatch of my favorite Bond movie that they didn’t spend 5 minutes with a medical consultant
Bond is bulletproof, yet they managed to shoot him in the foot with one terribly-executed poisoning scene
🧵👇
#weiting #scriptsky #filmsky
So disappointed by a rewatch of my favorite Bond movie that they didn’t spend 5 minutes with a medical consultant
Bond is bulletproof, yet they managed to shoot him in the foot with one terribly-executed poisoning scene
🧵👇
#weiting #scriptsky #filmsky
Taking the kids to Disneyland for the first time
Our hotel room is full of photos of Disneyland throughout the years, including this one
This, un, suggestive dwarf must have been one of the dwarves cut from the final draft
#disney #snowwhite #statue
Our hotel room is full of photos of Disneyland throughout the years, including this one
This, un, suggestive dwarf must have been one of the dwarves cut from the final draft
#disney #snowwhite #statue
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Taking the kids to Disneyland for the first time
Our hotel room is full of photos of Disneyland throughout the years, including this one
This, un, suggestive dwarf must have been one of the dwarves cut from the final draft
#disney #snowwhite #statue
Our hotel room is full of photos of Disneyland throughout the years, including this one
This, un, suggestive dwarf must have been one of the dwarves cut from the final draft
#disney #snowwhite #statue
TWO patients declined my recommendations last night because they were worried about the cost
One of them was uninsured and declined a CT scan of her neck after her ex-boyfriend tried to strangle her
Someone else assaulted her, but she couldnt afford to care for herself
#medsky #emsky #healthcare
One of them was uninsured and declined a CT scan of her neck after her ex-boyfriend tried to strangle her
Someone else assaulted her, but she couldnt afford to care for herself
#medsky #emsky #healthcare
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
TWO patients declined my recommendations last night because they were worried about the cost
One of them was uninsured and declined a CT scan of her neck after her ex-boyfriend tried to strangle her
Someone else assaulted her, but she couldnt afford to care for herself
#medsky #emsky #healthcare
One of them was uninsured and declined a CT scan of her neck after her ex-boyfriend tried to strangle her
Someone else assaulted her, but she couldnt afford to care for herself
#medsky #emsky #healthcare
@valerioschiti.bsky.social captain america stands for so many things. I think it’s important that he does NOT stand for “America,” thus an iconic canadian could reasonably wield the shield
November 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
@valerioschiti.bsky.social captain america stands for so many things. I think it’s important that he does NOT stand for “America,” thus an iconic canadian could reasonably wield the shield
Sorry, Bsky friends, for I have sinned. It’s been 10 days since my last writing tips post.
Getting killed in the ED and at home.
Let me know if there are any medical topics you’d like me to touch on for your projects!
#medsky #writing #gamedev #scriptsky #booksky
Getting killed in the ED and at home.
Let me know if there are any medical topics you’d like me to touch on for your projects!
#medsky #writing #gamedev #scriptsky #booksky
November 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Sorry, Bsky friends, for I have sinned. It’s been 10 days since my last writing tips post.
Getting killed in the ED and at home.
Let me know if there are any medical topics you’d like me to touch on for your projects!
#medsky #writing #gamedev #scriptsky #booksky
Getting killed in the ED and at home.
Let me know if there are any medical topics you’d like me to touch on for your projects!
#medsky #writing #gamedev #scriptsky #booksky
November 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Freehanded a little Kpop Demon Hunter jack-o to match my daughter’s costume
I’m proud of me
#kpop #pumpkin #halloween
I’m proud of me
#kpop #pumpkin #halloween
November 1, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Freehanded a little Kpop Demon Hunter jack-o to match my daughter’s costume
I’m proud of me
#kpop #pumpkin #halloween
I’m proud of me
#kpop #pumpkin #halloween
October 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Quick Shot: SKIN GLUE
Your character can look like a bad @$$ by glueing their own wounds together
Make sure they don’t glue a gaping wound or something that obviously needs stitches
BONUS: They can glue calluses on their fingers/hands
#writing #scriptsky #gamedev #booksky #filmsky
Your character can look like a bad @$$ by glueing their own wounds together
Make sure they don’t glue a gaping wound or something that obviously needs stitches
BONUS: They can glue calluses on their fingers/hands
#writing #scriptsky #gamedev #booksky #filmsky
a girl with pigtails is holding a jar of milk
ALT: a girl with pigtails is holding a jar of milk
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October 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Quick Shot: SKIN GLUE
Your character can look like a bad @$$ by glueing their own wounds together
Make sure they don’t glue a gaping wound or something that obviously needs stitches
BONUS: They can glue calluses on their fingers/hands
#writing #scriptsky #gamedev #booksky #filmsky
Your character can look like a bad @$$ by glueing their own wounds together
Make sure they don’t glue a gaping wound or something that obviously needs stitches
BONUS: They can glue calluses on their fingers/hands
#writing #scriptsky #gamedev #booksky #filmsky
The coolest part of an 18-inning world series?
For one night only, social media was completely free of the doom and gloom of news headlines
For one night only, social media was completely free of the doom and gloom of news headlines
October 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The coolest part of an 18-inning world series?
For one night only, social media was completely free of the doom and gloom of news headlines
For one night only, social media was completely free of the doom and gloom of news headlines
October 28, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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#philosophy #wisdom #virtue #stoic
October 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#philosophy #wisdom #virtue #stoic