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Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP

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Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Dec 12

Newsflash! A surprising principle in being a person and being a doctor overlaps: don’t be a jerk.

It’s so simple! Try it! 🤣

Blaming others (patients, staff, anyone but ourselves) has become a norm. Join me to reject it together (by subscribing 😅)!

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Don't Be A Jerk.

Yup. That's the title.

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Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Dec 13

Oh no!! Actually I’m not surprised. Can imagine the stories you have. 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Dec 12

Don't Be A Jerk.

Yup. That's the title.

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Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Dec 7

THIS is how I feel about medical insurance’s cost-cutting strategies and their dictation of patient outcomes: they put profit margins above people, costing what truly matters—dignity and lives. For anyone who’s seen the consequences, it’s impossible to forget.

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How To Save A Life

hint: it's NOT by following the rules

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Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Dec 7

😴😴😴😴

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Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Dec 5

Not to brag but I had a 100-year-old great-great-grandmother in my clinic who taught me some killer Salsa moves. It was basically like being blessed by the Pop himself. 💃✨

Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Nov 28

What are some signs that make it apparent that they dislike your expert use of medical language?

Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Nov 28

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Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Nov 28

🥹🥹🥹🥹🩵

Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Nov 27

“I must sound so ungrateful,” a father said. Where patients usually say “thank you," he said: help me understand why no one listens to us? The “ungrateful” patient taught me: Patients don’t owe us gratitude. We owe them the truth. And the willingness to listen.

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The "Ungrateful" Patient

for whom I am grateful

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Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Nov 25

Hi hi!!!!

Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Nov 25

People: “What do you ladies think?”
Us ladies:

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Laura Baker PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC @lauranp.medsky.social · Nov 24

Throwing it out there- if any psychiatric NP in Rochester NY area has 3600 hours and is looking for a job feel free to contact me. #medsky #psychsky #jobs

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Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Nov 24

no but I knew those things weighed the least when I carried them on my back LOL

Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Nov 24

yup, no filter

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Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Nov 24

My mom told me to put my books down and get out more, so I backpacked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and stayed outside for four days… to read in peace. She’s right! Fresh air really enhances the plot twists—highly recommend getting out and reading! 🤣

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Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Nov 21

Hi 🥹🥹🥹

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Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Nov 21

To make a teenage patient less nervous during a biopsy I sang APT.. She giggled the whole time and then said:

“Your singing hurt more than the needle.”

My patients are savages and I love them. 🤣🤣

Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Nov 21

🥹🥹🥹🥹🩵🩵🩵🤍🤍🤍

Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Nov 21

My place and my person. 🤣🤣

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Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Nov 21

Yes we are 🫠🫠🫠

Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Nov 21

I, for one, am tired of the news headlines that boil down to “He denies raping a woman.” 😴 Wake me up when there is a story where he:

Admits his fault,

Apologizes for his behavior,

Accepts accountability, and

Amends his wrong by becoming the biggest feminist.

Until then, spare me.

Thank you.

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Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Nov 21

Maybe wrap it around my middle finger too?🤣🤣🤣

Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Nov 21

Got a new sticker and wonder where I should put it during salary negotiations. Maybe my forehead? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @drzedzha.bsky.social · Nov 21

“Eczema is preventing my baby from…being a baby!” A mother said. It’s true! If a kid can’t sleep/eat/laugh because they scratch all day, they aren’t free to just be a kid! I’m gonna write letters to insurance companies that read: how about you approve the meds so our children can just be children?!😡

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