I think you should read the article again. I’m sure you’ll see how funny it is.

I’m sure your attempts at evoking pity on a satire website are just as effective as your gluten-free is at treating your fibromyalgia.

But, are you aware that occasionally your patients can also roll off a list similar to the one you just gave? It is a bad idea to assume you know more than everybody else in the room.

That’s why you only get one point. On the other hand, if you are allergic to toradol, tylenol, zofran, tramadol, and hydrocodone while, at the same time, happen to tolerate dilaudid and phenergan, then yes, you definitely get a point, maybe two.

It’s something about that 8 years of formal education following high school followed by an additional 3-8 years of intense training in a 60+ per week role that lends itself to that arrogance. After finishing in the top 10% of college graduates and then being one of the about 10% that are accepted to medical school to go along with 12 years or so of post-high school education will do that to a person. Not a sleight to nurses, but even the bottom of the M.D. class is typically an incredibly bright individual, perceived otherwise or not.

I agree with your assessment of fibromyalgia, sadly your snide comment about arrogance and nursing was unwarranted, untrue and over the top. I also am a nurse and I know lots of doctors that fit that bill just as well. Arrogance is not an occupational trait, however, doctors are far more likely to be perceived as arrogant than nurses. Where there is smoke there’s fire.