History YMMV / DrGlaucomflecken

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Everyone loves Jonathan, Ophthalmology's "loyal scribe". Not only does he serve to spotlight the importance of auxiliary medical personnel, but he is a [[TheSilentBob Silent Bob]] and HyperCompetentSidekick who can communicate more in a single terse nod than most people can with a sentence. Adding intrigue, there's also the (as yet unresolved) plot arc of the planned uprising of the Jonathans.

* HilariousInHindsight: Less than a month after a [[https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8f29n5k/ Dr. Glaucomflecken video]] depicting Cardiology and Nephrology squaring up to fight over Nephrology decreasing a patient's Lasix dose, [[https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/police-arrest-doctor-after-fight-with-another-physician-at-st-elizabeth-in-boardman/ a nephrologist was arrested for assaulting a cardiologist]] when the the nephrologist and the cardiologist had a heated confrontation over the nephrologist discontinuing a Lasix order for a patient.

* HilariousInHindsight: Less than a month after a [[https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8f29n5k/ Dr. Glaucomflecken video]] depicting Cardiology and Nephrology squaring up to fight over Nephrology decreasing a patient's Lasix dose, [[https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/police-arrest-doctor-after-fight-with-another-physician-at-st-elizabeth-in-boardman/ a nephrologist was arrested for assaulting a cardiologist]] when the the nephrologist and the cardiologist had a heated confrontation over the nephrologist discontinuing a patient's Lasix dose.

* HilariousInHindsight: Less than a month after a [[https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8f29n5k/ Dr. Glaucomflecken video]] depicting Cardiology and Nephrology squaring up to fight over Nephrology decreasing a patient's Lasix dose, [[https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/police-arrest-doctor-after-fight-with-another-physician-at-st-elizabeth-in-boardman/ a nephrologist was arrested for assaulting a cardiologist]] because the cardiologist confronted him over discontinuing a patient's Lasix.

** In "The Anesthesiologist Goes to Therapy," Psychiatry mentions that Anesthesia wrote "The General Surgeon is a Mallampatti IV" on a whiteboard in the hospital. The Mallampatti scale is a measurement of the distance between the tongue base and the roof of the mouth, which is a predictor of how difficult it will be to intubate a patient for surgery. A IV on the Mallampatti scale is the highest possible score and is a predictor of a more difficult intubation.

* AwesomeEgo: Neurology is one of the most popular characters because of this trope. While the epitome of DrJerk, he backs up his gargantuan ego with a bottomless knowledge in his field and a penchant for genuinely witty roasts and comebacks.

* AcceptableTargets: The videos are also often deeply critical of the middlemen propping up United States healthcare:
** Insurance companies. In the United States, healthcare is primarily paid for by private insurance, and over time the insurance companies have accumulated downright absurd amounts of political power that they use to benefit themselves. The insurance system is deliberately made as frustrating and confusing to interact with as possible to avoid payouts, and the people who do make it through the system get nickel-and-dimed every step of the way. Physicians also have to follow a series of arcane rules to practice efficiently: procedures have to receive "prior authorization" by non-medical bureaucrats to be financed, and they have to be "in-network" (in partnership with the insurance company) to even be considered for payment (hence why "keeping your doctor" is such an important issue whenever the idea of a universal healthcare system is brought up). Only people who can afford the most expensive healthcare plans can access healthcare with any kind of ease.
** Hospital administration. Many hospitals in the United States are privately owned for-profit organizations. This leads to actual medical staff often being considered an afterthought and resources being stretched as far as they can go while money flows towards the top.
** Research journals. Publishers often rely on deeply predatory practices where money only flows in one direction: not only are they often prohibitively expensive, but they rely on unaccredited volunteer labor from researchers for peer review and require that scientists pay ''the journals'' in order to be published.
** A lot of the videos dunk on Visine, a brand of eye drops. According to Dr. Flanary, Visine offers immediate relief but dries out your eyes over time, leading to a vicious cycle.
** "Wellness influencers" in general and Dr. Oz in particular are skewered as [[AllNaturalSnakeOil modern-day snake oil salesmen]].

** Research journals. Publishers often rely on deeply predatory practices where money only flows in one direction: not only are they often prohibitively expensive, but they rely on unaccredited volunteer labor from researchers for peer review and require that scientists pay ''them'' in order for them to be published.
** A lot of the videos dunk on Visine, a brand of eye drops.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Everyone loves Jonathan, Ophthalmology's "loyal scribe". Not only does he serve to spotlight the importance of auxiliary medical personnel, but he is a [[TheVoiceless Voiceless]] and HyperCompetentSidekick who can communicate more in a single terse nod than most people can with a sentence.