Next level Mahoney logic

1) Over-thinking something to the degree that your eventual course of action is the exact opposite of the standard approach to a problem or solution
2) Self convincing that is designed to make your solution palatable, even if it contradicts well established protocols that are evidence based

Resident1: The patient has an abscess on his back and a blood sugar in the 300s but the attending decided that he wants to bring his blood sugar down before draining the infection, just in case

Resident2: Really? The elevated blood sugar is due to the infection. Draining it should reduce the blood sugar. And the attending wants to correct this first? Wow, that's some next level Mahoney logic.