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  1. Vitals during an MI

    Esme, I probably should have qualified my statement. RV infarcts can cause hypotension but are much easier to correct and usually much more benign than LV infarcts*So hypotension in an anterior MI means the pump failed. Hypotension in an RV infarct i...
  2. Vitals during an MI

    It depends on the type of heart attack (ie what part of the heart it affects). In most cases, the heart rate will increase. This is attenuated by the fact that most people who have an MI will also be on a beta blocker already. In terms of blood press...
  3. Post-Master's FNP versus Med School

    OP, I had people in my class who started medical school at age 44. We had multiple people in their 40s and tons in their 30s. You will probably always wonder "what if" if you don't pull the trigger and go to medical school. From your post, it sounds...
  4. Just saying no to drugs.

    Minocycline treatment results in... [Allergy Asthma Proc. 2008 May-Jun] - PubMed - NCBI
  5. NPs practicing as DRs

    Yeah, no there't not. This guy you posted is a chemist who has an appointment doing research for the medicine dept. Specifically he has a PhD in biochemistry (ie not in medicine).
  6. NPs practicing as DRs

    Are you trying to say that 510 clinical hours is a lot? I think that is what some people are saying- the hours are insufficient especially when compared to what the DNP is trying to mimic.Let me give you an example: in a medical residency you would g...
  7. NPs practicing as DRs

    First, wow, that was a very long post. Thank you for taking so much time to post your views. The difference here is that osteopathic education changed so that it now is IDENTICAL to allopathic education. They both have 2 years of basic science educat...
  8. NPs practicing as DRs

    Actually I bet almost all of them would pass. Of course, we'll never have data to show one way or the other but for us, Step 3 of the USMLE is a really easy exam- by far the easiest of the 3 steps. Most interns don't even study for it much at all bec...
  9. Nurses Masquerading As Doctors (INSULTING)

    Ummm... the people who write those guidelines are clinicians AND the leaders in research who are CHOSEN to be part of the panels that write the guidelines. Almost none of them are from DC. Evidence based medicine is used because it is what has been P...
  10. Nurses Masquerading As Doctors (INSULTING)

    Since a nurse is part of the healthcare team, I am not sure it would be a HIPAA violation, but I could be wrong.I think most physicians are realistic about how much a given patient will be able to control their cardiovascular risk factors just by die...
  11. Just saying no to drugs.

    How bad is her asthma- how bad are her PFTs ? There is literature in COPD that daily Azithro decreased hospitalizations so if the FEV1 showed true obstruction you could make a bit of a logical leap to maybe suppor this.
  12. Nurses Masquerading As Doctors (INSULTING)

    No one works through medical school. There is no time. Almost every student takes out the full amount of loans to go to medical school. Very few people in my class had their parents paying for everything. So it makes no difference if you come from m...
  13. Nurses Masquerading As Doctors (INSULTING)

    Well this is just ridiculous. First, no one is forced to work through undergraduate education. Second, I know plenty of doctors who did work through undergrad.Finally, put your money where your mouth is if it is so easy to get into medical school. Ge...
  14. Future role of MD/DO in relation to APNs/PAs.

    The distinction here is the difference in education. MD and DO education is equivalent and very standardized. It involves 2 years of classwork and roughly 4000 clinical hours during school and roughly 12-20K more clincal hours during residency. The ...
  15. NP/DNP in Dermatology?

    Yeah it was never about filling the void in primary care. It has always been about money and power. The DNP movement was 100% political