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1. What the heck is this doctor thinking? Actually not thinking!

   stsdoc replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

   Please allow me to explain. The pt you are taking care of suffers from orthostatic hypOtension, ie a severe drop in blood pressure upon standing, which is no doubt what caused the syncope/fall which caused the pt to be admitted in the first place. No...

2. Inappropriate ER doc?

   stsdoc replied to elizabells's topic in Emergency

   That's the only (legitimate) reason I can think of to ask that question, as this is taught in medical school. Are you foreign/ethnic in any way? If not, than he was either joking or is a complete weirdo.

3. OB brings med student without permission

   stsdoc replied to BETSRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Patients do have a choice. They make it when they choose to go to a teaching hospital. Of course, if a patient asked me to leave, I gladly would oblige, but this is definitely not common practice.

4. OB brings med student without permission

   stsdoc replied to BETSRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I definitely agree that medical students should be introduced as students, or introduce themselves as students. I think this is happening more and more, but then again, I was introduced as Dr. XXXX a few months ago while observing a procedure. It m...

5. what are we coming to?

   stsdoc replied to LindaC's topic in General Nursing

   Who develops most new groundbreaking treatments, procedures, technology, drugs, etc, etc. Canada, Italy? I don't think so. If you take the competition out of medicine, then its quality will decline. The reason that we have the best specialists is...

6. Elevated ALT and AST

   stsdoc replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

   How long has he had the symptoms? Any nausea/vomiting/diarrhea? You said his dad has terminal liver cancer. Does he also have hepatitis? Does your husband help take care of him in any way? What kind of work does he do? Any exposure to chemicals...

7. Elevated ALT and AST

   stsdoc replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

   Age? AlcohoL? jaundice? Tylenol? Could be lots of things. First thing I think of is acute hepatitis

8. Any BSN graduates pursuing a a M.D. degree after graduation??

   stsdoc replied to nanali's topic in General Nursing

   I would probably advise against it, for a couple of reasons. 1. It is completely unnecessary. The patient contact would come in handy, but you will learn all new ways of doing things and thinking about things in medical school. In fact, medical sc...

9. Another question about mid wives

   stsdoc replied to stsdoc's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Very interesting stuff. My wife had expressed some interest in home-birth (when we get to that point:chuckle) after watching numerous shows about it on Discovery Health. From what you guys have posted, it seems like a safe option for uncomplicated ...

10. Another question about mid wives

    stsdoc replied to stsdoc's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the resources!:)

11. Another question about mid wives

    stsdoc posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was reading the other thread about midwives, and didn't want to hijack the thread with my questions. I was wondering what the liability situation is for midwives and home birthing. I know that many of the precautionary (defensive medicine) measu...

12. Nurses and smoking......

    stsdoc replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to point out a minor discrepancy in your post. Addiction most definitely does have a genetic component. Studies done on the offspring of alcoholics showed that they had increased chances of becoming alcoholics themselves, even if they...

13. Would you tell a family to sue??

    stsdoc replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing

    Also, if this "mystery" nurse or someone else who was there doesn't publicly come forward, there is absolutely no way to prove that the sutured artery ever happened at all. Something just doesn't seem right about that story.

14. Wit (The Movie)---Insights!

    stsdoc replied to mye614's topic in General Nursing

    Funny you should mention that because we watched that film in class last year (in medical school). Very good film. Made me all misty-eyed.

15. another eager student c questions

    stsdoc replied to luv your nurse's topic in CRNA

    I disagree with the idea that those with high grades in coursework will do poorly in clinical work. From my very limited experience, this is just a way for those who have bad grades in the preclinical years to stay motivated to complete the program. ...