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  1. Have any NPs considered med school?

    NP/PA supervision is a state by state issue. At least in my state (MS), NP's & PA's are essentially interchangable from a physician / hospital perspective. They both have a fairly broad practice. I would expect PA's would be similar in most sta...
  2. Have any NPs considered med school?

    All states require an internship, only a very few require a residency of one year beyond the intership. No state requries more than 2 yrs after graduation to recieve a license. The issue isn't licensure, its getting onto insurance panels and hospita...
  3. Tylenol toxicity? How serious?? Please read!

    I would definately have your doc run the tests as part of your annual physical. There is a lot that still might be wrong with you -- or might not be. As to telling your doc about it, remember that even your average Family Physician manages medical i...
  4. Mammography in UK

    In the states its still all over the board. The US Preventative Task force recommends cervical smears q1 for high risk women, defined as age age of first sexual encounter and no later than 18. After age 30 if only one sex partners, they can go to q2...
  5. Mammography in UK

    A lot of stuff in the states leads to disparities in the best medicine vs. best for the hospital/doctor. Mammograms aren't one of them. Unfortuantely this is a situation where the lack of radiologists and qualified technicians leads to screening few...
  6. I'm so upset! (warning-long)

    Federal labor law doesn't state that unfortunately -- either clearly or obsequiously. Individual states can adopt labor laws that prevent mandatory overtime; however, if they don't, federal labor law only requires that they pay time and a half. You...
  7. I'm so upset! (warning-long)

    I believe the poster is saying the get $1.25/hr, plus their regular salary, plus overtime if applicable. Even if not called in, the get $1.25/hr for their oncall shift as a bonus.
  8. how does your facility take blood pressure

    I agree. The most accurate BP measurement is a manual one done by a properly trained person, using a mercury spygometer, everything else is downhill from there. For speed of use, a handheld spyg is good, but remember to get it calibrated every 6 mos ...
  9. ECT Treatment: For or against it?

    One of the first things to realize is that today's ECT is nothing like it was 60 years ago. The reality that brought us "One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest" and other popular images of ECT, is long past. That method of ECT has as much to do with modern...
  10. Autism, mercury and cover up???

    I wish someone would point out some research.... Thermisol, the form used in vaccines, is not chemically reactive, and is expelled from our body in a matter of days. Ethyl Mercury is the stuff that is dangerous because it bonds with our neurons, an...
  11. Im trying to decide my career and I have some questions

    ~What are some good high school courses to take to prepare me? I can't add too much to the post above (great post), but would recommend the following... Take every course your high school has in Math, Biology & Chemistry. Even if you choose no...
  12. Penicillin desentiziation

    If you get a -, it means the patient may not be allergic to PCN. Also, performing the skintest in this context is considered a medical procedure -- it has a billible CPT and everything -- meaning in most states it cannot be legally delegated anymore...
  13. How many of you practice homeopathy?

    Yea maybe... except there are double blinded studies with allergy shots -- and a lot of it.
  14. herbals and migraines

    I know this isn't a natural suggestion... You might want to try 550mg of Naproxen (Alieve). That was our neurology groups first line treatment to abort migraines before all the triptans were out. If it works for you, you can get 60 pills w/ a scrip...
  15. I'm just thinking aloud here, but you should really check out the following if your interested in health care.... 1) A BSN or Direct Entry MSN program will take the same time as a standard ASN, but since you have your bachelors already you get either...