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  1. MRI vs CT

    platon20 replied to all4schwa's topic in General Nursing

    Tattoos can also be a problem because some of the tattoo inks have ferromagnetic metals. Another thing to watch out for is people who work with welding equipment. It turns out that very small...

  2. Why CRNAs are here to stay

    platon20 replied to aquaphoneRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Dont you think its unfair that CRNAs do the same job as MDAs yet get paid half as much? I dont understand why thats supposed to be acceptable. Equal work should be equal pay. CRNAs should be fighting...

  3. MRI vs CT

    platon20 replied to all4schwa's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, fortunately if their implant was done within the last 15 years or so most of them are MRI-compatible. Metals are fine in the MR scanner, as long as they are not ferromagnetic. Iron, nickel,...

  4. MRI vs CT

    platon20 replied to all4schwa's topic in General Nursing

    Ultimately, MRI is better than CT for just about any kind of imaging you want to do. Its better for brain bleeds, fractures, soft tissue injury, muscle damage, sprained ligaments, acute stroke,...

  5. Surgery death blamed on jealous former classmate

    platon20 replied to canoehead's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    There's got to be more to it than that. Teh state medical board reprimanded the surgeon for the CRNA giving fentanyl. The only possible reason they would do that is if the surgeon was SUPERVISING the...

  6. Surgery death blamed on jealous former classmate

    platon20 replied to canoehead's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    That doesnt make any sense. The surgeon wasnt just named in the lawsuit, he was pursued all the way to settlement, presumably years after hte initial lawsuit. The only way thast possible is if the...

  7. Advertise a specialty rather than "General Pracitce"?

    platon20 replied to NAVY RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    WEll you would get in trouble if you called yourself a cardiologist. But you could definitely open up a clinic called "Midwest Cardiology" or something like

  8. did you have a hard time finding work?

    platon20 replied to bisson's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I dont understand why CRNAs would be at a disadvantage in heavy MDA areas. CRNAs are a lot cheaper than MDAs and can do the same job. I would think hospitals would jump at hte chance to pay CRNAs...

  9. an interesting and somewhat ignorant article title

    platon20 replied to zrmorgan's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I dont understand what you are angry about. Did you read it? It has almost nothing to do with CRNAs. In fact I dont remember CRNAs being mentioned at all in that article. Its mostly about how...

  10. did you have a hard time finding work?

    platon20 replied to bisson's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Whats up with Utah? Do Mormons not believe in surgery or something? seriously, every state has a CRNA shortage. I've never heard of anybody having trouble finding a

  11. Surgery death blamed on jealous former classmate

    platon20 replied to canoehead's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    why did the surgeon get sued? It wasnt his fault. CRNAs are independent. Anything they do is supposed to be on them, not any

  12. do physical therapists make more money than RNs?

    platon20 replied to nurse~ashley's topic in General Nursing

    I would hope so. Dont all physical therapists have doctoral

  13. Death Penalty Anesthesia

    platon20 replied to MmacFN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    CRNAs dont take the hippocratic

  14. The GRE

    platon20 replied to PedsER-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The GRE is a freaking joke. I cant believe they actually call that a standardized test for graduate school admissions. A regular high school student could get most of the questions right on

  15. The business of being a CRNA

    platon20 replied to krzysiu's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I didnt say it wasnt taught anywhere, I said it wasnt taught during medical school. You are confusing residency with medical school. They are 2 very separate

  16. A sweet doc!

    platon20 replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the others, I think the guy was hitting on you. Cmon now.... a hug? Thats a little too close for

  17. Oh boy I am freaking out (HepB vax)

    platon20 replied to marilynmom's topic in General Nursing

    I want a link to those studies. There is no evidence of causation here..... The Institute of Medicine is the best authority for this kind of stuff. They dont just look at one study, they do meta...

  18. Oh boy I am freaking out (HepB vax)

    platon20 replied to marilynmom's topic in General Nursing

    That original link is pretty weak.... its testimony by a PhD in cell biology, with no training in clinical medicine. Until you do the proper epidemiological studies, or even better yet, randomized...

  19. The business of being a CRNA

    platon20 replied to krzysiu's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    So any post which does not "better the nurse anesthetist position or the patients we care for" is not acceptable huh? Wow thats an extremely thin scope and 90% of the posts would get deleted if we...

  20. The business of being a CRNA

    platon20 replied to krzysiu's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Oh please now you are playing semantics games. I dont care if you are talking about classes, training, lectures, whatever. He made a claim about Loyola and I proved him wrong. He made a claim about...

  21. The business of being a CRNA

    platon20 replied to krzysiu's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    His claim: med schools teach business classes My claim: no they dont I dont care about his claims about CRNA training, I wasnt addressing that at all. He made a claim that was totally unsupported...

  22. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    platon20 replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Markdanurse is exaclty right again. There is ZERO PUBLIC DEMAND FOR DOCTORAL-EDUCATED NURSES! This is an edict coming from an Ivory Tower full of PhD-level nurses who probably stopped clinical...

  23. CRNA or Medical School

    platon20 replied to jkw_83RN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I dont buy that at all. Both CRNAs and MDAs are in high demand. If you look around the board, you'll find a few posts stating that in some highly desirable locales, MDAs have locked up most of the...

  24. The business of being a CRNA

    platon20 replied to krzysiu's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Oh come on now you are shifting the goalposts. I copied your original post below: The implication/tone in your original post is that teaching business-related curriculum is STANDARD in medical...

  25. cytochrome P450 & 3A4 Enzymes.

    platon20 replied to MmacFN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    First off, CYP450 and 3A4 are the same thing. 450 is a general class of hepatic enzymes, and 3A4 is the isoform variant that is most responsible for oxidative metabolism. The vast majority of drugs...