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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...

  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...

  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

  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...

  5. 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...

  6. 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

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  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...

  10. Another question about mid wives

    stsdoc replied to stsdoc's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the

  11. 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...

  12. 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...

  13. 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

  14. another eager student c questions

    stsdoc replied to luv your nurse's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, 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...

  15. Poor America doles our substandard social policy

    stsdoc replied to Larry's topic in General Nursing

    Come on, Larry, you're grasping at straws Breast Cancer is a Worldwide Epidemic September, 1997 Canada: About 20,000 Canadian women will get breast cancer in 1997, and 5,000 will die of it--a rate...

  16. Cortex Artery Surgery?

    stsdoc replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in General Nursing

    carotid bypass blockage of the carotid arteries in the neck can reduce the blood flow to the brain and can therefore cause stroke. the preferred treatment for carotid stenosis (blockage) is a...

  17. Flu shot facts

    stsdoc replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    BTW, do you ever eat tuna or ANY other salt water fish? You probably get more mercury in that than you do from the flu

  18. Flu shot facts

    stsdoc replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    Gee,that looked like a really unbiased site. The levels of mercury are so minute that it is almost impossible to have adverse effects from them. The bottom line is that clinical research (which, like...

  19. Flu shot facts

    stsdoc replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    Don't you know how the immune system works? Have you ever taken immuno? Primary exposure to antigen (ie the flu vaccine) "primes" the immune system and creates proliferation of a memory lymphocytes...

  20. Albumin and Urine Output

    stsdoc replied to Anniekins's topic in General Nursing

    Albumin increases the capillary oncotic pressure, which sucks fluid from the tissues into the blood. The fluid is filtered through the kidney and peed

  21. What to do when family says no to care?

    stsdoc replied to juley0129's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It doesn't sound like any of you know the rules. When a person is incapable of making decisions for themselves (ie, in Alzheimer's), their power of attorney's wishes are taken just like they were the...

  22. Myths about Aging

    stsdoc replied to RN-TO-BE's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am just a 2nd year med student, but in a lecture on Geriatrics, we learned that it is a common misconception that older people are not as sexually active as younger people. This results in less...

  23. Doctor in your next life?

    stsdoc replied to Hopegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's awesome for anyone to try to achieve their lifelong dreams, no matter what age they are. It definitely can be done. In my class (2007), we have several people who are over 30. We have at...

  24. Chem A h

    stsdoc replied to rmdenis's topic in General Nursing

    If you know what units you shoud end up with, just make sure everything else cancels out, leaving the correct units. Example: Convert 100lbs to kg If 1 kg = 2.2 lbs: (100 lbs X 1 kg)/2.2 lbs = (100...

  25. Doctor in your next life?

    stsdoc replied to Hopegirl's topic in General Nursing

    The figure I gave was a very conservative one, and was income after expenses (ie overhead and malpractice). There are many sites out there that list physician salaries based on specialty and...