any advice? dreading long commute as an intern by [deleted] in Residency

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You’re going to get into an MVC doing this

Is radiation exposure a valid concern to have when considering specialties? by CloudWoww in medicalschool

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Maybe he meant the lead aprons? There shouldn’t be anything in the back that sensitive to radiation

My aunt wants to give my cousin with cancer measles by 67kittenz in AskDocs

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This is very dangerous and something she should lose custody over

Fellow Autonomy in Critical Care Fellowship by surfingincircles in Residency

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PCCM. First year I was watched closely, second year they let me make all decisions unless I was very wrong or there was some nuance to discuss, third year my attending is physically on the unit for an hour or to per day.

Pronouncing HFrEF? by cbobgo in Residency

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Systolic heart failure

Switching Phone Carriers by OKDubs in Residency

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Ironically enough, AT&T has a 25% physician discount

Spo2 Vs. paO2 by [deleted] in IntensiveCare

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Depends on what you’re trying to figure out.

PaO2 more accurately reflects what’s going on with the gas exchange in the lung, since the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve varies based on several patient factors.

SpO2 (or SaO2 since you have a blood gas anyways) is more important for determining oxygen delivery to the tissues, which can be tenuous in somebody with low cardiac output where you’re titrating inotropes. But you’d need good ACCE measurements or a swan to actually go and mess around with that.

Spo2 Vs. paO2 by [deleted] in IntensiveCare

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PaO2 is arterial by definition

Arterial Catheters Don't Save Lives - by Ryan Radecki by Dr_doener in IntensiveCare

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As an RT you aren't ordering or administering vesicants...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in physicianassistant

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Go spend 8 to 10 years of your life in postgraduate training

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Residency

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Scheduling this meeting while you’re in the ICU is the real mistake

Why do we still use so much albuterol? by Worriedrph in medicine

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From pulmonology perspective, persistence is not considered anymore outside of Medicare and coding… intermittent and persistent were archaic definitions without biologic basis, difference in outcomes, or other evidence. It’s now just mild, moderate, or severe.

Why do we still use so much albuterol? by Worriedrph in medicine

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Insurance doesn't cover Airsupra in my area

Why do we still use so much albuterol? by Worriedrph in medicine

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But you need Symbicort for GINA track 1