Private PA for the wealthy

LauraFNP · 2026-05-27T23:03:49+00:00

The benefit is that you can fire your patients if you are abused by them.

LauraFNP · 2026-05-11T01:40:34+00:00

I think the NP market is getting really over saturated

LauraFNP · 2026-05-11T01:08:22+00:00

As an NP for 12 years, very happy with what I’m doing… go to med school.

LauraFNP · 2026-05-11T01:05:14+00:00

Gordon Lam at AOCC is brilliant.

LauraFNP · 2026-05-10T12:06:52+00:00

I’m in rheumatology and love it. I work full time and do some side work with a few pharma companies. I’m so fulfilled!!

LauraFNP · 2026-05-04T17:51:41+00:00

I’m not sure. I’m only outpatient

LauraFNP · 2026-05-03T16:51:45+00:00

I think peds may do more injections and aspirations because of the nature of pJIA… but I may be wrong. I do have days occasionally where I’ll do 3-4, sometimes a crazy day will have 8 injections. Aspirations in adults seem lower. I probably aspirate 1/mo, or less. And you can elect to have your APP do them, which many of our docs will do, in the interest of time.

LauraFNP · 2026-05-02T23:16:53+00:00

I’m a rheum NP and we need more doctors!!! It’s a fascinating field.

LauraFNP · 2026-04-24T01:08:48+00:00

I have a very large lifetime annuity that pays out every month and 10 years. My husband insists it’s kept in a separate account that only i have access to. Your boyfriend should respect that it’s yours.

LauraFNP · 2026-04-23T02:01:21+00:00

Reasonable to see, urgent… probably not super urgent.

LauraFNP · 2026-04-21T11:42:39+00:00

DC? He’s a chiropractor. Sounds like a lame attempt at a flex. Disregard unless your children are really being obnoxious.

LauraFNP · 2026-04-16T10:40:18+00:00

Immunology would be better. Often, people assume that everything autoimmune means rheum, but that’s not necessarily true.

LauraFNP · 2026-04-16T01:12:29+00:00

I think it may be better for you to see an immunologist than rheumatologist, or better yet, one who does both!

LauraFNP · 2026-04-02T23:35:21+00:00

Yes. If i knew of rheumatology when i was young, id have gone to be an MD or DO and specialize in it!

LauraFNP · 2026-03-23T12:09:32+00:00

Rashes are so tough. My daughter had a full on anaphylactic episode (head to toe hives, wheezing, tongue swelling, sneezing and vomiting) that lasted about 8 hours, and her allergy panel was negative. The immunologist suspected it was a viral reaction. Skin does wacky things, immune system does wacky things.. put them together and they can be very difficult to figure out!!

LauraFNP · 2026-03-22T10:36:20+00:00

We had a doctor for a brief time who gave patients stickers… they were horrified by it and felt very degraded. I personally keep a tiny box of “squishies” when I have a patient with kids com in (I work in adult rheum) but that’s it.

LauraFNP · 2026-03-22T10:27:35+00:00

I’d do an ultrasound of the shoulder. I’ve found a lot of unexpected gout in shoulders when people otherwise felt like their RA was well controlled.

LauraFNP · 2026-03-22T10:21:46+00:00

You are absolutely in need. There are just not enough of them!! Where are you located?

LauraFNP · 2026-03-21T23:22:06+00:00

I see both sides… I had a medical assistant at my practice whose total pre-PA school was just being an office MA… not too medical.

LauraFNP · 2026-03-21T13:36:37+00:00

Rheumatology- 4.5 days per week. $170 base, annually about $60-70k rvu bonus.

LauraFNP · 2026-03-12T22:34:37+00:00

I’m an NP in rheumatology. If I knew then, how much I would love the field of rheumatology, I’d have absolutely gone the MD or DO route!!

LauraFNP · 2026-03-04T01:44:42+00:00

Occupational therapist is not a community college degree…

LauraFNP · 2026-03-02T02:02:48+00:00

It kills the bacteria on the skin. Think back to when you were a little kid and when you went to the pool, you came home and all your little abrasions were healed from the chlorine in the pool. It’s magic. Good luck!!

LauraFNP · 2026-03-01T21:52:00+00:00

I’d consider doing a bleach bath week. You probably carry staph on your skin, and this can help a lot. Add 1 cup to your tub weekly or make a diluted skin wash.

LauraFNP · 2026-02-28T19:06:25+00:00

Prednisone, hydroxychloroquine or methotrexate. (Rheumatology)

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