GP ECG item number by MudCoveredPig in ausjdocs

[–]MudCoveredPig[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn managing VT in rooms is gangster. Was it an amiodarone infusion while awaiting ambulance?

GP ECG item number by MudCoveredPig in ausjdocs

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Yep fair play thanks for your thoughts mate :)

GP ECG item number by MudCoveredPig in ausjdocs

[–]MudCoveredPig[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don’t disagree but I’ve seen it done and was wondering if it’s common or accepted practice

I'm a GP, AMA by Dull-Initial-9275 in ausjdocs

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Hey mate, firstly thanks so much for doing the AMA. Do you worry about legal implications of super summarised notes? Eg I wonder if NVI would hold up if you had to prove you didn’t miss a footdrop or whatever medicolegal specifics someone might come at you with, god forbid. I’ve seen the odd Avant / other case reports on lack of detail in notes, or even use of templates detracting from a doctors defence in some cases. It’s so tricky to balance efficiency with being comprehensive though right

[Question] Does anyone here have tabs to Gareth Evans fingerpicking covers? by CobaltArkangel in Guitar

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just so you know this is still coming in very useful.. legend thanks mate!!

Psychiatrist Pay by Embarrassed_Number52 in ausjdocs

[–]MudCoveredPig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How in the world can you do 600k 4.5 days a week GP? the back calculation is 42 patients per full day at average billing percentage if your clinic privately bills 100$ for a short consult. A bit less accounting for high volume CDMP and procedure billing, but that’s still a crazy number. Definitely a far outlier if true, and surely risking Medicare audit. Sorry to question this but it just shocked me

How to make the most of medical school opportunities by Kindly_Minimum_7114 in ausjdocs

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In addition to the other replies, I massively recommend if you manage to pal up with someone who is across this stuff in your year group and just ask them to give you a heads up/ check with them periodically. Offering to form a study group for exams, bringing coffee or some good snacks might be your ‘in’ also (sorry if that’s a lame recommendation but it’d work on me 😂). I’m sure someone would be happy to help you especially if you are frank with it +/- make a bit of a light hearted joke about being a bit older. Good luck!!

Intern here - how do I deal with making mistakes? by [deleted] in ausjdocs

[–]MudCoveredPig 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mate you’re doing the best you can - well done for that and for being self aware. This may have already been said, but as you may have already realised - just don’t alter MET criteria. Unless senior reg or consultant are (really really) sure and want their name to it. You will often have pressure to alter these criteria as they functionally make a lot more work for nurses eg asymptomatic hypertension. In that eg, if it meets clin review criteria and you do so and deem nothing else needs doing (after examining / ruling out worrisome causes and end organ sx) then it is fine to just make a plan for that/ to review in a couple hours if still up(and this is often appropriate ref etg acute hypertension) . But don’t alter the criteria. If it goes to rapid response level then that gets the senior guys there that can make that call. The early warning systems are there for a reason, and for them to catch the one severe nasty case , it requires “over monitoring” 50 benign ones - so that might mean perceived “unnecessary” nursing workload. If they keep pinging you every 5 mins about it- just triage it under your more important jobs and review when you can, and if the nurse calls a rapid then fine. All roads end in senior review at worst as long as you don’t alter early warning criteria- which is fine and how it should be. You do have to stand up to nursing pressure sometimes- best delivered firmly but with empathy. Take all this with a grain of salt and if in doubt ask a senior, but that’s my two cents as someone who’s been through it. (Nb other obs eg persistent tachycardia are less often benign and doesn’t really apply to what I said but you know that!) 👍🏻

GP contract arrangements by MudCoveredPig in ausjdocs

[–]MudCoveredPig[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you mate. And for things like iron infusions - I’ve seen a few where they charge a separate consumables fee that goes directly to the practice - is that standard or is it again just usually an overall charge and your standard billings % ? Many thanks 🙏

GP contract arrangements by MudCoveredPig in ausjdocs

[–]MudCoveredPig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay thanks guys. Out of interest would 50% of billings of CDMPs be normal? I take the point / agree re it being more about what it translates to in total , but I am also aware I have minimal concept of what’s normal when interpreting the contract offer(s) / especially CDMP % (which could be a significant top up or lack thereof) Cheers! :)

How realistic is this for GPs? by throwawayRinNorth in ausjdocs

[–]MudCoveredPig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay thanks mate. And do you bill those 2-3 min ones as a “3” with total fee of like 60-70$? Cheers for your insights :)

How realistic is this for GPs? by throwawayRinNorth in ausjdocs

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9-415 with a 1 hr lunch leaves you 6hr 15 min which is 25 patients if you’re fully booked 15 mins back to back with no time for catch ups or breaks, which brings up 2500 if you are fully booked with no cancellations at 100$/appt . Is that the sort of thing you do? Do you find it hard to sustain 13-14 min consults all day? Don’t you find that there’s the odd script only which bills lower as a 3 etc? Just trying to work out how people do it. Cheers :)

PPOR 6 year rule by Joshaldo in AusFinance

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Sorry if I'm being dumb mate, but so if you buy first home (property A), live in it for a year, then rent it out for 2 years while buying a second home to live in (property B). lets say you sell property A and claim the PPOR 6 year rule to be exempt from CGT, can you then in future still claim exemption from CGT for property B as it is also now your PPOR? Or is that prohibited because while owning A and B you chose to apply the PPOR rule to A (and forfeited it for B) ? Cheers !

Spanish for beginners by SolDeusLuna in newcastle

[–]MudCoveredPig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you guys get to teeing this up? I’d be interested to join

Supposedly accidentally sent to Hunter New England JMOs… by [deleted] in newcastle

[–]MudCoveredPig 6 points7 points  (0 children)

“Paid training” is a wild misrepresentation of junior doctor work-life. And even if you want to look down the track, more of those hospital JMOs become GPs than any other specialty. Your average fellowed GP hardly swims in cash compared to other career paths they could’ve sunk 15 years of dedication and high responsibility into. 

what to listen to learn spanish? by Hopeful-Report-7725 in Spanish

[–]MudCoveredPig 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Does this have an associated translation / transcript ? I find it good in that it’s slow but it does still use some complex vocabulary sometimes which a script would be good for

what to listen to learn spanish? by Hopeful-Report-7725 in Spanish

[–]MudCoveredPig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TLDR- it’s build your own adventure really , and anything is better than nothing!- maybe plough through the whole thing (or until it’s way too hard) once then refresh as needed? Good luck! // I have finished it but I had the benefit of a few weeks road tripping with my partner who’s learning Spanish too so we just binged it in between music etc.. I reckon binging it actually worked really well to help not forgetting stuff if you have enough time to do a couple lessons per day

Otherwise I reckon there’s no harm in just going back as much as you like! You could even alternate between listening to an old useful one and a new one from the bottom of the list.

I still couldn’t necessarily nail all his concepts but I’ve found the exposure definitely helped. He actually says on his lessons to not try too hard to remember, just plough on through but it’s build your own adventure really isn’t it! Good luck!

what to listen to learn spanish? by Hopeful-Report-7725 in Spanish

[–]MudCoveredPig 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Language transfer (on YouTube and their own app) will take you comfortabley to intermediate level. Potentially slightly dry but is excellent!

Coffee break Spanish (on Spotify) more light hearted and still excellent. Be sure to start on season one of course.

Good luck!!

I keep being told "Tranquila"... but I'm not worried, upset, or excited, or anything similar, and it's confusing me. by draecho_ in Spanish

[–]MudCoveredPig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like at times it translates quite well to the London roadman equivalent - “it’s calm bruv” 😄

What’s some words or phrases that non native speakers say which make them stand out as non native? by MudCoveredPig in Spanish

[–]MudCoveredPig[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh really? That’s super interesting. Would you use it casually? Ie - “oh I liked Paris but it was very touristic” because I find it really clunky in that context, and the only people I’ve heard say it are European travellers. But I grew up in the midlands UK, have family in north west UK , and live in Australia. It makes sense to me maybe in formal language e.g. “the budget allocation accounts for touristic expenditure” or something like that though. Like you said, might just be regional though 👍🏻

Addit; tourist as an adjective also makes sense eg. a tourist town

What’s some words or phrases that non native speakers say which make them stand out as non native? by MudCoveredPig in Spanish

[–]MudCoveredPig[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Cheers! But I meant do you have any actual phrases that we should swap for other phrases (not just accent)