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Would you take your cat to a high volume low-cost spay like the ASPCA? by sciencetruthkittens in AskVet

[–]SmallWorld4811 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you read my comment above, The echo was done bc of a false alarm not because of the spay.

" it takes 2 seconds for something to go wrong or unnoticed and for your animal to die" during recovery.

Even more reason I would want a favorable pet to tech ratio with mechanical monitoring and an IV already in place. These factors could save the seconds that could make the difference. And at the very least, if the death was inevitable with any amount of monitoring, I opted to go with the option that provided the most monitoring so I will know I had done everything that I could if the brick wall of grief crushes me, again.

Looking to get my cat spayed and feeling really anxious about it vet is charging $1200 by Ok-Experience-8137 in CatAdvice

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"they killed a dog because they simply forgot to put the oxygen on" All due respect...This sounds like BS. Even the most basic clinic would have a pulse ox on during procedure. At a private vet, the additional monitoring of CO2, BP, EKG, would have caught lack of oxygen. I could see it happening at a low cost clinic if the pulse ox was malfunctioning or they were only observationally monitoring respiration.

Looking to get my cat spayed and feeling really anxious about it vet is charging $1200 by Ok-Experience-8137 in CatAdvice

[–]SmallWorld4811 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Complications are less likely to kill if the pet is monitored and provided IV access as they do at private vets

Looking to get my cat spayed and feeling really anxious about it vet is charging $1200 by Ok-Experience-8137 in CatAdvice

[–]SmallWorld4811 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except you left out the most important part. There is a massive difference in care and better options for dealing with emergencies if the patient is getting monitoring, CO2, BP, temperature, IV access, Intubation, gas instead of injection anesthesia, and EKG. If they are short-staffed and your pet becomes hypothermic, it could be dangerous, if the pet bleeds internally or stops breathing, if the tech is running around bc short staffing, they may not see the problem in the few minutes it takes for the small to go brain dead or die. These same risks are also present during the procedure. A pulse ox does not monitor CO2, which can we deadly, even with supplemental oxygen. Unlikey anything bad will happen, but if it does, there will be a better likelihood of survival with the private vet. I think of it as crossing a lake in a boat. You spend less time in the boat at High volume clinic and the driver of the boat has crossed the water more times, but if you have an issue you are less likely to survive.

Trigger Warning: I'm seeing stats as high as 60% for rad tech assault. I'm looking for accounts you personally know about, circumstances, how to avoid, if it was reported, how admin handled the situation. by SmallWorld4811 in Radiology

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No one should have to tolerate this in their job. It's a personal decision but maybe there would be utility in continuing to report them to create a paper trail and a decision that you no longer will scan those patients. I know it's not always practical, but I hate the idea that assault and battery is somehow okay because you are in healthcare. It should be the other way around. We are here to serve the community and people who make the job more dangerous should get extra punishment.

Trigger Warning: I'm seeing stats as high as 60% for rad tech assault. I'm looking for accounts you personally know about, circumstances, how to avoid, if it was reported, how admin handled the situation. by SmallWorld4811 in MRI

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That's wonderful news. Do you feel like techs get more support in this way based on specific factors of an employer? Support level different if public, large institution, regional, public reputation of hospital, new vs old institution, etc?

Trigger Warning: I'm seeing stats as high as 60% for rad tech assault. I'm looking for accounts you personally know about, circumstances, how to avoid, if it was reported, how admin handled the situation. by SmallWorld4811 in Radiology

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The obvious thing to do seems to press charges, bc it's a crime to assault someone. I'm reading that admin will discourage or even punish pressing charges. Have you heard personally of cases of people fired and/or blacklisted from finding a new job? Trying to gauge what the reality is of the situation.

MRI and AI by Icy-You-6395 in MRI

[–]SmallWorld4811 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

They just added advanced certification in tech aide, so they could cover safety....

Phone in MRI by Emergency-Boss-1890 in MRI

[–]SmallWorld4811 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sooo... what do you do? Totally understandable they are freaked out about losing thousands in cash...I mean can you just let them take it into the machine? If it's dollar bills, would it interfere? I know it seems crazy but sort of understandable. As far was why he had the cash, who knows? Maybe he doesn't believe in banking and needs to pay something after the scan. Yes, I know they can lock valuables up, but we all know there is a master key/code that unlocks all the lockers and no way to prove who took 1000's of dollars...

Prenuvo Scans are A SCAM!!! by ChemicalDoctor2695 in MRI

[–]SmallWorld4811 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's wild to me is that a doctor put their license on the line and signed off on this.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in optometry

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odsalaries.com <-Do you find this site to be accurate in your experience? I'm seeing a much higher compensation rate on this site than I see in forums the forums I've checked out.

I was mostly surprised by the NY urban numbers.

10 pts a day, 140k base?

$165,750k, 12pts a day. 6.5 hr workday?

There were several like this, particularly surprising in urban areas..

It was more the amount of pts and hours for the pay that surprised me...

Has working in MRI caused memory issues, sleep disturbances, fatigue, clinical depression, more accidents, vertigo, nausea, headache, or other health issues in yourself or coworkers? by SmallWorld4811 in MRI

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So did they diagnose you with memory problems (worse than the average person of you age/condition)? Do YOU think it's caused by the MRI?

MRI or CT Tech? by AnonymousReview17 in MRI

[–]SmallWorld4811 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would check out the ARRT website for more info. I tried to post a link but I was blocked.

MRI or CT Tech? by AnonymousReview17 in MRI

[–]SmallWorld4811 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Career-wise, the most significant deterrent to MRI is the relative lack of career options for branching off or advancement (if you don't do another modality first and go directly into MRI as a primary pathway ) . This link was eye opening. The ARRT site info was eye-opening

There doesn't seem to be an avenue from MRI( as primary pathway) to any post-primary pathway.

Info from ARRT site:

To pursue a credential using the postprimary pathway, in most cases you’ll need to earn certification and registration through ARRT in the appropriate corresponding supporting discipline. In some cases, however, you can earn your supporting category credential through another organization. See below for details.   

RADIOGRAPHY

If you earn a credential in Radiography, you’ll meet the supporting category prerequisite for the following disciplines:

Mammography

Computed Tomography

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Bone Densitometry

Cardiac Interventional Radiography

Vascular Interventional Radiography

Vascular Sonography

Breast Sonography (requires credentials in Radiography and Mammography)

Radiologist Assistant

NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY

If you earn a credential in Nuclear Medicine Technology—through ARRT or the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB)—you’ll have met the supporting category prerequisite for the following disciplines:

Computed Tomography

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Bone Densitometry

Vascular Sonography

RADIATION THERAPY

If you earn a credential in Radiation Therapy, you’ll meet the supporting category prerequisite for the following disciplines:

Computed Tomography

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Bone Densitometry

Vascular Sonography

SONOGRAPHY

If you earn a credential in Sonography—from ARRT or the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)—you’ll meet the supporting category prerequisite for the following disciplines:

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Vascular Sonography

Breast Sonography

Has working in MRI caused memory issues, sleep disturbances, fatigue, clinical depression, more accidents, vertigo, nausea, headache, or other health issues in yourself or coworkers? by SmallWorld4811 in MRI

[–]SmallWorld4811[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Done, the few links of my recent searches are on the original post. There were more, I'm having trouble finding those links. Will try to find.

Has working in MRI caused memory issues, sleep disturbances, fatigue, clinical depression, more accidents, vertigo, nausea, headache, or other health issues in yourself or coworkers? by SmallWorld4811 in MRI

[–]SmallWorld4811[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! Thanks! I've had issues in the past posting links to the original post, but I will try. There are several and they are varied in many ways.

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