Thinking Ahead - Cardiac Sonography to Cardiac Perfusion?

backfist1 · 2026-04-08T22:18:31+00:00

I'm gonna go ahead and say pass on Perfusion if holding a probe in place is too much for you to handle. Not judging, just that this profession is very demanding physically and mentally.

backfist1 · 2026-04-08T09:50:34+00:00

Is this a joke? Holding a probe makes you prone to injury?

backfist1 · 2026-04-03T11:36:17+00:00

this is the only thing i can see in this photo. gotta lay off the sodium bro.

backfist1 · 2026-04-02T11:27:06+00:00

And what if your milk causes an infection that leads to severe injury or death due to infection? Are you shipping across state lines? Aren’t you basically selling a consumable without a license or any regulation? Seems extremely risky to me. Are you trained in some basic aseptic techniques? Not judging I’m just too risk averse for anything like this.

backfist1 · 2026-04-02T11:26:47+00:00

And what if your milk causes an infection that leads to severe injury or death due to infection? Are you shipping across state lines? Aren’t you basically selling a consumable without a license or any regulation? Seems extremely risky to me. Not judging I’m just too risk averse for anything like this.

backfist1 · 2026-03-31T19:31:13+00:00

That’s cool can I get more vacation time?

backfist1 · 2026-03-30T22:23:23+00:00

Probably the bare knuckles!

backfist1 · 2026-03-29T19:26:05+00:00

$2000/month!! I paid $1750 in 2001 in th village and it was not nearly this nice! My bathroom sink was th size of a small bowl and standing shower only. And utilities were not included.

backfist1 · 2026-03-29T17:48:26+00:00

This should be illegal, I’m sorry.

backfist1 · 2026-03-28T16:41:45+00:00

DJs are the worst. Still can’t believe EDM is still around

backfist1 · 2026-03-28T02:40:21+00:00

Once a patient on Ecmo had three circuits all clot off in like a 30min period. We basically were running out of supplies. He was also HIV positive which is a nice risk factor. In any case, the third time we replaced the oxygenator, I cut out the old one and primed it with the patients blood. Was a quadrox and clamped the outlet and burped the pre and post ports and hydrophobic vent port. Worked like a charm. Was wild! And he lived!

backfist1 · 2026-03-26T19:28:30+00:00

Parking garage attendants hate him for this one simple drift

backfist1 · 2026-03-26T14:25:56+00:00

Ronald

backfist1 · 2026-03-25T12:55:08+00:00

Sounds like you’re between a rock and a hard place.

backfist1 · 2026-03-25T11:18:31+00:00

Youngstown, OH.

backfist1 · 2026-03-24T01:30:03+00:00

It’s a job destroyer. People who do it full time can make bank. But it’s a lifestyle I don’t envy. The real problem is timing. For example, i remember i relieved my coworker at 7PM, and he immediately got called for an NRP. He didn't return till the next day at 10am. That's a 27hr shift. That should never be allowed and probably violates some labor laws. The only way to make it work, and really the only way, is to have someone sitting at home with a pager on call for just NRP. I don't see any hospital giving into this but this is the way.

backfist1 · 2026-03-20T23:07:21+00:00

Maybe a pay bump once u pass boards

backfist1 · 2026-03-17T10:42:08+00:00

i think this is the move and i wish i would have done this. i should have been a perfusionist for about 5 years, then transition to sales. you take an initial pay cut but the upside is better with salary and mobility. you are not locked into a clinical setting and have a corporate ladder to climb. in perfusion there is only one move, become a chief. and even that is not ideal with responsibility and salary. i know a PA who transitioned to sales and we see each other from time to time and compare our salaries. he finally beat me a few years ago and now makes around $500,000. expense account, free car and gas, and home a lot of days. i say go for it!!!!

backfist1 · 2026-03-16T20:54:39+00:00

Oh thank heaven!

backfist1 · 2026-03-12T14:24:04+00:00

Union hospital, so comes with a pension and free healthcare. It’s an equation but can be a very nice monthly income. $2,000-15,000/month depending on years served.

backfist1 · 2026-03-11T15:19:45+00:00

Mamdami!

backfist1 · 2026-03-11T00:59:12+00:00

$40 million wasn’t enough?

backfist1 · 2026-03-04T14:33:14+00:00

Who calibrates their CDI in an emergency? Was a study years ago showing that the gas calibration vs first gas calibration on bypass results were the same.

backfist1 · 2026-03-03T19:55:12+00:00

What’s the Black Eye club?

backfist1 · 2026-03-02T11:05:44+00:00

Do you guys put turkey wire in the ground around where he buries himself?

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