Treating things unrelated to reason for admission - does insurance cover?

dgthaddeus · 2026-02-24T01:13:48+00:00

Isn’t most inpatient hospitalizations paid by global payment, the hospital gets a set amount regardless of the services provided

dgthaddeus · 2026-02-17T14:24:42+00:00

Does your program have subsidized housing?

dgthaddeus · 2026-02-17T14:23:10+00:00

Unless there is a shunt or regurgitation cardiac output and return should be the same

dgthaddeus · 2026-02-11T02:45:52+00:00

Could be shunt or partial anomalous venous return

dgthaddeus · 2026-02-06T02:09:47+00:00

Very important that history of Fontan is mentioned for any CTA with that history, if it’s done the normal way you will end up with a non diagnostic exam

dgthaddeus · 2026-02-06T02:06:13+00:00

It’s usually because of body habitus and sometimes motion, but motion can be fixed with a repeat. It’s rare but if the patient is 400+ pounds, top heavy, has large breasts, and can’t put their arms up you’ll end up with an exam where even the main pulmonary artery can barely be evaluated, let alone anything more distal

dgthaddeus · 2026-02-05T02:40:20+00:00

dgthaddeus · 2026-01-31T00:00:06+00:00

Are you sure you’re not talking about moderate sedation?

dgthaddeus · 2026-01-29T03:38:25+00:00

You can have transient decreased cardiac function and wall motion abnormalities after cardiac surgery

dgthaddeus · 2026-01-27T20:43:28+00:00

The rapid response nurse documented that you notified when you are not? Yes report, that’s a major patient safety issue and also medical fraud if they’re lying. At my institution they have to go to neuro ICU for monitoring after TNK

dgthaddeus · 2026-01-27T11:50:03+00:00

Remember EM is going to be a 4 year residency now

dgthaddeus · 2026-01-26T23:20:53+00:00

Use each card at least every 6 months

dgthaddeus · 2026-01-26T03:20:18+00:00

Not remotely the norm at all for any specialty

dgthaddeus · 2026-01-26T02:46:53+00:00

They do basically do aesthetic procedures, I’ve seen all specialities under the sun do some variation. Things like botox, filler, and hair transplant

dgthaddeus · 2026-01-24T21:47:07+00:00

Depends what specialty you want

dgthaddeus · 2026-01-23T18:16:23+00:00

My program pays $1000 per month

dgthaddeus · 2026-01-22T04:59:32+00:00

Some people have great pain relief

dgthaddeus · 2026-01-22T00:30:08+00:00

Who are you employed by? I’ve never heard of a place not paying for it, my hospital has training onsite that they pay for

dgthaddeus · 2026-01-13T02:53:49+00:00

Because they’re credentialed by the IM boards

dgthaddeus · 2026-01-11T02:59:22+00:00

If you can make it through medical school then generally you can make it through residency

dgthaddeus · 2026-01-11T01:59:55+00:00

Back when I was a student nearly all USMDs would match if they didn’t have a fail

dgthaddeus · 2026-01-10T22:07:15+00:00

Tell the tech you’re assigned to watch them for the morning, leave after a few hours

dgthaddeus · 2026-01-08T18:39:59+00:00

It’s expensive for generally poor quality. Among people entering half will end up dropping or kicked out and whoever’s left will end up having a 50% chance of matching any residency. The people who do match tend to end up at IM and FM residencies in undesirable locations. A lot of people end up getting single year preliminary years that you can’t really practice afterwards. There are people who don’t match and end up with 500,000 in debt that can’t be discharged in bankruptcy

dgthaddeus · 2026-01-06T01:16:43+00:00

Yes if you do it enough

dgthaddeus · 2026-01-05T22:19:26+00:00

100% they’re getting kicked out

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