chbare

Anatomy and physiology would be a fine choice given your goals. Good luck. Take care, chbare.

Looking back, I would highly recommend a chemistry course before taking anatomy and physiology. Take care, chbare.

100/60, HR 138, GCS is around 13. Take care, chbare.

Delayed, tinting noted, dry membranes, tonsils are unremarkable, urine is concentrated, loose stool 24 hours ago, the nurse is rather concerned about the breathing when you attempt to do orthostatic assessments, 12 lead as stated above. Take care, chbare.

Donedeal, I must emphasise that many colleges will allow you to take A&P with instructor or department consent. Also, the biology and chemistry sequences offered through community colleges that are focused toward "non-technical" degrees are often known as "survey" courses and are not equivalent to the sequences that "science" majors are required to take. This is often true of physics courses as well. Many people will take algebra based physics when many of the "hard" science majors take calculus and analytical geometry, then take the two semester calculus based physics sequence. This was true of my current degree. I had to take algebra based physics and survey fluid dynamics, but this is not the same as an engineering student who has to calculate viscoelastic properties using the Navier-Stokes equations. Big difference IMHO. Take care, chbare.

Anybody interested in a physical exam or clinical findings beyond what has already been discussed? Take care, chbare.

1) Progressively worse over 36 hours, started with flu like symptoms. 2) Nope. 3) Nope. 4) What X-rays and tests do you want? 5) Sinus tachycardia. 6) 830 mg/dl 7) Increased respiratory rate and pulse. Take care, chbare.

You are called to respond to a rural emergency room where a 27 year old male diagnosed with altered mental status will be transferred to a large, subspecialty centre for services unavailable at the sending facility. Take it from here. Take care, chbare.

No need to be passive/aggressive here. If you have a problem with a member, call them out by name and quote them. I have an idea; however, if it bothers you enough to take a thread off topic, you may as well not beat around the bush, so to speak. Take care, chbare.

Don't make this more difficult than it needs to be everybody. I still highly suggest you use a three way stopcock and a one ml syringe. The setup will look like this: Take care, chbare.

Three way stopcock and a 1ml syringe works well for drawing up accurate doses out of a premix. Take care, chbare.

No big deal to me; however, I do not kiss or show much affection toward my wife at work. I do not have children and cannot have children, therefore the second question is inane when considering my life situation. Take care, chbare.

Yeah, EMS is such an intimate and personal experience, I do not think isolating a group of people for said article is a good idea. In that I mean EMS is unique in that you are spending a significant amount of time living with your partner. For example, I worked 10 shifts a month with my lesbian partner. That is at least 240 hours a month living with somebody. Then, somebody wants to do an article and leave my part of the equation out of it? Take care, chbare.

I had a lesbian partner and she was pretty cool. Her lover was a well respected nurse manager at another base. Both were open but not "flaming" and I don't recall any problems. They ended up moving to another state and getting married. They occasionally keep in touch. When I first started flying, a nurse at my base was bisexual. My wife and I went out with her and her female lover for a new years celebration at an interesting club. It was cool and we had fun. I think respect is a two way street. Just as many people are turned off by over the top "gay" behaviour, I think the same is absolutely true when it comes to some of the over the top sexist, "straight" behaviour. None of this belongs in the work place. I have no problem with somebody saying "I love you" to their mate, but unprofessional behaviour is just that. Ultimately, my experiences have been positive. It's a violent and ultimately depressing existence when considering the human condition. If you manage to find somebody good enough to put up with your schyte when in a relationship, they must be special and gender matters little IMHO. Of course, it would be pure hypocrisy of me to hate on gay people when my relationship with my wife could be considered an alternative lifestyle in some circles. (Large age difference. I'm a cub...) Take care, chbare. EDIT: "some"

Funny joke, but seriously... How exactly do you plan to determine who is good and who is bad? Waterboard the lot of them? Take care, cbare.

For the most part, I would not consider these credentials advanced education. Many of said credentials can be obtained in a day long course. You will most likely look at PHTLS, ACLS, BLS and PALS if you go through a good paramedic programme. Again, they are relatively easy to obtain. I always suggest taking college level anatomy and physiology, chemistry, math and/or a college level English composition course. Unfortunately, the time commitment goes from a day to about four months for a typical semester long course. Take care, chbare.

High yield in terms of foundational material. I though I made that fairly clear. Regardless of area of study, people who enter allied health should have a minimal amount of foundational material. Clearly, people can argue all day long about what focus is more important; however, most programmes (physician assistant, medical school, nursing school and so on) require a minimum number of credits in certain areas such as English and chemistry. Therefore, I believe foundational courses are key regardless of specialisation assuming you are going into health care. Take care, chbare.

I believe AK is an atheist, so I assume all "religious" beliefs would be inane to him in the sense that they explain the physical world. Take care, chbare.

The highest yield courses IMHO include; English composition, mathematics, chemistry and anatomy and physiology. Even if you do not plan on a degree, at least take these courses. They should act as a "core" curriculum and a foundation to build upon. Take care, chbare.

However, when considering international jobs in austere environments, you will be competing with nurses and other providers who my be echelons above the "standard" provider in terms of experience and critical thinking. Also, I am not sure what point you are trying to make with putting critical trauma patients on 2 LPM of supplemental oxygen. Do you have literature that suggests improved morbidity and mortality with different flows and or concentrations? Good luck, I understand the international business has become fairly competitive. Take care, chbare.

No problem, I thought that is what you were meaning to say. Take care, chbare.

Just to clarify, you agree or disagree? Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are in fact the three most common bacteria that cause lung infections in CF patients. While I agree there are many others and some can be more common, the three mentioned are the most common when considering the CF population as a whole. Take care, chbare.

"I'd like to learn more about benign early repolarization." Take care, chbare.

Have you looked through the pre-hospital RSI literature? Aside from a few beacons of light, much of it is pretty bad for the home team. Why should we expect medical directors to give us RSI protocols when the risks are high and benefits questionable? Take care, chbare.

My bad for misunderstanding your post. I'm a little dense at times. Take care, chbare.