Sovietsunrise: Medical Professions Questions

Medical Professions Questions
by SovietSunrise 1 hour ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 18:47:06)

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Who has queries on the medical profession in the United States of America?
Ask away and I shall answer to the best of my ability.
Life's too short for regrets :)
Re: Medical Professions Questions
by kamikaze_cupid 1 hour ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 18:49:39)

What is your profession? Why are you qualified to answer these questions?
I don't even own a gun let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack.
by SovietSunrise 59 minutes ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 18:54:22)

I'm qualified because I've had several jobs in the biz and I plan to stay in it for life, meaning that I
don't just goof around and do the minimum labor required and I actually know exactly what's
going on in American healthcare.
It ain't always pretty, unfortunately. That's why I'm always telling y'all to take care of yourselves
to the best of your abilities.
And yes, I'm certain some of you have had more experience on the other side of the knife than I
have and you are more qualified than I am to analyze that part of life.

by kamikaze_cupid 58 minutes ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 18:55:51)
Yeah but what is it you do? Several jobs in the biz doesn't make you qualified you could be a
patient care technician for all I know or the janitor at the hospital... What is your job?

I watch the cardiac rhythms of all the patients on 2 floors of the hospital. I deal with all the
nurses and the doctors in regards to those patients' cardiac status.
Janitor...nope, doesn't qualify one to know what's going on in the industry, since one doesn't deal
with everyone else on a daily basis. But I strongly disagree with you, a PCT can tell. It's not that
difficult to notice what's going on around you. I've had discussions with the PCT on my floor
about how crappy some situations are and how (seemingly) no one is doing anything to fix it.

Do you watch the algorithms or just the vital signs of the patients?
I'm sorry but I think it's pretty lame if you come on here talking about knowing so much about
US Medical Professions but you don't state what your job is, what education you've had, or what
qualifies you to tell other people about it.
No offense but PCTs at most hospitals are pretty sh't at knowing medical situations in most
hospitals. They're primary function is to check patient's BP, temps, glucose, and help them bath
etc. I'm replying to you as primarily someone who's been heavily involved on the patient side of
things for the last 7 years but also as the girlfriend of a Paramedic and the daughter of a Nurse.

UPDATED Wed Jan 26 2011 19:17:21
"Algorithms". No, I watch the "rhythms" for all of the patients and keep those who need to know
what's going on informed.
A lot of PCTs are *beep* no doubt about that; many are not. Some have Master's degrees in their
profession. My education consists of an undergraduate degree from University and I'm planning
to go to medical school eventually.
This thread wasn't about OMG I AM THE OVERLORD I HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS! It was
just about answering any questions anyone may have had, that's all.
I gather that you've been through a fair bit and I respect that, but don't go all suspicious on me,
sheesh.

OK, well, basically what you're telling me is that you're a Cardiac Monitor technician, which isn't
a position that requires a medical degree, it is a certificate program. You were trained how to
watch a machine that bleeps whenever a patient's heart is going a bit bizerk and then you tell the
doctor and nurse. Having watched two people go through quite a bit of medical school and
training I can tell you right now that simply operating or reading a machine doesn't qualify one to
give ANY advice. Do you know CPR are you certified in any type EMS course at the very least?
No, you're not. You have a degree in something you haven't even specified, and based on your
post last week about how the machines were going crazy and how were you supposed to monitor
the patients I take it your medical skills and intelligence are quite limited.
Sorry to inform you but you can do this with a high school diploma and a certificate program at a
hospital.
And no, PCTs don't have Master's degrees in their profession because the training required to be
one is a short few week course. I could be a PCT if I felt like it. You can't get a Masters in being a
PCT.
And by making a thread in which you aim to give people medical advice or insight into the
medicinal field but backing it up with little to know evidence of your own qualifications to do so
is irresponsible and frankly, annoying.
And I have every right to be suspicious of you and it has nothing to do with me being sick, it has
to do with me being an intelligent human being that can smell a complete fraud from a mile
away.

Ouch! Burnsies! Pass the salve, please!
Again, this wasn't meant to be "OMG I HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS!" It was just "I'm bored.
Anyone have any questions? If I can answer it, cool. If I can't, ooops, get back to you at a later
date."
You don't need a Master's to be a PCT. But some of the older PCTs here have them and they're
very capable of everything they do and then some.
I've never taken an EMS course but I do have CPR certification that I've renewed twice since I've
receieved it, thank you very much. You say I give no evidence of backing up "my right to give
advice"? How about you ask for some advice or answers and listen to what I have to say and then
make your judgment on how qualified I am or not. Not everyone in a hospital is an automoton
that does the bare minimum they're required to.
You don't need to be suspicious of every single damn thing. You haven't asked me a single darn
question, aside from my training and education, which I've informed you of, and if you don't have
any actual questions that I may or may not be able to sufficiently answer, how about you ignore
this thread, eh?

My 16 year old sister is also CPR certified but I don't ask her for medical advice.
And you shouldn't be giving medical advice unqualified. My intent was just to expose you as a
complete dumbass and it worked. You have no qualifications to answer questions beyond "should
I put a band aid on this cut".
by SovietSunrise 1 minute ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 19:52:53)

This entire thread has been one big fail.
Seems anything I start ends up being a fail. Hmmmmm. What's the common denominator?
C'est la vie.
by Doc_Holliday84 9 minutes ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 19:44:38)

Also Grats on your CPR cert ... That in no way gives the any ground to be able to monitor a pt's
strip ... I'm def. calling your bs now ....
by Nick_Moran 7 minutes ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 19:46:19)

Ohhhh snap.
AWW *beep* IT'S WAYNE BRADY SON!
by Notorious_DoBby 1 hour ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 18:50:13)
What's this spot on my chest? I think I'm growing a third one too.
http://redheaddatingtheory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/male-nipples .jpg
If Gary Oldman asked me to, I don't know if I'd say no
by kamikaze_cupid 1 hour ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 18:51:03)

That's clearly and alien life form that is using use as it's host, that's one of it's penises.

Jesus.
*facepalm*
by Nick_Moran 1 hour ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 18:51:05)

Why are you always on IMDb while at work?

Because work is nice and easy since I'm not on a floor where patients drop dead at the drop of a
hat. The last Code Blue I had was yesterday. The last one before that was weeks ago.
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by Notorious_DoBby 58 minutes ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 18:56:11)

Out of curiosity is your internet monitored?? You post some interesting things sometimes...

Lol you've never seen his "I can't see that pic! I'm at work!" excuse that he uses all the time?
Hahaha so someone's watching...
I can't see that pic but I can post vagina every other word! Maybe as long as he writes in medical
terms it passes the screens on his computer..


My Internet isn't monitored but things are blocked. They see no reason to monitor if one can't
access certain things.
Of course, sometimes the output is infinitely more lascivious than the input

Well Kama is my gf and she got me interested in your post soviet ... I'm a former Navy Corpsmen
& National registered Paramedic .. Do you watch the pt's monitors for certain Algorhythms i.e svt
- vfib .. Or do you just watch them and see if the patients P / BP / 02 sat go past the norm ... I
find it hard to believe the Cardiologists are listening to someone that has never been through
school or let alone an ACLS class when it comes to that stuff .. I've have witnessed ER doctors
call down 20 year Doc's to go over rhythms ..... And I find it hard to believe once again that
someone as young as yourself is in charge of that many people ...

Dayna's boyfriend just schooled you.

That's perfectly fine, no worries. I watch the monitors for everything: NSR, arrythmias, whatever.
I have to make sure everything's okay and when something isn't, I tell the necessary people. In
addition to the EKGs, I do have the P/BP/O2 information, as well.
"in charge" is a relative term. I'm the first "line of defense", so to speak. Something goes down, I
have to tell the nurses. They and the docs are the ones who are really "in charge".
Does someone like yourself have more experience with the medical profession than someone like
me? No doubt. But does that mean that I am completely, utterly unqualified to say anything at
all?
I don't think so. Feel free to think what you like, though.

Being able to watch a monitor doesn't mean you understand the medical foundation behind it.
You don't make sure everything is OK, you watch a freaking screen and when the machine
TELLS YOU it isn't OK you tell a doctor or nurse who actually understands the science behind it
and remedies the situation.
Yeah, you are unqualified to say anything at all because you have NO QUALIFICATIONS
BEYOND BEING ABLE TO READ A MONITOR. You want to be a medical professional?
Lesson number one: don't dish out medical advice when you aren't at all qualified to do so.
Honestly this was just about proving you were full of sh't, and I think Will more than did that.
But anyway, we're both tired and going to bed, enjoy crying into your porn...ALONE.
by Nick_Moran 18 seconds ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 19:53:53)

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAMN.

Also, why on earth are you AND kama talking about "algorithms"? I don't deal with algorithms,
which are instructions for calculating a function or action in math or in computer science. I only
deal with "rhythms" and "arrhythmias".

Also does your floor use the Zole Monitors or the lifepacks , Which Leads do you watch on the
monitors .... Which are the most vital ??? Whats the difference between an 1st / 2nd / 3rd degree
AV block / Whats your Units protocol for Code Blue's .. Who is paged 1st ... The doc on call or
the resp team ... Also People aren't incharge of floors .... They are incharge Of unit's within the
floors ... A hospital like the Brigham & womens have dozen's of Units within a single floor ...
Such as ICU / TCU etc , etc ... again If you're not apart of something don't claim to be ... There
are always people out there that are willing to call you on your bs

Oh snap.

LOL. My floor (PCU) uses portable telemonitors, the ICU (on the same, physical floor) uses
monitors attached to the walls. 1st* AVB has a PR-interval of over .2 seconds, 2nd* AVB (2
types) has either an increasingly prolonged PRI or seemingly normal. 3rd* AVB is all over the
darn place and is very, very dangerous.
I'm not claiming anything I'm not and I'm not spouting any BS. Perhaps you & your gal should
tone down the passive-aggression, eh?

Oh snap is right. I was born at Brigham!
I'm seriously concerned about this spot on my chest. No one's answering me!!! So far Dayna
seems right!
by Antosha_Snape 4 minutes ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 19:49:35)

My qualifications include being a Star Wars nerd and enjoying Leonard Nimoy an unusual
amount.
My diagnosis concurs with Dayna's.
"You policemen are always in such a hurry. As if dead men didn't have all eternity."
by Notorious_DoBby 1 minute ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 19:52:17)
Prognosis is negative! Should we send in a microscopically shrunk submarine shrunk via a

shrink ray, or get a priest?

by kamikaze_cupid 1 minute ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 19:53:04)

Pretty sure we can borrow the Magic School Bus for this one Sam.
NOT ANOTHER FIELD TRIP... MISS FRIZZLE!
by Notorious_DoBby 7 seconds ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 19:54:04)
Hahahahah I was gonna say magic school bus but I don't know if Antosha is American.
Arrrrrnoldddddddddd!

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Medical Professions Questions

by SovietSunrise 1 hour ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 18:47:06)

Ask away and I shall answer to the best of my ability.

Life's too short for regrets :)

Re: Medical Professions Questions

by kamikaze_cupid 1 hour ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 18:49:39)

Re: Medical Professions Questions

by SovietSunrise 59 minutes ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 18:54:22)

Life's too short for regrets :)

Re: Medical Professions Questions

Re: Medical Professions Questions

by SovietSunrise 55 minutes ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 18:58:25)

Life's too short for regrets :)

Re: Medical Professions Questions

by kamikaze_cupid 47 minutes ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 19:06:42)

Re: Medical Professions Questions

by SovietSunrise 39 minutes ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 19:14:55)

UPDATED Wed Jan 26 2011 19:17:21

Life's too short for regrets :)

Re: Medical Professions Questions

by kamikaze_cupid 23 minutes ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 19:30:48)

Re: Medical Professions Questions

by SovietSunrise 17 minutes ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 19:36:50)

Ouch! Burnsies! Pass the salve, please!

Re: Medical Professions Questions

by kamikaze_cupid 11 minutes ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 19:42:23)

Re: Medical Professions Questions

by SovietSunrise 1 minute ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 19:52:53)

This entire thread has been one big fail.

Life's too short for regrets :)

Re: Medical Professions Questions

by Doc_Holliday84 9 minutes ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 19:44:38)

Re: Medical Professions Questions

by Nick_Moran 7 minutes ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 19:46:19)

AWW *beep* IT'S WAYNE BRADY SON!

Re: Medical Professions Questions

by Notorious_DoBby 1 hour ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 18:50:13)

If Gary Oldman asked me to, I don't know if I'd say no

Re: Medical Professions Questions

by kamikaze_cupid 1 hour ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 18:51:03)

Re: Medical Professions Questions

by SovietSunrise 1 hour ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 18:51:07)

Life's too short for regrets :)

Re: Medical Professions Questions

by Nick_Moran 1 hour ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 18:51:05)

Why are you always on IMDb while at work?

AWW *beep* IT'S WAYNE BRADY SON!

Re: Medical Professions Questions

by SovietSunrise 1 hour ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 18:52:10)

Life's too short for regrets :)

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Re: Medical Professions Questions

by Notorious_DoBby 58 minutes ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 18:56:11)

If Gary Oldman asked me to, I don't know if I'd say no

Re: Medical Professions Questions

by Nick_Moran 55 minutes ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 18:58:16)

AWW *beep* IT'S WAYNE BRADY SON!

Re: Medical Professions Questions

by Notorious_DoBby 54 minutes ago (Wed Jan 26 2011 18:59:35)

Hahaha so someone's watching...

If Gary Oldman asked me to, I don't know if I'd say no

Re: Medical Professions Questions

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