tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721171044050776789.post8767757209345893252..comments2023-11-05T04:12:04.696-05:00Comments on Medicine and Other Stuff: Workin' for the weekend...ER's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03203520439121823165noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721171044050776789.post-61852933346809806442010-02-06T06:25:48.604-05:002010-02-06T06:25:48.604-05:00What's a normal BMI for a pregnant woman ? Ab...What's a normal BMI for a pregnant woman ? About 30? I am guessing the extra 25 lbs really changes things. Wow what a challenge for a surgeon!memememehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322100771792959092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721171044050776789.post-57291433096046503322010-02-02T16:22:06.190-05:002010-02-02T16:22:06.190-05:00C. - I'd imagine not easily. I observed a bar...C. - I'd imagine not easily. I observed a bariatric surgery and it took two nurses pushing on the patient's abdomen to get even a glimpse of his part that needed catheterization. I'd guess it would be equally difficult to find the part on a woman.... Then again, there's always IVF.<br /><br />wv: methfaststudent dr. blazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307156914515136574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721171044050776789.post-87980849391096996912010-01-29T22:23:27.159-05:002010-01-29T22:23:27.159-05:00Forgive me, but how does someone with a BMI of 70 ...Forgive me, but how does someone with a BMI of 70 get knocked up? I know the biology, but really?!?!C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17677555290950815409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721171044050776789.post-2496570021786672452010-01-29T19:59:23.072-05:002010-01-29T19:59:23.072-05:00Dr Whoo, yes, BMI of 70. And I was in the room dur...Dr Whoo, yes, BMI of 70. And I was in the room during the scan because the sonographer pulled me in. The pix were better than expected. The BPP sucked, no doubt. You should have seen the OR for this section...I'm on 2 lifts (I'm short!) and I had 3 assists. We had the bed extenders. Our CRNA got the epidural on the first stick! (better lucky than good we were all saying)<br /><br />The twins were shipped...haven't heard back from the ivory tower folks yet.ER's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03203520439121823165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721171044050776789.post-7272273957872451532010-01-29T18:21:56.680-05:002010-01-29T18:21:56.680-05:00yikes.
did the 25 weekers survive? (i'm hopin...yikes.<br /><br />did the 25 weekers survive? (i'm hoping yes, but i realize that's probably unrealistic.)student dr. blazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307156914515136574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721171044050776789.post-35873970558800013852010-01-29T15:07:37.788-05:002010-01-29T15:07:37.788-05:00ACK! (BMI of 70, really? How could the sonograph...ACK! (BMI of 70, really? How could the sonographer get an accurate visualization to do a BPP with all that adipose??) I hope you are off this weekend!dr. whoo?https://www.blogger.com/profile/10315615480530297472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721171044050776789.post-81837372363462313192010-01-29T13:43:52.691-05:002010-01-29T13:43:52.691-05:00I am salaried, but every contract is different.
I...I am salaried, but every contract is different.<br /><br />I do have a bonus structure based on amount of wRVUs I do.ER's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03203520439121823165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721171044050776789.post-1491754900135530592010-01-29T08:58:26.428-05:002010-01-29T08:58:26.428-05:00Do doctors who work in a hospital paid a salary no...Do doctors who work in a hospital paid a salary no matter how many patients seen or do they get paid based on patients?Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04742260407432292824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721171044050776789.post-85352355800279517182010-01-29T08:47:41.320-05:002010-01-29T08:47:41.320-05:00At those times I remember what one of my old teach...At those times I remember what one of my old teaching attending used to say:<br /><br />"It's not busy! It's profitable!"Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.com