Medicine

Do med students get to pick where they do there residency

Do they apply to the hospitals of their choice, or does their med school assign them to one?-Students apply to a lot of places for residency, get some interviews, and following interviews, students ra

Will they drug test me after my first day of work

I just got a job at Pets Supplies Plus and just finished my first day of work/training today. They didnt mention anything about drug testing during the interview or in the employee manual. In fact, th

How to remain hydrated while taking Adderall

Ive had to stop taking it for a while now because of the dehydration from it. I drink plenty of water and gatorade while Im on it, but I still get dehydrated. Any ideas?-I have also experienced this.

Why do doctors put the needle through a bottles lid to extract its contents

Whenever Ive seen doctors (or other medical professionals) draw something up into a syringe (vaccine, anesthetic etc.) they always put the needle through the lid of the bottle.Why do they do this?It w

Pain killer during dental procedures

What is the name of the pain killer used during pulling of teeth that causes anterograde amnesia?-he most commonly used local anesthetic is lidocaine (also called xylocaine or lignocaine), a modern re

Medical Coding Certification Review Blitz Videos by Laureen Jandroep - How good is it for coding exam prep

It is quite good for medical coding and billing certification exams, and specifically useful if youre preparing for the Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Coding Specialist - Physician (

Need help Medical Laboratory Science

I was looking through programs that I would be able to get into for my future career and i stumbled across Medical Laboratory Science at University of Ontario Institue of Technology and i was wonderin

Do Anesthesiologists see the person they are working on

i would like to become an Anesthesiologists but i get squeamish when i see surgeries. so i was wondering if you are in the room when the patient is being operated on?-Of course the anesthesiologist is

Is there any other way to get your blood checked other than getting an injection

Blood is checked by REMOVING w/needle & syringe,not injecting. & No,there isnt.-if you start bleeding, and they catch it in a bowl. and then drain it into a vial, maybe. that is called blood letting,

What is wrong with my eyesight???

Hey, so I went to multiple optometrists and ask for contact lenses and they fitme with a prescription of (left) Spherical : +.25 Cylinder : -.75 and (right)Spherical: none Cylinder : -.75 and I cannot

Can certain medicines cause nightmares

Just curious. Can medicines cause nightmares? Cause, when I was on this medicine (Seprtra or something) I would often have nightmares or just dreamless sleeping.-i have been on septra for a while as

Dilated pupils and headache after taking Dramamine

I took 6 50mg tablets of Dramamine on Wednesday night. Since then my pupils have been dilated (they only take up about 45% of the iris now) and Ive had this terrible headache. My eyes hurt too, and th

Why must clinical waste be disposed properly

biohazardous material has to be marked as such and then incinerated per CDC, OSHA, and JOINT COMMISSION standards. This prevents the spread of infectious disease.-You spend a lot of time on a pointles

Is it possible to have ADD and be "hyperfocused" on learning new things at school

Yes! Hyperfocus is actually a common symptom of ADD, believe it or not. Often, when an ADD person is working on/reading/etc something that interests them, they will focus on that topic specifically an

Metabolic effects of progesterone study...can someone translate please

I have to present the abstract of this article http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/70393… to my health class next week. I have a general idea of what it means but Im not sure enough to be able to tal