Questions tagged [practice-of-medicine]
Questions regarding the policies, business, ethics, and other aspects of the practice of medicine that are not directly about the health of an individual.
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How is pain measured?
Patients are often asked to rate their level of pain. Usually, I have found that these questions come without instructions as to what constitutes the maximum on this scale (maximum pain you can ...
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Why will COVID-19 last for 12 to 18 months?
In this YouTube video min 0:32, Dr. Samir Gupta, says
It typically would last for 12 to 18 months
In How the Pandemic Will End in the ll. The Endgame section:
No matter which strategy is ...
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How does pulse oximetry work?
Pulse oximetry is a noninvasive method for monitoring a person's oxygen saturation (SO2). Though its reading of SpO2 (peripheral oxygen saturation) is not always identical to the more desirable ...
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Medical professionals referring to 'left' and 'right': are they referring to my relative directions or theirs?
Given that they're facing me and I'm facing them.
Excerpt from radiologist report:
... there is narrowing of the left neural foramen in comparison to the right ...
but whose?
Additionally:
Is ...
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Treatment Options of Tension Pneumothorax
What I‘ve learned and heard is that if there is an indication of a tension pneumothorax (e.g. rib series fracture with elevated pulse and difficulties in breathing), treatment is always to get two ...
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