Doctors

What is the purpose of an annual pelvic exam in a 55 year old wife in a totally monogamous marriage-- that is : no chance of STDs-- by a non-gynecologist, even though the pap-smear has been normal for many years-- this crude invasive procedure has no purpose-- the husband can well take care of visual external checks--

statistics tell us that 80 % of all medical problems are discovered in marital environment

A curious reader of your column

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These are the steps they use:

1. first they examine the skin around the vaginal opening

2. they insert a medium-sized object to hold open your vagina

3. they look inside to see if it looks normal

4. (Sometimes) they take what looks like a cotton swab and swabs the vagina i think twice.

5. THey take out the object

6. they stick one finger in your butt and one in your vagina.

That is the end of the exam.... i think.

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Angella D Ferguson was an african american woman. She was born with sickle cell anemia. She studied this disease for about 20 years and found that it can strike at bad times. When this disease strikes it is called a crisis. She found ways to prevent a crisis. She found that drinking lots of water helped prevent a crisis. And finally after 42 years in medical care-half of those in pediatrics-she retired.

1. Depression pills

2. Tranquilizers

3. Benzos(klonopin, xanax, etc...)

4. Sleeping pills(seraquel, trazadone, etc...)

5.clonodine (blood pressure pill)

1) They are comfortable, especially when worn under a surgical gown.

2) They are the style for hospital (and many other health care) employees. In many places they have become a kind of uniform.

3) The original reason for them was for hygiene. Doctors, usually surgeons, would wear regular clothes when out of the hospital and on rounds in the hospital and then change into nice clean scrubs (done in the hospital laundry and available in the changing rooms) before going into the surgical areas so as not to bring the germs from outside in.

No, they are not. HIPAA allows for healthcare providers to share your records as part of treating you. You can stop this, or limit this so that you must okay data transfer, or allow it to proceed. It's entirely up to you. However, caregivers that aren't involved in your healthcare have no more right to access your medical record than I do -- no right at all.

If you're unable to offer an answer about sharing your records -- unconscious or such -- then the records will be shared, but only to caregivers who are actively treating you.

A caregiver acquiring records for a patient they aren't actively treating is acting in contravention of the law.

1098 totaldoctors in 2008

The name of this specialist is an gastroenterologist.

Type your answer here... YES

People come from all over the world to the u.s. for unprecedented surgeries and doctors. Yes, we have some of the most expensive healthcare and doctors, but nevertheless, we have the best patient turnout in all the world. Its known as "Brain Drain" a lot of med students who took advantage of less expensive education in socialist countries come to the U.S (a capitalist country) to start there own practices and utilize the advantages of our economic system.

The above answer isn't particularly true. At the end of the day, America may have great doctors but no one can afford them and the general surgeons which do operate on the masses are significantly less qualified than the specialists which operate on the rich. That's why the US is consistently low in the ranks when it's compared to European Healthcare, which may be part socialised but that's why we can afford them.

Usually, diagnostic radiologists work in a small darkened room, with light boxes on which to read images of x-rays, CT scans, MRIs, ultrasounds, etc.

It was claimed that Psychiatrists have the highest incidence of proven suicides of any professional occupational group. Members of the Armed forces, having arms ready at hand , also figure big, including some cops. ( the acting Chief of Police of Jersey City fatally shot himself some years back) mercifully the papers avoided humorous headlines such as ( Top Cop Blows his Top!). On the other hand there are many cool, detached and long-lived shrinks.l

If it's and 8 hour day, at $120. per hour it would be $960. a day, here is a break-down on salary.

The average median salary would be $120. per hour.

The average median salary weekly would be $4800.

The average median salary monthly would be $20,666.

As of 2010, In the USA the annual median Obstetrician Salary is $248,000.

The lower end 10% is around $101,000 annually.

The upper end 10% is around $350,000 annually.

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Yes, a doctor can refuse to continue on with a patient if the patient isn't being cooperative, such as missing appointments with the doctor, refusing to see a specialist, not taking medication as prescribed by the doctor (the patient has a right to request not to take certain medications if they feel there is too many side effects .. unless life-threatening.) For example: If a patient has been diagnosed with cancer that is not curable, but the doctor may want to prolong their life with chemo or radiation treatments and the patient would rather have what time they have as quality time and refuse this treatment the doctor will abide by the request of the patient involved. The doctor will still treat that patient to the best of his/her ability and is there to try to control pain (if necessary.) Most doctors will drop a patient if the patient is constantly argumentative, if the patient stops and starts their medications which may cause serious harm by doing so without permission of the doctor; disrupts the office or the patient asks for the help of the doctor, but refuses to follow direction from their doctor. The doctors are extremely busy and don't have time for any nonsense. I worked part-time for a psychologist who was extremely busy. If the patient missed more than two appointments he would warn them the first time, tell them the second time if it happened again without a 24 hour warning that the appointment couldn't be kept, he would refuse to keep them on as his patient. There are so many people that really want help, so doctors of any type don't want to clog up their time with patients who are argumentative and refuse to follow direction. I think that's fair. However, if the patient (no matter what their personality) goes into ER they have to be treated!

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Dr Z's name originated from the word Zenithore which means healing man of Congo in latin. After his 8th birthday he began obsessed with Class A drugs and set off on his tricycle in search of enlightenment from the buddah. After searching the whole of the Amazon rainforest in 2years 211days and 1 hour he and his many new friends decided that the Buddah did not want to enlighten them. The doctor then flew to Zamibia where he practiced the art of medicine whilst working in the army. He began shooting his own companions and operating on them during battle. After 6 months Dr Z had operated on 652 patients and saved 9 people from certain death before shooting them down and operating again, he was attacked late one night after sleeping with one of his hoes. An iggy bat who hadn't eaten in days bit him and flew off without trace. Dr Z flew home to England where he took his medical profession seriously. He was jailed in 2009 for GBH of a teacher from Sandringham school but was released for good behaviour after saving the life of a dying ant.

You cannot. Antibiotics are only for treating or preventing bacterial infections. Since the flu is caused by a virus, antibiotics have no effect and have been shown time and again to make no difference on the duration or severity of a viral infection (Influenza is a virus). There are antiviral medications but usually the best therapy is time.

Inall cases 'Doctor' is a title which goes along withhaving attainedthedegree of doctor in some field of study. Medical Doctors have the degree of Doctor of Medicine, but other kinds of Doctor may have the degree of Doctor of Laws, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Pharmacy, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Doctor of Theology and so on.

All psychiatrists who treat patients are clinical psychiatrists. This comprises the majority of psychiatrists. There are a minority of psychiatrists who perform research or who do administrative work only.

you have to go to pass highschool at the right time and you have to go to college for about 7 years and must be raped by michael jackson

Yes, a person with ADHD can go into any profession. People with ADD/ADHD often seem slow, or less intelligent to other people, but that usually isn't the case. It has been found that people with ADD/ADHD often have higher than average intelligence, and with proper management, can be very successful.

Your patients try your patience.

I would say death, no one can get used to that.

Doctor's per 10000 people means how many doctors there is per 10000 people in a country, city, state, or other. For Example Canada has 22 doctors per 10000 people.

You can major in anything you want. Many tend to major in science because it will be easier to transition, but I have met doctor who was an Art major in college. You do need to take certain core courses like biology, chemistry, physics, calculus, biochemistry to apply to medical schools. Also, the MCAT, the medical college admission test, is mainly in science. So, as long has you have the basic courses above, you can major in whatever you want.