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by pragone 11y ago
> Doctors are already paid absurd salaries in the US To put it in context, when I finish all my training, I will owe over $600,000. It's not the doctors being "paid absurd salaries" that makes medical care in this country
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by pragone 11y ago
Finger pulse ox meters are often inaccurate and can't be trusted to give a reliable pulse for a whole host of reasons
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by pragone 11y ago
Yeah, hence the "might"; some programs are doctorate degrees
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by pragone 11y ago
Nurse practitioners might have a doctorate in nursing, but calling them doctors is extremely misleading. They function is a very similar capacity to PAs, although PAs often have more capabilities. All of the levels mentioned here have thei
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by pragone 11y ago
Not sure where you're living, but I lived in Rochester, NY and just outside Pittsburgh, PA the last two years. The last time I saw a square reader was when I lived in Manhattan, 3 years ago. I'm not sure if I'm just not freq
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by pragone 11y ago
An EKG electrode needs to be Ag/AgCl to be reliable. Making your own is a good start to poor results.
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by pragone 11y ago
Likewise, I've moved 5 times in 5 years; each time, I call up and say I'm moving and need to cancel service, and each company - TimeWarner, Verizon, Comcast - has given me no trouble at all.
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by pragone 11y ago
In EMS, there's been a big push to allow basic EMTs to draw Epi up from a vial to administer it, precisely to avoid the absurd costs associated with EpiPens. I don't know if that would be an option for individuals; perhaps it&#x2
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by pragone 11y ago
I kinda like roads to drive on...
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by pragone 11y ago
If I had to guess, automatic calculation of income tax. No need to file taxes.
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by pragone 11y ago
Does the general consensus of HN believe the i7 option is worth the upgrade for the 13" MBP Retina? Standard software development; also been killing my air with powerpoint thanks to school lately, with the various simultaneous use of
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by pragone 11y ago
They had enough for her to pay to attend university, which is certainly more than most. (Obviously, I'm referring to university of the price tag similar to Stanford.)
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by pragone 11y ago
Wanna give a non-paywalled synopsis for those of us without a WSJ subscription? Edit: Mass-reply: Thanks all! Learn something new every day. For those looking for the same thing, go here, click first link. Should bypass the paywall: http
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by pragone 11y ago
This is an excellent reply to this article; it says what I wanted much better than I did below. I just wanted to point out that I don't recall any procedure from the article discussion any sort of "hole drilled" into the pati
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by pragone 11y ago
Interesting. I did not make that assumption, but you may very well be correct. I understood the first comment as merely an assumption, rather than personal experience. Again, I may be wrong. I would expect a physician to have an easier ti
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by pragone 11y ago
I agree wholeheartedly. That is a very wise physician you found. I've had many great experiences with patients and their families who have dealt with serious, chronic illnesses, and, as a result, my treatment often relies heavily on
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by pragone 11y ago
I was initially planning on writing this comment to retort a number of statements within this article, but there are far too many; additionally, they all seem to indicate a larger concept at work. Let me first say that I commend this indivi
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Blue Cross Hacked, again(legallevity.com)
4 points by pragone 11y ago|0 comments
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by pragone 11y ago
tl;dr: IMO, no I've got the previous version of Apple TV and a Chromecast. Long story short, I use both devices exactly the same. The only differences really is how I communicate with each device - remote control for Apple TV vs phone
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Kanoa – Wireless bluetooth earbuds(getkanoa.com)
3 points by pragone 11y ago|1 comments
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by pragone 11y ago
Gotta disagree wholeheartedly with you there. If I have one big exam at the end, I will procrastinate and likely end up doing poorly. Instead, in my medical school, we are quizzed at least once a week - this week alone I have 2 quizzes and
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by pragone 11y ago
I work mostly locally, but I still use tmux. I've found it much easier to use than multiple tabs or windows of iterm, and it's nice to have power line right there on the screen at all times. As others have said, the clipboard func
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by pragone 11y ago
Been using oh-my-zsh for years, haven't had a single problem with it. Not sure what's going on where people are having so many problems with it being slow.
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by pragone 11y ago
Someone's gotta explain to me how and why oh-my-zsh is slow. I've never once experienced it being slow for me. In fact, I switched to prezto and it was unbelievably slow. I switched back to oh-my-zsh. Maybe I'm just not us
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by pragone 11y ago
I was just going to say... in ten years on the streets, I don't think I've ever had an interaction like this. If anything, I'd say they are more likely to refuse to take a "suspect" and have us take him or her as a
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by pragone 11y ago
Spoiler: Some apartments in SF are very expensive. I'm sure I can find castles cheaper than other absurdly expensive apartments in other places too. I thought this article was going to be about castles cheaper than the cheapest apartm
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by pragone 11y ago
You might also have good luck by analyzing the chat data from hockeystreams - just look for when a few dozen people write something along the lines of "GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL", and take it from there. Granted, not as much fun
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by pragone 11y ago
Very interesting. I did not know this issue extended all the way to farming equipment. At the same time, I can't say I'm terribly surprised given the state of things currently. Thread hijack: Am I the only one who finds Wired&#x
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Before I go: Time warps for a young surgeon with metastatic lung cancer(stanmed.stanford.edu)
2 points by pragone 12y ago|0 comments
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by pragone 12y ago
Writer it all down. Read GTD, getting the required software, and stick to it. Most important step for you would be a complete brain dump.

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