Should I retake my MCAT?
Hi folks! I was wondering if anyone had opinions on if I should retake my MCAT.
Some other info so you have the full picture:
White, ORM from CT- I graduated in May 2022
cGPA: 3.68 sGPA: 3.55
About 6000 clinical hours (Approx 1k being volunteer) as an EMT
About 5000 Research hours (2 years in cancer research lab at state school, 1 year in organ perfusion lab at Yale, 1 year as a manager and scientist at an organ perfusion start up company, and some Alzheimer's psych research at...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - September 3, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: jacksparrow1 Tags: Pre-Medical (MD) Source Type: forums
Question about calcium channel blockers and ICP/CPP
I understand that CPP and ICP are very complicated, so please forgive my dummbassery. Since calcium channel blockers increase cerebral blood flow (by arterial dilation) but also decrease blood pressure, would they then increase cerebral perfusion pressure without the need for higher blood pressure? Similarly, would it increase ICP since increased cerebral blood flow would lead to more volume in the intracranial space? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 29, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: HipiMochi Tags: Neurology Source Type: forums
LOR question: Applying to two health professions graduate programs at once
I am applying to medical school in 2023. As it stands, I think I am going to dual-apply to my Plan B, which is Cardiovascular Perfusion (Master's).
Does it at all hurt the quality of the letter to ask my letter writer not to say "physician" (or "perfusionist" for that matter) specifically at any point so I can use the letter for both sets of application?
I've never read a LOR to know what they're formatted like or what they say to know if asking her to make it work for two healthcare...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - October 1, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: RespectTheChemistry Tags: Pre-Medical (MD) Source Type: forums
Perfusion School
Hello, hopefully I’m posting this in the right community. I am applying to perfusion school currently, and I am looking to get advice on my final personal statement draft - error checking or just general opinions. If you’d be willing to read it, let me know!!! (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 17, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: chrisrayb Tags: Clinicians [ RN / NP / PA ] Source Type: forums
Cardiac Anesthesia Techs
Curious to hear from other cardiac docs out there, particularly those who do their own cases without residents/fellows (or god forbid “cardiac CRNAs”)…
What sort of tech support do you have? What sort of tasks do your techs so- set up drips? Place lines, or scrub in to facilitate? Help with any perfusion tasks? Check ACTs? Do they take call, and how much are they paid?
At my shop we have CV anesthesia techs who set up all the drips, prep our art line kits, hook the line up and dress it...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - June 5, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Hork Bajir Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
Scared so much for Saturation
I am a freshman in college and I have gone through a lot this year. I found the PA profession and loved it (shadowed and everything). My school has a PA school attached to it so it is nice. Now I hear so much about saturation and NPs and how if 6-7 years, this field will become like pharmacy. Should I still do PA, or should I do something like optometry, PT, OT, or perfusion. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 20, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: guidancelover36 Tags: Clinicians [ RN / NP / PA ] Source Type: forums
Why does 100% oxygen help patients with dead space but not pulmonary shunting?
Everything seems to make sense until you take into account hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction.
For the sake of simplicity, imagine one entire lung has either dead space or pulmonary shunting and the other one is normal.
In the case of dead space, the diseased lung will not have any perfusion. All that blood that is supposed to flow through that lung will flow through the normal lung. The normal lung will thus have 2x as much blood flowing through it. As a result, giving a patient in this...
Why does 100% oxygen help patients with dead space but not pulmonary shunting? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 30, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: TheEugenius Tags: Step I Source Type: forums
Ventilation/Perfusion question
This is from firecracker:
"Pulmonary blood vessels constrict in response to low PO2, which decreases pulmonary blood flow to poorly ventilated alveoli and indirectly promotes blood flow to well ventilated alveoli. This hypoxic vasoconstriction is unique to the lungs, and helps maximize the efficiency of gas exchange."
However, in areas of low ventilation, there is actually HIGHER PO2 in the alveoli. In areas of high ventilation, there is LOW PO2 in the alveoli. So how does this make any...
Ventilation/Perfusion question (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - December 3, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: sab3156 Source Type: forums
Perfusion, Midwestern 2017 cycle
Its the start of the new 2017-2018 application cycle for Midwestern's Perfusion program!
Topics covered include; applications, interviews, matriculation, clinical and/or shadowing experiences, school program comparisons, academic backgrounds, etc. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - November 20, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Bodasapha999 Source Type: forums
low albumin and dec renal perfusion
Why does low albumin state lead to dec renal perfusion? I don't find this intuitive at all. Can anyone explain this? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - November 13, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: MudPhud20XX Source Type: forums
Ventilation and Perfusion Defects - Why one gets 100% O2?
Alright, I have listened to goljan a thousand times, veltillation defects do NOT improve with 100% O2, but perfusion defects DO improve (increase PaO2) with 100% O2.
I have racked my brain and I can't figure out why, unless the ventillation defect is a total blockage, but then the person would be dead.
Both result in a decrease in gas exchange, and an increase in the A-a gradient. Both have extra areas of the lung that are functioning ok, so why does giving 100% O2 to a perfusion...
Ventilation and Perfusion Defects - Why one gets 100% O2? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - October 11, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: automan2 Source Type: forums
PA or Perfusion?
Hello, I am just going to get to the point. I have over +8000 HCE as a pharmacy tech, Nuc Med tech, CT tech, and PET/CT. I have experience in the OR, Cardiology, Radiology, Pharmacy etc. I have my B.S. in Imaging Sciences as well as certs in Nuc Med, PET, CT, Pharmacy. My school history is the problem. I have some prior C's in a couple science courses (earth science, biology 1, Chem 2) and a couple other non science courses that I screwed up in early in my college career. However, my CUM and...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - July 20, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Galanm42690 Source Type: forums
Why does Blood pressure important in low TPR?
This is the example: we have vasodilation (decrease TPR) in septic shock, the MAP will decrease despite of CO will increase (MAP=TPR*CO). So, we have high perfusion of tissues, because of arteriolodilation. So what is the problem? Why if we have decreased pressure (due to decreased TPR) it will cause problems like: syncope, low perfusion of tissues and etc? I really want to UNDERSTAND the importance of blood pressure in this situation (in the cases of low TPR=>high CO, low MAP). This my...
Why does Blood pressure important in low TPR? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 7, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: AlexBest96 Source Type: forums
O2 diffusion in exercise and high altitude
During exercise and in high altitudes, is O2 diffusion still perfusion limited? As the equilibrium between Pa and PA is still eventually reached. Read somewhere that it became diffusion limited, but didn't agree, as to my understanding diffusion limited gases never equilibrate with alveolar partial pressure.
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Source: Student Doctor Network - January 6, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Fallot101 Source Type: forums
Perfusion, Midwestern. 2016 Cycle.
Hey guys,
Since there is not anything about the cardiovascular science online. I thought that I might start a thread for those who are applying for the 2016 cycle.
I applied 10 days ago and now I am waiting to hear from them for an interview.
Has anyone applied to the program? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 1, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: perfusionist2be Source Type: forums
