Can I legally change my birthday?
In the US, you can change it only if it is shown to be wrong. Two examples:The hospital recorded the moment of your birth accurately, but when Vital Records prepared your birth certificate, the registrar typed June 21 instead of July 21. You can get a copy of the Report of Live Birth from the hospital to show the court when you petition to have the date corrected. The judge will issue an order allowing you to obtain a corrected birth certificate and to get corrected documents, such as your Social Security card, driver's license, and passport.You adopted an abandoned child from overseas. His orphanage estimated that he was five years old and the province where the orphanage was located issued a birth certificate with the orphanage-assigned birthday. When you readopted him in the US, you got a state birth certificate with that date. As the child caught up nutritionally and developmentally, however, it became clear that he was older than five. His pediatrician, a pediatric endocrinologist and a developmental psychologist agreed that he was probably eight years old, and were prepared to give a statement to the court to that effect. The judge will issue an order allowing you to get a new birth certificate for him, with the corrected age, and to change the birthdate on jother documents.Unfortunately, you cannot change your birthday, just so you can get your driver's license earlier, or leave home before age 18.
Why do some hospitals allow ibuprofen before surgery and others ban it for up to 10 days prior?
These specific medicines are contraindicated with most surgeries because they increase your risk of bleeding. Aspirin, Aleve, Motrin all fall under the category of NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) they inhibit a specific pathway that prevents platelets from aggregating and thus clotting. This is important not to inhibit before surgery because of the sole nature of surgey: blood is exposed to surroundings. The less clotting ability of blood = the more "thin" blood is and thus more prone to bleed out during surgery. This of course depends on the type of surgery. Local surgeries that are non-invasive may not require stopping use of NSAIDs.
Lying on enlistment forms? Please help?
Ok I have no idea what to do... My recruiter for the marines told me to answer NO on things that should be yes on the medical history part of the enlistment form..... -I had mild asthma when I was 5-10 years old I never used an inhaler or anything ...but he said just answer no -I had a fluid buildup in my knee after a car accident and was hospitalized after the accident, he told me to answer no about the fluid... But what if they check medical records??? -Also this one is lame but I broke my finger in like 6th grade and that's it but he told me to answer no on if I ever had a broken bone or fracture..... So anyway I did lie.. Everything question on there is no... He made it seem like it was no big deal and they couldn’t check anything……? I’m afraid to go any further now because I don't want to lie and get a dishonorable or something that would ruin my life and also I want so badly to be a Marine.... that's as far as I went was filling out all the paper work with the recruiter, and I was going to go in tomorrow an talk to him about going to take the asvab and get the physical on Monday and Tuesday and then sign the papers to make it official.. But I lied on the papers.... the recruiter made it seem like I wouldn't get in if I didn't lie and also he is making me feel like there is a time limit, even though I won’t be going to basic till October 2010 because infantry is filled.... He is a cool guy and seems lagit, but wtf do I do now! I need help, I so badly want to be a Marine but I don’t feel right about this..... Is it too late, did he file the paper work already... can I change it without automatically being kicked out... he told me if I tell the truth I won’t be let in because they don’t need anybody that bad.... I thought I was a pretty good candidate, never did drugs, only had mild asthma when I was very young, because my mom smoked like a chimney... and was in one car accident. I also have an associate’s degree in law enforcement and yeah.... I’m lost please help.... Is it to late?
I want to become a Radiologist! Help point me to the right direction?
I'm age 22 and have not gone to college as of yet, I spent 4 years of my life helping my parents run they're small business and now that things have become stable enough I am able to focus more on own wishes. A few years back I had met a wonderful friend of mines that is a Radiologist now (she was about 5-7 years older) I have lost contact with that person and am trying very hard to get that back. Here's my situation: I have been out of school for some time now (Grad '05) and I will be taking community college (KBCC) this fall and my major is Biology. I know you do not really NEED a science as a major but I did my best in Biology in high school I thought I could start off with that in community college and hopefully transfer to a 4 year college with the same major (Hunter College in NYC). The internet is a grand place with a lot of information. Trying to find one thing I end up with so many different answers and short cuts that I don't believe will help me. I'm not the brightest star in the sky and from the friend I had she gave up everything to focus on becoming a Radiologist. It's a wonderful job from the times I was in the hospital and met other doctors to the stories my friend use to tell me about. I know becoming a doctor itself is almost as hard as becoming the President of the USA if you aren't completely committed but I know if I put all my heart and mind (and crazy amount of money for schools) to it I can. Are there any pick me up books to get me on the road? If/when I attend Hunter College (or any other 4year college) where should I go after that? Are there any better colleges or Universities in NYS anywhere else? I don't want to aim too high with my dreams, I'm aiming high enough so I don't completely lose myself if I should fail the first time at getting into a good school. I want something I know I can attain if I try. I don't believe i can get into Harvard so I wont even try for that I want something more realistic. When I get into a good college what should be my main focus in studies for this field? What can help my chances of getting into a med school? What are the average steps taken to become a Radiologist? (So that I an idea of what my life is going to be like) I get giddy every time I see an X-ray or a MRI machine! Thank you in advance
Can taking too many vitamins hurt you?
im 25, i take One a Day mens health formula, i also take a walmart brand vitamin b-12 for my heart and circulation, and im taking a vitamin b complex for energy, also walmart. if i take all of these, can they hurt me or will i just filter the unusued vitamins out of my system, i drink alot of water as well. thanks
Early labor how far apart are contractions at the beginning?
There is no 'typical'. In labour contractions can vary enormously between women and labours. Labour contractions feel very different to Braxton Hicks contractions that women experience during their pregnancy. The most important difference is that labour contractions generally tend to come more regularly. Each one starts gradually, builds to a peak and then fades away. Many women are taught in child-birth classes that the time between contractions is the best indicator of where you are at in labour. On the contrary, the LENGTH of contractions tells us more about how a labour is doing. Typically when labour begins contractions are short in length, around 20 to 30 seconds long. On the other hand, the time between contractions can be anything from 5 mins to an hour or more! As labour progresses, contractions become gradually longer & stronger. Contractions need to be regular and at least 45 secs (and up to 60 secs) long before any real dilation or opening of the cervix takes place. It is only then that you are in established labour. Labour contractions can last up to 90 seconds.
How many vacation days do doctors get?
I love it when I actually know an answer.Residency is the first 3–7 years of a doctor’s career. Most residents get 3 weeks a year. Some get four. I'm not sure if there are any left with as little as two weeks.After that, it gets tricky.Private practice: this kind of doc owns his own corporation. In this setting, he takes as many weeks as he wants. Sometimes, the corporate charter will specify how many weeks he can be gone so as to not burden the other partners. The problem is—-if you're gone too much, then patients will go elsewhere and you'll lose you're referral base.Employed: Employed docs (which is now the dominant model in most of America for new docs) usually have vacation specified in their contracts. 4–6 weeks a year is very common. Here is the kicker, however: it is usually unpaid vacation. So you can take 6 weeks in Hawaii but you aren't paid for it. Most employed docs get a salary for two years and then get paid per unit of work thereafter (lots of ways to define that). It's not like a regular job with paid vacation.Other: There are fields that basically batch work hours together. Full time for an ER doc is 12 shifts per month of 12 hour duration. So they could conceivably work 12 straight days and be off for 18 straight days. Hospitalists often work 7 days on, 7 days off. So they are “free” to go on vacation every other week. Sometimes trauma surgeons work that way also.Anesthesia: They get their own category because they are their own breed. They figured out work hours long before any other specialty. They were the first to mandate post call day off. And they frequently will get 10–12 weeks of vacation a year. Sometimes guys will actually sell their vacation weeks to other people in the groups who want more time off.University: this is different than regular employment. Their salary is much less affected by production. Their salary is often just that. So their vacation really is paid vacation. 3–6 weeks is common in this setting.Any use of he/his actually refers to dudes and women. I was just to lazy to type it that way.Women specific: FMLA laws apply to docs just like any other profession. If the corporation is large enough to fall under FMLA laws, women are entitled to 12 weeks of maternity leave. Hell, men can apply for it to. You just rarely see it-probably because women can supplement their salary with short term disability to maintain an income during the leave.