Could you provide proof you are qualified to practice medicine?

[Jester]

Did you have a bad case of loving her?

Oh, you have no idea......

Let's just say club dance floors were never the same for me afterwards....

How could you forget Dr. Demento!

I actually remembered him, and wa trying to include him, but just couldn't get my mind to remember the name, if that makes sense.

[dalesys]

Probably doesn't help I don't listen straight half the time anyhow

I always listen strait... so I can catch the lines.

[Sapphire Silk]

Some of my patients try (and fail) to get a rise out of me by making a big deal of calling me by my first name. It doesn't usually matter to me at all, it bothers them that I ignore it.

Most of the docs I've worked with have pretty much been the same way . . . unless the patient was an asshole.

We had a frequent flier in our ER who liked to behave overly familiar with the staff, which annoyed the hell out of us since she was a drug addict and a raging bitch to everyone (doctors, nurses, staff, other patients, her own family).

She'd try to call one of the ER docs by her first name, but the doc would interrupt her in her tracks with "Doctor Lastname!"

Just out of curiosity, what do you call your patients? Mr., Mrs., etc.?

I know this question wasn't directed at me, but generally I call patients Mr. or Ms. Lastname unless they ask me to use their first name, which they usually do once they get to know me better.

Did you have a bad case of loving her?

Yes, please give us the news.

It depends how well I know them. If I don't know them well, I use title and last name. If I delivered 2 of their kids who are now in their 20's, I'll probably use first name.

Ditto.

[Aethian]

I always felt bad when I could never remember my docs name. So I always said sir/doc. He got a kick out of me one time when I was sick and called him Sir Doc every time he came into the room to check on me.

[Jester]

My doctor is Dr. Mike. He hasn't told me to call him this, but I do. This being Key West, a very casual town, I am sure I am not the only one who calls him Dr. Mike. And he doesn't seem to have a problem with it at all. Pretty cool guy, actually. (Other than him telling me to give up bacon, give up buffalo wings, and cut down on beer....)

[C. Cecil Ivanish]

I believe it is considered a bit...or a lot...show-offy to use the title 'Doctor' in your name if you are not in the medical field or teaching at University.

I know I am late to the party, but...



DOCTOR GELLER?

[C. Cecil Ivanish]

SC: "But! I need to know how to become a doctor without taking all the courses and things."
...
SC: "I have fifteen years of experience in Manitoba."

Does he own pants?

SC:[/b] "I said I have a background in medicine."

Me too. I was born in a hospital.

SC: "I'm a very inimitable doctor."

This mist be Dr. House. Must.

he just says "Doctor" before his name when introducing himself. I'm curious; assuming he is not practicing medicine, is this legal?

As long as he has a PhD, definitely...

SC: "Hi, is this [Company name] Medical Technology?"
Me: "Yes sir, it is."
SC: "You do shoe repair, right?"

Well, if they are Doc Martens...
(OK, OK, I'll get my coat)

[wolfie]

Furthermore the volunteer aid societies have the members give out certain medications (oxygen is a drug, and prescription only one at that) under a Doctors authority - what this means in practice is that the member of these aid societies can give certain medications as long as they following the training they've given.

Does this mean that in the U.K., it's illegal for non-pressurized aircraft to fly above 12,000 feet? After all, if oxygen is a prescription drug, and (based on North American regs - probably the same for Grumman and Lockheed) it's mandatory to use oxygen above 12,000 feet unless the plane is pressurized, that would mean that pilots would need to get a prescription for oxygen - and medical conditions requiring oxygen tend to disqualify people from getting (or keeping) a pilot's license.

As for the "healer" in the OP, he sounds like a son-of-a-bitch, so (since this was over the phone, you can't distinguish homonyms) he could be a blue heeler.

In terms of "protected titles", Microsoft had to change the name of their MCSE program to "Microsoft Certified Systems Expert". Seems there was a slight legal issue regarding the use of the term "Engineer".

[crazylegs]

Does this mean that in the U.K., it's illegal for non-pressurized aircraft to fly above 12,000 feet? After all, if oxygen is a prescription drug, and (based on North American regs - probably the same for Grumman and Lockheed) it's mandatory to use oxygen above 12,000 feet unless the plane is pressurized, that would mean that pilots would need to get a prescription for oxygen - and medical conditions requiring oxygen tend to disqualify people from getting (or keeping) a pilot's license.

No.

The air that is fed into the cabin is exactly that - air, not pure Oxygen, but nice try It's been known since Apollo 1 that pumping pure oxygen into a sealed, pressurised, container with a risk of fire is generally a bad idea.

[wolfie]

No.

The air that is fed into the cabin is exactly that - air, not pure Oxygen, but nice try It's been known since Apollo 1 that pumping pure oxygen into a sealed, pressurised, container with a risk of fire is generally a bad idea.

But I was asking about NON-pressurized aircraft, where the occupants get pure oxygen (since it's at a lower pressure, it has to be at a higher concentration) from a mask or cannula. You were answering about pressurized aircraft - and if they did use pure oxygen for that, there would also be the issue of the weight and volume of the tanks).

[Chromatix]

I think there are very few types of aircraft, outside of warbirds, which fit that description nowadays.

[wolfie]

I think there are very few types of aircraft, outside of warbirds, which fit that description nowadays.

Virtually all light aircraft (e.g. Cessna 150/152, 170/172, 180/182, De Haviland Beaver and Otter, Piper Cherokee, Beechcraft Bonanza) fit this description.

[Mikkel]

Then there is oxy-acetylene torches. I doubt that you need a doctor for a bottle of oxygen for a cutting torch.
I'm not sure whether it's pure enough for breathing, though.

[wolfie]

Industrial oxygen (such as used for welding) is generally purer than Aviator's Breathing Oxygen. The standards for ABO were written WAY back, and some industrial uses need really pure oxygen - it's easier for an industrial supplier to only carry the purest grade, which is OK for cutting and other uses that can get by with "dirty" oxygen. I've read about owners of light aircraft filling their tanks from a tank of welding oxygen - but industrial oxygen (unlike ABO and medical oxygen) is not shipped in sterilized tanks.

[Mango]

Sonofagun. This just passed The Plot to Order a Cow as my most popular story.