If you have pain when you urinate or a change in urine odor or color, call your health care provider. These could be signs of a bladder infection. Some pregnant women also leak urine when they cough or sneeze. For most women, this goes away after the baby is born.
The lowest paid medical assistants only earn about $20,000 per year for 40 hours work. The best-paid assistants can make almost $40,000. For the most part, median earnings run from $25,000 to $30,000 per year.
The medical assisting salary has consistently risen over the past decade. In 2004 medical assistants earned an average income of $23,332 according to the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) which regularly conducts income surveys. Compare this to the 2011 nationwide average annual salary of $30,170 supplied by the US Bureau of Labor. Because this is the average salary for the medical assistant sector, some assistants earn more and others earn less than this average. In fact, the pay range among medical assistants is significant. Some earn as little as $20,810 annually, while other experienced medical assistants enjoy an income as high as $40,190.