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.
Depending on employer and location, a medical assistant earns $19,000 to $28,000 annually with benefits. Experienced medical assistants could be promoted into office management, senior medical assistant, medical billing or medical technician positions depending on size of facility.