Quick Answer. If blood appears black or dark red, it means the blood has a low oxygen level, notes Dr. Anne Marie Helmenstine for About.com. Bleeding blood of this color by itself is not a cause for alarm since all blood in the veins has relatively low oxygen. Continue Reading.
A physician with billings of about $250,000 would have a net income of about $200,000 and take home $127,100 after taxes. That same physician, incorporated, would have roughly the same take-home but be able to defer taxes on $60,000. What you hear, especially during contract negotiation time, is that physicians have overhead costs ranging from 40-60 per cent, and pay 40 per cent income taxes.
The annual Medscape from WebMD physician compensation survey highlights a number of trends and disparities in the medical field. The survey of more than 19,600 doctors in 26 specialties found the average compensation for a specialist in 2014 was $284,000, while primary care physicians made an average of $195,000. That reflects a modest increase over previous years, Medcape reports, and some specialties fared better than others.