AmericanHeart Association diet Low saturated fats Limit sugar intake Limit salt intake Encourages 4-9 servings fruits/veg. per day Encourages 6-8 servings of whole grains per day, legumes, nuts Less than 6 oz. Fish, meats … [Read more...]
American Heart Association (AHA) Diet
February 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
American Heart Association (AHA) diet. AHA has clear guidelines on how to prevent cardiovascular diseases and disorders associated with diet. The following are some of these guidelines. Low saturated fats: These are foods such as lean meats … [Read more...]
12 Lead EKG Interpretation Part #3
March 23, 2011 By 10 Comments
EKG LEADS PLACEMENT BIPOLAR LEADS: Bipolar leads are so named because they require a positive pole and a negative pole. Just like a a battery that have positive an begative poles. The positive electrode is the one that actually "sees" the current … [Read more...]
How to Calculate The Expected Day of Delivery
March 15, 2011 By 3 Comments
Accurate history-taking is an integral part of the antenatal booking assessment. Knowing the expected day of delivery of fetal age is important to clinicians and expectant mothers when planning care. One aspect of this is to determine the woman's … [Read more...]
12 Lead EKG Interpretation Part #2
December 27, 2010 By 12 Comments
Understanding 12 Lead EKG: Basic Cardiac Arrhythmias In the second part of 12 lead EKG interpretation, we will look at simple heart arrhythmias that can be detected by 12 lead EKG or just a primary lead EKG strip. By basic I mean those rhythms that … [Read more...]
12 Lead EKG Explained: Part #1
December 21, 2010 By 23 Comments
You just got report from outgoing nurse about Mrs Troponin, a 53 years old female who was admitted for GI related issues. On assessment, Mrs Troponin tells you that she feels like she is having indigestion but her chest feels tight with left jaw … [Read more...]
Understanding Acute Myocardial Infarction Biomarkers
December 20, 2010 By 16 Comments
Heart attack, MI & AMI are common terms you might have heard all being associated to the heart. Each nursing or any medical care provider ought to be able to recognize myocardial infarction and take action as soon as possible because it is a life … [Read more...]
How to Calculate Mean Arterial Pressure
July 31, 2010 By 8 Comments
Mean arterial pressure (MAP) is a function of systolic and diastolic blood pressure. The easiest way to calculate MAP is to get the pulse pressure (Systolic BP - Diastolic BP), then multiply the result with 1/3. The answer you get, add it to … [Read more...]
Taking Care of PICC Lines
October 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
PICC lines are commonly used for intravenous therapies that will take a long time. In most hospitals, PICC lines are inserted when therapy is anticipated to last more than 7 days especially with corrosive medications or fluids. PICC lines are also … [Read more...]
How to Prevent Infant Death
September 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
It is the worst nightmare any Mom or Dad can ever have in this world, infant death. While sometimes there is nothing that could have been done differently to prevent infant deaths, it is important to play your role in preventing infant death. Here … [Read more...]
