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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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Take care of your skin Do skin checks in the morning and the last thing at night. Look for redness, dark areas, cracks, bruises, and blisters. Note any white spots or areas. The skin may turn white before it reddens. Watch for red, tender, or … [Read more...]
How to Take Promote Surgical Wound Healing Limit stretching the areas around your wound. This will help prevent bleeding and swelling of the wound area. Try not to bump or hit your wound site on anything as this could open the wound … [Read more...]
Today I am going to give you tips about taking care of a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC). PICC lines are normally inserted when use of Intra-Venous route is expected to go over 7 days. PICC lines are my favorite access because … [Read more...]
Welcome to The Diet Solution Review as written by medical professionals at nursing pub. The diet solution surfaced few years back but has become popular online more than overrated programs like Jenny Craig Diet. Amazingly, the diet solution program website gets more visitors than Jenny Craig’s dieting website yet they do not run TV advertisements [...]
Millions of families are incomplete today, many hearts are hurting and many dreams are yet to be fulfilled due to infertility. “I am over 40 already and I have been trying since I was in 20’s” — one woman said in Houston Texas. “I stand no chance of having a baby at 39 years old” [...]
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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 … [Read More...]
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. … [Read More...]
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 … [Read More...]
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 … [Read More...]
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 … [Read More...]