Showing posts with label -- MEDICAL SURGICAL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label -- MEDICAL SURGICAL. Show all posts
RULE OF NINE in BURNS
Head and neck 9% Anterior trunk 18% Posterior trunk 18% Arms (9%) 18% Legs (18%) 36% Perineum 1% example: 1 leg and 1 arm burned, 18…
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Cancer
Cancer facts • Second leading cause of death • Classified by tissues or blood cells of origin • Can metastasize by circulating through blood and lympha…
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THE SIX SECOND ECG
A good website to improve your skills in reading the ECG I found this website very useful especially if you have a hard time identifying ECG patterns. You wil…
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TYPES OF STONES
Jakupica / CC BY-SA OXALATE STONES - caused by: tea, choco URIC ACID STONES - caused by: liver, brain, kidney and other organ meat CALCIUM STONE…
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SHOCK
TYPES OF SHOCK: HYPOVOLEMIC == DECREASED BLOOD VOLUME Active Bleeding, Burns, Placenta Previa, Abrubtio Placenta, Asites, Ectopic Rupture, etc. CARDIOG…
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ROTATING TOURNIQUET, BLOODLESS PHLEBOTOMY
PURPOSE: to decrease congestion in the heart to decrease venous return STEPS: apply the tourniquet: 3 extremities are occluded, leave 1 extremity free after 15…
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NEUROLOGIC DISEASES
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS Decreased Acetylcholine Receptor Sites MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Patches of demyelination ALZHEIMERS DISEASE neuro fibrillary tangles, …
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EKG READING
Electrocardiogram or EKG – measures the electrical activity of the heart Electrical conduction AUTOMATICITY – ability of the heart muscle to initiate …
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COMMON SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
COMMON SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF A DISEASE 01. PTB – low-grade afternoon fever. 02. PNEUMONIA – rusty sputum. 03. ASTHMA – wheezing on expiration. 04. …
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