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If you are looking into nursing school but aren't sure whether it is right for you, a job as a Certified Nurse's Assistant may be a good step. CNA programs are very inexpensive to take and not very long to complete. A job as a CNA will put you on the fast track to actual patient care and provide a fairly descent compensation package while continuing to learn about the health care industry.
In most areas there are a variety of CNA training options to choose from. CNA ...
A pulmonary embolism (P.E) is a condition where a pulmonary vessel in the either or both lungs becomes blocked. The blockage is usually caused by one or more blood clots which have travelled through the venous system from another part of the body.
Commonly pulmonary embolisms are caused by a clot being transferred from smaller vessels in the leg, arm or heart (Fell, 2005). The blood clot travels around the venous system until it reaches a point where it can no longer travel freely. As a result of this, blood flow is reduced to the affected area of ...
The only definitive treatment for preeclampsia is delivery of the unborn child and placenta. This intervention, even in the case of premature delivery, is the safest option for both mother and child.
In cases where preeclampsia symptoms appear mild (traces of protein in the urine, with minimal elevation of the blood pressure), anti-hypertensive therapy is recommended to regain control of the blood pressure. In some cases this treatment is sufficient to allow a pregnant woman to progress to a more viable stage of pregnancy for delivery in the event that the preeclampsia worsens.
In the event that blood pressure ...
Because one of the primary symptoms of preeclampsia is high blood pressure, this in turn makes the pregnant woman at an increased risk of stroke or altered kidney and/or liver function, blood clotting abnormalities, seizures and pulmonary edema as a result of excessive fluid build up in severe cases. In serious cases of preeclampsia which may be subject to delayed or inappropriate treatment, both the mother and the unborn child are at risk of death.
Preeclampsia directly affects the blood supply to the fetus, therefore the condition often produces low birth weight, or in many ...
Although eclampsia is a rare complication of pregnancy, approximately 50,000 women worldwide are estimated to die annually because of eclampsia. The reported maternal mortality rate ranges from 1-20% while perinatal mortality rate of neonates born to eclamptic mothers ranges from 1.3-3%. Preeclampsia/eclampsia syndrome is more common in blacks than in Hispanics.
Hispanic women are more likely to be affected by this syndrome than white women. Higher incidences of the syndrome in the developing world may be related to racial differences, but effects of other environmental and social factors cannot be underestimated. Preeclampsia/eclampsia ...
Decreased level of consciousness or "DLOC" is one of the most common calls to EMS. DLOC can be caused by many things and for different reasons. What often is called "unresponsive" is actually DLOC. Victims with a decreased level of consciousness are not entirely unresponsive, but often their level of consciousness is decreased to the point that it appears so to the untrained eye. Often CPR has been started on victims with DLOC. This is not the appropriate course of action. If a person is breathing, that means that they have a working heart. This is true even if ...
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Featured Author Michael Morales
EMT-Paramedic
BLS/ALS Program Director
Vital Ethics Inc.
