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<title><![CDATA[Day 23: Saturday spells X.M.A.S]]></title>
<link>http://pishposh71.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/day-23-saturday-spells-x-m-a-s/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>pishposh71</dc:creator>
<guid>http://pishposh71.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/day-23-saturday-spells-x-m-a-s/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a t]]></description>
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<strong>Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>~ Mark Twain ~</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Today is Christmas tree day, time to break out all those boxes and get the house set up!  We have 2 trees in our house. One in the rec room, which is a memory tree. This one has all the ornaments we have purchase over the years for the kids, and some that we have from our own childhoods. This is a big mix of Star Wars, Scooby doo and Holly Hobbit.  We spend our evenings in the basement and this is where we spend the most time so thats why we put it up there.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">In our upstairs front window we put up our fancy tree.  This room used to be our living room, that room you use 3 times a year.  Now we use the space as our dining room as it is bigger. The former dining room is a smaller room at the back of the house and we have converted this space into a family room. Plans to add a tv at a later date. So we naw have our fancy tree in the dining room.  This one has pretty ribbons and beautiful glass ornaments.  This tree came to be as I remembered seeing these beautiful tress on the glossy pages of the Sears catalog as a kid and thinking how pretty they where.  That advertising paid off for them 20 years later!</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">We put up lights outside, just around the lower roof.  I would like them on the top roof but my husband is scared of heights.  My mother in law made the kids a Mr and Mrs Claus kissing under the misletoe. It&#8217;s a big painted wooden thing for the lawn, you shine a spotlight at it.  I have to admit that it is cute.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">So this is my day today, we will be decorating most the day, and when its done I guess we will need to vacuum up all the little bits of green that fall off!  We are planning to have some family Rock bandtime on Xbox 360  tonight. We rock <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align:center;">I got the treadmill last night which is great! It was a massive workout to get it from the truck and down the stairs to the basement. That sucker was heavy (though I have felt heavier). It has some pre settings on it so I tried one 20 minute one last night. It was all good till we hit 4 and I was running, I lasted about a minute and then had to over ride it back to 3 which was a very fast walk. I guess if I do it daily I will build up the endurance to do it.  The one thing I love about it is that the  track folds up and clips up. This is good because it keeps the kids off it and also the cat won&#8217;t be able to pee on it. Did I mention how much I hate my stupid cats?<a href="http://pishposh71.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/treadmill.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-400" title="treadmill" src="http://pishposh71.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/treadmill.jpg" alt="" width="220" height="220" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;">So there you have it, another step closer to the right direction!! I will down go and get started with the kids!</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">As always, Have a great day!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Vom Sinn und Unsinn von Laktattests]]></title>
<link>http://alpenschleicher2punkt0.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/vom-sinn-und-unsinn-von-laktattests/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chamey</dc:creator>
<guid>http://alpenschleicher2punkt0.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/vom-sinn-und-unsinn-von-laktattests/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Diesmal wollte ich es richtig angehen: Paris verlangt ein ärztliches Attest, also gehe ich RECHTZEIT]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Diesmal wollte ich es richtig angehen: Paris verlangt ein ärztliches Attest, also gehe ich RECHTZEITIG in die Uniklinik und lasse mich durchchecken. Alles gut, das Attest habe ich  <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>ABER ich hätte es nicht super richtig machen müssen, dann wäre ich jetzt nicht so gekränkt. Wenn ich schon mal da bin, dachte ich, könnte ich ja auch meinen Laktattest machen. Mal so richtig &#8220;professionell&#8221; mit vielen Ärzten und so weiter. Tja, leider ging beim Blutabnehmen was schief, der Arm sollte nicht mehr belastet werden, also wurde mir mal wieder das Fahrrad für den Test nahegelegt. Da könne man auch das EKG genauer ablesen und die Werte würden dann aufs Laufen übertragen werden.</p>
<p>Ich wurde stutzig, befand mich aber ja in Profi-Händen (da werden schließlich auch Olympiasieger durchgeschleust!), wird schon alles passen. Hm&#8230; jetzt weiß ich immerhin, dass ich fitter bin als 84% der weiblichen Bevölkerung in meiner Altersklasse, und: dass ich so und so schnell bei Bergfahrten wäre (der Zettel mit den Details wird mir noch zugeschickt) und mein Marathon-Tempo&#8230; hm&#8230; das zeigt es ja gar nicht an, komisch, na sowas&#8230; Ich solle doch einfach 10 Pulsschläge draufrechnen, dann hätte ich die Bereiche fürs Laufen. Gefühlt passen die Bereiche aber nicht wirklich (ab 155 soll schon nix mehr gehen) &#8211; oder vielleicht doch?</p>
<p>Jetzt habe ich schon Geld für den Mist ausgegeben (bzw. mit vollen Händen aus dem Fenster geworfen), jetzt will ich auch wissen, wie weit sich die Ergebnisse tatsächlich übertragen lassen. Ein neuer Laktattermin muss her &#8211; diesmal auf dem Laufband, diesmal wieder bei meiner Vertrauensperson, Axel im <a title="Laufladen Sonthofen" href="http://http://www.laufladen-sonthofen.de/" target="_blank">Laufladen Sonthofen</a>.</p>
<p>Axel, wir brauchen einen Termin&#8230;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Premature Ventricular Contractions ?]]></title>
<link>http://jantoniades.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/premature-ventricular-contractions/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jantoniades</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jantoniades.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/premature-ventricular-contractions/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[How is your ECG interpretation skills lately ? Well, give it a shot at : http://www.skillstat.com/Fl]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a rel="attachment wp-att-385" href="http://jantoniades.wordpress.com/good-old-metro/animekg/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-385" title="animekg" src="http://jantoniades.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/animekg.gif" alt="" width="80" height="60" /></a>How is your ECG interpretation skills lately ? <strong>Well, give it a shot at :</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.skillstat.com/Flash/ECG_Sim_022505.html"><span style="color:#ff0000;">http://www.skillstat.com/Flash/ECG_Sim_022505.html</span></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Game of Life]]></title>
<link>http://reactorfire.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/the-game-of-life/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AGP</dc:creator>
<guid>http://reactorfire.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/the-game-of-life/</guid>
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<p>[<a href="http://meme.yahoo.com/moghayyer/p/ngeaJHN/" target="_self">via</a>]</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Great start and awesome finish!]]></title>
<link>http://momikeyp.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/great-start-and-awesome-finish/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>momikey</dc:creator>
<guid>http://momikeyp.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/great-start-and-awesome-finish/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I get to work and head to the cafe to get some thing to eat and drink as soon as I get back into the]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Don't Panic, Mom!  I'm OKAY.]]></title>
<link>http://notesonanapkin.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/dont-panic-mom-im-okay/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Katrina</dc:creator>
<guid>http://notesonanapkin.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/dont-panic-mom-im-okay/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Wow, talk about getting desperate for blogging material!  Today was so quiet on the blogging front t]]></description>
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<p>Wow, talk about getting desperate for blogging material!  Today was so quiet on the blogging front that I decided to whip up some exciting heart palpitations and carry myself off to the emergency room just so I&#8217;d have something to write about.</p>
<p>Well, okay&#8230; It wasn&#8217;t exactly like that.  It was exactly like a freaky, fluttery feeling in my chest that started a little after dinner and made me think I might possibly be getting to see the Lord a little sooner than I&#8217;d planned.  Paul and I had just finished eating and I was settling down on the couch with Willie Ford to watch an old episode of Smallville when my heart started thumping extra hard somewhere up around my throat and I suddenly felt as if I couldn&#8217;t quite catch my breath.</p>
<p>&#8220;Paul, something&#8217;s wrong.  I&#8217;m scared,&#8221; I whimpered, pressing a hand under my collarbone.  He checked my pulse, then laid his ear against my chest.  The next time my heart skipped a beat, he heard it.  Just like that, he was scared, too.  Instantly, he was on the phone with the emergency room, answering questions.</p>
<p>Chest pain?  No.</p>
<p>Dizziness or fainting?  No.</p>
<p>Weakness localized to one side of the body?  No.</p>
<p>Shortness of breath?  A little.</p>
<p>Shaking?  Definitely.</p>
<p>I was getting a little panicky, which certainly didn&#8217;t help.  The doctor on the phone said it didn&#8217;t sound like a heart attack, but that I probably should come in to the Urgent Care center next to the hospital and get checked out.</p>
<p>At Urgent Care, I answered questions about my medications and habits and tried to describe the sensation in my chest while the kind nurse attached wires for the EKG.  She switched the machine on, and said, &#8220;Oh, yeah&#8211;you&#8217;re definitely beating irregularly.  Try to relax, and we&#8217;ll get a couple of good samples to show the doctor.&#8221;</p>
<p>I did try to relax, but I was scared, and the whole time I could feel my heart jumping around like a tiny chihuahua trying to find a doggie door in the dark.  When she was done, she shut the machine off, disconnected my wires, and told me the doctor would look at my EKG and be right in to talk to me.</p>
<p>I climbed down from the examination table and sat in a chair with my arms clasped around myself, trying to will the muscle in my chest to calm down and do its duty.  It must have worked, because by the time the doctor arrived, that fluttery, breathless feeling had eased.  He listened through his stethoscope and confirmed that my heart had pretty much returned to its normal rhythm.  He ordered a second EKG just to be sure; we repeated the process with the wires and the machine, and, with a big grin on her face, the nurse declared it &#8220;boring&#8221;.</p>
<p>The doctor said that, while he wasn&#8217;t sure exactly what caused my little bout of cardiological salsa dancing (or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premature_ventricular_contraction" target="_blank">PVCs</a>&#8211;Premature Ventricular Contractions&#8211;if you&#8217;re the medical type), irregular heartbeats aren&#8217;t as rare as we might think, and usually aren&#8217;t dangerous to a healthy person my age, as long as there are no signs of underlying flaws in the heart.  He recommended that I cut my caffeine consumption in half, watch my stress levels, and follow up with my family physician if I continue to experience palpitations.</p>
<p>So now I&#8217;m home, thirty dollars poorer, but very happy not to be exiting the world just at this particular moment.</p>
<p>Not that I wouldn&#8217;t be happy to go Home, of course, but, silly mortal that I am, there are a few things I&#8217;d like to do first.</p>
<p>Like see my kids grow up.</p>
<p>And write a book.</p>
<p>And travel the world.</p>
<p>And, of course, there&#8217;s still the matter of that one last Harry Potter movie&#8230;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Update for Saturday on Joe]]></title>
<link>http://trixie42.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/update-for-saturday-on-joe/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>trixie42</dc:creator>
<guid>http://trixie42.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/update-for-saturday-on-joe/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Joe&#8217;s mommy has an update from Saturday evening so want you all to see that. I plan to go up t]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Joe&#8217;s mommy has an update from Saturday evening so want you all to see that. I plan to go up today to see the little guy. Will wear a mask as I still have a cough.</p>
<p>Hello.  I understand today was a gorgeous day &#8211; I hope you all got out and enjoyed it!</p>
<p>We were moved out of the PICU at about 11 this morning.  Joe was able to have both the i.v. that was in his neck removed, as well as the arterial line he had in his left hand.  That made him ready to go to the &#8220;floor&#8221;.  He now just has a i.v. in his right had which they can give him fluids and meds though.  He is drinking and eating really well, so not too much fluids needed.  He is also going to the bathroom pretty much normally too.  YEAH. </p>
<p>He still has the chest tube in his right side and there still is a fair amount of drainage.  The doctors reminded us today of all the trauma Joe&#8217;s body went through yesterday in the search of those veins, so the drainage volume is not surprising.  He also is hooked up to constant ekg monitoring.  The unit is wireless, which is nice, but it is bulky and heavy.  Joe actually just tried to throw it out of his crib&#8230;that did not go over too well.  ha ha</p>
<p>He as been really active today &#8211; more so than I expected.  Sitting up and wanting to play and read his books.  Mostly whipping all the toys out of the crib.  I guess watching us fetch everying is half the fun <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />   For him.  The key is to keep up with the pain meds.  He is still getting the tordol every 6 hours, and the morphine and tylenol as needed.  He has not had any since 11 this morning.  He was not too happy after getting the lines removed this morning, and then we moved.  I think he may have cried for a good hour.  After he got his meds though, he had a good nap.  When he woke up, Lisa Brezonik came to visit us <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />   Joe was very happy to see her!</p>
<p>After Lisa left, he fell sound asleep in my arms, stayed sleeping while I transferred him to his bed and stayed sleeping for 3 hours!!  I hope he sleeps good tonight!?!  Mike and I took him on a long walk in a car tonight &#8211; the same car we have at home.  He loves the car!!  It would be nice if we had some sort of track to take him too so we could get some real exercise &#8211; feeling a little couped up here.  The nice thing is the hospital is pretty quiet right now and we are alone in our double room. Woo Hoo.</p>
<p>Mike&#8217;s mom Adele had the girls all day today.  She took them and our neighbor Gavin to the movies.  It sounds like they had a lot of fun!  I miss them, so does Joe!  It sounds like they will be up in the morning.  They have their first day of Mite Prep hockey tomorrow afternoon!!</p>
<p>It sounds like we could <em>maybe</em> go home tomorrow, but <strong>most</strong> <strong>likely</strong> Monday morning.  We need to get the chest tube to dry out some and he has had a little high blood pressure.  We will know more tomorrow.</p>
<p>Thank you for all of your messages.  We love to read them.  Slepp well and take care.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Big Finish]]></title>
<link>http://dtsemt.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/big-finish/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dtsemt</dc:creator>
<guid>http://dtsemt.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/big-finish/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[This Riverside Hospital Thing...]]></title>
<link>http://ricecutgrass.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/this-riverside-hospital-thing/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Rice Cutgrass</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ricecutgrass.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/this-riverside-hospital-thing/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Friends, &nbsp; The capitalist, American system of healthcare may not need fixing, however certain h]]></description>
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<p>The capitalist, American system of healthcare may not need fixing, however certain hospitals, especially Riverside Hospital in Newport News, Va., are in need of a major system overhaul.  The following are my list of complaints about my recent treatment at the Riverside emergency room:</p>
<p>1. Upon entering, with an non-urgent complaint of chest pains, the staff admitted me with considerable swiftness, never mentioning the municipal health clinic next door, which could have potentially offered some of the non-essential services under its relegated services.</p>
<p>2. The doctor ordered an EKG, a chest X-ray, and multiple blood tests and could not find any circulation problems, despite the fact that heart disease has been present in my tissue since March of this year.  I told the doctor I had been smoking about 3 packs of cigarettes a day for quite some years, however, he made no mention or thought of heart disease.</p>
<p>3. I overheard the doctor discussing my case with one of the nurses, describing his search for drug metabolites in my blood. I heard the nurse ask him if he looked for &#8220;crystal meth.&#8221;</p>
<p>4. After being laid up in an emergency room bed for 6 hours, I grew restless and wanting of a cigarette. I asked an orderly or nurse or some employee if I could go out for a cigarette.  The Riverside employee told me that my discharge papers were being processed and would soon be given over to me.  She directed me to a counter at which to ask for them. However, the Riverside employee behind the inner-emergency room counter told me that the doctor was not finished with me yet.</p>
<p>5. Knowing the costs of uninsured hospital visits, I refused further tests as I did not want to &#8220;rack up thousands&#8221; of dollars on a doctor who doesn&#8217;t even know what he is looking for.</p>
<p>6. Now, I&#8217;m getting 3 separate bills from three separate companies all using &#8220;Riverside&#8221; in their name. Which one am I supposed to pay?</p>
<p>The argument is thus: Hospitals are treating patients as if they are regulars there. The employees of Riverside Hospital in Newport News, Virginia do not take into account the interests of those who only resort to hospitals when danger is threatening.</p>
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<p>That&#8217;s it.</p>
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<p>Truly yours,</p>
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<p>Rice Cutgrass</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Last Night]]></title>
<link>http://pavelware.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/the-last-night/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Matthew Alexander Patton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://pavelware.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/the-last-night/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[So last night I had an interesting experience, admittedly a bit bushed I climbed into bed around hal]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>So last night I had an interesting experience, admittedly a bit bushed I climbed into bed around half ten, tired but feeling ok&#8230;and seconds later proceeded to have what I instantly thought was a heart attack/stroke.</p>
<p>&#8230;my chest felt heavy, my heart started beating faster and suddenly my entire right side went numb, then my whole body cramped and contracted in on itself involuntarily (extreme continuous <em>Myoclonus</em> &#8211; quite possibly the single most interesting and terrifying feeling I have ever experienced.</p>
<p>If I could have laughed I would have, as the first thing I thought of upon viewing the amazingly taut position of my fingers was an episode of <em>House</em> (<em>Half-Wit</em>) where a piano player experiences <em>Myoclonic</em> contractions in his hands.</p>
<p>Unable to even reach for a phone or call for help properly, I spent the next two hours (and boy it felt like a long and lonely time, but not a full two hours &#8211; I&#8217;m still surprised at that) fighting with my breathing to pull my body back into shape until finally I managed to calm myself down, un-cramp my right hand and call an ambulance.</p>
<p>Being that I live on the third floor of my house it was certainly a hilarious situation that I had to come down three flights of stairs and open the door for my rescuers to assist me (keeping in mind that I was paralyzed in bed and had to tenderly shimmy my leg muscles into action) &#8211; and even more so that they were acting annoyingly bored, and in no rush to help.</p>
<p>So a trip to the <em>Royal Victoria</em> hospital occurred after I insisted that at twenty three years old, this was a serious matter worthy of at the very least, an <em>ECG</em> (<em>Echocardiogram</em>) &#8211; and after a few blood tests, and other assorted screenings including a chest <em>x-ray</em> I was astonished to be told that I had a viral infection which (in my weakened state from having not had too much sleep and basically being run down) had taken the opportunity to play havoc with my immune system&#8230;which in turn decided to attack me. Coupled with the hyperventilation, a panic attack and the sheer shock that ensued it was added that I probably made the matter worse unintentionally.</p>
<p>Awesome&#8230;</p>
<p>Apparently the infection had been lying dormant within my system for a week or so, perhaps more, and that now I was &#8220;ok&#8221; &#8211; &#8220;take these antibiotics for seven days, get some sleep and you&#8217;ll be fine.&#8221;</p>
<p>To say I was shocked (had a lot of shocks during the night looking back on it) at the result is quite the understatement, as a mere six hours earlier I thought that was it &#8211; adios.</p>
<p>Thinking that seven days worth of antibiotics will sort out what I thought nearly killed me is strange, flippant even.</p>
<p>Well, at least it wasn&#8217;t <em>Swine Flu</em>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Here's Another Option]]></title>
<link>http://mynewlifeblog.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/heres-another-option/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>anitacochran</dc:creator>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Okay, we&#8217;re going full throttle in health care careers so check out today&#8217;s topic, Medical Assistants.  I guess I didn&#8217;t realize all those people in the doctors office and other medical settings didn&#8217;t just stumble in off the street.  Medical Assistants as you&#8217;ll learn get to do a little (or a lot) of everything.</p>
<p>The course we talked about at <a href="http://www.watc.edu">Wichita Area Technical </a>College can be completed in as little as one year (full-time, 8-330 daily).  The take away from this episode should be pretty straight forward.  The medical industry is NEVER going away, even in the worst economy people will get sick, and will PAY to get better.  Hospitals, Doctor&#8217;s Offices, and Clinics need LOTS of workers.  You will be able to find a job.</p>
<p>As for the work I didn&#8217;t realize phlebotomists (I like to call them blood suckers), EKG tech&#8217;s, even the people who come in and take your blood pressure and info at that annual &#8220;Pap Smear&#8221; visit are usually Medical Assistants.  I think more than anything it&#8217;s nice to know that those of us who weren&#8217;t disciplined enough to be a Doctor can have a meaningful impact on people&#8217;s health even if it is our second, third or LATER life!</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s something else I learned.  At WATC they give an ethics grade.  What pray tell is this?  It&#8217;s the kind of thing an employer really wants to know.  Did this student show up on time, did they do what was asked, are they a pain in the buttooski (my words not theirs), it&#8217;s an overall grade of the stuff that makes you a good employee but most people never get a read on until they are hired (or fired!)</p>
<p>Check it out this episode covers all kinds of duties from taking blood to learning how to do insurance billing, it actually sounds pretty darn fascinating.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Ready, Set, Cut]]></title>
<link>http://myrighthip.com/2009/10/26/ready-set-cut/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Just back from nearly a full day of patient education, extraction of bodily fluids, X-rays, and EKGs]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Just back from nearly a full day of patient education, extraction of bodily fluids, X-rays, and EKGs at the Hospital for Special Surgery and a nearby doctor.</p>
<p>The hospital has its act together,  moving patients swiftly through a series of visits to labs, class rooms, and doctor&#8217;s offices.</p>
<p>Any idea of how much a private room goes for? Something like $800, $900 for a river view.  For an extra $800, you get a private nurse, too. Only in New York.</p>
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<p>So far, the glide path is smooth for surgery on Monday. On Friday afternoon, I find out what time to show up. On Sunday, I alter my diet slightly and have a you-know-what. On Monday, it&#8217;s show time.</p>
<p>One tremendous advantage of revision surgeries, which is not talked about all that much, is the absence of the range of motion restrictions for six to eight weeks. People mention it, but I had not realized how limiting it can be to avoid internal rotations and 90-degree bends. It must be a real pain to put your socks and shoes on with those restrictions in place.</p>
<p>It is hard to get excited by surgery, but I do feel relieved that I can count almost count down to the big day with just one hand.</p>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I travel to NYC Monday for testing, screening, and patient education. The day starts at 9:30 at the Hospital for Special Surgery, continues at 11:30 with a class at the hospital, and concludes at 2:30 with a doctor&#8217;s appoint on the Upper East Side. I think I am getting an EKG, but everything else is a big mystery.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Terve]]></title>
<link>http://dontomppa.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/terve/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ei tullut lääkäriltä tänään urheilukieltoa. Outo kipu on tuntunut oikealla puolella rinnan alapuolel]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Ei tullut lääkäriltä tänään urheilukieltoa. Outo kipu on tuntunut oikealla puolella rinnan alapuolella aina välillä syvään hengitäessä tai jotain rankempaa tehdessä (vau, teen välillä jotain rankempaakin kuin syvään hengittäminen <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> .</p>
<p>Muuten tuommoisesta en olisi välittänytkään, mutta kun kipu parin viime päivän aikana oli vähän yltynyt, niin ajattelin hakea asiantuntija lausunnon. Lääkäri arveli jotain lihas-/rustovammaa, mutta virallista syytä ei keksitty. Täällä lääkärit laskuttavat hoitotoimenpiteistä sairaskassaa, joten lääkäri keksi, että parempi kuitenkin EKG-kuvat ottaa. Varmaan hyvät rahat saavat siitä.</p>
<p>No, eikun vaan taas hetkeksi odottamaan kuvauksiin pääsyä. Aika vaivaton toimenpide. Ekaa kertaa moisessa olin. Imukuppimaiset sensorit tuli ranteisiin, nilkkoihin ja eripuolelle rintakehää. Sitten piti maata vähän aikaa paikallaan ja valmis.</p>
<p>Kaikkien varmasti suureksi yllätykseksi ei EKG-nauhalla mitään näkynyt, joten joidenkin tod.näk. lihastulehduskipulääkkeiden voimin eteenpäin. Voisi varmaan tarkemminkin katsoa mitä nappeja sitä nyt vähän aikaa saapi syödä&#8230; Tietämättöön vielä douppausta harrastaa. Ikäänkuin taas sunnuntaina olevana salibandy-päivänä ketään ikinä testattaisiin. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Mutta löytyy sentään meidän liigan sarjataulukko samalta sivustolta kuin virallisen salibandyn bundesliigan sarjataulukko. Vau.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Suchbegriffe Oktober]]></title>
<link>http://rettungsschnuffi.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/suchbegriffe-oktober/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hier mal wieder Suchbegriffe, die Besucher zu diesem Blog geführt haben. 6 Kanal EKG kleben in der R]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Hier mal wieder Suchbegriffe, die Besucher zu diesem Blog geführt haben.</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">6 Kanal EKG kleben</span></p>
<p>in der Regel wird ein 6-Kanal-<a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektrokardiogramm">EKG</a> über die Elektroden eines 4-poligen Kabels abgeleitet. Zur einfacheren Handhabung sind die 4 Elektroden farbig gekennzeichnet. Rot, Gelb, Grün und Schwarz. Zur Ableitung der Reizströme des Herzens wird nun die Spannung zwischen zwei Elektroden bzw. zwischen zwei zusammengeschalteten und einer Elektrode gemessen (<a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektrokardiogramm#Definierte_Ableitungen">aV-Ableitungen</a>):</p>
<p>Ableitungen: I(rot-&#62;gelb), II(rot-&#62;grün), III(gelb-&#62;grün), aVr(gelb+grün-&#62;rot), aVl(grün+rot-&#62;gelb), aVf(rot+gelb-&#62;grün)</p>
<p>Dazu befestigt man die Elektroden an den vier <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremit%C3%A4t">Extremitäten</a> des Patienten (rot=Streckseite rechter Unterarm, gelb=Streckseite linker Unterarm, grün=Außenseite linker Unterschenkel, schwarz=Außenseite rechter Unterschenkel). Zur Überwachung des Patienten, z.B. auf <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intensivstation">Intensivstation</a>, während einer Operation oder im Rettungsdienst hat sich durchgesetzt, die Elektroden näher an den Körperstamm zu bringen: rot=rechter Brustkorb unterhalb des Schlüsselbeins, gelb=linker Brustkorb unterhalb des Schlüsselbeins, grün=linke Leistenfalte, schwarz=rechte Leistenfalte. Das soll unnötige <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/EKG#Ma.C3.9Fnahmen_zur_St.C3.B6rgr.C3.B6.C3.9Fenminimierung">Artefakte</a> durch Muskelzittern der Extremitäten vermeiden.</p>
<p>Zur weiteren Übersicht empfehle ich den <a href="http://www.grundkurs-ekg.de">Grundkurs-EKG</a>!</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">12 Kanal EKG richtig kleben</span></p>
<p>zum Kleben eines 12-Kanal-EKGs gehören zusätzlich zu den 4 Extremitäten-Kontakten (s. 6-Kanal-EKG) 6 weitere sogenannte Brustwandableitung mit der Bezeichnung V1 bis V6. Die Positionen der Elektroden sind wie folgt:</p>
<p>V1 (rot): in den 4. <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercostalraum">ICR</a> rechts neben dem Brustbein<br />
V2 (gelb): in den 4. ICR links neben dem Brustbein<br />
V3 (grün)): zwischen V2 und V4<br />
V4 (braun): in den Schnittpunkt des 5. ICR und der <a href="http://www1.us.elsevierhealth.com/rochelexikon5a/ro20000/r22411.017.html">Medioclavicularlinie</a> links<br />
V5 (schwarz): vordere <a href="http://flexikon.doccheck.com/Axillarlinie">Axillarlinie</a>, gleiche Höhe wie V4<br />
V6 (lila): mittlere Axillarlinie, gleiche Höhe wie V4</p>
<p>Zum Auffinden der Punkte kann man nach folgendem Schema vorgehen: Zunächst ertastet man den 1. <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercostalraum">Intercostalraum</a> unterhalb des rechten <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schl%C3%BCsselbein">Schlüsselbeins</a>, am besten dicht am <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brustbein">Brustbein</a> des Patienten, fährt mit den Fingern die einzelnen Einbuchtungen bis zum 4. <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercostalraum">Zwischenrippenraum</a> ab und befestigt in dieser Höhe die erste Elektrode (V1) rechts neben dem Brustbein. Nun klebt man die zweite Elektrode (V2) auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite in gleicher Höhe und Abstand zum Brustbein auf der linken <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorax">Thorax</a>hälfte. Als nächstes wird die Elektrode für die Ableitung V4 geklebt, indem man einen Intercostalraum tiefer geht und die Elektrode auf einer gedachten senkrechten Linie auf Höhe der Mitte des linken Schlüsselbeins (Medioclavicularlinie) befestigt. Die Elektrode für die Ableitung V3 wird genau zwischen den beiden Elektroden für V2 und V4 geklebt. Für V5 folgt man dem 5. Intercostalraum weiter Richtung Rücken bis zur einer gedachten senkrechten Linie auf Höhe des Beginns der linken Achselhöhle. V6 wird dann in gleicher Weise auf Höhe der Mitte der linken Achselhöhle befestigt.</p>
<p>Zur weiteren Übersicht empfehle ich den <a href="http://www.grundkurs-ekg.de/ekg_praktisch/ekg_praktisch.htm">Grundkurs-EKG</a> &#8211; wie schreibe ich ein EKG!</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">fühl dich nachts sicher, schlaf mit einem sani</span></p>
<p>ja richtig! wir kennen besondere Stimulationspunkte, <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatomie">Anatomie</a> und besondere Techniken <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' />  Außerdem können wir im Falle eines (un)beabsichtigten <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geschlechtsverkehr">Koital</a>traumas sofort kompetente Hilfe leisten.</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">P</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">atient Transport Bettdecke</span></p>
<p>also in der Regel wird ein Patient bei einem Transport zugedeckt, neben dem Wärmeerhalt dient dies auch zum Schutz des Patienten vor unangenehmen Blicken. Dafür werden im Rettungsdienst meist zwei Arten vorgehalten, Einmalprodukte z.B. aus <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vliesstoff">Vliesstoff</a>, die nach Gebrauch weggeschmissen werden oder beim Patienten verbleiben können oder Decken zum Mehrfachgebrauch die regelmäßig desinfizierend gewaschen werden.</p>
<p>Bettzeug aus dem Pflegeheim, Krankenhaus oder Privateigentum sollten im Zimmer des Patienten belassen werden. Das Mitnehmen von Wäsche aus dem Heim oder der Klinik kann im Zweifelsfall als Diebstahl ausgelegt werden, selbst wenn es von einer <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gesundheits-_und_Krankenpfleger">Pflegekraft</a> gestattet wird. Da ist aber auf die regionalen Absprachen (z.B. mit dem Krankenhaus) zu achten. Privatdecken, etc. können verloren gehen, was dann teilweise zu Lasten des Transportpersonals geht.</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">W</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">ieviel Gramm Zucker hat ein Mensch im Blut<br />
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<p>interessante Frage und ich glaube, so pauschal schwer zu beantworten. Ich versuche dazu mal ein Rechenbeispiel: Der normale <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/blutzucker">Blutzuckerwert</a> liegt beim gesunden erwachsenen Menschen zwischen 80 und 120 mg/dl. Ein Erwachsener Mensch hat etwa 70-80 ml Blut pro Kilogramm Körpergewicht, durchschnittlich 5-7 Liter. Gehen wir mal von 6 Litern aus. Dies entspricht 60 Dezilitern. Dann befinden sich in 60 Dezilitern zwischen 4800 und 7200 mg <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucose">Glukose</a>, was zwischen 4,8 und 7,2 Gramm entspricht!</p>
<p>Somit sollte die <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infusion">Infusion</a> von 1g Glukose den BZ-Wert um 16,6 mg/dl steigen lassen, je nach vorhandener Blutmenge, Verteilung, Stoffwechselsituation, etc.</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">Rettungsassistentenprüfung Fragen<br />
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<p>die staatliche Prüfung zum <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rettungsassistent">Rettungsassistenten</a> setzt sich aus einem praktischen Teil sowie einer schriftlichen und mündlichen Prüfung zusammen. Der schriftliche Teil besteht aus <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_Choice">Muliple-Choice</a>- und Freitext-Fragen. Die 150 Fragen werden aus einem amtlichen Katalog von etwa 800 Fragen zusammengestellt. Im Mündlichen werden offene Fragen zu einem ausgewählten Thema gestellt und es kann an Modellen und Schautafeln erklärt werden. Unter <a href="http://www.rettungsassistenten-examen.de/examensfragen/index.html">www.rettungsassistenten-examen.de</a> kann man einen Teil der Fragen inkl. Antworten downloaden. Darüber hinaus gibt es mehrere Sammlungen (teilw. auf CD) der Prüfungsfragen und -antworten bei diversen Verlägen.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.skverlag.de/index.php?86&#38;backPID=27&#38;tt_products=304">S+K-Verlag</a>, <a href="http://www.springer.com/medicine/critical+care+and+emergency+medicine/book/978-3-540-46656-7">Springer-Verlag</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.de/Fragensammlung-f%C3%BCr-Rettungsdienst-Markus-Schmid/dp/3981125703/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#38;s=books&#38;qid=1256157397&#38;sr=1-1">Schmid Verlag</a> (Amazon.de)</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">EKG bei Vorhofflimmern<br />
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<p>das <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorhofflimmern">Vorhofflimmern</a> ist gekennzeichnet durch eine hochfrequente, arrhythmische <a href="http://www.grundkurs-ekg.de/normekg/normekg1.htm#p_anker">Vorhoferregung</a> mit unregelmäßiger <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herz#R.C3.A4ume_und_Gef.C3.A4.C3.9Fe">Kammer</a>überleitung. Man sieht schmale <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/QRS-Komplex">QRS-Komplexe</a> in unregelmäßigen Abständen mit unregelmäßigen, in <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amplitude">Amplitude</a> und Breite unvorhersagbaren, kleinen Ausschlägen dazwischen.</p>
<p><div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 385px">&#8220;]<a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Afib_ecg.jpg&#38;filetimestamp=20051217161815#filelinks"><img class=" " title="Vorhofflimmern" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Afib_ecg.jpg" alt="oben: Vorhofflimmern, unten Sinusrhythmus [Qelle: Wikimedia Commons]" width="375" height="151" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">oben: Vorhofflimmern, unten Sinusrhythmus [Qelle: Wikimedia Commons</p></div><span style="color:#ff0000;">Larynxtubus Herzdruckmassage</span></p>
<p>Der <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larynxtubus">Larynxtubus</a> ist eine alternative Atemwegshilfe, die bei Patienten in Rahmen einer kurzen <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narkose">Narkose</a>, bei <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koma">Bewusstlosigkeit</a> oder <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herz-Lungen-Wiederbelebung">Reanimation</a> eingesetzt wird. Zum Einlegen des <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubus">Tubus</a> ist keine <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laryngoskop">Laryngoskopie</a> nötig. Durch zwei Ballons (sog. Cuffs) werden der Eingang der <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speiser%C3%B6hre">Speiseröhre</a> und untere Bereich des <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kehlkopf">Rachens</a> abgedichtet und eine Beatmung des Patienten durch nach vorn gerichtete Luftauslässe auf Höhe der <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luftr%C3%B6hre">Luftröhre</a> ermöglicht. Vom Hersteller wird keine hundertprozentige Abdichtung der Speiseröhre garantiert, sodass eine <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regurgitation">Regurgitation</a> und <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspiration_%28Medizin%29">Aspiration</a> von Mageninhalt möglich wäre. Um das Risiko im Rahmen einer Wiederbelebung zu vermindern, wird empfohlen, zur Beatmung über einen eingelegten Larynxtubus die Herzdruckmassage zu unterbrechen, in der Regel in einem Rhythmus von 30 Kompressionen zu 2 Beatmungen (s. <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herz-Lungen-Wiederbelebung">Herz-Lungen-Wiederbelebung</a>).</p>
<p><a title="Rettungsschnuffi" href="http://rettungsschnuffi.wordpress.com/"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Rettungsschnuffi</span></a></p>
<p>das bin ich!</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">Desinfektion von RTW</span></p>
<p>Die <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desinfektion">Desinfektion</a> und Reinigung von <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krankenfahrzeug">Krankenfahrzeugen</a> ist in den <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygieneplan">Hygieneplänen</a> der Betriebe, in diesem Falle der Rettungswachen festgeschrieben. In der Regel erfolgen eine Tages-, Wochen-, Monats-und Bedarfsdesinfektion statt, sowie eine Schlussdesinfektion nach <a href="http://">Infektion</a>stransporten. Tagesdesinfektion z.B. zum Feierabend oder zur Dienstübergabe mit Abwischen von Hand- und Türgriffen, Trage und Tragestuhl, Ablageflächen und Sitzen, Fahrerraum, Lenkrand, Schalter, etc. Wochendesinfektion kann bedeuten: Desinfektion aller Geräte, Flächen, Fußboden, Decke, Trage, etc. Einmal im Monat erfolgt dann z.B. eine Desinfektion und Reinigung aller Flächen, Fächer, Räume, Ablagen, Materialkörper, Gerätschaften, desinfizierbarer Ausrüstungsgegenstände, etc. Eine Bedarfsdesinfektion erfolgt beispielsweise bei sichtbarer Verschmutzung oder beim Verdacht auf <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kontamination">Kontamination</a>.</p>
<p>Je nach Vorgabe des Hygieneplans erfolgt die Desinfektion auf unterschiedliche Art und Weise, z.B. als Scheuer-Wisch-Desinfektion, Schnelldesinfektion, Sprühdesinfektion, Begasen, etc.</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">Krankheit Schrumpfhirn</span></p>
<p>Manchmal eine &#8220;erfundene&#8221; Krankheit, die ausdrücken soll, dass jemand dumm ist oder einen niedrigen <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligenzquotient">IQ</a> hat.</p>
<p>Als Schrumpfhirn kann auch ein durch haltbarmachende Substanzen geschrumpftes Gehirn zu Austellungs-/ Studienzwecken genannt werden.</p>
<p>Darüber hinaus gibt es die sogenannte <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirnatrophie">Hirnatrophie</a>, einen Verlust der Hirnmasse durch teilweise natürliche und krankhafte Prozesse (z.B. <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernicke-Korsakow-Syndrom">Korsakow</a>-Syndrom, <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick-Krankheit">Pick-Krankheit</a>, <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzheimer-Krankheit">Alzheimer-Demenz</a>)</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">&#8220;bei V.a.&#8221;</span></p>
<p>bedeutet bei &#8220;Verdacht auf&#8221;, also z.B. ein aufgetretenes <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symptome">Symptom</a> das zu einer Krankheit passt, die man bei einem Patienten vermutet. Beispielsweise ein <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lungen%C3%B6dem">Lungenödem</a> bei einem Patient mit vermuteter <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herzinsuffizienz">Herzschwäche</a> (Lungenöderm bei Verdacht auf Herzinsuffizienz)</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">Umlagern im Krankenhaus</span></p>
<p>Umlagern kann hier zweideutig verstanden werden. Einerseits werden bettlägerige Patienten im Krankenhaus regelmäßig in eine andere Position gebracht, z.B. aus Gründen der <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekubitus">Dekubitus</a>-Prophylaxe oder <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobath-Konzept">Rehabilitation</a>.</p>
<p>Desweiterin werden Patienten im Krankenhaus von einem Bett auf eine andere Unterlage umgelagert, z.B, von einem Bett auf eine Transporttrage, einen Untersuchungstisch oder ein Röntgengerät. Hierfür werden sehr unterschiedliche Methoden und Hilfsmittel verwendet. Neben dem einfachen Ziehen oder Rollen des Patienten, kann z.B das Bettlaken zum Umlagern verwendet werden, darüber hinaus Umlagerungshilfen wie ein <a href="http://www.umlagerungshilfen.de/10.html">Rollbrett</a> oder elektrische <a href="http://www.lorenz-pflegebetten.at/index.php?page=916415378&#38;f=1&#38;i=916415378">Hubvorrichtungen</a>.</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">Rzm-Syndrom</span></p>
<p>RZM bedeutet Rotierende ZentralMeise, also die scherzhafte Bezeichnung für einen Patienten der einen Vogel hat, spinnt, bekloppt ist&#8230;</p>
<p>kik-syndrom</p>
<p>a) KiK steht für &#8220;Krank im Kopf&#8221;, also einen schwierigen, schwer zu lenkenden Patientin.</p>
<p>b) <a href="http://www.kik-textilien.com/">KiK</a> ist eine Textildiscounter-Kette, die ihre Ware zu sehr günstigen Preisen verkauft, sodass dass der Begriff auch als Synonym für Armut und/oder schlechten Kleidungsstil verstanden werden kann.</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">AV Block suchen Zivis<br />
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<p>hmm, sollte man vielleicht als Partnersuche bei einer Single-Börse inserieren ;o)</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">Kardioversion arbeitsunfähig<br />
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<p>die <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardioversion">Kardioversion</a> ist eine Form der Elektroschocktherapie um einen unregelmäßigen Herzschlag zu durchbrechen, in der Hoffnung einen regelmäßigen Rhythmus wiederherzustellen. Wie lange im Anschluss mit einer Arbeitsunfähigkeit zu rechnen ist, ist sicherlich von den Begleitumständen abhängig (Alter, Kreislaufsituation, sonstige Erkrankungen) und dazu will ich keine Aussage treffen. In der Regel werden diese Eingriffe ambulant durchgeführt, wobei die Patienten, die ich im Rahmen dieser Behandlung betreut habe, noch für mindestens 24 Stunden zur Überwachung im Krankenhaus blieben.</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">Schusssichere Weste Rettungsdienst</span></p>
<p>leider werden Aggressionen gegenüber Rettungsdienstmitarbeitern immer häufiger. Mir ist nicht bekannt, dass  <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beschusshemmende_Weste">&#8220;beschusshemmende&#8221; Westen</a> in einem Rettungsdienstbereich einer <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilfsorganisation">Hilfsorganisation</a> Teil der Ausrüstung geworden sind. Allerdings habe ich schon öfter Sanitäter der Polzeibehörden mit Sicherheitswesten gesehen. Aber vielleicht ist es nur eine Frage der Zeit, bis dies in einigen Teilen Deutschland eingeführt wird. Dem Rettungsdienst wird angeraten, sich aus gefährlichen Situationen herauszuhalten und erst nach Freigabe durch die Polizei einzugreifen. Aber wie oft steht man allein auf weiter Flur, eine kleine Schlägerei hat sich bei Eintreffen in eine Massenkeile mit Waffenbeteiligung verwandelt und wie oft hat man schon im Einsatz Stich- oder Schusswaffen in Privatwohnungen gefunden&#8230;</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">Rettungsdienst Datenbank</span></p>
<p>es gibt sehr viele <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datenbank">Datenbanken</a> im Zusammenhang mit dem Rettungsdienst, meist ist es Aufgabe der <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leitstelle">Leitstelle</a> im Einsatzfall auf diese zuzugreifen und wichtige Daten zu ermitteln. Oder sie dienen der Versorgung von Patienten oder der eigenen Ausbildung und Recherche.</p>
<p>Es gibtVerzeichnisse über Rettungswachen und Standorte, Materiallisten, Beladepläne, Medikamentenverzeichnise, Gifte und Gegengifte, Gefahrstoffe, Funkkanäle, Krankheitserreger, Desinfektionsmittel, Hygienepläne, Vorschriften der Berufsgenossenschaften und Versicherungsträger, Gesetze, Werte zu Vitalparametern, Dosierungen, Körpergewicht- und Größe, Datenbanken über Zwischenfälle ber Patientenversorgung, etc. pp.</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">Checkliste für KTW</span></p>
<p>Die Ausstattung eines <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krankentransportwagen">Krankentransportwagens</a> wird in der <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euronorm">Euronorm</a> <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krankentransportwagen#Ausstattung">DIN EN 1789</a> vorgegeben. Diese unterscheidet unterschiedliche Typen der <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krankenkraftwagen">Krankenkraftwagen</a>. Die von den Hilfsorganisationen eingesetzten Fahrzeuge entsprechen in etwa dem Typ A2 zum Transport von 2 nicht-akuten verletzten oder erkrankten Patienten unter qualifizierten Betreung.</p>
<p>Die komplette Ausgabe der Euronorm ist nur gegen Bezahlung zu erhalten. Alternativ gibt es diverse KTW-Beladepläne einiger Organisationen zum Download: z.B. vom <a href="http://www.bbk.bund.de/nn_402296/SharedDocs/Publikationen__extern/Publikationen_20T/Fahrzeuge/T_202_20Beladeplan_20KTW_201011_2099,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf/T%202%20Beladeplan%20KTW%201011%2099.pdf">Bundesamt für Bevökerungs- und Katastrophenschutz</a>, dem <a href="http://www.rettungsdienst-braunschweig.de/index.php?id=73">RD Braunschweig</a>, <a href="http://www.malteser-wuerzburg.de/aktuelles/kats-ktw-typ-b.pdf">MHD Würzburg</a>, u.v.m. <a href="http://www.google.de">Google</a> ist dein Freund!</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">Patienten sind scheisse</span></p>
<p>zumindest riechen sie manchmal so&#8230;</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">Beatmung eines 80jährigen</span></p>
<p>Die Beatmung dient in der Regel eine unzureichende Eigenatmung des Patienten zu unterstützen (assistierte Beatmung) oder bei Atemstillstand komplett zu übernehmen (kontrollierte Beatmung). Dafür gibt es viele unterschiedliche Methoden und Geräte. Angefangen von der <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atemspende">Mund-zu-Mund/Nase-Beatmung</a>, über die <a href="http://http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maskenbeatmung">Beutel-Masken-Beatmung</a> bis hin zur <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatmungsger%C3%A4t">maschinellen Beatmung</a> über einen <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intubation">Tubus</a>. Neben einigen technischen Schwierigkeiten müssen auch bestimmte physiologische und anatomische Besonderheiten beachtet werden (<a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compliance_%28Physiologie%29">Compliance</a> und <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atemwiderstand">Resistance</a> der Lunge, Herz- und Kreislaufzustand, Flüssigkeistbilanzen, Nierenfunktion, <a href="http://http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasser-Elektrolyt-Haushalt">Wasser- Elektrolyt</a>-, <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A4ure-Basen-Haushalt">Säure- und Basen-Haushalt</a>, etc.) sowie auch ethische Aspekte der Lebenserhaltung in Betracht gezogen werden.</p>
<p>Im Notfall wird meist zunächst durch den Rettungsdienst eine Beutel-Masken-Beatmung durchgeführt, hier ist es teilweise schwierig, eine genügende Dichtigkeit der <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatmungsmaske">Beatmungsmaske</a> herzustellen, insbesondere bei älteren Patienten, die <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahnersatz#Herausnehmbarer_Zahnersatz">Zahnprothesen</a> tragen (die unbedingt vor der Beatmung entfernt werden sollten) und dadurch stark einfallende Mundwinkel. Hinzukommen Gesichtsbehaarung, Schweiß oder andere Flüssigkeiten im Mundbereich. Hilfreich können hier der doppelte <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-Griff">C-Griff</a> sein, der leider zwei Helfer bindet oder der Einsatz alternativer Atemhilfen oder eines <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endotrachealtubus">Endotrachealtubus</a>.</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">MRSA Behandlung</span></p>
<p>Sollte die Besiedlung eines Patienten mit einem resistenten <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staphylococcus_aureus">Staphylokokken</a>-Stammes festgestellt werden, wird eine sogenannte Sanierung durchgeführt. Neben der verabreichung bestimmter oraler oder intravenöser <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotikum">Antibiotika</a> (z.B. <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancomycin">Vancomycin</a>, <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linezolid">Linezolid</a> oder <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daptomycin">Daptomycin</a>) wird eine lokale Behandlung mit <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiseptikum">antiseptischen</a> Mitteln durchgeführt. Zum Beispeil das Einreiben mit einer antibiotischen Haut- oder Nasensalbe (z.B. mit enthaltenem <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mupirocin">Mupirocin</a>), Gurgeln und Spülen mit antiseptischer Mundspüllösung, Haut- und Haarwaschung mit antiseptischen Seifen und Lösungen. Die Bestätigung der Keimfreiheit erfolgt durch regelmäßige <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstrich_%28Medizin%29">Abstriche</a> und sollte letztmalig frühestens 3 Tage nach der letzten Sanierungsmaßnahme durchgeführt werden.</p>
<p>Weitere Informationen beim <a href="http://www.rki.de/cln_171/nn_504504/DE/Content/Infekt/EpidBull/Merkblaetter/Ratgeber__Mbl__Staphylokokken__MRSA.html">Robert Koch Institut</a> (RKI) oder im <a href="http://www.mrsa-net.eu/">MRSA-Net</a>.</p>
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<link>http://rettungsschnuffi.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/cpr-nach-le-bei-v-a-alkalose-und-el-mangel/</link>
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<dc:creator>rettungsschnuffi</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Alarmierung zu einem Notfall-Krankentransport. Patient hat seit etwa 2 Wochen Diarrhoe, ein Hausarzt]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Alarmierung zu einem Notfall-Krankentransport.</p>
<p>Patient hat seit etwa 2 Wochen <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diarrhoe" target="_blank">Diarrhoe</a>, ein Hausarzt war nicht vor Ort, auch keine Einweisungs- oder <a title="Transportschein.info" href="http://transportschein-info.de.tl/" target="_blank">Transportpapiere </a>vorhanden.</p>
<p>Anfahrt ohne <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonderrecht" target="_blank">Sonderrechte</a>. Nach ca. 10minütiger Anfahrtszeit Eintreffen an der Einsatzstelle. Die Wohnung befindet sich im 5. Stock eines mehrgeschossigen Hochbaus. Wir betreten mit unserem <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rettungssanit%C3%A4ter#Ausbildung" target="_blank">RS-Praktikanten</a> die Wohnung und werden dort von der Mutter des Patienten in Empfang genommen. Sie hatte den <a title="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rettungsdienst" href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rettungsdienst" target="_blank">Rettungsdienst</a> verständigt, da ihr Sohn seit mehreren Tagen an Durchfall leide, aber nicht zum Arzt gehen wollte und bisher auch keine <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durchfall#Behandlung" target="_blank">Medikamente</a> oder &#8220;<a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausmittel" target="_blank">Hausmittelchen</a>&#8221; eingenommen hat.</p>
<p>Im Schlafzimmer fanden wir einen ca. 40jährigen männlichen Patienten in deutlich reduziertem Allgemeinzustand vor. Er bestätigte nochmals die Angaben seiner Mutter. Der Patient war deutlich blass und atmete schwer.</p>
<p>Er hatte seit etwa 2 Wochen hellen Durchfall, keine <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blutstuhl" target="_blank">Blutbeimengungen</a> und wohl auch keine <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fettstuhl" target="_blank">Fettauflagerungen</a>. Als Vorerkrankungen ist eine medikamentös eingestellte <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilepsie" target="_blank">Epilepsie</a> bekannt.</p>
<p>Der Patient klagte über keinerlei Schmerzen. Das <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdomen" target="_blank">Abdomen</a> war weich, <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peristaltik" target="_blank">Peristaltik</a> auskultierbar. Die <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunge" target="_blank">Lunge</a> war frei und beidseits gut belüftet. Der <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scipione_Riva-Rocci" target="_blank">Blutdruck </a>lag bei 110/60 mmHg, die Pulsfrequenz bei 100/min.</p>
<p>Nach kurzer Überredung willigte der Patient in einen Transport ins Krankenhaus ein. Aufgrund der allgemeinen Schwäche war ein Zufußgehen des Patienten nicht möglich und so wurde er aus dem 5. Stock im <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragestuhl" target="_blank">Tragesitz</a> in den <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rettungswagen" target="_blank">RTW</a> verbracht und dort vorsorglich auf die <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trage#Rettungsdienst" target="_blank">Trage</a> gelegt.</p>
<p>Der Kollege versuchte, nach dem Umlagern den Patienten zu beruhigen, der zunehmend heftiger <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperventilation" target="_blank">hyperventilierte</a> und panischer wurde.</p>
<p>Der Patient erhielt einen <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpO2" target="_blank">SpO2-Sensor</a> und ein <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektrokardiogramm" target="_blank">6-Kanal-EKG</a> angelegt. Die Frequenz lag nun bei etwa 60 Schlägen pro Minute bei einem regelrechten <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinusrhythmus" target="_blank">Sinusrhythmus</a>, die Sättigung zeigte an den kalten, blassen Fingern eine <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauerstoffs%C3%A4ttigung" target="_blank">Sättigung</a> von 64%.</p>
<p>Noch bevor wir reagieren konnten und ich gerade in den Fahrereraum stieg um über <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funktechnik" target="_blank">Funk</a> einen <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notarzt" target="_blank">Notarzt</a> nachzufordern, fing der Patient an <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonus" target="_blank">tonisch</a> zu <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampf" target="_blank">verkrampfen</a>. Die Atmung setzte aus und die Herzfrequenz viel unter 10 Schläge pro Minuten. Der Krampf <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistieren" target="_blank">sistierte</a> sofort. <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puls" target="_blank">Pulse</a> waren nicht tastbar und keine Atmung feststellbar.</p>
<p>Das <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notarzteinsatzfahrzeug" target="_blank">NEF</a> war nachgefordert, noch mit den Worten &#8220;Patient krampft&#8221;. Der Praktikant begann unverzüglich mit der <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herzdruckmassage" target="_blank">Herzdruckmassage</a>, während der Kollege von mir einen <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatmungsbeutel" target="_blank">Beatmungsbeutel</a> mit angeschlossenem <a title="Demand-Ventil von Ambu(R)" href="http://www.ambu.de/DE/Atemwegs-Management/Atemwegs-Management.aspx?GID=GROUP384&#38;ProductID=PROD1748" target="_blank">Demand-Ventil </a>erhielt.</p>
<p>Das EKG zeigte sehr <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradykardie" target="_blank">bradykarde</a>, deformierte Ausschläge ohne <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herz#Pumpvorgang" target="_blank">Auswurf</a>, vermutlich eine <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektromechanische_Entkoppelung" target="_blank">EMD/EME/PEA</a>. Der Patient ließ sich mit Beutel-Maske und eingelegtem <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guedeltubus" target="_blank">Guedeltubus</a> nur schwer beatmen. Zwischenzeitlich hatte ich einen <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larynxtubus" target="_blank">Larynxtubus</a> vorbereitet und der Kollege versuchte, diesen zu platzieren. Auch das misslang, sodass nach einem zweiten Versuch weiter mit Beutel-Maske beatmet und zeitgleich vom Kollegen die <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endotracheale_Intubation" target="_blank">endotracheale Intubation</a> vorbereitet wurde.</p>
<p>Derweil staute ich am linken Arm die <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vene" target="_blank">Venen</a> und legte alles für einen <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripherer_Venenkatheter" target="_blank">intravenösen Zugang</a> vor. Leider misslang auch hier der erste Punktionsversuch bei mehr als schlechten Venenverhältnissen.</p>
<p>Nach Eintreffen des Notarztes wurde eine kurze Übergabe der bisher erfolgten Maßnahmen und der kurzen Patientengeschichte gegeben. Die Kollegen wechselten sich bei der Herzdurckmassage ab, ich versuchte weiterhin einen Venenzugang zu finden und der Arzt konnte zusammen mit dem Rettungsassistenten des NEFs den Patienten im zweiten Anlauf <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intubieren" target="_blank">intubieren</a> und <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatmungsger%C3%A4t" target="_blank">maschinell beatmen</a>. Zwei weitere Venenpunktionen misslangen sodass der Notarzt, auch diesmal wieder im zweiten Anlauf, nachdem dies an der linken Seite misslang, einen Venenverweilkatheter der Größe 14G in der rechten <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vena_jugularis_externa" target="_blank">vena jugularis externa</a> platzieren konnte. Es wurde eine <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringerl%C3%B6sung" target="_blank">Ringerlösung</a> angeschlossen und zeitgleich 10mg <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suprarenin" target="_blank">Suprarenin</a> vom NEF-<a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rettungsassistent" target="_blank">Assistenten</a> vorbereitet und anschließend fraktioniert in 1mg-Schritten unter schnell laufender <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infusion" target="_blank">Infusion</a> verabreicht.</p>
<p>Wir wechselten im Team wieder die Positionen zur Herzdruckmassage. Unter dieser konnte ein Auswurf an den <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carotiden" target="_blank">Carotiden</a> und <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femoralarterie" target="_blank">Femoralien</a> gemessen werden. Die <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pupille" target="_blank">Pupillen </a>waren weit und lichtstarr.</p>
<p>Aufgrund der möglichen <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lungenembolie" target="_blank">Lungenembolie</a> wurde die <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applikationsform" target="_blank">Applikation</a> einer <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrombolyse" target="_blank">Lysetherapie</a> erworgen und schließlich durchgeführt. Zum vermeintlichen Ausgleich des <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A4ure-Basen-Haushalt" target="_blank">Säure-Basen-Haushaltes</a> wurden 50mmol <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natriumbicarbonat" target="_blank">Natriumbicarbonat</a> verabreicht, weiterhin fraktioniert Adrenalin verabreicht (leider über den selben Zugang) und zum Ausgleich der Elektrolytverluste blind <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalium#Bedeutung_f.C3.BCr_den_K.C3.B6rper" target="_blank">Kalium</a>, <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium#Funktionen_im_menschlichen_Organismus" target="_blank">Calcium</a> und <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnesium#Physiologie" target="_blank">Magnesium </a>verabreicht.</p>
<p>Nach etwa 30 Minuten durchgeführter Wiederbelebungsmaßnahmen konnte im EKG ein Sinusrhythmus ausgemacht werden, der tatsächlich an den Carotiden sowie den <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arteria_radialis" target="_blank">Radialis-Arterien</a> Pulse tasten ließ. Die Herzfrequenz stieg stetig an und erreichte allmählich <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachykardie" target="_blank">tachykarde</a> Frequenzen. Daraufhin wurden 150mg <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordarex" target="_blank">Cordarex (Amjodaron)</a> vorbereitet und fraktioniert appliziert. Es ließ sich auskultatorisch ein Blutdruck von 100 mmHg <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systole" target="_blank">systolisch</a> messen.</p>
<p>Der Patient wurde mit den Sicherheitsgurten der Trage fixiert und unter kontinuierlicher Überwachung unter Nutzung von Sonder- und Wegerechten zur <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intensivstation" target="_blank">Intensivstation</a> des <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximalversorgung#IV._Versorgungsstufe_.28Krankenhaus_der_Maximalversorgung.29" target="_blank">Klinikums der Maximalversorgung</a> transportiert. Während der etwa 10 Minuten Fahrzeit wurde der Patient wieder reanimationspflichtig und es wurde entschieden, den Patienten unter Beatmung und Herzdruckmassage auf die Überwachungsstation zu bringen.</p>
<p>Unter Reanimation wurde der Patient umgelagert, die Geräte neu verkabelt und die Beatmung übernommen.</p>
<p>Es erfolgten umfangreiche Aufrüst- und Reinigungsarbeiten sowie eine Einsatznachbesprechung mit dem Praktikanten, zu der auch wenig später der Notarzt kam.</p>
<p>Folgendes lässt sich ausdem Gespräch zusammenfassen: Aufgrund der 2 Wochen anhaltenden Diarrhoe kam es zu massiven Verschiebungen im <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasser-Elektrolyt-Haushalt" target="_blank">Wasser-Elektrolyt-</a> wie auch im <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A4ure-Basen-Haushalt" target="_blank">Säure-Basen-Haushalt</a>. Der Patient hatte Elektrolyte, Flüssigkeit und saure <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolit" target="_blank">Metaboliten</a> verloren, daraufhin kam es einerseits zur <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolische_Alkalose" target="_blank">metabolischen Alkalose</a> und zusammen mit dem Wasserverlust zu einer erhöhten <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viskosit%C3%A4t" target="_blank">Visksosität</a> des <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blut" target="_blank">Blutes</a> und beginnender <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A4mostase" target="_blank">Gerinnung</a>, die letztendlich zur Lungenembolie geführt haben kann und wegen der Elektrolytverluste zu Störungen der <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/dromothropie">Herzreizleitung</a>, <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronotropie" target="_blank">-rhythmus </a>und <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inotropie" target="_blank">-kraft</a>, die einen <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herzstillstand" target="_blank">Herzstillstand</a> aufgrund des <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypox%C3%A4mie" target="_blank">Sauerstoffmangels</a> begünstigten.</p>
<p>Das kurze Krampfen des Patienten zu Beginn des Herzfreuqenzabfalls und zunehmender Ateminsuffiziens ist wohl eher auf die <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral">cerebrale</a> <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoxie_%28Medizin%29" target="_blank">Hypoxie</a> zurückzuführen als auf die Epilepsie, steht aber eventuell im Zusammenhang mit der erniedrigten <a href="http://www.epilepsie-gut-behandeln.de/a-z/lexikon/Krampfschwelle.html" target="_blank">Krampfschwelle </a>des Patienten.</p>
<p>Dazu kam, dass der Patient von uns nicht adäquat gedeutet, in einem <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schock_%28Medizin%29#Kardiogener_Schock" target="_blank">kardiogenen Schock</a> geraten war und dann sehr schnell <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekompensation" target="_blank">dekompensiert </a>ist.</p>
<p>Der Notarzt kontaktierte uns noch ein paar Mal und berichtete über den weiteren Verlauf des Patienten.</p>
<p>In den Laboruntersuchung und <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blutgasanalyse">Blutgasanalysen</a> bestätigten sich der Verdacht auf die <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkalose" target="_blank">Alkolose</a>, <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektrolytst%C3%B6rung" target="_blank">Elektrolytentgleisungen </a>und die <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lungenembolie">Lungenembolie</a> (erhöhte <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Dimer" target="_blank">D-Dimere</a>).</p>
<p>Auf der Intensivstation erreichte der Patient wieder einen mehr oder weniger adäquaten <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erregungsleitungssystem" target="_blank">Eigenrhythmus</a>. Leider war der hypoxische <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirnschaden" target="_blank">Hirnschaden </a>so groß, dass der Patient weiter <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koma">komatös</a>, <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ateminsuffizienz" target="_blank">atem</a>- und <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herzinsuffizienz" target="_blank">kreislaufinsuffizient </a>blieb und für <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirntod" target="_blank">Hirntod </a>erklärt wurde.</p>
<p>Fazit: Ein Einsatz, bei dem scheinbar alle Zeichen gegen den doch noch recht jungen Patienten sprachen. Neben der, für mich eher unverständlichen, Tatsache, dass der Patient nach mehr als einer Woche Durchfall weder beim Arzt vorstellig wurde noch in keinster Weise Medikamente oder Hausmittelchen dagegen eingenommen hat, wurde die Atemnot zunächst, aber Gott sei Dank nur kurz, als <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperventilation">Hyperventilation </a>fehlgedeutet. Gut war, dass dem Patienten keine größere Bewegung und Belastung zugemutet wurde, wie Treppensteigen.</p>
<p>Leider war es dann sehr schwer, den Patienten zu beatmen, mit Endotracheal- oder Larynxtubus zu intubieren und einen Venenzugang zu finden.</p>
<p>Aufgrund der verschlossenen <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lungenarterie" target="_blank">Lungenstrombahn </a>war es fast nicht möglich, den Patienten zu <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauerstoff#Notfallmedizin" target="_blank">oxygenieren </a>und ein hypoxischer Hirnschaden nur schwer zu verhindern.</p>
<p>Manchmal soll es wohl einfach nicht sein. Auch für die Mutter muss es wohl sehr schwer sein. Bei unserem Eintreffen war ihr Sohn noch mehr oder weniger wohl auf, und bei ihrer Ankunft im Krankenhaus lag er dann an Maschinen angeschlossen, <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apallisches_Syndrom" target="_blank">apallisch</a>, mit <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infaust" target="_blank">infauster </a><a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prognose#Medizin.2C_Psychologie_und_Veterin.C3.A4rmedizin" target="_blank">Prognose </a>in einem Bett der Intensivstation.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Wasting Money with Medical Malpractice]]></title>
<link>http://iahealth.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/wasting-money-with-medical-malpractice/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Logan</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Imagine driving down the road, a small animal jumps out in front of your vehicle &#8211; you slam on]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4891" style="margin:5px 20px;" title="car breaks" src="http://iahealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/car-breaks.jpg" alt="car breaks" width="208" height="168" />Imagine driving down the road, a small animal jumps out in front of your vehicle &#8211; you slam on the breaks and narrowly miss the animal. You determine that you would have easily missed the animal except your breaks are screeching and they couldn&#8217;t slow the car down effectively.</p>
<p>You take your vehicle to the nearest repair shop for a break check and replacement breaks. After an hour, <strong>the man behind the counter</strong>, comes and informs you that it will take an additional 3 hours to finish the <strong>diagnostic process</strong>. They will need to check the engine, the alignment, the transmission, the fuel system, and the oil pressure. They must check these out before starting repairs.</p>
<p>You believe that it is only the breaks involved &#8211; but they argue that for your safety, [<strong>and their protection</strong>] they must do an entire system check to make sure you are safe on the road.</p>
<p>This is somewhat similar to the medical field and the diagnosis process of defensive medicine!!</p>
<p>A few changes between the medical scenario is that, <strong>the man behind the counter</strong>, isn&#8217;t necessarily the medical provider; it is society, lawyers, and insurance companies. While with the vehicle repair shop the owner is &#8220;<em>the man behind the counter</em>&#8221; and he is the one that pressures you into additional diagnostic tests.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>A Medical Visit to the Emergency Room</strong></span></p>
<p>When a patient arrives at the emergency room &#8211; the medical staff is designed and determined to improve the status of the patient. Often tests are required such as X-ray for a broken foot or blood work, EKG, and much more for a <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><a href="http://iahealth.net/myocardial-infarction" target="_self">heart attack</a></span>.</p>
<p>Some diagnosis are very difficult and may require a great number of exams, tests, and procedures. Where as others are relatively straight forward.</p>
<p>But external pressure, especially because of <span style="text-decoration:underline;">unwarranted medical malpractice lawsuits</span>, may push a provider to order tests that are unnecessary or unhelpful in the search for a medical problem and subsequent solution.</p>
<p>A recent analysis by Congress indicated that over <strong>$41 billion dollars</strong> over the next ten years could be saved if malpractice lawsuit awards and rulings became somewhat more reasonable. This would require tort reform</p>
<p>Typically the taxpayer or hospital is responsible for the changes in budget and over-expenditures whether through increased prices, payments, insurance costs, change in <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><a href="http://iahealth.net/is-medicaid-really-that-important" target="_self">medicaid</a></span>, and/or taxes.</p>
<p>&#8220;<em><strong>Recent research has provided additional evidence that lowering the cost of medical malpractice tends to reduce the use of health care services,</strong></em>&#8221; CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf wrote lawmakers.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Medical Malpractice</strong></span></p>
<p>Is when a medical provider deviates from the standard of care. A standard is set for the medical staff and a change from that standard may, but not always, be considered for a lawsuit</p>
<p>The party reporting malpractice <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>must</strong></span> establish 4 aspects of tort law. A duty was owed, a duty was breached, injury occurred, and damages were sustained. Without all 4 aspects &#8211; a lawsuit should not be held for trial.</p>
<p>True malpractice that occurs is not being considered as a waste of money. The term malpractice is being enlarged to include situations that malpractice does not involve. The excess amount of settlements and damages are currently believed to be too much. The relative increasing ease it is to file for malpractice when the 4 aspects of tort law are not being met is driving medical practice to &#8220;<em>defensive medicine</em>&#8220;. And hurts both medical staff and society.</p>
<p><img class="alignright" style="margin:5px 20px;" title="CT_scan_machine" src="http://iahealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/CT_scan_machine.jpg" alt="CT_scan_machine" width="242" height="189" /></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Defensive Medicine</strong></span></p>
<p>Some doctors feel obligated to order a MRI costing $1,500 for a patient with back pain that a simple $250 back X-ray would be sufficient because they must cover themselves to prevent an eventual lawsuit for missing a cancerous tumor.</p>
<p>Therefore, defensive medicine covers not only the specific complaint but attempts to cover everything under a &#8220;<em>what if</em>&#8221; policy and practice. A cancer patient could have symptoms of fever and chills, but so could the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><a href="http://iahealth.net/human-flu" target="_self">flu</a></span>, tooth infection, stomach pains, and many others. <span style="text-decoration:underline;">A good medical judgment is essential &#8211; a need for a test should warrant a test.</span> Fear of a potential lawsuit should not guide medical practice.</p>
<p>Shotgun medicine covers many things &#8211; but the cost has been considered as quite expensive.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>The Patient concern</strong></span></p>
<p>How often has an incidental tumor or other finding been observed because of an X-ray of the neck also showed a portion of the lungs or lab work for one concern brought to light another problem.</p>
<p>Patient advocates argue that patient diagnosis will suffer if <strong>too large of a cut back</strong> is put into place.</p>
<p>Many argue that several malpractice suits are not frivolous and that real harm has been suffered by some patients due to medical malpractice.</p>
<p>Limits on awards may improve medical cost but not always medical outcome.</p>
<p>What if your medical bills and social life were affected because of medical malpractice &#8211; yet because of limits to malpractice lawsuits you were unable to pay your bills and return to a functional living. Who would then cover your costs???</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>The White House</strong></span></p>
<p>Obama has placed arguments on both sides. He does agree to limiting the overall use of &#8220;defensive medicine&#8221;. He is also on the side of patient advocates attempting to collect the appropriate compensation to problem.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><a href="http://iahealth.net/obamas-updated-health-care-reform-where-are-we-going" target="_self">Obama</a></span> is currently looking into alternatives to filing a lawsuit or litigation.</p>
<p>Also a pilot plan was discussed last month that may initiate a tort reform. Limiting medical lawsuits has always been close to the heart of many Republicans.</p>
<p>$25 million dollars could be placed to initiate this program.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-4893" style="margin:5px 20px;" title="large_er" src="http://iahealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/large_er-300x200.jpg" alt="large_er" width="300" height="200" /></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Conclusion</strong></span></p>
<p>Although medicine is often more complicated then automobiles, many of us want a solution to the problem when we go to the emergency room</p>
<p>If a car part has a problem we want it fixed. If we have a medical concern &#8211; it is beneficial to have it fixed rather than several expensive tests to find a &#8220;possible&#8221; problem</p>
<p>A better control model for frivolous lawsuits needs to be put into place.</p>
<p><strong>Medical Malpractice occurs and has scary and expensive consequences. No free ride or protection should be in place when a medical provider deliberately causes a problem. When something does go wrong, then appropriate compensation should be put into place.</strong></p>
<p>Lets hope politics doesn&#8217;t get in the way of patient care, again!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Of Heart Disease, Abnormal Heart Rhythm and EKG Machines (Part 42): A Cables and Leads Product Review]]></title>
<link>http://ambidextrose.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/of-heart-disease-abnormal-heart-rhythm-and-ekg-machines-part-42-a-cables-and-leads-product-review/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ambidextrose</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ambidextrose.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/of-heart-disease-abnormal-heart-rhythm-and-ekg-machines-part-42-a-cables-and-leads-product-review/</guid>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>As for the forty-second part of the new article series entitled as Of Heart Disease, Abnormal Heart Rhythm and <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/cables-and-leads.html" target="_blank">EKG Machines</a>, we will just continue on discussing here about the life after a heart transplant.</p>
<p>Polyclonal antibodies, such as antithymocyte globulin-equine and antithymocyte globulin-rabbit. Polyclonal antibodies temporarily deplete the body&#8217;s immune cells. These medicines are used in the hours and days immediately after your organ transplant to prevent your body from rejecting the donor organ. They may also be used again if your body starts to reject the donor organ.</p>
<p>They are often used to reduce early use of calcineurin inhibitors, which can have serious side effects. Side effects of polyclonal antibodies include fever, itching, joint pain, and decreased number of white blood cells (leukopenia). Severe side effects may include an increased risk for cancer and opportunistic infections, serum sickness (a bad reaction to your own tissues), and a condition that prevents your body from making antibodies that fight infection.</p>
<p><strong>What kind of physical issues will I face after transplant?</strong></p>
<p>Almost immediately after a transplant, many people report feeling better than they have in years. The physical limitations you have will depend on the type of transplant you had, other conditions you may have, and whether your body rejects the donor organ. You will likely not face major physical limitations after you have healed from your transplant.</p>
<p>Allow me to stop there for a moment to give a review on this yet another superb <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/cables-and-leads.html" target="_blank">EKG machine</a> device brand called <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/cables-and-leads.html" target="_blank">Cables and Leads</a>. Also being listed in the <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/cables-and-leads.html" target="_blank">EKGShop.com</a> website, <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/cables-and-leads.html" target="_blank">Cables and Leads</a> is regarded as one of the recommended <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/cables-and-leads.html" target="_blank">ECG Machines</a> brand available in the market today as being used by most doctors and medical hospitals or clinics.</p>
<p>Enumerated below are its bestsellers products:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/D41P92004-52-S.html" target="_blank">D41/P920/04-52_S</a>  &#8211; CARDINA C, CARDIOSTAT 3T, CARDIOSTAT 701 CA.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/41355-P.html" target="_blank">41355-P</a>  &#8211; LIFE PACK 5</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/66-0140-001-K.html" target="_blank">66-0140-001_K</a>  &#8211; 100, 103, 200, 302, 303, 1201</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/2320-S.html" target="_blank">2320-S</a>  &#8211; 128XP, 128XP3, 128CF, 128XP, 128XP10D</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/40180-4.html" target="_blank">40180-4</a> - Telemetry Connector.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/21701-Z.html" target="_blank">21701-Z</a> - 1100-012</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/42305-P.html" target="_blank">42305-P</a>  &#8211; LIFE PACK 11, LIFE PACK 12</p>
<p>For more info regarding this brand, you may visit the link below:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/cables-and-leads.html" target="_blank">http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/cables-and-leads.html</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Of Heart Disease, Abnormal Heart Rhythm and EKG Machines (Part 41): A ECG Paper Product Review]]></title>
<link>http://ambidextrose.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/of-heart-disease-abnormal-heart-rhythm-and-ekg-machines-part-41-a-ecg-paper-product-review/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ambidextrose</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ambidextrose.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/of-heart-disease-abnormal-heart-rhythm-and-ekg-machines-part-41-a-ecg-paper-product-review/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As for the forty-first part of the new article series entitled as Of Heart Disease, Abnormal Heart R]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>As for the forty-first part of the new article series entitled as Of Heart Disease, Abnormal Heart Rhythm and <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/ecg-paper.html" target="_blank">EKG Machines</a>, we will just continue on discussing here about the life after a heart transplant.</p>
<p>Antiproliferative agents, such as mycophenolate mofetil, azathioprine, and sirolimus. Antiproliferative agents prevent the immune cells from multiplying. These antirejection medicines are also an important part of your lifelong care after a transplant.</p>
<p>They prevent your immune system from attacking and destroying the donor organ. Common side effects can include nausea, anemia, reduced number of white blood cells (leukopenia), high triglycerides, and intestinal upset. Antiproliferative agents also increase your risk of getting an opportunistic infection, cancer, and other life-threatening conditions.</p>
<p>Monoclonal antibodies, the most common being anti-IL2 receptor antibodies that block the growth of immune cells that are responsible for rejection. These antibodies are used early after transplantation with calcineurin inhibitors and antiproliferative agents.</p>
<p>Allow me to stop there for a moment to give a review on this yet another superb <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/ecg-paper.html" target="_blank">EKG machine</a> device brand called <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/ecg-paper.html" target="_blank">ECG Paper</a>. Also being listed in the <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/ecg-paper.html" target="_blank">EKGShop.com</a> website, <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/ecg-paper.html" target="_blank">ECG Paper</a> is regarded as one of the recommended <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/ecg-paper.html" target="_blank">ECG Machines</a> brand available in the market today as being used by most doctors and medical hospitals or clinics.</p>
<p>Enumerated below are its bestsellers products:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/ECG-Paper1671.html" target="_blank">Q-CATH</a>  &#8211; Appears in Black, the type is Z-Fold, comes in 20 units, and the size is 8.5 x 11.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/ECG-Paper-for-8330A8340A-8350A8370A-8830A9320A.html" target="_blank">PA8300Z</a>  &#8211; Appears in Yellow, the type is Z-Fold, comes in 10 units and the size is at 216mm x 150, works with 8330A/8340A, 8350A/8370A, 8830A/9320A.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/ECG-Paper1560.html" target="_blank">181-111-048</a> - Appears in Black, the type is Roll, comes in 60 units, and the size is 48mm x 100.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/ECG-Paper1502.html" target="_blank">9533</a> - Appears in Red, the type is Roll, comes in 25 units, and the size is 8.44 x 250.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/ECG-Paper-for-EZ-3-1.html" target="_blank">8843-001</a> &#8211; Appears in Red, the type is Z-fold, comes in 40 units, and the size is 2.75 x 3.5.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/ECG-Paper1389.html" target="_blank">68300195</a> - Appears in Black, the type is Roll, comes in 100 units, and the size is 50mm x 100.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/ECG-Paper-for-KENZ-1201-1.html" target="_blank">Camco1201</a> - Appears in Red, the type is Roll, comes in 25 units, and the size is 210mm x 100 and works with KENZ 1201.</p>
<p>For more info regarding this brand, you may visit the link below:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/ecg-paper.html" target="_blank">http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/ecg-paper.html</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Of Heart Disease, Abnormal Heart Rhythm and EKG Machines (Part 40): A Electrodes Product Review]]></title>
<link>http://ambidextrose.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/of-heart-disease-abnormal-heart-rhythm-and-ekg-machines-part-40-a-electrodes-product-review/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ambidextrose</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ambidextrose.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/of-heart-disease-abnormal-heart-rhythm-and-ekg-machines-part-40-a-electrodes-product-review/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As for the fortieth part of the new article series entitled as Of Heart Disease, Abnormal Heart Rhyt]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>As for the fortieth part of the new article series entitled as Of Heart Disease, Abnormal Heart Rhythm and <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/electrodes.html" target="_blank">EKG Machines</a>, we will just continue on discussing here about the life after a heart transplant.</p>
<p>Calcineurin inhibitors, such as tacrolimus and cyclosporine. These block the message that causes rejection. You probably will always need to take calcineurin inhibitors, because they are an important part of your lifelong care after a transplant. While these medicines are helpful, they also have potentially serious side effects such as high blood pressure, too much potassium in the blood (hyperkalemia), and kidney problems.</p>
<p>These medicines can also cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, high cholesterol, tremors, seizures, and put you at increased risk of developing infection and cancer. There is a great deal of research on the development of newer calcineurin inhibitors with fewer side effects. Ask your doctor for more information if you are having any of these side effects.</p>
<p>Allow me to stop there for a moment to give a review on this yet another superb <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/electrodes.html" target="_blank">EKG machine</a> device brand called <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/electrodes.html" target="_blank">Electrodes</a>. Also being listed in the <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/electrodes.html" target="_blank">EKGShop.com</a> website, <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/electrodes.html" target="_blank">Electrodes</a> is regarded as one of the recommended <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/electrodes.html" target="_blank">ECG Machines</a> brand available in the market today as being used by most doctors and medical hospitals or clinics.</p>
<p>Enumerated below are its bestsellers products:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/SilverTrace-Pediatric-Neonatal-Electrodes.html" target="_blank">GE SilverTrace Pediatric/Neonatal Electrodes</a> &#8211; w/Snap. 3/pch, 45/bg, 10bg/cs.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/series-760-electrodes.html" target="_blank">S&#38;W Series 760 Electrodes</a>  &#8211; Tape, 25/bg, 40bg/cs.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/1590-030-Instatrace-Foam-Electrodes.html" target="_blank">Conmed 1590-030 Instatrace Foam Electrodes</a>  &#8211; Adult Diaphoretic Foam ECG Electrode.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/Red-Dot-Electrode-2238.html" target="_blank">3M Red Dot Electrode 2238</a> - soft cloth, solid gel.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/hypoallergenic-translucent-electrodes.html" target="_blank">Vermed Hypoallergenic Translucent Electrodes</a> - For Cath Lab, MRI, X-Ray, Thallium Testing, Nuclear Medicine.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/Rectangular-Foam-Wet-Gel-ECG.html" target="_blank">Bio Detek Rectangular Foam Wet Gel ECG</a>  &#8211; Short Term Medical ECG Electrodes</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/Rectangular-White-Cloth-Solid-Gel-Medical-ECG-Electrode.html" target="_blank">Bio Detek Rectangular White Cloth Solid Gel Medical ECG Electrode</a> - Long Term Medical Silver ECG Electrodes</p>
<p>For more info regarding this brand, you may visit the link below:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/electrodes.html" target="_blank">http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/electrodes.html</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Of Heart Disease, Abnormal Heart Rhythm and EKG Machines (Part 39): A EKG/ECG Supplies Product Review]]></title>
<link>http://ambidextrose.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/of-heart-disease-abnormal-heart-rhythm-and-ekg-machines-part-39-a-ekgecg-supplies-product-review/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ambidextrose</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ambidextrose.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/of-heart-disease-abnormal-heart-rhythm-and-ekg-machines-part-39-a-ekgecg-supplies-product-review/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As for the thirty-ninth part of the new article series entitled as Of Heart Disease, Abnormal Heart ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>As for the thirty-ninth part of the new article series entitled as Of Heart Disease, Abnormal Heart Rhythm and <a href="A EKG/ECG Supplies Product Review" target="_blank">EKG Machines</a>, we will just continue on discussing here about the life after a heart transplant.</p>
<p>Generally, the antirejection medicines you will take after an organ transplant include:</p>
<p>Corticosteroids, such as prednisone or methylprednisolone. High doses of corticosteroid, often methylprednisolone, are given right before your transplant, to decrease your immune system’s activity, reduce inflammation, and prevent rejection. High doses of corticosteroids are usually continued for a few days after your surgery and then tapered to the lowest dose that helps prevent rejection. Taking high doses of corticosteroids for just a few days may cause temporary side effects such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, weight gain, sleep problems, and anxiety.</p>
<p>High doses can sometimes cause more severe side effects, such as extreme agitation, paranoia, and psychosis (trouble telling the difference between what is real and what is not real)-some people may feel &#8220;out of it&#8221; or have hallucinations while taking high doses of steroids. But these side effects are temporary. Prolonged use of corticosteroids can cause glaucoma, steroid-induced diabetes, and increase your risk of getting an opportunistic infection (such as pneumocystis pneumonia), which is a type of infection that occurs in people with weakened immune systems. Some experts are finding that some people may be able to avoid use of steroids or to use them sparingly.</p>
<p>Allow me to stop there for a moment to give a review on this yet another superb <a href="A EKG/ECG Supplies Product Review" target="_blank">EKG machine</a> device brand called <a href="A EKG/ECG Supplies Product Review" target="_blank">EKG/ECG Supplies</a>. Also being listed in the <a href="A EKG/ECG Supplies Product Review" target="_blank">EKGShop.com</a> website, <a href="A EKG/ECG Supplies Product Review" target="_blank">EKG/ECG Supplies</a> is regarded as one of the recommended <a href="A EKG/ECG Supplies Product Review" target="_blank">ECG Machines</a> brand available in the market today as being used by most doctors and medical hospitals or clinics.</p>
<p>Enumerated below are its bestsellers products:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/SilverTrace-Pediatric-Neonatal-Electrodes.html" target="_blank">GE SilverTrace Pediatric/Neonatal Electrodes</a> &#8211; w/Snap. 3/pch, 45/bg, 10bg/cs.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/series-760-electrodes.html" target="_blank">S&#38;W Series 760 Electrodes</a>  &#8211; Tape, 25/bg, 40bg/cs.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/ECG-Paper1671.html" target="_blank">Q-CATH</a>  &#8211; Appears in Black, the type is Z-Fold, comes in 20 units, and the size is 8.5 x 11.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/ECG-Paper-for-8330A8340A-8350A8370A-8830A9320A.html" target="_blank">PA8300Z</a>  &#8211; Appears in Yellow, the type is Z-Fold, comes in 10 units and the size is at 216mm x 150, works with 8330A/8340A, 8350A/8370A, 8830A/9320A.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/D41P92004-52-S.html" target="_blank">D41/P920/04-52_S</a>  &#8211; CARDINA C, CARDIOSTAT 3T, CARDIOSTAT 701 CA.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/41355-P.html" target="_blank">41355-P</a>  &#8211; LIFE PACK 5</p>
<p>For more info regarding this brand, you may visit the link below:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/ekgecg-supplies.html" target="_blank">http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/ekgecg-supplies.html</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Of Heart Disease, Abnormal Heart Rhythm and EKG Machines (Part 38): A Welch Allyn Product Review]]></title>
<link>http://ambidextrose.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/of-heart-disease-abnormal-heart-rhythm-and-ekg-machines-part-38-a-welch-allyn-product-review/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ambidextrose</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ambidextrose.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/of-heart-disease-abnormal-heart-rhythm-and-ekg-machines-part-38-a-welch-allyn-product-review/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As for the thirty-eighth part of the new article series entitled as Of Heart Disease, Abnormal Heart]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>As for the thirty-eighth part of the new article series entitled as Of Heart Disease, Abnormal Heart Rhythm and <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/welch-allyn-11.html" target="_blank">EKG Machines</a>, we will just continue on discussing here about the life after a heart transplant.</p>
<p>Antirejection medicines weaken your immune system and decrease your body&#8217;s ability to fight infections, cancer, and other diseases. Over the years since organ transplants were first done, these medicines have greatly improved. Researchers are finding out more all the time about how to better regulate the immune system after a transplant. Current medicines still have the potential to speed up illness or create new disease, such as heart problems, diabetes, cancer, and osteoporosis. But these medicines also will save your life by keeping your body from rejecting the donor organ. It is important to take these medicines daily and exactly as prescribed.</p>
<p>Taking medicines daily for the rest of your life is not as hard as it sounds. It may help to talk to someone who has had a transplant and who can give you some assurance that you will be able to make the medicines a part of your daily routine. Over time, probably, fewer medicines will be needed. Additional medicines may occasionally be needed to fight infection or other health problems related to your transplant.</p>
<p>Allow me to stop there for a moment to give a review on this yet another superb <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/welch-allyn-11.html" target="_blank">EKG machine</a> device brand called <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/welch-allyn-11.html" target="_blank">Welch Allyn</a>. Also being listed in the <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/welch-allyn-11.html" target="_blank">EKGShop.com</a> website, <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/welch-allyn-11.html" target="_blank">Welch Allyn</a> is regarded as one of the recommended <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/welch-allyn-11.html" target="_blank">ECG Machines</a> brand available in the market today as being used by most doctors and medical hospitals or clinics.</p>
<p>Enumerated below are its bestsellers products:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/CP200-Interpretive-EKG-Machine.html" target="_blank">Welch Allyn CP200 Interpretive EKG Machine</a>  &#8211; An easy-to-use, full-featured device with advanced options to help streamline office workflow. This machine pays for itself after 110 tests. Same features as the CP 100 plus. Large color LCD screen allows you to easily preview critical information on screen.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/CP-10-ECG.html" target="_blank">Welch Allyn CP 10 ECG</a>  &#8211; Welch Allyn CP 10TM Electrocardiograph features a full alphanumeric keyboard for easy and fast entry of patient demographics, user-programmable report formats printed on 8.25&#8243; x 11&#8243; thermal paper, ECG measurements, advanced filters for optimal ECG trace quality and battery or AC operation.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/PCR-100-EKG.html" target="_blank">Welch Allyn PCR-100 EKG</a>  &#8211; Turns any PC into a full-featured electrocardiograph. Intuitive Windows operation makes it easy for your staff to learn and use, while the power and features of a PC-based system save money and increase utilization of existing equipment.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/CP-20-ECG.html" target="_blank">Welch Allyn CP 20 ECG</a>  &#8211; Welch Allyn CP 20TM Electrocardiograph features a full alphanumeric keyboard for easy and fast entry of patient demographics, user-programmable report formats printed on 8.25&#8243; x 11&#8243; thermal paper, ECG measurements, advanced filters for optimal ECG trace quality and battery or AC operation.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/CP100-3-Channel-EKG.html" target="_blank">Welch Allyn CP100 3 Channel EKG</a>  &#8211; A reliable, easy-to-use, and cost-effective ECG device for almost any office setting. This machine pays for itself after 85 tests. A 12-lead resting ECG that provides accurate measurements. Optional MEANS ECG interpretation software for a second opinion. High-resolution thermal printer generates full-sized standard and customized reports.</p>
<p>For more info regarding this brand, you may visit the link below:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/welch-allyn-11.html" target="_blank">http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/welch-allyn-11.html</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Of Heart Disease, Abnormal Heart Rhythm and EKG Machines (Part 37): A Schiller Product Review]]></title>
<link>http://ambidextrose.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/of-heart-disease-abnormal-heart-rhythm-and-ekg-machines-part-37-a-schiller-product-review/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ambidextrose</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ambidextrose.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/of-heart-disease-abnormal-heart-rhythm-and-ekg-machines-part-37-a-schiller-product-review/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As for the thirty-seventh part of the new article series entitled as Of Heart Disease, Abnormal Hear]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>As for the thirty-seventh part of the new article series entitled as Of Heart Disease, Abnormal Heart Rhythm and <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/schiller-11.html" target="_blank">EKG Machines</a>, we will be discussing here about the life after a heart transplant.</p>
<p><strong>Why does organ rejection occur?</strong></p>
<p>Your body has a natural defense system called the immune system that protects you from infection and disease. The immune system defends your body by producing antibodies and &#8220;killer&#8221; cells that destroy foreign substances (such as viruses and bacteria). Since the donor organ doesn&#8217;t match your own tissue exactly, your body tries to destroy the transplanted organ by rejecting it. Rejection is nature&#8217;s way of protecting your body.</p>
<p><strong>What medicines will I need to take?</strong></p>
<p>After an organ transplant, you will need to take antirejection medicines, or immunosuppressants, for as long as you have the donor organ. Because your immune system will try to destroy the new organ, antirejection medicines are needed to decrease your immune system&#8217;s response so the new organ stays healthy.</p>
<p>Allow me to stop there for a moment to give a review on this yet another superb <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/schiller-11.html" target="_blank">EKG machine</a> device brand called <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/schiller-11.html" target="_blank">Schiller</a>. Also being listed in the <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/schiller-11.html" target="_blank">EKGShop.com</a> website, <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/schiller-11.html" target="_blank">Schiller </a>is regarded as one of the recommended <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/schiller-11.html" target="_blank">ECG Machines</a> brand available in the market today as being used by most doctors and medical hospitals or clinics.</p>
<p>Enumerated below are its bestsellers products:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/AT-2-Interpretive-EKG.html" target="_blank">Schiller AT-2 Interpretive EKG</a>  &#8211; The AT-2 is a low cost ECG system with performance features previously only available in high priced systems. User selectable 6 or 12 channel printout on A4 size reports (8.5 x 11 inch) within seconds &#8211; at the touch of a button. Great for filing, faxing, or scanning. Optional is an automatic measurement and interpretation program as well as a trolley.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/AT-10-Plus-Interpretive-and-Memory-EKG.html" target="_blank">Schiller AT-10 Plus Interpretive and Memory EKG</a>  &#8211; The AT-10 plus combines the basics of electrocardiography with the benefits of the IT world. It not only provides all functions of a high-quality 12-channel electrocardiograph but also meets the requirements of an integrated diagnosis workstation. Its brilliant communication concept makes the AT-10 plus an extremely flexible tool.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/AT-1-Interpretive-EKG.html" target="_blank">Schiller AT-1 Interpretive EKG</a>  &#8211; This machine pays for itself after 30 tests. Fast and accurate analysis using Schiller&#8217;s proven measurement and interpretation program. The Schiller AT-1 series is a great ECG EKG machine for the family physician, visiting nurse, nursing home and school training. 3 channel representation of all 12 simultaneously acquired leads.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/AT-102-PC-Interpretive-and-PFT-ECG.html" target="_blank">Schiller AT-102 PC Interpretive and PFT ECG</a>  &#8211; This machine pays for itself after 105 tests. PC-based or standalone operation. SCHILLER filters technology. Interfaces for control of digital ergometers/treadmills. On-board data management. AT-104 networking allows you to review, edit, print and export stored final reports, keeping your stress system free for testing.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/PC-Based-AT-110-Stress-System-with-Cart-and-Treadmill.html" target="_blank">Schiller PC Based AT-110 Stress System with Cart and Treadmill</a> - The new high-end CardioLaptop for Cardiologists. This device based on PC technology unifies all cardiological diagnostic features within a handy laptop format with simple one-key operation. Resting ECG recordings provide measurements, interpretation, average cycles and rhythm sections of all 12 leads. All leads and measurements can be printed out on the integrated high resolution thermal printer (or optionally on an external printer), in the format most convenient to the physician.</p>
<p>For more info regarding this brand, you may visit the link below:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/schiller-11.html" target="_blank">http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/schiller-11.html</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Of Heart Disease, Abnormal Heart Rhythm and EKG Machines (Part 36): A Quinton Product Review ]]></title>
<link>http://ambidextrose.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/of-heart-disease-abnormal-heart-rhythm-and-ekg-machines-part-36-a-quinton-product-review/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ambidextrose</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ambidextrose.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/of-heart-disease-abnormal-heart-rhythm-and-ekg-machines-part-36-a-quinton-product-review/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As for the thirty-sixth part of the new article series entitled as Of Heart Disease, Abnormal Heart ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>As for the thirty-sixth part of the new article series entitled as Of Heart Disease, Abnormal Heart Rhythm and <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/quinton-3.html" target="_blank">EKG Machines</a>, we will just continue discussing here about the heart transplant.</p>
<p><strong>How Long Can a Person Live After a Heart Transplant?</strong></p>
<p>How long you live after a transplant depends on many factors, including age, general health and response to the transplant. Recent figures show that 75% of heart transplant patients live at least 5 years after surgery. Nearly 85% return to work or other activities they previously enjoyed. Many patients enjoy swimming, cycling, running or other sports</p>
<p><strong>Is a Heart Transplant Covered by Insurance?</strong></p>
<p>In most cases, the costs related to a heart transplant are covered by health insurance.</p>
<p>It is important to do your own research and find out if your specific health insurance provider covers this treatment, and if you will be responsible for any costs.</p>
<p>Allow me to stop there for a moment to give a review on this yet another superb <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/quinton-3.html" target="_blank">EKG machine</a> device brand called <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/quinton-3.html" target="_blank">Quinton</a>. Also being listed in the <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/quinton-3.html" target="_blank">EKGShop.com</a> website, Quinton is regarded as one of the recommended <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/quinton-3.html" target="_blank">ECG Machines</a> brand available in the market today as being used by most doctors and medical hospitals or clinics.</p>
<p>Enumerated below are its bestsellers products:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/Q-Stress™-Exercise-ECG-System.html" target="_blank">Quinton Q-Stress™ Exercise ECG System</a>  &#8211; Windows based operating system. Combines Quinton algorithms, unique baseline wander and muscle artifact filters, and 8000 samples per second to provide the highest ECG fidelity in the industry. Leads can be displayed in 3, 6, or 12-lead views. Standard protocols are preloaded for routine exercise testing. Easily add and customize protocols to meet specific testing needs such as Stress-Echo, Stress Adenosine, and Persantine.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/4500-Stress-Test-System-Complete-with-Q-4500-controller-Treadmill.html" target="_blank">Quinton 4500 Stress Test System Complete with Q-4500 controller &#38; Treadmill</a>  &#8211; This machine pays for itself after 60 tests. Freeze half of the screen while the other half displays live ECG data. Up to 7 user-definable ergometer protocols, each with a resting stage and up to 99 exercise stages. High-resolution thermal chart recorder produces quality reports ready for signature. Menu, entry and control functions are easily accessible on the removable PC-compatible keyboard.</p>
<p>For more info regarding this brand, you may visit the link below:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/quinton-3.html" target="_blank">http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/quinton-3.html</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Of Heart Disease, Abnormal Heart Rhythm and EKG Machines (Part 35): A QRS Product Review]]></title>
<link>http://ambidextrose.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/of-heart-disease-abnormal-heart-rhythm-and-ekg-machines-part-35-a-qrs-product-review/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ambidextrose</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ambidextrose.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/of-heart-disease-abnormal-heart-rhythm-and-ekg-machines-part-35-a-qrs-product-review/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As for the thirty-fifth part of the new article series entitled as Of Heart Disease, Abnormal Heart ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>As for the thirty-fifth part of the new article series entitled as Of Heart Disease, Abnormal Heart Rhythm and <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/qrs-3.html" target="_blank">EKG Machines</a>, we will just continue discussing here about the heart transplant.</p>
<p>• Exercise. Heart transplant recipients can exercise and are encouraged to exercise to improve the function of the heart and to avoid weight gain. However, due to changes in the heart related to the transplant, patients should speak to their doctor or cardiac rehabilitation specialist before beginning an exercise program. Because the nerves leading to the heart are cut during the operation, the transplanted heart beats faster (about 100 to 110 beats per minute) than the normal heart (about 70 beats per minute). The new heart also responds more slowly to exercise and doesn&#8217;t increase its rate as quickly as before.</p>
<p>• Diet. After transplant, the patient may need to follow a special diet, which may involve many of the same dietary changes made prior to surgery. A low-fat, low-sodium diet will decrease the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure and fluid retention. Your doctor will discuss your specific dietary needs, and a registered dietitian can help you understand specific dietary guidelines.</p>
<p>Allow me to stop there for a moment to give a review on this yet another superb <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/qrs-3.html" target="_blank">EKG machine</a> device brand called <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/qrs-3.html" target="_blank">QRS</a>. Also being listed in the <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/qrs-3.html" target="_blank">EKGShop.com</a> website, <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/qrs-3.html" target="_blank">QRS</a> is regarded as one of the recommended <a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/qrs-3.html" target="_blank">ECG Machines</a> brand available in the market today as being used by most doctors and medical hospitals or clinics.</p>
<p>Enumerated below are its bestsellers products:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/Universal-ECG--12-Channel-Interpretive.html" target="_blank">QRS Universal ECG &#8211; 12 Channel Interpretive</a>  &#8211; The Universal ECG is the smallest and lightest 12 lead EKG on the market. Perform resting ECG anytime, anywhere with unparalleled ease-of-use. Turn an off-the-shelf PC or handheld into a 12 Channel EKG.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/Biolog-3000-Portable-ECG--Single-Channel.html" target="_blank">QRS Biolog 3000 Portable ECG &#8211; Single Channel</a> - The Biolog is a complete 12 lead EKG capable of recording one, six or twelve channels of diagnostic EKG data. This machine pays for itself after 30 tests. Single channel and non-interpretive base model only. High definition backlit LCD screen visible in bright light and low light conditions.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/Biolog-3000-Portable-ECG---6-Channel.html" target="_blank">QRS Biolog 3000 Portable ECG &#8211; 6 Channel</a> - The Biolog is a complete 12 lead EKG capable of recording one, six or twelve channels of diagnostic EKG data. This machine pays for itself after 50 tests. Six channel and non-interpretive base model only. The Biolog 3000 with 6 lead cable permits collection of all Lead 1,2,3 data as well as AVR, AVL, and AVF data Chest leads are not collected. High definition backlit LCD screen visible in bright light and low light conditions.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/Biolog-3000.html" target="_blank">QRS Biolog 3000</a>  &#8211; The Biolog is a complete 12 lead EKG capable of recording one, six or twelve channels of diagnostic EKG data. This machine pays for itself after 30 tests. Single channel and non-interpretive base model only. High definition backlit LCD screen visible in bright light and low light conditions. Easy-to-use interface on a device that fits in your lab coat pocket. 12 hours of use on two AA batteries.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/Biolog-3000-Portable-ECG--12-Channel.html" target="_blank">QRS Biolog 3000 Portable ECG &#8211; 12 Channel</a> - The Biolog 3000i is a complete 12 lead EKG capable of recording one, six or twelve channels of diagnostic EKG data. This machine pays for itself after 80 tests. 12 channel and Interpretive model. A flexible full 12 lead patient monitor that records a real time ECG. 12 lead cable permits collection and display of all ECG data.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Product/Universal-ECG--6-Channel-Non-Interpretive.html" target="_blank">QRS Universal ECG &#8211; 6 Channel Non Interpretive</a>  &#8211; The Universal ECG is the smallest and lightest 6 lead EKG on the market. Perform resting ECG anytime, anywhere with unparalleled ease-of-use. This machine pays for itself after 45 tests. 6 Lead EKG (non-interpretive). Includes networking software, workstation software, Pocket PC software and synchronization software.</p>
<p>For more info regarding this brand, you may visit the link below:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/qrs-3.html" target="_blank">http://www.ekgshop.com/Category/qrs-3.html</a></p>
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