Cardiac and General Anesthesiology

AUGUST 10, 2022

This reflex results in regulation of blood pressure, especially if it is highly elevated or severely depressed; however, the reflex is usually elicited in systolic blood pressures over 150–170 mmHg; the other part of the reflex is not often seen when the systolic blood pressure is below 50–60 mmHg. However, in patients with underlying hypertension or atherosclerosis or in the elderly, the reflex thresholds might be altered, and at times, the reflex would not be seen partially or totally.

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The CRNA Chase

AUGUST 6, 2022

So today, I’m going to show you how you can measure what matters most in your life and career so you can get into CRNA school on the first try and it only takes a few minutes. So what does that mean exactly? Read: How To Become a CRNA: Complete Step-By Step-Guide Watch Full Video on Facebook The benefits of assessing CRNA school readiness Well, basically it means taking an assessment of areas or things needed to get one step closer to being a CRNA.

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EARN Cares

AUGUST 8, 2022

Ambulatory Nursing: A Day in the Life Good morning! Yes—you heard this correctly—this is a nursing role that has day shift hours! Ambulatory nursing is a vast area of nursing that includes many environments from primary care provider offices to laser clinics and more. Types of Ambulatory Nursing Ambulatory nursing may seem hard to define as it encompasses many different types of outpatient care and each may offer different services.

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Trocar Supplies

AUGUST 10, 2022

Medical management of hormonal disturbances is clinically challenging. Many patients benefit from subcutaneous implanted pellet therapy that provides continuous, predictable release of supplemental hormones that cannot be taken orally or that are not otherwise easy to manage. What Are Hormone Pellets? Hormone pellets are time-release capsules of synthetic and bioidentical hormones for replacing deficient hormones in men and women.

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Cardiac and General Anesthesiology

AUGUST 9, 2022

Bainbridge reflex was described first in 1915 by Francis Bainbridge (English physiologist, 1874–1921). He discovered and demonstrated that “saline or blood infusion into the jugular vein of the anesthetized dog” would result in reflex tachycardia. This reflex is also called the “atrial reflex” and involves increased heart rate in response to dilation of “the main systemic veins, left and right atrium.

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Cardiac and General Anesthesiology

AUGUST 8, 2022

Based on their mechanism of action, the Antiplatelet Agents could be classified as follows: Salicylic acid family including aspirin and triflusal. Aspirin is an irreversible cyclooxygenase inhibitor (inhibition of COX-1 and COX-2 activity). Triflusal (Disgren®) is a salicylate, which blocks cyclooxygenase and phosphodiesterase and also preserves vascular prostacyclin.

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