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Clinicals in the ICU & First Test Next Week
RNlife.com-A nursing student's Blog | September 17th 2008 by Sarah
Hey Everyone, I hope everyone’s week is fine and dandy. Once again mine has been busy but not as busy as last week. Sheew..I am glad that week is over. Let’s see…Monday was a loooong day. I had my care of adults class from 8:15am-12 read more
How to Look Good Naked
Finding inspiration everyday | September 10th 2008
First off I am referring to the show. Carson from Queer Eye for the Strait Guy is the host and he helps women with body issue overcome them and help them love their bodies. Well last night was the season 2 finale. I met Heather in may at the Adult wi read more
When life gives you internal bleeding… make lemonade
Out of the Basement | August 31st 2008 by Leah Bee
My cousin woke me up this morning, which is a little strange since she doesn’t live here. I was the last to know that my grandma, who has been recovering from open heart surgery for the past week, was taken to the hospital for unrelated inter read more
A bit bruised and battered
Finding inspiration everyday | August 28th 2008
I have returned from the hospital. Finally I am able to get some rest but I find myself a bit restless.Surgery went well, but I was on the table too long so my doctor decided to stop so he didn't get everything he wanted done. So I get to go back in read more
Cardiac death and heart transplant - the ethical and clinical que…
Battling Heart and Stroke | August 27th 2008 by HART (1-800-HART)
In the recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, several articles discuss different aspects of heart transplantation. One interesting aspect is about reversing the irreversible - donating hearts after cardiac death. It used to be that orga read more
Loans that can save Lives
ThinkChange India | August 25th 2008 by Vinay Ganti
Indians have a much higher pre-disposition for heart disease, and are genetically three times more vulnerable to a heart attack as compared to people living in many Western Nations. While cardiovascular medicine has made great strides in the last few read more
Off to Surgery I go
Finding inspiration everyday | August 25th 2008
I am off to have heart surgery today. Well it is actually tomorrow but I have to spend the night in the hospital. I was born with Hypo plastic Right Heart. I have the Pulmonary Atresia in intact ventricular septum. Which in not so many words means read more
Big weekend before I get my heart fixed (sort of)
Finding inspiration everyday | August 22nd 2008
This weekend is going to be a big one I need to get my to do list done. Because next week I will not be able to do much after my heart surgery. I will try to post here as often as I can because that is probably all I can do that and spend the day read more
God Watching: Seeing Kevin, Visiting Dad, And Driving 1300 Miles…
Jimmy Moore's Livin' La Vida Low-Carb | July 23rd 2008 by The Low-Carb Man
Christine's picture shows God was watching over usOh, it just feels so good to be home! This past week has been filled with all sorts of emotional ups and downs, but I am glad I was able to be away to be with my family. As you know, we drove 450 mi read more
Beating Heart Surgery
SN-UM | July 23rd 2008 by Nur Nadzmar Atari
Beating heart or "off pump" coronary artery surgery is the latest revolution in the management coronary disease. It is being embraced world-wide by increasing numbers of surgeons. Many of the advantages are subtle but reduced mortality, stroke, and b read more
Healing Hearts -- Mitral Valve Surgery
Elizabeth Grace | July 21st 2008 by Elizabeth Grace
The idea of heart surgery (or any surgery, for that matter) is sure to be unnerving, but mitral valve repair or replacement are common procedures that can improve the quality or even save the lives of patients. In the simplest terms, the mitral valve read more
Michael DeBakey dies at 99
Around Des Moines | July 13th 2008 by Sandy Renshaw
Pioneering heart surgeon Dr. Michael DeBakey died on July 11 2008 of natural causes less than two months short of his 100 birthday. His death was noted around the world. AP BBC including recent video expressindia.com DeBakey had a Des Moines read more
Recent Advances in Heart Surgery
Biosolutions | July 10th 2008 by Julian
Dr. Robbins, Professor & Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Director of Stanford's Cardiovascular Institute, delivers information on the state of research, the newest studies, and the latest treatments for cardiovascular disease.Other LinksBioSoluti read more
How to Make Big Money Speaking
How To Become a Paid Motivational Speaker | July 4th 2008
If you want to make big money speaking, there are a lot of things you must have in place. And I will be sharing a bunch of them with you here for free. But I want to share one strategy with that make or break your speaking career fast if you ignore i read more
Mitral Valve Stenosis
Happiness is Bliss | June 20th 2008
The mitral valve lies between the left atrium and left ventricle. The valve has two flaps or 'cusps'. The valve allows blood to flow into the left ventricle when the left atrium contracts. When the left ventricle contracts, the valve closes and the b read more
Mitral Regurgitation
What's Wrong With Me | June 20th 2008
Mitral regurgitation is sometimes called mitral insufficiency or mitral incompetence. This means the failure of the mitral valve to stop blood leaking back out of the main pumping chamber of the heart (left ventricle) into the left atrium with each read more
Looking After Your Heart
Alternative Cures | June 19th 2008 by Terry Didcott
Looking after your heart may seem a pretty obvious thing to do, except when you realise the sheer numbers of people who do not! My last post Alternative Cures for Acne, I looked at acne and natural cures versus standard medical treatments. In this, I read more
Clinical Laboratory Technologist Job Description
Education Tips Blog | May 30th 2008 by kon5518
During the period of heart surgery, the cardiac per fusionists operate the patient’s lungs and hearts by setting up the operation of lung-heart machines. What does the word perfusion means? What is the job of technicians of clinical laborator read more
The artificial heart valve - 38 and going strong
Battling Heart and Stroke | May 29th 2008 by HART (1-800-HART)
Two artificial heart valves get top billing in the New England Journal of Medicine this week. Two video clips of two artificial heart valves can be viewed in the journal’s website. What is so special about these two valves is that they were i read more
About Dressler’s syndrome
B-Health | May 13th 2008 by blog.generic-pills.name
Dressler’s syndrome is a complication that can occur following a heart attack or heart surgery. It occurs when the sac that surrounds your heart (pericardium) becomes inflamed. An immune system reaction is thought to be responsible for Dressler read more
A Ride in My Way Way Back Machine... & Back Again
The Lawson Report | May 8th 2008 by Kenneth Lawson
Its been a busy couple of weeks around here, between spring and spring stuff needing to be done and my wife's work I discovered that my pacemaker of 14 years finely died. Its not something that just suddenly happened. It had probably been slowly dyin read more
Kajol’s father passed away..
Bollywood Buzz | April 11th 2008 by Ravi Kapoor
Filmmaker and actor Kajol‘s father, Shomu Mukherji passed away around 8am on Thursday following a cardiac arrest. He was 65 and is survived by wife Tanuja and daughters Kajol and Tanisha. Shomu separated from his wife a long time ago, and had read more
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG )
Biosolutions | March 21st 2008 by Julian
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a type of surgery called revascularization (re-VAS-kyu-lar-i-ZA-shun), used to improve blood flow to the heart in people with severe coronary artery disease (CAD).CAD occurs when the arteries that supply bloo read more
Genetic Testing
Menopausal Monster | February 28th 2008 by Denise ( Neenee)
Last Friday I went along with my eldest daughter Deana to take her youngest, Ayden ( 14 mo) to the pediatric cardiologist for a follow up visit. Ayden was born with a small hole in her heart, as all babies are. Usually within a few days the hole clos read more
Colonscopy - 2008
Menopausal Monster | February 26th 2008 by Denise ( Neenee)
We arrived at the hospital for my colonoscopy at 8:30 am. The procedure was scheduled for 10 am but you have to be there 1 1/2 hours early.I was taken back to the waiting area at 9:30 where I changed into the hospital gown and the IV was inserted. read more
It's hard to be my doctor: Surgeon DeBakey as patient
Patient AdvoCare | February 24th 2008
The pioneering heart surgeon's story:The doctor who operated on me only a few years ago was one I trained. I was lucky to have somebody like that.[Dr. DeBakey, now 99, pioneered numerous cardiac procedures, including the cardiac bypass and the artif read more
First Anniversary Of Open Heart Surgery
Menopausal Monster | February 20th 2008 by Denise ( Neenee)
Today marks the first anniversary of my open heart surgery procedures, a myectomy and mitral valve repair. I can't believe how fast this past year has gone.The myectomy has done wonders. I no longer have the 'squeezing' sensations in my heart, shortn read more
lombard illinois students on "chernobyl heart" mission
Chernobyl Children's Project International | February 17th 2008 by Kathy Ryan
A few months ago, I received an email from Glenbard East High student Hannah Reneau. Her teacher, Chris Vandenberg, had assigned his Lombard, IL students to research a social need then take an action to bring about positive change. Hannah told me tha read more
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