Friday, November 26, 2010

2010 AHA Guidelines: The ABCs of CPR Rearranged to "CAB"

this is just updated information from medscape.
before you practice this update information, you should clarify it with lecturer, especially anaesthetist.

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Thursday, November 4, 2010

upper motor neuron vs lower motor neuron

upper motor neuron and lower motor neuron

compare both.

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fever, chills, rigors

DEFINITION FEVER
elevation of body temperature that exceeds the normal daily variation and occurs in conjunction with an increase in the hypothalamic set point—for example, from 37C to 39C (shift of the set point from “normothermic” to febrile levels)

CHILLS
a sensation of coldness

RIGORS
exaggerated shivering

how all of these related?
fever comes with abnormally high body temperature, but why the patient can has chills and rigors (or shivering)?

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

vital signs

heart rate
respiratory rate
blood pressure
temperature
pain score

i'm not very sure whether pain score is still the vital sign, but in 2008, KKM add in the 5th vital sign which is PAIN SCORE.



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