The human heart is an incredible organ. The average human heart beats about 72 times a minute, approximately 2.5 BILLION times in an average 66 year lifespan, and pumps approximately 4.7 – 5.7 liters of blood per minute.
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![Settle Down. [No, not you…Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) ]](https://acupaday.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/42514.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "Settle Down. [No, not you…Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) ]")
Settle Down. [No, not you…Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) ]
Student physical therapists across the country are the home stretch to preparing for the Board Examinations at the end of this month. So, “settle down” would most certainly be applicable words for all of us. However, let’s talk about blood instead! Who doesn’t like test tubes full of blood? YAY. Alright, your patient has blood work that … Continue reading
![Give me a little TLC [Total Lung Capacity] ~ I’ll take the other kind too](https://acupaday.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/031314.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "Give me a little TLC [Total Lung Capacity] ~ I’ll take the other kind too")
Give me a little TLC [Total Lung Capacity] ~ I’ll take the other kind too
Take a deep breath. Let it out. Feel your chest rise and fall, your ribs expand as you let all that oxygen fill your lungs, and slowly squeeze the toxins out of your body as you exhale. (fun fact, the man who discovered Oxygen in 1774: Joseph Priestly was born today…man what were we breathing before … Continue reading
Quit Playing Games With My Heart ~ ANS role in heart rate regulation
The human heart is an incredible organ. The average human heart beats about 72 times a minute, approximately 2.5 BILLION times in an average 66 year lifespan, and pumps approximately 4.7 – 5.7 liters of blood per minute. Ready to rock out to Nick, Howie-D, and the Boys? Turn it up, you know you want … Continue reading
Show your colors ~ Wear RED today to promote heart health awareness! #CSM2014 #cardioPT
Do you ❤ your ❤ ? Check this out: Real Time MRI of the heart pumping AMAZING RIGHT!? Your heart is an incredibly organ, it is a strong muscle that pumps oxygen rich blood through the body, keeping you running, jumping, and playing … basically anything your heart desires. So show it some love. Eat … Continue reading
Navigating the alphabet soup of advanced directives
There are a lot of little things a novice health care practitioner has to keep in mind when working in a hospital setting for the first time. I recently was taught a very difficult lesson about advanced directives. CPR? Not if there is a DNR. There may be nothing more difficult than doing nothing. However, … Continue reading
Hey baby, how about some O2 rich blood! Ahhhh
Sometimes I like to draw on things that aren’t cylindrical: In preparation for our pediatrics exam yesterday morning, I decided delve a little deeper into fetal circulation. So these little guys have circulation way more complicated in the womb than after they are born. This is because mom (and her placenta) are doing the work for the baby’s lungs. … Continue reading
Help me Obi Wan Costello, you’re my only hope
Yesterday, we got to vist the “harvey lab” in Cardiopulm. Harvey is a mannequin that can simulate all sorts of heart sounds & conditions with the touch of a button, he even has palpable pulses! So, aside from that being pretty darn awesome…I was reminded of another reason (aside from all the obvious ones) that I love … Continue reading
Where yo PEEP at?
No, no, no. Not the delicious marshmallowy Easter treat. “Positive Expiratory End Pressure” –> PEEP Each week in our cardiopulmonary management course we learn so many fascinating things and you know I just love to share! So, your PEEP is a back pressure during exhale that helps keep your alveoli open, normal physiologic PEEP is 5cm H2O. However, for individuals with pulmonary pathology unable … Continue reading
A Cup A Day 