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Yannas had been studying collagen, a protein found in human skin. Teaming up during the 1970s, the two made a polymer (a chemical compound made of multiple repeating units). Using collagen fibers and a long sugar molecule, they formed a porous (full of small holes) material resembling skin.
Watch as neurosurgeon Dr. Shawn Hervey-Jumper performs awake brain surgery on a 31-year-old woman with a brain tumor at UCSF Health.
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Breath sounds can be either normal or abnormal. These sounds come from the lungs when you breathe in or out. These sounds can be heard using a stethoscope or simply when breathing. Abnormal breath sounds can indicate a lung problem, such as: an obstruction inflammation an infection fluid in the lungs asthma Listening to breath sounds is an important part of diagnosing many different medical conditions.
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People whose back or neck pain has not been relieved by back surgery or other treatments may have another option to consider: spinal cord stimulation. Around the world, some 14,000 patients undergo spinal cord stimulator implants each year. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) delivers mild electrical stimulation to nerves along the spinal column, modifying or blocking nerve activity in a non-medicinal way to minimize the sensation of pain reaching the brain.
Aspirin is used to reduce fever and relieve mild to moderate pain from conditions such as muscle aches, toothaches, common cold, and headaches. It may also be used to reduce pain and swelling in conditions such as arthritis. Aspirin is known as a salicylate and a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID).
Recommended range without diabetes is 70 to 130mg/dL. (The standard for measuring blood glucose is "mg/dL" which means milligrams per deciliter.) If your blood glucose level is above 130mg/dL, that's fasting hyperglycemia. Fasting hyperglycemia is a common diabetes complication.
“People need to realize this is imminently preventable,” he said. Lyme disease develops following an infection with the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. It's transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. The tick must be attached to its host for 36 to 48 hours to transmit the bacteria.
How to Start an IV Like a Pro (Nursing Skills)
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How to Start an IV Like a Pro (Nursing Skills):
This video covers the nursing skill of starting an IV. Here are some tips and tricks to hit that vein every time!
Bookmarks:
0:07 Introduction to starting an IV
0:32 First steps/ Locating a good vein
1:03 Preparing supplies
1:59 Tourniquet replacement
2:11 Cleaning the site
2:26 Inspecting the angiocath
2:46 How to insert the angiocath
3:19 Stabilizing the catheter
3:53 Dressing the catheter
4:19 Labeling the dressing
4:25 Sharps and trash disposal
4:34 Closing words of inspiration
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