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Oxygen Toxicity: Too much of a good thing!

Oxygen toxicity results from breathing in high concentrations of oxygen.  Severe cases of oxygen toxicity can result in death.  Oxygen destabilizes cell membranes and causes free radicals that can do cellular damage.  

It can affect multiple body systems- Notably, oxygen toxicity can affect the (read more here! http://www.carpentercprsolutions.com/-blog/oxygen-toxicity)

PEA- Pulseless Electrical Activity

Pulseless Electrical Activity, or PEA is defined as electrical activity within the heart (an organized rhythm) without corresponding muscular activity.  In other words, everything may look fine on a monitor, but there is no pulse- the muscle is not contracting, and there is no actual mechanical movement, or very little (pseudo-PEA).  Initial treatment is...(read more at http://www.carpentercprsolutions.com/-blog/pea-pulseless-electrical-activity)

Asystole

Asystole, or the absence of electrical activity in the heart- is characterized by a "flat line" on a cardiac monitor, and is really considered an end point during a resuscitation.... Read more here!

Rapid Response Teams

Rapid Response Teams (RRT) in hospitals were designed to allow a number of specialized staff to respond to a patient in a hospital and provide the care necessary to prevent arrest.  Generally, an RRT can be called by any staff member or family member who feels that the patient is deteriorating.  The concept of rapid response....(read more here...)

STEMI EKG changes

Below are a couple of images depicting typical changes seen on an EKG during an acute myocardial event (commonly called a "heart attack" by the lay public).  The changes can give an indication of not only the level of injury, but the location within the heart of the injury.  Note that patients can also... read more and see the pics here at: http://www.carpentercprsolutions.com/-blog/stemi-ekg-changes

Brown Recluse Bites

The brown recluse spider has a violin shaped body.  As the name implies, this spider is a good hider, and can be found in caves, wood piles, and sheds. They range through the south and Midwest, extending to...  Read more here...http://www.carpentercprsolutions.com/-blog/brown-recluse-spider-bites