Use Of Rapid Response Team In Hospital Not Linked With Reduction In Cardio Arrests Or Deaths Dec 16, 2008
The most common reasons for rapid response team activation were altered neurological status, tachycardia (abnormally rapid heartbeat) exceeding 130 beats per minute, tachypnea (abnormally rapid breathing) exceeding 30 breaths per minute, and hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure) assessed as blood pressure lower than 90 mm Hg. Hospital-wide code rates per 1,000 admissions were 11. (Science Daily)
Heartworm Disease in Pets Nov 15, 2008
Severe: anemia, weight loss, exercise intolerance, tachypnea at rest, severe and persistent cough, difficulty breathing, fainting episodes, sneezing of blood or bloody mucus, and fluid in the chest cavity. Radiographs show an enlarged right ventricle and pulmonary artery, and changes in the lungs. (Suite101.com)
No thanks for the memories May 5, 2008
She untangled the meaning of medical terms like otorhinolaryngology (the study of ears, nose, and throat), tachypnea (rapid breathing) and pneumonectomy (surgical removal of a lung or part thereof) on her way to becoming a pharmacy technician. And still, the yearbooks did not come. (Boston Globe)
The Heat is On; Information About Hot Weather Jun 10, 2007
"The Heat index (HI) is an index that combines air temperature and relative humidity to determine an apparent temperature - how hot it actually feels. The human body normally cools itself by perspiration, or sweating, in which the water in the sweat evaporates and carries heat away from the body. However, when the relative humidity is high, the evaporation rate of water is reduced. This means heat is removed from the body at a lower rate, causing it to retain more heat than it would in dry air.... (WTVR.com, VA)
