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How Common is Preeclampsia (Pregnancy) by Loretta Hughes
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 10, 2013 | 12:42 pm | 0 Comment
Preeclampsia is a disease that affects 5% to 8% of all pregnant women. This disease causes high blood pressure and high protein levels in the urine sometime after the 20th week. If left untreated the outcome for mother and baby can be deadly. Symptoms are shadowed by what may be regarded as normal pregnancy symptoms, from mild to severe and from slowly developing to more...
Advanced Cardiac Life Support ACLS , American Heart Association AHA , Health-Disease Articles
The Deadly Nature of Hypertension by Eric Raines
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 9, 2013 | 8:10 am | 6 Comments
Hypertension, high blood pressure is a very serious disease that many people have in the United States. High blood pressure occurs when too much pressure is exerted on the artery walls. It is often called the silent killer because it is a disease that many people have and go through life without knowing it until it is too late. High blood pressure occurs with more...
ACLS Certification , CPR Nashville , Health-Disease Articles
What is Cellulitis by Dina Imsirevic
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 7, 2013 | 7:56 am | 0 Comment
Cellulitis is a bacterial skin infection that can occur on any part of the body but is most common on the lower legs. Staphylococcus and Streptococcus are the typical causes for Cellulitis. This infection may appear on the exterior side of one’s skin, but it may also extend and move into the bloodstream and lymph nodes. Orbital cellulitis and periorbital cellulitis more...
Basic Life Support BLS , BLS Certification , CPR Nashville , Health-Disease Articles
Depression by Kellie Anton
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 3, 2013 | 5:56 am | 4 Comments
The older we become, I think we can all agree that life gets tougher. We experience new difficulties and more problems start to occur that all add up to be intense pressure that we put on ourselves. Life is one big roller coaster; a day can change everything. The most important thing we need to remember is when we are feeling down, we must realize we all go through more...
Atopic Dermatitis by Brittany Blumer
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 2, 2013 | 10:41 am | 0 Comment
Atopic Dermatitis, also known as eczema, is dry patches of skin that can appear anywhere on the body and usually itch. These patches frequently appear on the inner bends of the arms and legs, the chest, neck, face, wrists, ankles, and even the delicate skin surrounding the eyes. The patches range in color from red to a brownish-gray. Small red bumps can appear on the more...
