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Protein-Based MRI Contrast Agent Enhances Liver Cancer Detection
Liver cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the world, with close to 800,000 patients worldwide diagnosed with the disease annually. Current methods of diagnosis include blood tests, ultrasound imaging, CT scans, and MRI scans. MRI offers a highly detailed visualization of the tumor and often helps determine if the tumor is benign or malignant. However, contrast agents used … [Read more...] about Protein-Based MRI Contrast Agent Enhances Liver Cancer Detection
Nursing Study: First Degree Heart Block
Nursing Study: First Degree AV Block In first-degree heart block, the electrical signal is slowed as it moves through the heart. When this occurs between the atria and the ventricles, it appears as a slightly longer, flatter line between the P and the R waves on the EKG. First-degree heart block rarely causes any symptoms. Well-trained athletes and young people are at … [Read more...] about Nursing Study: First Degree Heart Block
Nursing Mnemonics: Adverse effects of Glucocorticoids
Nursing Mnemonics: Adverse effects of Glucocorticoids Glucocorticoids are important in the treatment of many inflammatory, allergic, immunologic, and malignant disorders, and the toxicity of glucocorticoids is one of the commonest causes of iatrogenic illness associated with chronic inflammatory disease. Recognition of these toxicities, many of which are similar to the … [Read more...] about Nursing Mnemonics: Adverse effects of Glucocorticoids
ECG & Cardiology Study Cards: Electrolyte Abnormalities
ECG & Cardiology Study Cards: Electrolyte Abnormalities Hypokalemia: Long QU interval. Prominent U waves. Hyperkalemia: Peaked T waves. Hypocalcemia: QT Prolongation hypercalcemia: Shortening of the ST segemnt. … [Read more...] about ECG & Cardiology Study Cards: Electrolyte Abnormalities