The Syncytium

scorecard – 24% It turns out I need to make some changes. I was far too focused on the long term goals that I abandoned the immediate goals. I was putting so much effort into studying flashcards on anki(which are more focused toward board prep) that I missed information that was more specific to the…

Rapid succession of identical consecutive atrial depolarization waves. The p-wave will have a distinctive SAWTOOTH appearance. You’ll typically see two or three of these saw tooth morphologies between each QRS complex. If you see one that is clear and distinct, and you don’t see a second, it might be obscured by the t-wave.  It is…

So the name pretty much tells you exactly what it is and if you have somewhat of a background reading ECGs you could probably guess what it would look like.   Multifocal indicates the atria are receiving stimulation from more than one pacemaker foci. This will result in different p-wave formations on the ECG.  The requirement…

This scorecard is a lot like the others, I missed a bunch of logging and didn’t get a few of them done. I also completely fell apart with continuing what would have been the 4th iteration. The past few weeks have been busy and I have been traveling a bit. I’ve gained around 5 pounds…

Chapter 1  Regular benefits of physical activity Kids Increased bone health Increased weight status  Increased cardiorespiratory health Increased cardiometabolic health Increased cognition Decreased depression Adults Decrease in all cause mortality Decrease in cardiovascular disease Decreased hypertension  Decreased occurrence of type 2 diabetes Decreased anxiety  Increased bone health Decreased occurrence of falls Role and scope of…

Diabetic Ketoacidosis  CHARACTERISTICS – most commonly seen in type 1 diabetes patients Pathogenesis –  insulin non compliance, or increased requirements due to increased stress results in lipolysis and ketosis, which leads to the production of beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate. Both insulin deficiency, and glucagon excess, have a contributory effect to the accelerated hyperglycemia via ketogenesis and…

For this scorecard I mainly wanted to talk about the back pain issues because I feel like I have made some improvements. To start I have been exploring yoga for any poses that might help open up my hips and hit my mid-back. Things I added to my scorecard to help my back pain: Downward…

Normal metabolism: After carbohydrate ingestion, plasma glucose increases which stimulates insulin release from the beta cells in the pancreas. Insulin then signals for glucose uptake in the muscle, and suppression of liver glucose production. Type 2 diabete: Insulin can neither induce glucose uptake by muscle, nor inhibit glucose production by the liver. This makes sense…