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Urinalysis: What’s Tested and Why?
Urinalysis: What’s Tested and Why? Urinalysis is a test that examines and analyzes a sample of urine. Surprisingly, there are many questions that can be answered with just one small sample. Urinalysis is typically broken into three parts: a visual examination of the urine sample, a chemical anal...
Read MoreWhere Do Nurses Make the Most Money?
When searching for a nursing job, many nurses will look for a combination of priorities, including the salary. Multiple factors may influence varying salaries for nurses across the country and in different healthcare settings. Education Level One of the most direct impacts to salary is the leve...
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What Is Toxic Shock Syndrome?
Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) is a rare disease where an increase of bacterial toxins trigger over-activation of the body’s cytokines and inflammatory cells resulting in severe symptoms, electrolyte imbalances, and even death. In the United States, the incidence of this disease lies between 0.8 and...
Read MoreWhat Is Sepsis?
Over 30 million people worldwide, including approximately 3 million newborns and 1.2 million children, are diagnosed with sepsis annually. Of those, approximately 6 million will die from sepsis each year. In the United States alone, over 22 billion dollars are spent annually for medical manageme...
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Five Risk Factors for Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome is the cumulation of five identified factors that increase a person’s risk for cardiovascular and metabolic disease. Research has shown that the more risk factors a person has, the greater the likelihood of that person developing heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. To diagnos...
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Urinalysis: What’s Tested and Why?
Urinalysis: What’s Tested and Why? Urinalysis is a test that examines …
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Where Do Nurses Make the Most Money?
When searching for a nursing job, many nurses will look for a combinati…
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Over 30 million people worldwide, including approximately 3 million new…
