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	<title>Paramedic Class Notes &#187; AP</title>
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	<description>I started his blog while in the Paramedic Class in order to share my class notes. I’ve since graduated and now hope to post regularly with articles I find interesting as well as call anecdotes and reviews. Comments always welcome.</description>
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		<title>The Nervous System</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Clappin Three Qualities Monitors internal &#38; external environments Integrates sensory information coordinates voluntary and involuntary responses of many other organ systems &#160; Central Nervous System (CNS) Brain &#38; Spinal Cord Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) Central (Nerves and Ganglia) Sensory- Afferent Exteroreceptors (Touch, Temp, Pressure, Smell, etc) Proprioreceptors (Position and movement of skeletal muscles) Interoreceptors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A&amp;P &#8211; Cardiology</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Clappin 3/8/09 Cardiovascular System Heart Two Sided pump – each side contracts together (atria and ventricles) Systemic circuit Pulmonary Circuit Landmarks: Angle of Louis (or Sternal Angle – formed at bottom of Manubrium where meets the sternum) – 2nd rib to the left base of heart, major vessels 6th Rib – Apex of heart [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A&amp;P Respiratory System</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2/2/09 Functions of the respiratory system Exchange of gases Excretory function (volatile substances – alcohol, garlic, acetone, etc) Acid Base Balance Metabolic and aerobic metabolism Respiratory Physiology Ventilation Hyper/Hypo refers to depth of ventilation and leads to hypo/hyper carbia Eupnea – normal breathing Tachypnea Braydpnea Apnea Dyspnea External Respiration – alveolar capillary membrane (also have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A&amp;P – Blood Vessels – Cont.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2/2/09 More on capillaries…lymph, etc Blood pressure would force blood to flow out of capillaries into the interstitial spaces both on arteriole side and venous sides. This couldn&#8217;t work obviously. In the plasma you have dissolved proteins (albumins) and electrolytes; they are large molecules and can&#8217;t leave the capillaries under normal conditions. Therefore the interstitial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A&amp;P &#8211; Blood</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1/5/09 &#8211; NEEDS WORK! Plasma –% of blood Formed elements ` Albumins? RBC carry o2 via their hemoglobin 1 cubit mm contain 3 million RBC Thrombocytes – platelets &#8211; WBC- Neutrophils – active phagocytes , first to arrive at scene of injury (50-70% of wbc) Lymphoctes – (20-30% of wbc) Monocytes Plasma -92% water, plasma [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A&amp;P – More Cell Stuff</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1/5/2009 Cell membranes and other goodies Phospholipid bilayer Hydrophilic &#8211; inside Hydrophobic – towards outside   Solubility &#8211; Lipid soluble will pass through easily Size of the particle Proteins or glucose – larger Ions and electrolytes- smaller (Insulin permits glucose to cross the membrane) Passive transport Aqueous environment Solution – liquid + electrolytes or ions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cardiovascular system</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cardiovascular system, physiology: cardiovascular physiology Volumes Preload &#8211; Afterload - End-systolic volume &#8211; End-diastolic volume &#8211; Frank-Starling law of the heart Interactions Cardiac output &#8211; Cardiac cycle &#8211; Wiggers diagram &#8211; Pressure volume diagram Tropism Chronotropic &#8211; Dromotropic &#8211; Inotropic &#8211; Batmotropic &#8211; Lusitropic Hemodynamics Baroreflex &#8211; Kinin-kallikrein system &#8211; Renin-angiotensin system &#8211; Vasoconstrictors &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A&amp;P – Blood Vessels &#8211; Hemodynamics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[12/3/08 Fluids display such properties as: Not resisting deformation, or resisting it only lightly (viscosity), and The ability to flow (also described as the ability to take on the shape of the container). Flow from high pressure to low pressure Types of fluid Gases Liquids Pressure Force – push or pull (The action of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tissues</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lecture on 11/24/08 Tissues Muscle tissue Skeletal –striated – needs a nerve impulse to contract (sodium injected) Cardiac – also striated but different – striations are networked from fiber to fiber –intercalated discs - permit electrical activity to be conducted, cell membrane designed to make sodium spontaneously – cells that leak sodium the fastest are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A&amp;P Chapter 4 – Tissues</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[11/16/08 (notes from lecture on 11/23 added in red)  Groups of like cells combine to form tissues. 4 basic types exist Epithelial Connective –most common, consists of blood, bindings, Muscle – main component – microfilaments – all organs have Neural &#8211; respond to stimuli Epithelial, include glands and epithelia, important characteristics are Closely bound together [...]]]></description>
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