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    Reccomendations for coursework or study work?

    So true...so true...hehehehe.
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    Lung sounds

    I actually misread his first statement. My apologies.
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    Pulse Pressure Question?

    Depends. Trends are much more valuable than single data points. Atherosclerosis can actually be a cause. Mechanically, the vasculature can be modeled as a system of dashpots (or capacitors, if you're more electrically inclined) and resistors. The dashpots represent the elasticity of the...
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    What is your weight training routine?

    My workout plan is nothing so elaborate. Every other day I do hammercurls: 3 sets of 25-30 reps with a 45 lb dumbbell. Follow this up with 40 pullups and 200 pushups in groups of 50. On the "off days" in between I do 100 pushups in two groups of 50 and 150 situps in two groups of 75.
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    Lung sounds

    No need to be so cynical. One has to start somewhere. Education is never wasted and neither is learning to do a thorough patient assessment. The better educated a basic is, the better he'll be as a medic.
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    Reccomendations for coursework or study work?

    I wouldn't be too concerned with the medical terminology course. I mean it's nice, but assuming you are a critical reader and take an anatomy and physiology or biology course, it wouldn't be of much more benefit. Besides, medical terminology is easily enough self-taught. There are a lot of...
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