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@AZEMSPRO To be honest, the thing that got me through the chapters was anatomy and physiology. I knew those like the back of my hand because I read chapter 6 so many times. A&P helped tremendously. If you know what you start out with, it was super easy to understand the pathology behind any...

@AZEMSPRO Yeah, you're telling me. BLS was a fun chapter! In all honestly, chapters 15 and 16 were the toughest. It is the respiratory emergency and cardiovascular emergency chapters.

@AZEMSPRO Our entire class is 7 weeks. We are 3 weeks in. This Thursday we start our 4th week and have midterms

We just finished Medical. We ended last class on Trauma Overview and Soft Tissue Injuries

That's kinda what I figured. It just seems like the class is "indirectly" saying that we should know all the pathology associated with the different organ systems because we have to diagnose them. We spend more time on pathology than we do treatment and such. Maybe I am reading the class wrong...

Renal failure of some sort? That would be my best guess. My next question would be if he's had any kidney problems, but from the info I'm hearing now, I'd go with kidney failure of some degree

I would ask how much water the pt has drank in the past day or so. Does the back pain radiate, or is it localized? Does the headache get aggravated with certain positions? What is the color and smell of the urine?

Thanks! I have a few flashcards as of right now, but it's a work in progress. I appreciate it!

At the risk of sounding like a noob... what is PRN work?

@medichopeful @Peak Thanks you guys so much. I don't really know where I want to take it yet. I'm on the fence of RN in some sort of trauma/ED scene and paramedic. From what you guys are saying, it might be the route to go into nursing from the get go, but I have to honestly be in the situation...

Perfect. Will do that. Thank you for the insight. I see that you're an ICU RN. Quick question before you sign off, how hard would it be to make the ladder moves: EMT-B --> Paramedic --> RN --> ER/Trauma/ICU/CC Nurse? And would it be worth it? I know there are threads on here about it already...

EMT-B, sir

He's good. They were supposed to replace his mitrial valve also, pig replacement, but the doc said that he couldn't "see" very well and he would do more harm than good if he tried to go in blind. They claim that the pressure on the leaky valve will be reduced due to increased cardiac output, but...

And I will. Thanks for your input!

On a completely unrelated note, I just visited my grandfather in the CVICU of our hospital (He just got a triple bypass done). The people in there seemed "sick" to me. It was crazy. My girlfriend called me a sociopath because I kept talking about pulmonary edema and the pathology behind it and...

Oh, gotcha! Thanks. and should I go glazed or creme filled? lol xD

What do you mean by practice? Like, actually do a pt assessment or...?

hey y'all... I'm just about ready to sign up for my ride along clinical as well as my ER shift clinical. Any tips, tricks, or stories? Any areas to particularly pay attention to? How can I be a good ride along/shadow? Get the most bang for my buck without sounding too loud? Thanks!

That helps a lot. Thank you! I know that there is a lot to learn, and I know i'm going to be a white belt at this for a while. The responsibility of having the health of another person in your hands is both exhilarating and terrifying at the same time. I love it already.

Ugh.. I have seen relatives go through kidney stones, and it looks like a real pain.. literally.. I was just thinking of all the things that could possibly be the cause of an acute abdomen, which as you know, there are countless