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r-ene · 8 months

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08.17.23

>> day 11/100 days of productivity

this day's productivity was more on completing my team's research:

acknowledgements

technical revisions

progress report submitted to the university ethics committee

surprisingly, just these 3 resulted into taking up my whole afternoon 😅 but it was very nice to complete our thesis. we only need to publish it and display it in our faculty and library, haha

also here we have bobby, habitually laying down on the books i read.

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science-lover33 · 8 months

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Exploring the Intricacies of the Respiratory System 🫁💨

Welcome to my Tumblr blog, where we embark on an exciting journey through the intricate world of human anatomy and physiology. Today, we're focusing our lens on the respiratory system – a wondrous network of organs and tissues that orchestrates the exchange of gases essential for our survival. So, fasten your seatbelts as we venture into the fascinating realm of respiration!

Anatomy of the Respiratory System: A Symphony of Structures

At its core, the respiratory system consists of a highly organized ensemble of organs and structures working together seamlessly. This symphony of components includes the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and, of course, the lungs. Each of these elements has a crucial role to play in the intricate process of breathing, ensuring our bodies receive a constant supply of life-sustaining oxygen while effectively eliminating carbon dioxide.

The Alveoli: Tiny Powerhouses of Gas Exchange

Now, let's zoom in on the alveoli, the star players in the respiratory system's performance. These microscopic air sacs, nestled deep within the lungs, are where the real magic happens. Through the process of diffusion, oxygen from inhaled air enters the bloodstream, while carbon dioxide, a waste product of metabolism, is expelled from the blood into the alveoli to be exhaled. It's here, at this cellular level, that the respiratory system's vital exchange takes place.

Breathing Mechanics: The Art of Inhalation and Exhalation

But how does it all come together? Breathing, a seemingly simple act, is a complex process guided by the contraction and relaxation of specialized muscles, primarily the diaphragm and intercostal muscles. These muscular movements manipulate the volume of the thoracic cavity, creating changes in pressure that facilitate the flow of air in and out of the lungs. Understanding the mechanics of breathing is fundamental to comprehending various respiratory disorders and their potential treatments.

Regulation of Respiration: A Symphony Conducted by the Brain

The respiratory system doesn't operate in isolation; it's under the watchful eye of our central nervous system. The medulla and pons, two regions of the brainstem, serve as the conductors in this symphony of breath. They continuously monitor factors like blood pH, carbon dioxide levels, and oxygen levels, adjusting our breathing rate and depth to maintain the delicate balance required for optimal body function.

Recommended Resources to Dive Deeper:

Book: "Principles of Anatomy and Physiology" by Gerard J. Tortora and Bryan H. Derrickson - This comprehensive textbook provides an in-depth exploration of the respiratory system, complete with detailed illustrations and accessible explanations for all levels of learners.

Article: "The Physiology of Respiration" by Stephen A. Ernst and John R. Helliwell - Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, this scholarly article offers an authoritative look into the physiological mechanisms of respiration, making it a valuable reference for those seeking in-depth knowledge.

Book: "Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials" by John B. West - For a concise yet informative journey through the key concepts of respiratory physiology, this book is an excellent resource, perfect for those looking to grasp the essentials of the subject quickly.

I hope this extended entry has sparked your curiosity about the intricate workings of the respiratory system. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or if you'd like to explore another captivating topic in the realm of medicine and biology! 🌬📚

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archaic-stranger · 2 years

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the respiratory therapy students

a diagram of the cardiorespiratory system on your wall

carrying out an ABG test with careful, precise motions

listening to the movement of the lungs through a stethoscope

assessing patients, using your expertise to help others

the rhythmic sounds of a ventilator

doing what you can to make the hospital environment less frightening

understanding the importance of lung health

a deep love for your job, despite its hardships

the joy of knowing that your work is improving, even saving, people’s lives

related: nursing, medicine

#huge shoutout to respiratory therapists for your work during covid #respiratory therapy #not an expert in this field but i did my best #med student #student #student aesthetic #studying aesthetic #studyspo #studyblr #academia #dark academia #academia aesthetic #dark academia aesthetic

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vibinwiththefrogs · 5 months

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I'm going feral, we went to a cotton gin for a lab today and I've never seen so many occupational hazards and (probably) OSHA violations in one place. I'm very concerned for the worker's safety and health there

#Our professor had to move a student who wasn't paying attention out of the way of moving machinery #because there was no barriers or guides or rails #no ear protection no respiratory protection #holy shit dude

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scienceandtechworld · 2 years

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#respiratory health #medicalschool #medical students #biology #biology is fun #biology is cool #biotech #biomed #health #dontsmoke #stop smoking #quitsmoking #Respiratorydisorders #respiratory system

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eugeniedanglars · 1 year

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lord help me i'm about to become the patient every doctor hates and argue with my psychiatrist based on google

#listen the woman is very nice i'm glad she picked up on my polite hinting around my anxiety/possible pmdd and prescribed zoloft #but also she's so overly cautious that it's driving me fucking crazy #she made me get vitamin testing and an ecg. okay sure no harm in that #she wrote me a prescription for high-dose vitamin d supplements. fine it's actually cheaper than otc stuff #but now she's making me go to a fucking cardiologist because i have respiratory sinus arrhythmia??#respiratory sinus arrhythmia is fucking good for you!! it means your heart is healthy and has good parasympathetic output!!#(admittedly my ecg just says 'sinus arrhythmia' and 'normal variant' so theoretically it COULD be a different type of sinus arrhythmia)#(but like. it's fucking not. i don't have heart disease and i've never had a head injury or taken digoxin #and also i can literally feel my heart rate change when i inhale and exhale and i've been aware of it for years)#and also!!! i cannot find a single goddamn paper that even suggests methylphenidate is unsafe in people with sinus arrhythmia!!!#also as dental students we send a lot of consult requests to cardiologists so i KNOW how much cardiologists hate doing unnecessary consults #like they are NOT nice about it they get extremely bitchy and passive-aggressive #anyway. i did make a cardiologist appointment so if she can provide me with an actual good reason for concern i'll keep it #but if not then i'm cancelling that sucker. sorry i'm not wasting my time and money just so a cardiologist can tell me #that i'm allowed to keep taking the medication that i've been taking for 7 goddamn years with no issues #personal post shut up

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sunflowers-under-the-moon · 2 years

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Friday=study

#college #notes #recovery #school #study notes #studyblr #studyinspo #studyspiration #college student #anatomy #chemistry #chem student #respiratory

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gardenstateofmind · 2 years

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actually that really annoys me at work when i have to bring attention to an issue bc none of the people who are primarily responsible for it have even noticed it, like i'm literally just a cna

granted during night shift it literally is just the nurses and nurse aides on the floor, so yeah we all do a lot and genuinely do work as a team, but still. like i don't blame anyone necessarily bc i know they are all working hard and do their job right, like tbh they don't have an obligation to go above and beyond. but i personally just can't see a thing and not get involved :/

#we also have a unit clerk at night time usually #so depending on who is working that night they can also be a big help #besides that we have respiratory therapists / phlebotomists / and transporters on the night shift #but they have very specific jobs to do #usually they're very willing to help out the nurses and aides with a specific patient l #like if they are already in the room to give a breathing treatment / draw blood / transfer the patient / etc #but that's just them being nice #during the day time there are doctors roundings / student nurses / nurse managers out on the floor to help care for patients #personal

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brokeclothingaddict · 5 months

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r-ene · 11 months

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05.19.23

It's really finals for this semester. my exams for all classes are sporadically scheduled, depending on the prof and us, the class as we get asked when we would want to take the finals. even the professors are itching to stop with academics and get a vacation.

currently i've taken my minors exams and pediatrics. i'm very proud of my pediatric final grade ?? with this i conclude that professors significantly impact students' performance in their classes. my professor for cardioanatomy and physiology, neuroanatomy, microbiology for 2nd year and pediatrics and neonatal for this semester is one of the best educators i've come across. actually most of my professors are, but doc's leaving for a month and will stop teaching since he got promoted in his hospital into a very big position and today was our last-ever meeting with him and i just wanted to show some appreciation, hahaha

so, yeah. as i complete my finals requirements and exams, i will do so with a grateful spirit because the professors in my current university really brings out the best in me. i'm more confident now with my brain and self and i think most of my social anxiety's went away that i agreed to participate in the national convention for an event ?? although one factor for that is because my team consists of my close friends, but still. really big step and i'm proud of myself and insanely grateful for everything, haha.

anw wish me luck with finding a uni to cross-enroll to this midyear to complete my subjects so i could go on to internship next year !!

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ecomehdi · 6 months

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Asthma: Rethinking 'Mild' Asthma in Schools for Better Health Care 2023

Introduction Asthma, a condition that affects millions worldwide, is often underestimated, especially when it’s labeled as ‘mild.’ In this article, we delve into a groundbreaking campaign led by schools to redefine our understanding of asthma and its impact on students’ lives. Join us on this journey to uncover the truth about asthma and how it relates to healthcare. Breathing is something most…

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#Asthma Awareness #Asthma Education #Asthma Management #Asthma Support #Education and Health #Health Care #Mild Asthma #respiratory health #Schools Campaign #Student Health

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that-respiratory-student · 8 months

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8/19/23 Update

Hi tumblr,

I haven't started school yet, so there hasn't been much to update on. I'm not sure if I talked about my classes for the fall, but I registered for Chem-100 and Biol-107. These are both online courses. I initially was gonna take Chem in-person, but after remembering what it was like going to school last semester, I decided to try to get an online class. My school is a 45 minute drive from my house... I can't drive yet so I have to take the bus which just makes this even longer. They often DID NOT follow their schedule and drivers would just take off if no one was there. Like bro...you're 10 mins early...YEAH NO ONE IS THERE YET. People would complain, nut the drivers suck and would still just take off. Also...LOTS of weirdos on the bus. So, I've opted out.

It was hard to get this Chem class though. It said they had openings, but that it was also waitlisted. Waitlisted usually means that it is full, which this class was not. I really wanted this class, so I could be more flexible so I asked a few people. I asked the professor of the class who never got back to me. I asked admissions who at first told me it's waitlisted and I have to wait... like girl I know you didn't read my email because I said it's waitlisted but also shows open seats... so I emailed admissions again saying something along those lines and then they got me connected with someone who works on the STEM courses. She was able to help me and I finally got in! All the people I asked and they either didn't give a shit or just completely ignored me.

The lesson I learned from this is that if you want something you need to go for it and that people really don't care, so again if you want it you need to put that effort in because no one will do it for you. No one cares as much as you do.

I can't wait for when I'm an RT in a couple years. Time are so tough right now, and I won't even lie those checks would be life changing. I know school will be tough, but I have to get out of this. I hate living like this. We're not even check to check. We're hoping for a miracle every time.

Some more related to RT would be that I finished my general ed more the degree! 7 classes were required and I got 3 A's, 2 B's, and 2 C's. The C's were from when I first started school during the pandemic and I had also just graduated and was dealing with some health issues. I've grown, persevered, and learnt from my mistakes while in school. My grades have been better and I'm proud of myself :)

Now I'm working on the prerequisites for the program. There are 3 and I got one done so far: algebra with a B. I need Biol 107 and Chem 100. I'm so excited to see this all filled out and feel the pride in my chest of knowing that there were tough and sleepless night but I pushed through and will be closer to having a fulfilling career which allows me to live my life the way I want to live it.

That's actually one of the things that drew me to RT was the flexibility and pay. I want to be able to spend half to more than half of my time not working. I want that work life balance that RT can provide. I've had my fair share of health issues. Lots of testing and procedures. I know it can be scary and you're very vulnerable at those moments. I was lucky to have staff that cared for me and helped make those moments less scary. I would like to be able to give the same experience to others. I also have family with COPD and asthma. I have asthma as well. I've had some really bad attacks. I'll work hard to give my patients the best care that I would have wanted for my family or myself.

I know I'll make an excellent RT. I've also considered pediatrics since I have a background with kids and honestly love working with children.

Well that's it for now. Not huge updates, but still some new thing in my life and on my mind.

#respiratory therapy #respiratorytherapist #respiratorystudent #med student #medicalstudent #respiratorytherapystudent #womeninstem #stem #uni #college #university

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chronicbitchsyndrome · 10 days

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so: masking: good, unequivocally. please mask and please educate others on why they should mask to make the world safer for immune compromised people to participate in.

however: masking is not my policy focus and it shouldn't be yours, either. masking is a very good mitigation against droplet-born illnesses and a slightly less effective (but still very good) mitigation against airborne illnesses, but its place in the pyramid of mitigation demands is pretty low, for several reasons:

it's an individual mitigation, not a systemic one. the best mitigations to make public life more accessible affect everyone without distributing the majority of the effort among individuals (who may not be able to comply, may not have access to education on how to comply, or may be actively malicious).

it's a post-hoc mitigation, or to put it another way, it's a band-aid over the underlying problem. even if it was possible to enforce, universal masking still wouldn't address the underlying problem that it is dangerous for sick people and immune compromised people to be in the same public locations to begin with. this is a solvable problem! we have created the societal conditions for this problem!

here are my policy focuses:

upgraded air filtration and ventilation systems for all public buildings. appropriate ventilation should be just as bog-standard as appropriately clean running water. an indoor venue without a ventilation system capable of performing 5 complete air changes per hour should be like encountering a public restroom without any sinks or hand sanitizer stations whatsoever.

enforced paid sick leave for all employees until 3-5 days without symptoms. the vast majority of respiratory and food-borne illnesses circulate through industry sectors where employees come into work while experiencing symptoms. a taco bell worker should never be making food while experiencing strep throat symptoms, even without a strep diagnosis.

enforced virtual schooling options for sick students. the other vast majority of respiratory and food-borne illnesses circulate through schools. the proximity of so many kids and teenagers together indoors (with little to no proper ventilation and high levels of physical activity) means that if even one person comes to school sick, hundreds will be infected in the following few days. those students will most likely infect their parents as well. allowing students to complete all readings and coursework through sites like blackboard or compass while sick will cut down massively on disease transmission.

accessible testing for everyone. not just for COVID; if there's a test for any contagious illness capable of being performed outside of lab conditions, there should be a regulated option for performing that test at home (similar to COVID rapid tests). if a test can only be performed under lab conditions, there should be a government-subsidized program to provide free of charge testing to anyone who needs it, through urgent cares and pharmacies.

the last thing to note is that these things stack; upgraded ventilation systems in all public buildings mean that students and employees get sick less often to begin with, making it less burdensome for students and employees to be absent due to sickness, and making it more likely that sick individuals will choose to stay home themselves (since it's not so costly for them).

masking is great! keep masking! please use masking as a rhetorical "this is what we can do as individuals to make public life safer while we're pushing for drastic policy changes," and don't get complacent in either direction--don't assume that masking is all you need to do or an acceptable forever-solution, and equally, don't fall prey to thinking that pushing for policy change "makes up" for not masking in public. it's not a game with scores and sides; masking is a material thing you can do to help the individual people you interact with one by one, and policy changes are what's going to make the entirety of public life safer for all immune compromised people.

#dyspunktional #cripple punk #actually disabled #cripplepunk #a lot of these are major concessions for me personally as i'm an anarchist and loathe to support further concentrations of state power #but if you're gonna be operating within the structure of the system. here you go. handing you a cheat sheet for what you should demand.

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confused-and-dickless · 1 year

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In the latest instalment of my personal divine comedy: I've spent all my spare emotional and mental energy on understanding chemistry (which I still don't understand) and now I'm about to take a biology exam over diabetes- a disease THAT I HAVE. And I am fairly sure I'm not gonna do great friends.

#all will be well im sure #im so grateful i have the privilege of my parents funding my college because buddy? im gonna lose a really good scholarship.#it's possible to salvage it but we're definitely going into next semester paying full price (minus any small scholarships i can get)#also my mom sent me a scholarship application for episcopalian college students and. while i love my church. im not episcopalian. im pagan #i go to church occasionally because i like the people #im gonna get a job this summer and save money so i can. invest it? im scared to start but i know its the smart thing to do #that way when im out of college i dont have to keep relying on my parents so much #this started as a #vent #but you know what? i love my parents. thats the new message of the post. thank you parents for being patient and reasonable #i was on the phone with my mom earlier and told her how bad things looked and she just said that we'll figure it out and she trusts me #she trusts im doing my best which i think i am? i know theres a lot more i could have done #but i also know plenty of people would have failed harder after starting the semester with 4 weeks of respiratory infection #i have hope. the universe always provides for me i trust her im just scared

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oil2 · 3 months

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I am fundraising for Mosa to receive medical treatment and refugee assistance through the Rafah crossing on GoFundMe. He is a 25 year old law student at Gaza University. He is currently suffering from an untreated respiratory infection, starvation, and a shrapnel injury to his leg preventing his mobility. We urgently need him to get preventive care before his condition deteriorates. I worry with the overcrowding he will become vulnerable to contracting diseases as time passes. He will use the funds to put his name on the border crossing list, obtain a passport, asylum to a neighboring country, rent for housing if possible, food, and necessities. Please make a generous donation and share the campaign so he can receive the treatment he needs.

#spotify #me #mutual aid #mine #donate if you can #donate #donations #gaza #gofundme #palestine #gaza genocide #free gaza #gaza strip #palestinian genocide #gazaunderattack #ceasefire #free palestine

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my-rn-journey · 2 years

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Respiratory Program

So, I applied to the respiratory program at my school (for fall 2022). Mostly due to my fear that I would not score well enough for the RN program...I always need a back up plan lol.

Turns out I scored well enough on the TEAS and so I submitted my RN application (for Spring 2023).

I woke up today with a email, Congratulating me on my acceptance into the RESPIRATORY PROGRAM!!

I don't know how I feel. I feel numb. Because although I know I am a competitive enough candidate for the RN program, my imposter syndrome has me doubting if I its not a mistake passing on the Respiratory program...what if I don't get into the RN...what if I am not as competitive as I think I am...what if I regret passing up what I have already been accepted to?...UGH!!!

I can't even enjoy the fact that I GOT IN! respiratory in my school is also a pretty competitive program considering it is only offered once a year and yet my dumb brain won't let me at least bask in this achievement for a minute!

I keep telling myself that I AM competitive enough for the RN program, that I am knowledgable, Im an amazing student, that I have what it takes to get into the RN program and pass it. But still...

These feelings of inadequacy plague me to the point of doubting my decision to go full speed ahead for the RN program and forgo Respiratory...SMH

#nusing #nursing student #nurselife #beauty #nursing #rn student #student #education #motivation #student life #nurse life #books & libraries #imposter syndrome #cna training #cnalife #lvnlife #respiratory #nursing school #college life

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