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Advanced Cardiac Life Support Classes At CPR Nashville In Tennessee

As a professional rises to the higher ranks in his field, the responsibility also increases which is true for any profession especially the medical profession. In the medical field it is only responsibility that the professionals are required to handle where they cannot afford to be in a fix. The higher the post of a medical professional, the higher the responsibility and over here we are mainly talking about the advanced healthcare professionals such as physicians, paramedics, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, radiologists and many others. The most vital of all the medical procedures which more or less everyone should be well-trained in including the advanced medical professionals are the Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation procedures which comprises of chest compressions and rescue breaths. Proper administration of these techniques in a timely manner can revive the life of a cardiac arrest victim. An individual should choose a CPR training site wisely, an individual should specifically go for an accredited training center such as the AHA accredited CPR Nashville in Tennessee. There are courses for both medical as well as non-medical professionals. Advanced healthcare professionals should go for the ACLS class Nashville which are conducted by qualified instructors.

Through the ACLS training classes students would get to learn about how to treat and manage certain core cases including respiratory arrest case which includes intubation, Bradycardia case, Ventricular Fibrillation/Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia case, Asystole case, Pulseless Electrical Activity case, Unstable Tachycardia case, Stable Tachycardia case, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Acute Stroke Case and Post Cardiac Arrest Care Algorithm. The ACLS program focuses on team dynamics including strong communication during resuscitation. ACLS has specific treatment protocols or algorithms to treat specific cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary emergencies. The main focus of the program is on interpreting ECG’S and understanding when and how to administer each type of emergency related drug. Students would get the chance to work through several scenarios in order to effectively learn how to use these algorithms to treat patients and direct care. It is mainly team approach which the program focuses on which gives the opportunity to each student to role play each position in an ACLS treatment team.

Future healthcare providers have written various articles on different types of health and disease-related topics for the purpose of raising awareness about various life-threatening diseases among the common mass and today we would be discussing one of those:

Hodgkin’s Lymphoma- Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is mainly cancer of the lymphatic system(a part of the immune system) which happens when cells in the body grows in an abnormal manner. This type of cancer is very dangerous since it is a cancer of a part of the immune system.

     The lymphatic system is a crucial system in the human body as it is a network consisting of nodes which runs through the whole body. The lymphatic system is also responsible for production of white blood cells which helps the body against infection.

     Some of the symptoms Hodgkin's includes painless swelling of the lymph nodes in the neck, armpits or groin; tiredness; flu-like symptoms such as fever and chills, major weight loss and breathing trouble. People in the age of 15 and 35 are at a higher risk of this type of cancer and also those over 55 and those with weak immune systems.

     The various options for treating Hodgkin’s Lymphoma varies depending on what stage the cancer is in. The treatments includes chemotherapy, radiation or even a stem cell transplant. A tissue biopsy is the only way Hodgkin’s can be diagnosed. If the biopsy is positive a patient is then sent for many tests such as blood tests, chest x-rays, MRI’S, PET scans, a spinal tap and CT scans.

For more information or to enroll for the training classes call us at CPR Nashville in Tennessee on 615-638-0005.

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