Skeletal Disease Blog

Dear Mom,

I've been wanting to tell you this some quite some time now but I didn't want you to worry. So I thought I'd write you a letter instead. This is what happened, I went to my Doctor last week to because i was having very uncomfortable pains in my bones. So he ran some tests, and one of them showed a high calcium count. Most people would think this is good, but the calcium, was in my blood, not my bones. I was then sent for a Bone Density, which showed I had Severe Osteoporosis. My doctor insisted I let you and the family know to see if I have a family history of it, but i didn't think it would've made a difference anyways.That one diagnosis has changed my life, as it is a disease that takes over your Endocrine System.

Osteosarcoma Brochure (Cancer Blog)

So after reading Vanessa's brochure on Osteosarcoma, I found out it is a cancerous or malignant bone tumor that usually develops during the period of rapid growth in adolescence. What shocked me was that it is more commonly found in males than in females, and approximately 300 people die each year. There are many forms of this cancer as well. The causes of this cancer arise from unpredictable errors in the DNA of growing bone cells during the time of intense bone growth. The equipment used to diagnose this cancer is biopsies, x-rays, blood tests, bone scans, CT scans, MRI's, and PET scans. The treatments used to handle and remove it are Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy. Although at this time, there are no known preventions for osteosarcoma but it is always suggested to live a healthy lifestyle.

Lit Circle Work Week 1, "Dead Men Do Tell Tales"

Sketch Master

     

 Author Williams Maples has seen death countless times in many manifestations but always sees it through a scientific lens. He teaches physical anthropology to graduate students at the University of Florida, though he is often asked to investigate wrongful death cases. With a scientist's perspective, then, Maples believes that the truths about such deaths wish to be discovered and can be through the science of forensic anthropology. The human skeleton, unnamed and unfleshed, fills Maples with wonder and provides him a mystery to unravel with the tools of science alone. He also wants to see life as it really is, no matter how bad. When Maples sees his first autopsy photos of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow he is enthralled. However, Maples recognizes what he does also serves a public, not just personal purpose.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

CPR RATIOS

Infant: The ratio of compressions to breaths is 30 to 2 with one rescuer, and 15 to 2 with two rescuers.  Compress the chest about a ½ -1 inch. 

Children:  The ratio of compressions to breaths is 30 compressions to 2 breaths with one rescuer, and 15 compressions to 2 breaths when there are 2 rescuers. Compress the chest 1-1 ½ inches.

Adult: The ratio of compressions to breaths is 30 compressions to 2 breaths with one rescuer, and 15 compressions to 2 breaths when there are 2 rescuers. Compress the chest 1-1 ½ inches.