Sunday, September 29, 2013

Leukemia

Leukemia is the cancer of blood cells in which it starts in the bone marrow, where blood cells are made.
Leukemia causes your bone marrow to make a lot of abnormal white blood cells. They don’t have the same function as normal white blood cells; they grow faster and don’t stop growing. The leukemia cells can crowd out the normal blood cells and cause anemia, bleeding, and infections.

Risk Factors
being exposed to large amounts of radiation
Being exposed to certain chemicals
Having some type of chemotherapy
Having down syndrome or other genetic problems
Smoking
Symptoms:  Fever and night sweats
Headaches
Bruising/bleeding easily
Bone/joint pain
Swollen lymph nodes in armpit, neck, groin
Swollen/painful belly from enlarged spleen
Diagnosis:
Physical exam- look for swollen lymph nodes and if spleen or liver is enlarged
Blood test- abnormal level of white blood cells
Bone marrow biopsy- what time of leukemia?
Treatment:
Chemotherapy
Radiation treatments
Stem cell transplant

Biological therapy

Friday, September 6, 2013

How to Become a Paramedic

1. Get an EMT-Basic certification
       Four Levels: EMR - Emergency Medical Responder
                           EMT- Emergency Medical Technician
                           AEMT- Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
                           Paramedic
2. Get CPR certified (required for an EMT basic class) Paramedic programs prefers the American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Card.
3. Get EMT-B certification - Costs about $500-$900 and lasts from 3-6 months. Offered by most community colleges.
4.Take the National Registry EMT-Basic Exam. It's a computer-adaptive test and is pretty hard. The test adapts itself to your skill level. It establishes your level of knowledge.
5. If you pass the EMT-B exam, you can either moving up to intermediate or going into Paramedics.
6. If you go into Paramedic Training
    -Take an IV class and get IV-certified
    -Take an EKG interpretation class
    -Pass advanced anatomy and physiology classes (depends on program)
    -Get certified in advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support
     -Get year(s) of experience as an actively practicing EMT-B
7. Pass paramedic exam
8. If passed, look for a job.
Salary: About 70,000

REFERENCES:http://www.wikihow.com/Become-a-Paramedic
https://www.cpc.mednet.ucla.edu/course/paramedic-preparation
https://www.cpc.mednet.ucla.edu/node/27

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

about myself!

Hi my name is Emily Truong. I am currently in the 11th grade. My freshman year was a pretty good year, I got to experience meeting new friends and clubs. I am curretnly in Key Club and Kidshare. I really enjoy Key Club because it allows me to have fun while helping the community with my fellow club members. Not only do we give back to the community, we develop a special bond meanwhile. I have 1 brother and he's in college. Though, we aren't as close as other siblings, we still have our meaningful talks, etc.