Category Archives: abcs of nursing

B is for Babinski reflex.

Posted on 17 November 2012 by Joshua

Did you know that you can tickle a person’s foot and find out if they have damage in the nerve pathways connecting their brain to their spinal cord? Well you caaaaaaaaaaan! Rubbing your finger along an adult’s foot from the … Continue reading →

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A is for aneurysm.

Posted on 7 November 2012 by Joshua

Aneurysms are serious business. Have you ever seen in cartoons where a water hose gets pinched up and then part of it balloons out from the water pressure and eventually explodes water everywhere? No? Well, there is a pretty sorry … Continue reading →

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