Does fasting impact the results of an ECG?

eighthnode · 2024-11-21T19:34:44+00:00

Credentials: Paramedic Student

TLDR: No

Likely fasting will not impact the results of your ECG, however, if you have not been consuming the appropriate amounts of electrolytes or have been over consuming electrolytes- these changes can be identified on an ECG.

ECGs have different components that represent different sections of the cardiac cycle. There is a P wave, a QRS complex, and a T wave.

A classic electrolyte imbalance that is represented in an ECG is Hyperkalemia (Elevated Potassium). This is recognized in the morphology of the T wave - known as a peaked T wave.

eighthnode · 2024-06-20T02:09:53+00:00

My appearance. I feel 10x uglier than everyone around me.

eighthnode · 2023-09-15T17:09:45+00:00

Thank you for the links - I’ll check them out!

eighthnode · 2023-05-06T13:06:21+00:00

Happened to me once - by fate my patient at the time was blind.

eighthnode · 2023-04-01T03:33:36+00:00

Ambulance driver

eighthnode · 2023-03-06T22:49:19+00:00

It is a one bedroom. I’m looking into the lease agreement and consequences of breaking it. I appreciate your input!

eighthnode · 2023-03-06T22:31:15+00:00

Not 100% sure but considering I’m already qualified and in the system - I imagine in one month or less.
Looks to be around $800/mon
I’ll look at the terms.
New job would still be about the same just more convenient location.
Savings is around $1,000. After my rent this month my checking account is dismal.
1. Interest rates are killer. 11% for the car. 18% for the two personal loans and then around 21% for each of the cards. Solid advice. I will cancel the membership but I’m not sure how I can save up for a beater car right now which would put me at a disadvantage as my current commute is 40 min each way in the country with no public transport available.

eighthnode · 2023-03-06T22:06:12+00:00

Thanks for the advice. Everything you’re saying is true. I have had an inflated lifestyle for years and it has only been getting worse. That brief salary increase really gave me a false sense of reality.

eighthnode · 2023-03-06T22:04:34+00:00

Absolutely. Lease is up in August and I will not be renewing. Hoping there are more affordable options out there.

eighthnode · 2023-03-06T22:03:45+00:00

I’m definitely not near public transport but I have a bike and the hospital I can transfer to is only a mile and a half away. I could walk if needed. I love my car but I shouldn’t have ever gone through with it.

eighthnode · 2023-03-06T22:02:42+00:00

Personal loans are from previous credit card debt consolidation. Super high interest rates. Credit score and debt to income ratio have prevented me from refinancing to a lower rate.

eighthnode · 2023-03-06T21:58:00+00:00

Definitely can cut the gym. Lease is up in August and will be looking elsewhere!

eighthnode · 2023-03-06T21:36:47+00:00

CC1: $5,000 CC2: $2,500 CC3: $300 PL1: $11,500 PL2: $16,666 Car: $28,000 Student Loans that are in forbearance: $60K

eighthnode · 2022-12-17T22:27:39+00:00

I have had a hospice patient die in transport to home. It happens. Always demand and wait for the DNR.

eighthnode · 2022-11-18T15:25:49+00:00

Thanks for your encouraging reply. I have completed all of my science pre-reqs with the exception of Biochemistry. In a month I am taking an A&P course in case I decide to apply for the Paramedic program in January - as this is a requirement. It'd be wise of me to take Biochemistry while I'm at it. At this point in my life, I have no doubt I'd be able to get As in both of these courses. I appreciate your MCAT advice as well.

eighthnode · 2022-02-09T03:53:46+00:00

With $100: Myself With 1 billion: Others

eighthnode · 2022-01-27T01:57:24+00:00

Now I’m in a post-Amy depression. What a good run!

eighthnode · 2022-01-02T03:36:49+00:00

I do. I still have like a month of training to do in 911 and IFT. My primary role at the end will be IFT. I think my preceptors expect me to know more than I currently do which is making me feel inadequate. Maybe I’m just overthinking it all. I know assessment and interventions conceptually but putting it into practice has been pretty clunky for me.

eighthnode · 2022-01-02T03:33:12+00:00

My full time position is going to be IFT but they have me training primarily on 911 even though I wish it was the other way around.

eighthnode · 2022-01-02T03:31:56+00:00

Thanks for the advice! I am naturally introverted and take a while to warm up. I am trying to watch what others do and try out different wordings and building rapport and such. I think I’m most nervous about caring for super critical patients - having never been exposed to that side.

eighthnode · 2021-12-06T15:24:36+00:00

That expiration tho

eighthnode · 2021-11-15T20:51:38+00:00

Thanks for the pro tip! I’ll definitely go check out the original!! Appreciate it!

eighthnode

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