Purple With A Purpose

Lecture, purple scrubs, nursing school, clinicals, repeat.

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Medically speaking

#nurses More

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Awesome Nurses

#nurse #humor #truth

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Nursing logic

Me: (to my patient) Oh, don't eat that. It's been sitting out for hours. It's not good anymore.

Also Me: (eats pizza in the break room from yesterday probably)

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Fun (or slightly gross) fact: Cannon balls were dropped on soldiers corpses to test Le Fort Fracture patterns.

“Le Fort Fracture (facial fractures) Fractures of face bones described by Rene Le Fort (1869–1951). There are three types of Le Fort fractures.

The type I Le Fort fracture is a horizontal fracture of the alveolar process of the maxilla, with the teeth contained in the detached fragment (see figure below).

The type II Le Fort fracture is a unilateral or bilateral fracture of the body of the maxilla in which the detached maxillary fragment is pyramidal in shape. The fracture may extend into the floor of the orbit and into the hard palate and nasal cavity.

In a type III Le Fort fracture, the entire maxilla and one or more facial bones are completely separated from the craniofacial skeleton.”

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This October 16th I am walking for Alex Napolitano's Aunt Doreen💕 Help me spread the word about #MakingStrides! Walk with neighbors, family and friends to help beat breast cancer once and for all. Let the cause be bigger than you. Register and save the date today! Here is the link where you can join our team and donate. Come walk with us and join "Team Nurse" this year💜 

https://www.facebook.com/events/1775974449346378?name=Walk+For+Doreen+2016&event_id=1775974449346378&view=permalink&id=1775979379345885

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A tongue-in-cheek synopsis of the trials and tribulations of a first semester nursing student. This article covers just a few of the many changes I've been through in four months. My transformation...

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Are you wondering what it is like to enter nursing school and to go through your first semester? look no further! Relieve your anxiety, stress, and questions by reading this article that has 20...

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“#er#ernurse #nursehumor #er #medical #nurse #nurselife #medicine #medic #funny #funnyshit #medicalmemes#scrubs #nur…”

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Issues.

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Brain Levels of Vitamin B12 Decrease with Age and Are Prematurely Low in People with Autism and Schizophrenia

A new study published in the online journal, Public Library of Science One (PLOS One) found that Vitamin B12 levels in the brain are significantly decreased in the elderly and are much lower in individuals with autism or schizophrenia, as compared to their peers at similar ages. For example, children with autism under the age of 10 were found to have three times lower brain B12 levels, which is similar to levels for generally healthy adults in their 50s, indicating a premature decrease.

The international research team led by Richard Deth, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) College of Pharmacy, analyzed tissue from otherwise healthy deceased donors along with tissue from donors who had autism or schizophrenia to make the comparisons.

“These are particularly significant findings because the differences we found in brain B12 with aging, autism and schizophrenia are not seen in the blood, which is where B12 levels are usually measured.” said Dr. Deth. “The large deficits of brain B12 from individuals with autism and schizophrenia could help explain why patients suffering from these disorders experience neurological and neuropsychiatric symptoms.”

The study also found healthy elderly people in the age range of 61-80 have about three times lower levels of total brain B12 than younger age groups, which is a result of normal aging. This normal decrease may help adjust brain metabolism to sustain its function across the lifespan.

An active form of B12 called methylcobalamin, or methyl B12, supports normal brain development by its control through a process known as epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Remarkably, the brain level of methyl B12 was found to be more than 10 times lower in healthy elderly people than in healthy younger people.  A lower than normal level of methyl B12 in the brain could adversely affect neurodevelopment in younger years and could disrupt learning and memory later in life.

Both autism and schizophrenia are associated with oxidative stress, which also plays an important role in aging, and oxidative stress may underlie the decreased brain B12 levels observed in this study. The findings suggest the need for further research to determine if the use of supplemental methyl B12 and antioxidants like glutathione could help prevent oxidative stress and be useful in treating these conditions.

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A Third of Americans Aren't Getting Enough Sleep

More than a third of Americans say they're are not getting enough sleep, putting themselves at risk of obesity, heart disease and other ills.

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We knew sitting, one of most people's favorite activities, may be killing you, but now we have new proof that before it gets you, you may get diabetes too.

We knew sitting, one of most people's favorite activities, may be killing you, but now we have new proof that before it gets you, you may get diabetes too.