Ann Davidson
I am a registered nurse who specializes in cardiothoracic surgery. I have worked in many medical areas including surgery, intensive care, research, and psychology.
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Are You a Nurse? Work in the Operating RoomThere is more to nursing than working on a floor or in an ICU. If you are a nurse consider becoming an operating room nurse. -
Do You Ever Feel like You've Lost Yourself?A poem about feeling overwhelmed and "Just Doing It".
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Five Qualities of a Good NurseThere are many qualities to becoming a good or even a great nurse.
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Aortic Stenosis: Causes, Symptoms and TreatmentsAortic stenosis is a narrowing of the aortic valve in the heart. Here are the causes, symptoms, and treatments for aortic stenosis. -
Extreme Dieting: The Good, the Bad and the UglyAll extreme diets severely limit your caloric intake, the difference is how many calories and what you are allowed to eat. Both Angelina Jolie and Katie Holmes have been reported to be extreme dieters. I tested the calorie restricted extreme diet.
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How Can a Woman Be in Labor and Not Know She is Pregnant?Giving birth is a surprise to a handful of women who are featured on Discover Health's "I Didn't Know I was Pregnant" show. Here are four situations that are consistent for the women who do not know that they are pregnant until they are in labor. -
Unexpected Birth Story: She Didn't Know She was PregnantDebbie and her husband were told that they were infertile. Imagine their surprise when the emergency room doctor told them they are going to have a baby, now.
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What Does a Heart-Lung (Bypass) Machine Do?A large component of open heart surgery is the heart-lung or bypass machine. Here is how the bypass machine works and why it's needed for open heart surgery. -
How Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG) is DoneCoronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is more commonly known as bypass surgery. You will hear people say, "He had a double bypass" or "I had to have a quadruple bypass." So, what is bypass surgery and how is it done?