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A Hearty Life

May 30th, 2008

Even Jamie Lee Spears can develop high blood pressure while pregnant

With all of these newly pregnant celebrities as of late, Ashley Simpson, Angelina Jolie, Gwen Stefani and the lovely Jamie Lee Spears, I decided to remind everyone about the complications of the heart when pregnant.
We all know that pregnancy brings extra fluid, ie. fat fingers and very swollen feet. The heart is also affected by […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

June 25th, 2007

Do You Want To Know What Bothers A Cardiac Nurse?

This is a little venting on my part today. Call it my therapy for the week. Do you want to know what bothers cardiac nurses more than anything? Patients that come in with heart attacks, chest pain, in cardiac arrest, or CHF and their toxicology screen is a big fat positive! […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 3 comments

May 11th, 2007

What Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg?

What came first, the chicken or the egg? That is a question I often ask myself while “taking care of” my cardiac patients. As a nurse, my mind often wanders to the thought of, “what if they had taken better care of themselves years ago”? Now, I know that genetics and family […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 3 comments