Summary: Welcome to Episode 159 of the Nursing Show The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com/). Subscribe to the Podcast MP3 Audio Version (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nursing-show-online-radio/id271728764#) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?Nursing%20Show=http://www.nursingshow.com/feed/podcast/) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://www.nursingshow.com/feed/podcast/) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeRSS.png)Blog (http://nursingshow.com/feed/) —- Subscribe to the Podcast Studio Video Version (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=386460885#) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?Nursing%20Show=http://www.nursingshow.com/feed/studio_video/) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://www.nursingshow.com/feed/studio_video/) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeRSS.png)Blog (http://nursingshow.com/feed/) ———————————– News---- Calcium supplements and the heart (http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-calcium-heart-20101206,0,7800951.story) Federal report on stent procedures finds potential fraud (http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-12-06/health/bs-md-senate-stent-report-20101205_1_midei-stent-abbott-laboratories) Group focuses on reducing infant deaths in area (http://www.post-trib.com/news/2945502,patient1205.article) -------------------- Tip This Week- Extrapyramidal Symptoms Damage or medication side effects affecting the basal ganglia cells may cause problems with one's ability to control speech, movement, and posture. A person with Extrapyramidal symptoms may have difficulty starting, stopping, or sustaining movement. Depending on which area is affected, there may also be problems with memory and other thought processes. Extrapyramidal side effects and symptoms vary and may include: * Movement changes, such as: * Involuntary movements * Slowed movements * Increased muscle tone * Muscle spasms and muscle rigidity * Memory loss * Problems finding words * Tremor * Uncontrollable, repeated movements, speech, or cries (tics) * Walking difficulty Medscape Article on Detection, Prevention and Management of EPS (http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/561665) eMedicine on Tardive Dyskinesia (http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1151826-overview) --------- Sponsors NursingTopStudent.com (http://nursingtopstudent.com/) all of the tools student nurses need for less than $1 a day. Audio and video study aids plus a whole lot more! More than 200 files and counting! Join Us Now (http://nursingtopstudent.com/)! -------------------------- Don’t miss an episode! You can receive the Nursing Show Newsletter (http://www.nursingshow.com/blog) in your email inbox. NursingShow@gmail.com (mailto:nursingshow@gmail.com) Other Podcasts from Jamie Davis: * The MedicCast (http://mediccast.com/blog) (for EMTs, Paramedics, EMS field work) * MedicCast News (http://mediccastnews.com/) (Weekly short medical news program) * MedicCast Live (http://mediccastlive.com/) (Monthly live call-in show with a single EMS topic) ———————————— Song this week: "Master of Mistletoe" by Atomsplit (http://atomsplit.com/) (http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/images/web/linkmaker/badge_itunes-sm.gif) Click here to get Songs from the MedicCast (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=F8fXfrcbE/o&offerid=78941.520167584&type=10&subid=) at the iTunes Store. -------------------- (http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/88x31.png) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/).
