Monday, March 1, 2010

10+ Tips for Living a Simple and Peaceful Life

10+ Tips for Living a Simple and Peaceful Life


10+ Tips for Living a Simple and Peaceful Life

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PST

In our daily lives, we often rush through tasks, trying to get them done, trying to finish as much as we can each day, speeding along in our cars to our next destination, rushing to do what we need to do there, and then leaving so that we can speed to our next destination. Unfortunately, it's often not until we get to our final destination that we realize what madness this all is. At the end of the day, we're often exhausted and stressed out from the grind and the chaos and the business of the day. We don't have time for what's important to us, for what we really want to be doing, for spending time with loved ones, for doing things we're passionate about. And yet, it doesn't have to be that way. It's possible to live a simpler life, one where you enjoy each activity, where you are present in everything (or most things) you do, where you are content rather than rushing to finish things. If this appeals to you, here are some suggestions for living a simple, peaceful, content life.

How to Read a Chest X Ray

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 12:00 PM PST

Normal chest x-ray. A=Airway; B=Bone, C=Cardiac silhouette, D=Diaphragm, E=Edge of the heart, F=Field of lung, G=Gastric bubble, H=Hilum of lung.You have probably seen a chest x-ray (chest radiograph), or might even have had one taken. Have you ever wondered how to read a chest x-ray? Here is a quick and easy approach by following these simple steps and using the mnemonic 'ABCDEFGHI'. When looking at a radiograph, remember that it is a 2-dimensional representation of a 3-dimensional object. Height and width are maintained, but depth is lost. The left side of the film represents the right side of the individual, and vice versa. Air appears black, fat appears gray, soft tissues and water appear as lighter shades of gray, and bone and metal appear white. The denser the tissue, the whiter it will appear on x-ray. Denser tissues appear radiopaque, bright on the film; less dense tissues appear radiolucent, dark on the film.

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