It’s widely believed that older age is darkened by persistent loneliness. But a considerable body of research confirms this isn’t the case. In fact, loneliness is the exception rather than the rule in later life. And when it occurs, it can be alleviated: It’s a mutable psychological state. Only 30 percent of older adults feel [...]
Your long-awaited vacation is right around the corner. As the calendar days peel away and you compile your to-do checklist, the issue of jet lag looms if your getaway involves crossing multiple time zones. “Anyone who has ever suffered jet lag knows firsthand that our bodies are persistent in how they keep track of time,” says [...]
Infection should be much feared than the wound itself. We may experience intolerable pain during the cut but infection can death. Yes, most of the time, pain will not. You may think you have religiously clean your wound but how sure can you get you do not have infection? Here are the 6 signs you [...]
Register Now! Latest and Greatest: Overview 2015 American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Updates New Basic Life Support Algorithm for Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy Pregnancy is accompanied by a variety of cardiovascular changes in normal women and these can cause clinical decompensation in patients with structural heart disease. These changes, combined with and triggered [...]
Register Now! Latest and Greatest: Overview 2015 American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Updates New Opioid-associated Life Threatening Emergency Algorithm Opioids are compounds taken from the opium poppy and other synthetic analogues that has the same action to the body. In higher doses, opioids may cause respiratory depression and death, with risks increased upon [...]
Register Now! Latest and Greatest: Overview 2015 American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Updates New ACLS Team-based Resuscitation Information To effectively resuscitate a patient from cardiac arrest, there must be a team of proficient caregivers that would execute the necessary steps in the management of the situation. While the team can be composed [...]
New GRACE Calculator for Acute Coronary Syndrome Latest and Greatest: Overview 2015 American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Updates Cardiovascular disease ranks as one of the leading causes of death around the world. Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) is a group of cardiovascular conditions that develop when there is decreased blood flow to the coronary arteries [...]
Latest and Greatest: Overview 2015 American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Updates New basic Life Support Algorithms for Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Pediatric cardiac arrest often occurs as a result of shock or prolonged respiratory failure rather than cardiac causes. In 0.7% to 3% of hospital admissions and 1.8% to 5.5% of intensive care unit admissions, [...]
Latest and Greatest: Overview 2015 American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Updates Neonatal Resuscitation In-depth understanding of neonatal resuscitation practices should be obtained by every health care provider. An estimated 10% of newborns need to be assisted in order to start breathing upon delivery while approximately less than 1% require extensive resuscitation. While majority [...]
The Self-determination act requires health care facilities that receive Medicare funding to inform patients their right to make their own advance directives. Research has shown that family members experience far less stress when a dying patient has a living will or has a medical power of attorney however, fewer than one in five adults has [...]
