16) What patients want is to be treated with respect and consideration. But in my experience, too few hospitals and doctors are ready to do that. In his book, A Whole New Life, novelist Reynolds Price recalls that his doctors chose a crowded hallway as the place to tell him he might ...
Acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC) is a serious complication of ulcerative colitis. It’s diagnosed when the disease flares and causes frequent bowel movements and bloodydiarrhea, rapid heart rate, abdominal tenderness, fever, high levels ofinflammation, andanemia. Inflammation in the intestinal w...
Your popliteal pulse is caused by your heartbeat. Your heart pumps blood through your body, and yourarteriespulse as your blood flows through them. The popliteal pulse is named after your popliteal artery. This is an important blood vessel that carries blood down through your leg to yourfeet....
“This is who we are; this is how we do things.” When those values and beliefs are fostered at the start, it helps employees form an identity around these beliefs and behaviors,
Anemia can happen for three main reasons. The first is if your body can’t produce enough red blood cells. Causes for this can include: A low-irondiet Certain chronic diseases, like Crohn’s disease orceliac disease Pregnancy Growth spurts in children under 3 years old ...
But what is mpox, what are the symptoms, how is it treated, and what's being done about the outbreak? The viral disease has occurred mostly in central and western Africa. The most recent strain, first spotted in the DRC, has spread to neighbouring countries, including some that ...
People who are ill, such as those with lung or heart disease, may need to have their respirations counted. The respiratory rate can show how the person's body is doing. A change in the respiratory rate may be a warning sign that the person's condition is getting worse.How do I count...
High blood levels of triglycerides are most often associated with high levels of the two most important triglyceride-rich lipoproteins;chylomicrons and very low density lipoproten (VLDL). The main role of these lipoproteins is to transport triglycerides and other types of lipids, such as cholesterol...
While an AED is relatively easy to use, there are many different models, and the American Heart Association advises that only people formally trained in CPR and AED use them.8 Children over 8 years can be treated with a standard AED. Children age 1 to 8 years require special defibrillator ...
You pulse is irregular. Your heart doesn’t lie. Da-Hae turns bright red. Yon-Kyo is speechless, either appalled or in awe. KI-WOO (CONT’D) What are you supposed to do in a test? You move forward. You need to seize the flow. The rhythm. If not, you’re screwed. I ...