Ventilator Safety/Patients on mechanical ventilators are usually looked after by an interprofessional group of healthcare professionals that may include an intensivist, critical care nurse, nutritionist, infectious disease consult, respiratory therapist, primary care physician, and a pulmonologist. For the patient to Read More …>>
Mechanical ventilation is a lifesaving procedure that is often performed when patients require respiratory support. Assist-Control (AC) mode is one of the most common methods of mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit[rx]. AC ventilation is a volume-cycled mode of Read More …>>
Traumatic pneumothorax is the second most common injury in chest trauma, accounting for 50,000 cases a year in the United States. Pneumothorax management relies on early recognition and treatment by prehospital providers to prevent the development of respiratory failure or obstructive Read More …>>
Spontaneous pneumothorax refers to the abnormal collection of gas in the pleural space between the lungs and the chest wall. Spontaneous pneumothorax occurs without an obvious etiology such as trauma or iatrogenic causes. Spontaneous pneumothorax can be classified as either primary or secondary. Primary spontaneous Read More …>>
Inferior Wall Myocardial Infarction (MI) occurs from a coronary artery occlusion with resultant decreased perfusion to that region of the myocardium. Unless there is timely treatment, this results in myocardial ischemia followed by infarction. In most patients, the inferior myocardium Read More …>>
Latest Classifications of Diabetes Mellitus /Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease, involving inappropriately elevated blood glucose levels. DM has several categories, including type 1, type 2, maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY), gestational diabetes, neonatal diabetes, and secondary causes Read More …>>
Bloating Stomach is one of the most common and bothersome symptoms complained by a large proportion of patients. The term bloating refers to the subjective sensation of abdominal inflation or swelling, while visible distention refers to an actual increase in Read More …>>
How long after drinking do liver enzymes return to normal?/Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD) comprises a clinical-histologic spectrum including fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis (AH), and cirrhosis with its complications. Most patients are diagnosed at advanced stages and data on the prevalence Read More …>>
Early Signs of Liver Damage From Alcohol/Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD) comprises a clinical-histologic spectrum including fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis (AH), and cirrhosis with its complications. Most patients are diagnosed at advanced stages and data on the prevalence and profile of Read More …>>
How long should I abstain from alcohol before a liver function test?/Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD) comprises a clinical-histologic spectrum including fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis (AH), and cirrhosis with its complications. Most patients are diagnosed at advanced stages and data on Read More …>>