Bloodshot Eyes And High Blood Pressure: The Hidden Connection You Need to Know
Your bloodshot eyes may be trying to tell you something more serious than just lack of sleep. Discover how these red flags could indicate high blood pressure, and why ignoring them can lead to serious health risks. Learn more about this sneaky health bandit and the other symptoms you should never ignore.
Quick Summary
Bloodshot eyes can be a potential indicator of high blood pressure or hypertension, as this condition puts pressure on the blood vessels in the retina.
Ignoring the sign of bloodshot eyes can lead to serious health complications, including heart attacks, strokes, and kidney disease, as these could b...
Source: The EMT Spot - May 16, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: News Source Type: blogs
Matthew ’s health care tidbits: Health care pricing is cray-zee
Each time I send out the THCB Reader, our newsletter that summarizes the best of THCB (Sign up here!) I include a brief tidbits section. Then I had the brainwave to add them to the blog. They’re short and usually not too sweet! –Matthew Holt
It’s no secret that health care pricing has been out of whack for a very long time. This past week PBMs and pharma manufacturers were in front of congressional committees trying to defend the indefensible–how much drugs cost and why? Hospitals have been required to publish their fictional price lists (their chargemasters) for a few years now and more recently have been instr...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Policy Matthew Holt Carbon Health Elevance PBMs pricing TrTansparency Source Type: blogs
Greenway ’s Focus on EHR Optimization is Paying Off
Greenway Health continues to focus their efforts on optimizing their EHR. They are not just making it more user-friendly. The company is working hard on enhancements that enable clinicians to be more efficient. To do this, they are taking a step back and reviewing all the workflows in their system and looking for opportunities to make things easier for their end-users.
Healthcare IT Today recently caught up with Dr. Michael Blackman, Chief Medical Officer at Greenway Health to learn more about the company’s EHR optimization activities.
Job #1 for an EHR
“An EHR should help people provide better care,” Dr. Blackman s...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - May 15, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: Ambulatory Clinical EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Best in KLAS clinical workflow improvements Dr Michael Blackman EHR Burnout EHR Optimization EHR Satisfaction EHR Workflow Greenway Greenway Health Health Data Access Source Type: blogs
Learning ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy)
Around 2001 I read what I believe is the first randomised controlled trial of ACT for people living with chronic pain (McCracken, 1998). I quickly dived into this ‘new’ therapy – it appealed to me because it resonated with my own experiences with psychological therapies for depression, and in the way I had learned to live alongside my own pain. For those who don’t know, I developed chronic pain around the age of 22ish (dates are hard to remember!) and after seeing a pain specialist was given those fateful words ‘I’m sorry, there’s nothing we can do from a medical perspective.’...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - May 14, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: 'Pacing' or Quota ACT - Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Chronic pain Motivation Occupational therapy Pain conditions Physiotherapy Professional topics Psychology Research Science in practice acceptance and commitment therapy Therap Source Type: blogs
What Are The Symptoms Of High Blood Pressure?
Conclusion
To summarize, hypertension is frequently unrecognized until it becomes severe, making it one of the major reasons for death worldwide.
Unfortunately, many people are unaware of their condition and fail to recognize the symptoms. This lack of awareness can lead to serious health consequences, particularly as hypertension affects approximately 1 in 3 adults worldwide.
Although high blood pressure may not cause noticeable symptoms in many cases, some signs that may indicate a person has this condition include headaches (particularly at the back of the head), dizziness, blurred vision, shortness of breath, ...
Source: The EMT Spot - May 11, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs
11 Crucial Symptoms Of High Blood Pressure You Shouldn ’ t Ignore
Conclusion
To summarize, hypertension is frequently unrecognized until it becomes severe, making it one of the major reasons for death worldwide.
Unfortunately, many people are unaware of their condition and fail to recognize the symptoms. This lack of awareness can lead to serious health consequences, particularly as hypertension affects approximately 1 in 3 adults worldwide.
Although high blood pressure may not cause noticeable symptoms in many cases, some signs that may indicate a person has this condition include headaches (particularly at the back of the head), dizziness, blurred vision, shortness of breath, ...
Source: The EMT Spot - May 11, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs
A man in his 70s with acute chest pain and paced rhythm.
Sent by Pete McKenna M.D. Edits by Meyers and SmithA man in his 70s with PMH of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes, CVA, dual-chamber Medtronic pacemaker, presented to the ED for evaluation of acute chest pain.Triage ECG:What do you think?This is diagnostic of proximal LAD occlusion. This is a huge anterolateral OMI. Deadly. I cannot be anything else.Code STEMI was activated by the ED physician based on the diagnostic ECG for LAD OMI in ventricular paced rhythm. There is concordant ST elevation in I, aVL with reciprocal concordant STD in inferior leads, as well as excessiv...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - May 8, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pendell Source Type: blogs
Why I ’ m not fazed by unremarkable results in therapy trials
Remember the old ‘pareto principle’? 80% of the results come from 20% of the input, or as Wikipedia informs me, “the principle of factor sparsity”
I think we’ve got there with musculoskeletal pain, especially low back pain.
The other ‘law’ that might apply is that of diminishing returns.
We’ve learned a great deal about low back pain over my clinical career. We’ve essentially learned what not do to. In the name of progress, thousands of people have put their pain (their bodies) on the line. And progress has not exactly been great right? We’ve learned tha...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - May 7, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Back pain Low back pain Occupational therapy Pain conditions Physiotherapy Professional topics Research Science in practice healthcare Therapeutic approaches Source Type: blogs
Another day to think, to pause, to ponder.
Panorama of Sycamore Park and the memorial to Karim A bit over 10 years ago I wrote a blog post that I repost all the time. Entitled "A day to think, to pause, to ponder" it was posted on my dad ' s birthday and was about the pain of him dying, by suicide, when I was in college. It was meant as a sad, melancholy post but also one about the importance of compassion and how " we can all do a little bit to improve how we treat other. " When I reposted this one time a few years ago, someone asked me if I had ever met the " Compassion Guy " who frequented downtown Davis and who had a life ' s mission of getting people to t...
Source: The Tree of Life - May 5, 2023 Category: Microbiology Tags: DavisCA UCDavis Karim Majdi Abou Najm David Breaux Kimberlee Guillory compassion Source Type: blogs
Stimu Sock for Electrical Stimulation in Diabetic Neuropathy
Researchers at Rice University have developed a “Stimu Sock” that can help to treat balance issues and pain in the feet caused by diabetic neuropathy. The socks contain an insole that can provide haptic feedback if someone is overbalancing, helping them to correct things. It can also administer transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation that can help to reduce pain in the feet. The socks are linked to a smartphone app that users can access to tweak the system and find the most appropriate settings for their diabetic neuropathy. The researchers put particular effort into ensuring that the device had a low profile and w...
Source: Medgadget - May 2, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Medicine Neurology diabetic neuropathy riceuniversity Source Type: blogs
The powerful bond that overcomes the toughest challenges
Towards the end of a busy clinic afternoon, I felt my phone buzz with a page in my jacket pocket. It is rare to receive pages on our phones in the middle of the day because we usually get messages through the EMR or direct calls to the office. I called back the number to
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The powerful bond that overcomes the toughest challenges originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 2, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: LaBianca Wright, MD Tags: Physician Emergency Medicine Pain Management Source Type: blogs
Wound Dressing Detects Infection, Changes Color
Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden created a wound dressing that can provide a visual indication if the underlying wound is infected. Chronic wounds are difficult to manage, and presently healthcare staff must remove the dressing regularly to check if an infection is developing. However, this can disrupt the wound by damaging the scab, impairing healing, and may even introduce pathogens in the process. This latest technology takes advantage of the tendency of infected wounds to show a reduction in acidity and become more basic. It consists of a nitrocellulose dressing that contains mesoporous silica nanoparticl...
Source: Medgadget - May 1, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Dermatology Materials Military Medicine Surgery liu_universitet Source Type: blogs
A woman in her 60s with large T-waves. Are they hyperacute, hyperkalemic, or something else?
Case written by Brandon Friedman M.D., edits by MeyersA woman in her 60s with a history of chronic atrial fibrillation on Eliquis, ESRD on hemodialysis, type-II diabetes mellitus, prior CVA, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia presented to the emergency department with multiple complaints after missing dialysis. She described a feeling of general unwellness, diarrhea, right-sided abdominal pain, bilateral leg pain, bilateral leg swelling, and diffuse itching. She missed her last two dialysis appointments, with her last session occurring one week prior to presentation. On initial assessment, she was found to be tachycard...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - May 1, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pendell Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, May 1st 2023
In conclusion, frailty progression accelerates in males with one LTCs and females with two LTCs or more. Health providers should be aware of planning a suitable intervention once the elderly have two or more health conditions.
Plasma Transfer Lowers Epigenetic Age and Mortality in Rats
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2023/04/plasma-transfer-lowers-epigenetic-age-and-mortality-in-rats/
Plasma transfer from young to old individuals has produced mixed results in animals and little to no benefit in humans where assessed rigorously. These studies were driven by the hypothesis that young plasma contains m...
Source: Fight Aging! - April 30, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
How Your Brain Is Connected to Your Gut: 7 Facts About Gut Health
We've all had a "gut feeling," or someone has told us to "follow our gut." It's that feeling that we may know something just by knowing—our intuition telling us something. It turns out that this feeling is more than just a feeling. The human body is an intricate series of systems, each individually playing a vital role in our overall health and well-being, and at the same time, they are all connected to make our whole body work.
One of these systems is the gut, also known as the gastrointestinal tract, which is responsible for digesting food and absorbing nutrients. When we combine its superpowers with the brain...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - April 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Irene Rondom Tags: health and fitness self-improvement brain health gut health Source Type: blogs
