CPR: To Resuscitate or Not to Resuscitate
In the event my heart stops and my breathing ceases, I want cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Alternatively, if my heart stops and my breathing ceases, I do not want CPR. The preceding two sentences can make the difference between life and death. But what if a person ’s choice is ignored? Here we enter the land where medicine, law, and ethics collide. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Alan C. Horowitz Tags: Legal Issues Source Type: news
Women and Cardiovascular Disease: Where Is the Data for PALTC?
Dear Dr. Diane: My question is around guidance and guidelines. I have several residents with heart conditions, and I am often at odds with the cardiologist who is always interested in doing another test. Many of my residents are women, and I noticed that there appears to be a gap with the information regarding women with heart conditions in nursing homes. Can you help me locate the resources I need to take back to my facility and this cardiologist? (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Diane Sanders-Cepeda Tags: Dear Dr. Diane Source Type: news
Loneliness and Heart Disease: What the Literature Tells Us and What We Can Do to Help
Of the many things we learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, one valuable lesson is that loneliness has a tremendous impact on health. Loneliness has been linked to a number of medical conditions in older patients, including depression, dementia, and heart disease. Loneliness, defined as “being without company,” is the subjective feeling of being socially isolated. A person can be alone without feeling lonely, just as one can have social support and yet still report feeling lonely. As part of the special section on Heart Disease and Matters of the Heart, we present recent litera ture on the impact of loneliness on heart d...
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Casey Rust, Seifu Tulu Source Type: news
When It Comes to Deactivating Pacemakers at the End of Life, Intention Is at the Heart of the Matter
Lisa is a retired (and fictional) social worker and mother of three adult children. For the past year, she has experienced recurrent hospitalizations for behavioral disturbances related to dementia. After each discharge, her family notices she is frailer and more confused. Reflecting on an advance directive Lisa had created five years earlier, her oldest daughter notes that Lisa wouldn ’t have wanted life-sustaining therapies if she were so confused that she couldn’t recognize her family. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Joshua Briscoe Tags: Medical Ethics Source Type: news
SGLT-2 Inhibitors for the Management of Heart Failure
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors have rapidly won a front seat in the management of heart failure for their ability to reduce cardiovascular death and heart failure hospitalizations, including in older adults. But of prime importance for geriatric patients is also the fact that the SGLT-2 inhibitors “work quickly and safely to help patients feel better,” said cardiologist Nicole M. Orr, MD. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Christine Kilgore Source Type: news
Geriatric Cardiology: At the Forefront of Cardiovascular Care for Older Adults
The field of geriatric cardiology is growing in size and reach, with cardiovascular experts advancing their efforts to collaborate with geriatricians and educate cardiologists about important principles of caring for the rapidly growing number of older patients in the United States. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Christine Kilgore Source Type: news
New SNF Certification Validates Evidence-based Stroke Rehabilitation
Stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term disability in the United States, and approximately 795,000 people each year experience a new or recurrent stroke, according to the 2023 statistical update from the American Heart Association (AHA) (Circulation 2023;147:e93 –e621). (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Kyle G. Lavergne Tags: Partner Perspective Source Type: news
What are microplastics doing to human health? Scientists work to connect the dots
People unknowingly ingest microplastics from what we eat, drink and breathe. Some scientists fear exposure to microplastics could increase vulnerability to heart disease, cancer and other illnesses. While possible links between microplastics and disease are not definitive, researchers are exploring some concerning hints. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Should an emergency physician be a "surgeon" in a rural area? A case of blunt cardiac rupture successfully treated by an emergency physician - Kubo K, Abe T, Nagoshi H, Ochiai H.
We report a case of blunt cardiac rupture in a rural area in which emergency physicians performed emergency department thoraco... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
MASLD Plus HIV Ups Risk for CVD But Not Liver Disease MASLD Plus HIV Ups Risk for CVD But Not Liver Disease
A large study reveals an increased risk for adverse cardiovascular events but not for liver disease progression in adults with MASLD disease and HIV infection.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Clinical Summary Source Type: news
More Cases of Asthma, COPD, Hypertension After Military Burn Pit Exposure
(MedPage Today) -- Prolonged deployment to military bases with open burn pits was associated with increased risks for certain respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, according to a retrospective cohort study using Veterans Health Administration... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - April 26, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Raise Risk for Postpartum Mortality for One Year
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 -- Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDPs) are strong risk factors for pregnancy-associated mortality due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) at delivery through one year postpartum, according to a study published online... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 25, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Why Some Smart Cruise Travelers Stay on the Ship During Port Days
It’s a dilemma at the heart of every cruise vacation: Brave the crowds on shore or take advantage of the lack of them on board? Here’s how to know when to stay and when to go. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Blondie Earned Their First No. 1 on the Hot 100 With ‘Heart of Glass’ in 1979
On today’s episode of Billboard‘s Chart Rewind, we look back at Blondie hitting their first of four No. 1s on the Hot 100 with their hit “Heart of Glass” in 1979. Narrator:Blondie hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100 this week in 1979. “Heart of Glass” was the group’s first No. 1 hit on the chart.…#debbieharry #callme #tideishigh (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Do Weight-Loss Drugs Mean for Diet Industry Built on Eating Less and Exercise?
(MedPage Today) -- Ever since college, Brad Jobling struggled with his weight, fluctuating between a low of 155 pounds when he was in his 30s to as high as 220. He spent a decade tracking calories on WeightWatchers, but the pounds he dropped always... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 25, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
