No Longer There
The phone is ringing.The phone is ringing.THE PHONE IS RINGING!I sometimes feel my heart race. In the middle of the night. When I get a phone call. Or during the day. While taking a leisurely walk with my family by the lake. The sun streaming through clouds on a brisk morning, interrupted by a fall in room 36. An abrasion. A cardiac arrest. One phone call on top of another, Occasionally so many that the calls on hold are dropped. Or not so occasionally.During dinner. While in the shower. Sitting on the toilet. Day and night. A faint pain in the ear where the blue toot...
Source: In My Humble Opinion - February 19, 2017 Category: Primary Care Authors: Jordan Grumet Source Type: blogs
Not just for women: Kegel exercises good for men too
Most exercises are considered gender neutral. Except for kegels — those exercises that strengthen pelvic floor muscles. They have long been tagged as “just for women,” but older men may be wise to reconsider as they can help with some common unpleasantries that can come with age. “Men can also have issues with these muscles, which can cause urinary leakage, bowel issues, and even erection problems,” says physical therapist Celia Brunette with Harvard-affiliated Spaulding Rehabilitation Center.
What is the pelvic floor?
Your pelvic floor area is made up of thin layers of muscle and tissues that stretch like a slin...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - February 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matthew Solan Tags: Health Healthy Aging Men's Health Source Type: blogs
5 Anxiety Warning Signs a Child Might Experience
Don’t miss these signs.
Parents would know if their child is anxious, right? You’d probably see obvious signs, right? Your child would express all their fear and worries. They would be afraid all the time.
You might think you would know the child anxiety symptoms, but sometimes it is not. Sometimes, parents miss it altogether. Unfortunately, anxiety isn’t always that obvious. Some children don’t vocalize their worries. They don’t show their fears. And anxiety isn’t on their parents’ radar.
3 Ways To Help Your Kids Build Self-Esteem & Confidence
In my child therapy practice, pa...
Source: World of Psychology - January 8, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Staff Tags: Anger Anxiety and Panic Children and Teens Disorders Family Parenting Publishers YourTango angry child child anxiety symptoms child constipation child therapy Natasha Daniels Parents Worry Source Type: blogs
Notes to myself – 2
Pentobarb coma – BIS should be 10-20 and SR (suppression ratio) should be 70-80
Consider lev albuterol
Should give vaccines after coiling of spleen or before if possible
No calcium channel blockers post MI definitely and post op in general
Toradol inhibits spine healing
Don’t do endoscopes with patients in supine position
don’t ambulate patients with known dvt’s. wait 2-3 days until clots get stuck.
dvt’s even with filter get heparin as much as possible for post phlebitic syndrome and to retard new clot formation
diffuse alveolar hemorrhage – secondary to chemo, goodpasture’s, wege...
Source: Inside Surgery - December 31, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Editor Tags: General Source Type: blogs
13 Year-Old Boy Permanently Disabled from Chicken Pox Vaccine Wins His Case in Vaccine Court
Conclusion
Doctors often assure parents that vaccines are safe, using phrases like “one in a million” and “rare” to describe adverse reactions. Yet, with sad stories like RD’s, thousands of adverse events reported to VAERS, and the creation of a special court for vaccine injuries, informed parents know those vaccine safety claims are simply not true.
If you have not already done so, please consider the overall safety of vaccinations. A federal program has awarded billions of dollars, through an arduous, emotionally painful process, to people whose family members have suffered injury or death at the legally protec...
Source: vactruth.com - December 30, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Missy Fluegge Tags: Case Reports on Vaccine Injury Human Missy Fluegge Patricia Finn transverse myelitis truth about vaccines United States Court of Federal Claims Vaccine Court VAERS Varicella vaccine Source Type: blogs
Setting the Table for Celiacs: Q & A with Celiac Disease Program ’s Nutritionist
University of Maryland Medical Center nutritionist Pam Cureton answers questions about celiac disease and gluten-free diets.
Q: What is gluten?
A: Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley. These grains in any form must be avoided. Foods labeled gluten free are safe to eat but if a food item is not labeled gluten free look for these six words in the ingredient list to see if it contains a gluten containing ingredient: Wheat, Rye, Barley, Malt, Brewer’s yeast and Oat (only use oats that are labeled gluten free).
Q: What exactly is wrong with gluten?
A: The problem with gluten is that it is not completely brok...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - December 20, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Hope Gamper Tags: Children's Health Health Tips Nutrition celiac gluten gluten free Holidays Pam Cureton UMCH Source Type: blogs
How to eliminate this uncomfortable, embarrassing problem.
Our ancestors who lived without grains, sugars, and soft drinks enjoy predictable bowel behavior. They ate some turtle, fish, clams, mushrooms, coconut, or mongongo nuts for breakfast, and out it all came that afternoon or evening—large, steamy, filled with undigested remains and prolific quantities of bacteria, no straining, laxatives, or stack of magazines required.
If instead you are living a modern life and have pancakes with maple syrup for breakfast and you’ll be lucky to pass that out by tomorrow or the next day. Perhaps, you will be constipated, not passing out your pancakes and syrup for days, passing it inco...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 6, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Constipation Dr. Davis Grain Brain Grains Weight loss Wheat Belly Wheat Belly Lifestyle Wheat Belly Total Health Wheat Watch Wheat-Free Lifestyle Wheatlessness gluten Inflammation Source Type: blogs
Evidence for the Gut Microbiome to Contribute to Parkinson's Disease
In this open access paper, researchers provide evidence in support of the hypothesis that the development of Parkinson's disease starts in the gut, with changes in the microbiome that promote dysfunction:
Neurological dysfunction is the basis of numerous human diseases. Affected tissues often contain insoluble aggregates of proteins that display altered conformations, a feature believed to contribute to an estimated 50 distinct human diseases. Neurodegenerative amyloid disorders, including Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and Parkinson's diseases (PD), are each associated with a distinct amyloid protein. PD is a multifa...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 5, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Fat Blasters: Ketosis ’ best friend
After elimination of virtually all dietary carbohydrates/sugars, the key to achieving physiologic ketosis is to maintain high fat intake. Not increased protein intake that can, in fact, “turn off” ketosis, since liberal protein intake modestly increases blood insulin and sugar levels, thereby undoing the process that generates ketosis. The key is to increase fat intake and thereby feel satiated and turn off all desire for carbs while not provoking insulin release. If accelerated weight loss or breaking a weight loss plateau is among your goals, increased fat intake—counterintuitively—encourages mobi...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 5, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle carbs fat blasters gluten grains ketosis low-carb Source Type: blogs
Dementia Care The Constipation Problem
What happens if a patient with Alzheimer's has constipation? What can you do?By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomIt not unusual for me to receive emails asking me how to deal with bowel movements and constipation in persons living with Alzheimer's and dementia.Here is a good example of a recent email I received from our reader Julieta.Alzheimer's Care and CommunicationBob,"What happens if a patient with Alzheimer's starts to have constipation. I know they some times forget, but how can we direct them or remind them they the need to go?I do not mean to seat them on the toilet or give them laxative but a command , a word o...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - December 2, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's bowel movement alzheimer's care alzheimer's caregiving care of dementia patients at home care of dementia patients care dementia care dementia constipation help alzheimer's memory care Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's Care and the Dreaded Bowel Movement
This article is about implementing a solution to a problem - bowel movements and Alzheimer's disease.Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail:I knew the solution to the dreaded bowel movement problem for years. I just couldn't get my mother tocooperate. When she wouldn't cooperate, I would give up. At least three or four times over a two year period.I was finally able to implement my solution for one simple reason --I was learning new and better techniques as an Alzheimer's caregiver over time.How to Get Answers To Your Questions About Alzheimer's and DementiaIn this case, I marriedpattern of behavior, with some sing...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - December 2, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's bowel movement alzheimer's care care of dementia patients care of dementia patients at home dementia care dementia constipation help alzheimer's memory care Source Type: blogs
16 Ways to Get a Dementia Patient to Eat More Food
Alzheimer's and dementia patients often eat less, and have difficulty eating, because of problems like chewing, swallowing or digesting food.Alzheimer's Reading RoomAlzheimer's and dementia patients sometimes lose interest in eating. This can happen for a long list of reasons including loss of taste, the ability to smell, memory loss, and thinking they already ate.Medications can also effect appetite, and can increase constipation.When a person has Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia, these problems can becomemore pronounced, and often effect mood, behavior, and physical functioning.When Dementia Patients Don't EatAl...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - November 2, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's awareness caregiver stress dementia care family caregiving help alzheimer's help with dementia care home care learning memory care senior care Source Type: blogs
Making sense of pain
Humans have an incredible desire for things to make sense. We want things to fit a story or what’s expected – and we get right discombobulated (it’s a word) if we encounter a situation where things don’t make sense. To a certain extent we can blame our use of language for this, because it’s the way we’ve learned to pair words with concepts, and to associate multiple concepts together. For example, we learn “ouch” is associated with that unpleasant sensory and emotional experience that we’ve learned goes along with scrapes or bumps or cuts. We’ve also learned that ...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - October 3, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: adiemusfree Tags: ACT - Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Chronic pain Clinical reasoning Coping strategies Pain conditions Resilience/Health concepts flexibility language Source Type: blogs
End-of-Life Issue Conversations with Your Elders Needn't Be Horrible
I've found in my experience that it isn't always the elders who shy away from end-of-life talks. Some do, of course, but many would like to discuss the arrangements they've made for finances, as well as their opinions about what measures they would want taken if they needed someone to make their decisions if they can't, however the adult children often find excuses to put off that particular "talk."
Read more on Agingcare about having that end-of-life talk:
Purchase Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories – paperback or ebook
“I hold onto your book as a life preserver and am reading it slowly on pur...
Source: Minding Our Elders - September 29, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
