Wound Sensor Patch Indicates Healing Status
Researchers at the National University of Singapore have created a wound sensor patch that measures various wound biomarkers that can indicate would healing. Chronic wounds are an ongoing problem for many patients, and developing new ways to monitor and treat these painful lesions would be very useful. This battery-free wound patch contains five colorimetric sensors that change color in response to various wound biomarkers. These include temperature, pH, trimethylamine, uric acid, and wound moisture levels. The patch is intended to be imaged using a smartphone camera, where an AI-powered app analyses the color change to di...
Source: Medgadget - July 24, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Diagnostics Medicine Surgery NUSingapore Source Type: blogs

poem
 Taylor SwiftAt the Taylor Swift show in PittsburghMost of the restrooms were reserved femaleWhen I finally found a men ’s roomIt was near empty and very cleanAs I pissed a pleasant tropical fragrance Wafted around me in heady swirls.It struck me the pains we take to mitigateThe foul, the ugly, the reeking, the distastefulMy own piss, via complex chemical reactionsWith the lime green slab at the baseWas creating a Costa Rican faunaOf sweet citrusy florality It ’s just piss, I thoughtIt ’s just me and my own pissI didn ’t need this Funeral home perfumes, deodorants and antiperspirantsThe way we d...
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - June 18, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs

Fontaine classification for peripheral arterial disease
In Fontaine classification [1,2], Stage I is asymptomatic with incomplete vascular obstruction. Stage II is with mild claudication which is divided into A with claudication distance more than 200 m and B with claudication distance less than 200 m. Stage III is with rest pain and stage IV with necrosis or gangrene in the limb. Rutherford classification classified peripheral arterial disease into acute and chronic limb ischemia [3]. Each is further subdivided into grades and categories based on symptoms, clinical findings, Doppler, ankle brachial index (ABI) and pulse volume recordings. References Fontaine R, Kim M, Kieny ...
Source: Cardiophile MD - November 17, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs

What are the signs of blood clots in the leg? Cardiology Basics
Signs of blood clots in the leg depend on whether the clot is in the artery or the vein. When the artery is blocked, it produces pain, pallor, coldness of the leg, loss of sensation and paralysis. If the occlusion of the artery persists for a long period, the limb will become black with death of cells, called as gangrene. This occurs when the block occurs abruptly. In a gradually progressing obstruction, one first notes pain in the legs on walking (claudication). This pain subsides with rest and recurs on walking. Distance at which pain starts is an important indication of the severity of obstruction. More severe obstruct...
Source: Cardiophile MD - October 4, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: Cardiology Basics Source Type: blogs

September 2022: An Unclear Diagnosis
​​"Stroke alert! Unstable vitals. Will be here in three minutes."Those words came from the charge nurse, and the team assembled. I was now on the stroke alert train. Moments later, the patient arrived unconscious on the stretcher. This elderly woman had been well 20 minutes earlier when she vomited and developed an altered level of consciousness. She had a history of hypertension and hadn't taken her medications because she felt sick all day.She had agonal respirations, and I intubated her on the EMS stretcher. The Accu-Chek was normal. We were all thinking it as she left for CT. With that pressure, she had a...
Source: Lions and Tigers and Bears - August 31, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs

This is Not Health Care
By HANS DUVEFELT We use the word health rather loosely in America today. Especially the expression health care, whether you spell that as one word or two, is almost an oxymoron. Health is not simply the absence of disease, even less the pharmaceutical management of disease. The healthcare “industry” is not the major portion of our GNP that it is because there is a lot of health out there, but the opposite. What consumes so much money and generates so much profit is, of course, sick care. The sicker people are, the more money is spent and earned in this market segment. It is a spiral, and a vicious one. Hea...
Source: The Health Care Blog - January 18, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Practice Patients Physicians functional medicine Hans Duvefelt integrative health Source Type: blogs

Podcast: Reviewing Netflix ’ s Ratched
Have you seen the Netflix series Ratched? In today’s Not Crazy podcast, we discuss whether the show gives an accurate portrayal of 1940’s mental illness treatments. And to help us out, we welcome Rachel Star Withers, the podcast host of Inside Schizophrenia and a person who lives with schizophrenia, to discuss her views of the show. Are the lobotomies and hydrotherapy treatments portrayed in the show realistic? Did doctors really do lobotomies on children? Join us as we take a deeper look into this popular miniseries. (Transcript Available Below) Subscribe to Our Show! And Please Remember to Rate & Review ...
Source: World of Psychology - November 3, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Not Crazy Podcast Tags: General Movie Review Not Crazy Podcast Psychiatry Source Type: blogs

Dr. Hugh Herr, Founder of BionX: On The Superpowers of Bionic Technologies
Two young and extremely talented rock and ice climbers set out to summit Mt. Washington, the highest peak in the Northeastern United States (6,288 feet) and considered to be the world’s most dangerous small mountain, in January of 1982. Despite careful planning, an unfortunate turn in the weather caused Hugh Herr and his friend Jeff Batzer to descend on the wrong side of the mountain, forced to hike through the Siberian-cold nights to keep from freezing to death. Thankfully, on the fourth day, local EMS efforts were directed to where the men were sheltering under a rock. Unfortunately, this incident resulted in amput...
Source: Medgadget - December 3, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Alice Ferng Tags: Exclusive Rehab Source Type: blogs

Diabetes: What price comfort and habit?
I was in suburban Chicago recently one morning, hoping to get something to eat for breakfast. I’d heard that the Panera chain was now serving breakfast that you could order any way you wanted. It’s called “Panera Bread,” but I thought I’d give it a try, as I’ve safely consumed their salads in past. At the counter, I placed my order for 3 eggs over easy, sausage, and bacon—not perfect, given our inability to scrutinize foods and ingredients in such places, but I was willing to try. Obviously, I turned down the breads/toasts that were included. The middle-aged Hispanic woman behind t...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 15, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly diabetes grain-free grains Inflammation sugar undoctored Source Type: blogs

Degree escalation and doctoral education are sinking the occupational therapy profession
Occupational therapy started on a simple premise - that man, through the use of his hands as they are energized by mind and will, can influence the state of his own health.  That statement was provided to the profession by Mary Reilly, our greatest theoretician.It is a simple concept, borne out of a core philosophy of pragmatism and infused with a dose of all the good intentions of the moral treatment movement.  If you carefully read that core philosophy of occupational therapy you will hear the Emersonian reverberations of self-reliance: ' Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. '  That is ...
Source: ABC Therapeutics Occupational Therapy Weblog - March 12, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Tags: OT Education OT practice philosophy Source Type: blogs

Could that rash be from wheat?
Grains can play havoc with your skin. The prolamin proteins, such as gliadin,  trigger autoimmune skin reactions and turn antibodies against the skin enzymes, their lectins fan the fires of inflammation, their proteins provoke allergies, and their amylopectins send blood sugar and insulin sky-high and provoke the skin-disrupting hormone insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF). The whole grain package adds up to an impressive collection of skin conditions that can take a variety of forms, from simple red, itchy rashes to scaly, oily raised patches to large vesicles to gangrene. Because hair and nails are also considere...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - February 20, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates Source Type: blogs

Are Grains to Blame for That Rash Too?
Grains can play havoc with your skin. The prolamin proteins, such as gliadin,  trigger autoimmune skin reactions and turn antibodies against the skin enzymes, their lectins fan the fires of inflammation, their proteins provoke allergies, and their amylopectins send blood sugar and insulin sky-high and provoke the skin-disrupting hormone insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF). The whole grain package adds up to an impressive collection of skin conditions that can take a variety of forms, from simple red, itchy rashes to scaly, oily raised patches to large vesicles to gangrene. Because hair and nails are also considere...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - February 20, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates Source Type: blogs

The Pacey Cuff Urethral Control Device: Interview with CEO and a Practicing Urologist
Pacey Medtech, based in Vancouver, Canada, has developed the Pacey Cuff, a urethral control device for urinary incontinence in men, post-prostate cancer treatment. Treating prostate cancer can sometimes lead to urinary incontinence, which can have significant consequences for patient confidence and comfort. The psychological impact of incontinence can be enormous, and can affect people’s ability to work and socialize. The Pacey Cuff has been proposed as a solution to the issue. It fits around the penis, and applies pressure to the urethra to prevent urine leakage. However, what makes the device different from traditional...
Source: Medgadget - October 18, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Exclusive Rehab Urology Source Type: blogs

Fontaine classification for peripheral arterial disease – Cardiology MCQ – Answer
Claudication distance of less than 200 m will be stage — in Fontaine classification for peripheral arterial disease: Correct answer b) Stage IIB In Fontaine classification [1,2], Stage I is asymptomatic with incomplete vascular obstruction. Stage II is with mild claudication which is divided into A with claudication distance more than 200 m and B with claudication distance less than 200 m. Stage III is with rest pain and stage IV with necrosis or gangrene in the limb. Rutherford classification classified peripheral arterial disease into acute and chronic limb ischemia [3]. Each is further subdivided into grades and c...
Source: Cardiophile MD - May 28, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis, MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin, FRCP London Tags: Cardiology MCQ DM / DNB Cardiology Entrance Source Type: blogs

First U.S. Physicians to Save Lives & Limbs with New DABRA Laser Technology: Interview with CEO of Ra Medical Systems
More than 200 million people worldwide, including approximately 8.5 million Americans, suffer from Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). In the U.S. and Europe, PAD is responsible for around 240,000 amputations every year. Nearly a quarter of patients die within 30 days and almost half within a year of their limb amputation. With the number of diabetic patients increasing annually, a group at high risk for arterial blockages, safer, faster, more effective, and less expensive treatment options have never been as important. DABRA is an innovative new technology from Ra Medical Systems that can combat the growing number of diab...
Source: Medgadget - September 25, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Alice Ferng Tags: Exclusive Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs