What ’s the X-factor in life or death medical situations?
I was a brand-new intern in the intensive care unit, and Cassandra was the very first patient I saw there. A petite, slender woman, she was rolled in on a stretcher, accompanied by her tall, athletic husband, Jack. Cassandra was in her 20s, like me — but mortally ill. That grabbed my attention from the […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 11, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/ethan-dmitrovsky" rel="tag" > Ethan Dmitrovsky, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Critical Care Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs
What to Do if You Need Inpatient Psychiatric Care
Inpatient hospitalization for psychiatric illness has come a long way from straight-jackets, rubber rooms, and metal beds. A long way from wicked nurses or frightening procedures.Inpatient hospitalization can be voluntary —meaning you agree with your treating therapist, doctors, or loved ones to seek more intensive care. Other times, inpatient hospitalization is not voluntary. This is clinically called involuntary or compulsory hospitalization, where you do not wish to go or seek hospital care. Outcome studies show that voluntary hospitalization results in more positive outcomes than in...
Source: Dr. Deborah Serani - November 8, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: depression hospitalization Source Type: blogs
Heart-Talk: The Power of Togetherness
Chances are you know someone who has lost a loved one to suicide. Maybe it was you. Maybe you are not sure what to think or what to do now. But did you know you have a great power, a power to heal yourself and those left in the aftermath?
Heart-talk — a way of connecting that is deeper than the everyday exchange of words — enables healing to take place. As music touches us with an emotional impact, even without words, so does speaking from the heart. We are hardwired to connect with each other in a language of understanding.
For many different reasons, however, a lot of people shield their hearts. They wear...
Source: World of Psychology - November 1, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jan McDaniel Tags: Communication Grief and Loss Suicide Bereaved Depression grieving Heart-talk Source Type: blogs
Viral Agents of Childhood Respiratory Tract Infection in the United States
As of October, 2019 Gideon www.GideonOnline.com and the Gideon e-book series contain details of 69,204 epidemiological surveys – of which 1,107 (1.6%) are related to the prevalence of specific viral species in patients with respiratory tract infection. [1-3]
The following chronology of published studies summarizes the relative proportion of viral agents associated with non-influenza childhood respiratory infection in the United States. Additional details and primary references are available on request.
1976 – 2001 Tennessee
hMPV accounted for 20% of acute respiratory illness among children ages 0 to 5 years having ...
Source: GIDEON blog - October 25, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Dr. Stephen Berger Tags: Ebooks Epidemiology ProMED Source Type: blogs
Contact-Free Baby Monitor Uses White Noise to Monitor Breathing
Echolocation technologies can detect objects by measuring how long it takes sound to bounce off them. This is used to detect submarines underwater, but now to also measure a child’s breathing while delivering soothing, and sleep inducing, white noise.
Next week, researchers from the University of Washington will be at the MobiCom 2019 conference in Mexico to present their BreathJunior respiration monitor. The technology inside the device is loosely based on the Amazon Echo, a smart speaker that can talk and listen at the same time.
BreathJunior emits what seems like random white noise into the room, and at the...
Source: Medgadget - October 16, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Diagnostics Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
The ADHA Has Lost Its Second In Command All Of A Sudden! I Wonder Why?
This popped up today.
October 16, 2019 6:06 am AEDT
New Chief Executive Officer to lead PSA
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has appointed career-long health care advocate and health policy expert, Mark Kinsela as Chief Executive Officer.
Following an extensi ve executive search, Mr Kinsela was appointed by the PSA Board and will formally begin his new role on 2 December 2019.
“We are delighted to have someone of Mark’s experience leading PSA into its next stage,” Pharmaceutical Society of Australia National President, Associate Professor Chris Freeman said...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 15, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
The ADHA Has Lost Its Chief Of Staff All Of A Sudden! I Wonder Why?
This popped up today.
October 16, 2019 6:06 am AEDT
New Chief Executive Officer to lead PSA
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has appointed career-long health care advocate and health policy expert, Mark Kinsela as Chief Executive Officer.
Following an extens ive executive search, Mr Kinsela was appointed by the PSA Board and will formally begin his new role on 2 December 2019.
“We are delighted to have someone of Mark’s experience leading PSA into its next stage,” Pharmaceutical Society of Australia National President, Associate Professor Chri s Freeman sa...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 15, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Calling all educators! … Unconference at the 2019 World Congress of Intensive Care
Dr Chris Nickson Calling all educators!… Unconference at the 2019 World Congress of Intensive Care
The Clinician Educator Unconference will take place on Sunday 13 October 2019 at the Centre for Health Innovation at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - October 4, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Chris Nickson Tags: Conference Education clinician educator Unconference world congress of intensive care Source Type: blogs
Resuscitology Update: Sydney and Melbourne 2019
Dr Chris Nickson Resuscitology Update: Sydney and Melbourne 2019
A quick update on the upcoming Resuscitology courses in Sydney and Melbourne in 2019. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - October 4, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Chris Nickson Tags: Conference Education Emergency Medicine Intensive Care Resuscitation course Resuscitology Source Type: blogs
Tafida Raqeeb and Charlie ’s Law
by Dominic Wilkinson Disputes between parents and doctors are back in the media. This morning, in the case of Tafida Raqeeb, the court concluded that her parents should be allowed to take her to Italy for continuing intensive care. In Tafida’s case, the court found in favour of her parents and against the doctors treating […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - October 3, 2019 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Dominic Wilkinson Tags: Health Care syndicated Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Mastering Intensive Care 047 with Matt Morgan
Dr Andrew Davies Mastering Intensive Care 047 with Matt Morgan
Andrew Davies talks with Matt Morgan - Mixing science, history, emotion and humanity in telling Critical stories. Mastering Intensive Care Podcast (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - September 25, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Andrew Davies Tags: Mastering Intensive Care Matt Morgan Wales Welsh Source Type: blogs
Mastering Intensive Care 046 with Deborah Cook
Dr Andrew Davies Mastering Intensive Care 046 with Deborah Cook
Today’s guest is Deborah Cook, a compassionate and world-leading Canadian intensivist granting wishes at end of life. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - August 30, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Andrew Davies Tags: Mastering Intensive Care Podcast Deborah Cook Source Type: blogs
PrisMax for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy FDA Cleared
Baxter won FDA clearance for its PrisMax system and accompanying TherMax blood warmer. The system is designed for delivery of continuous renal replacement therapy to treat those with acute kidney injury and some autoimmune diseases.
The system is an evolution of the company’s Prismaflex technology that has been available for a few years, and is now optimized to seamlessly work with in-hospital EMRs, and features smart pump settings that guarantee that proper amounts of fluid are removed and that the therapy prescriptions are met.
The system helps to reduce the amount of oversight and management from clinicians ...
Source: Medgadget - August 2, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Critical Care Surgery Source Type: blogs
Press Release: Tafida Raqeeb, Medical Ethics, and Difficult Decisions
by Professor Dominic Wilkinson, consultant neonatologist, Professor of Medical Ethics, University of Oxford. In September, the high court will hear a legal challenge relating to the medical care of five-year old Tafida Raqeeb. She has been in intensive care since suffering a severe stroke in February this year. The doctors apparently believe that […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - August 1, 2019 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Dominic Wilkinson Tags: Clinical Ethics Health Care Children and Families Disability, Chronic Conditions and Rehabilitation Dominic Wilkinson's Posts syndicated Source Type: blogs
Sometimes as physicians, we need to embrace death with open arms
As a community of physicians, I’m sure we have heard the phrase,“I just want to get well, doc,” from our patients. Have you ever wondered what does“get well” really mean to them? As a third-year internal medicine resident, I had an unforgettable experience during my intensive care unit rotation. He was an elderly […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 1, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/rosmy-jimmy" rel="tag" > Rosmy Jimmy, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Hospital-Based Medicine Source Type: blogs
