Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is characterized by orthostatic tachycardia in the absence of orthostatic hypotension. Criteria for diagnosis of POTS are as follows: 1. Heart rate increase ≥30 beats per minute from supine to standing (5-30 min) 2. Symptoms get worse with standing and better on lying down 3. Symptoms lasting ≥6 months 4. Absence of other overt cause of orthostatic symptoms or tachycardia like active bleeding, acute dehydration and medications [1]. As children have higher orthostatic tachycardia, a cut off of ≥40 beats per minute within 5 minutes of head up tilt has been suggested in...
Source: Cardiophile MD - April 6, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis Tags: ECG / Electrophysiology Source Type: blogs
Confidentiality and Treatment Refusal: Conservative Shifts on Reproductive Rights by Brazilian Medical Boards
Juliana Cesario Alvim Gomes, Corina Helena Figueira Mendes, Confidentiality and Treatment Refusal: Conservative Shifts on Reproductive Rights by Brazilian Medical Boards, 152(3) Int ’l J. OBGYN 495 (2021): Brazil has witnessed a conservative shift in recent years, reflected in setbacks in... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 20, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
D-dimer levels in normal pregnancy : Learnt something Important recently !
Have we ever wondered how six liters of blood in our body flows like a live stream, maintaining the fluidity life long, in spite of an active coagulation system in situ, ready to freeze at the slightest provocation (Invisible vascular wear & tear!) This housekeeping job, within the vast network of the human vascular tree, is silently accomplished by a less apparent system called fibrinolytic system. D-dimer is a physiological breakdown product of this system . D-dimer comes from fibrin monomer. The D in D-dimer stands for the domain. (See below) The ability to detect the D-dimer in the bedside has given us a good oppor...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - March 5, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Pregnancy and heart pregnancy and heart disease fdp vs d dimer pulmonary embolism dvt in pregnancy what is the normal d dimer in pregnancy Source Type: blogs
A North Carolina Pediatric Hospitalist Tells Her Pandemic Story to Senator Richard Burr: Thirteen Months (And Counting) In Medical Whistle-blower Hell - Courtesy Of Private Equity/For-Profit Healthcare And Cruelly-Indifferent/Morally-Bankrupt State & Federal Oversight
Author ' s Note: I cannot " sound-bite " the last year - and perhaps it ' s time to write the book. Scroll about half-way down to read the letter to Senator Burr. The bottom line is that for thethird time in 23 years, as a Pediatrician staffing a community hospital, I was fired " with-out cause " immediately after intervening in a neonatal ( " bad baby " ) case, rescuing the situation/ " saving " the baby, and reporting it INTERNALLY to Peer Review. NO discussion. NO recourse. NO review. A total cover-up. And EVERY SINGLE TIME I ' ve asked the state/Federal government to enfor...
Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls - February 28, 2021 Category: American Health Tags: ACA Apollo Global Management ApolloMD Ballad Heath Central Carolina Hospital CMS Duke Lifepoint ETSU Medicaid Medical Whistleblower NCDHHS Pandemic Quality Assruance Randolph Health Richard Burr Trump Source Type: blogs
The Technological Future Of Sexuality And Sexual Health
Long-distance hugs; virtual reality porn stars; technosexuals living with automated dolls; you might have caught such news snippets online, but you’ll have to get used to these with the technological transformation of sex. Indeed, if technology permeates the entire terrain of human relations, why should sex and sexuality be an exception?
Sextech is already a $30 billion-strong industry, but analyses expect it to grow further to $52.7 billion by 2026. Such devices even made their way into the popular Consumer Electronic Show in 2020 and 2021 showing that tech and sex are increasingly getting intermingled. But far fr...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 17, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Covid-19 Augmented Reality Bioethics Cyborgization Robotics Virtual Reality ces future science fiction technology sensors sex sexuality porn transhumanism sextech hugshirt kissenger Gatebox Alexa loneliness epidemic Source Type: blogs
Newborn jaundice: What parents need to know
Most newborn babies turn at least a little bit yellow. Known as jaundice, this condition is a very common and usually normal part of the newborn period. But in some very rare cases it can lead to (or be a sign of) a more serious problem. That’s why parents need to know about it.
What causes jaundice?
The yellow color of newborn jaundice is caused by high levels of a substance called bilirubin in the blood. Bilirubin mostly comes from the breakdown of red blood cells. It gets processed in the liver to make it easier for the body to get rid of through the urine and stool.
Newborn livers need some time to get up and running...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - February 4, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Children's Health Parenting Screening Source Type: blogs
Bioethics Training in Reproductive Health in Mexico
Gustavo Mill án, Frances Kissling, Bioethics Training in Reproductive Health in Mexico, 151(2) Int’l J. of OBGYN 308 (2020): Bioethical approaches to reproductive health have been of utmost importance for the last three decades in Mexico. As Mexican laws regarding abortion,... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - January 26, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Legal and Policy Responses to the Delivery of Abortion Care during COVID ‐19
Elizabeth Chloe Romanis (University of Manchester), Jordan Parsons (University of Bristol), Legal and Policy Responses to the Delivery of Abortion Care during COVID ‐19, 151(3) Int’l J. OBGYN 479 (2021): Access to abortion care has long been a global challenge, even... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - January 23, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Wondering about COVID-19 vaccines if you ’re pregnant or breastfeeding?
Now that COVID-19 vaccines are rolling out, pregnant and breastfeeding people have many questions around risks and benefits. At first, many of those receiving vaccines in US will be healthcare workers, although the circles for vaccine eligibility are widening.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine agree that the new mRNA COVID-19 vaccines should be offered to pregnant and breastfeeding individuals who are eligible for vaccination.
Here are answers to some basic questions you may have about getting a COVID-1...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - January 7, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ilona T. Goldfarb, MD, MPH Tags: Coronavirus and COVID-19 Health Parenting Pregnancy Prevention Vaccines Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 4th January 2021
Happy New Year. Here ' s hoping it will be better and less strange than the old one!Some things you might want to know.COVIDATommy ' s survey finds most new and expectant mothers are more anxious because of COVID. The same survey reveals some myths about pregnancy are still out there. The article has a link to Tommy ' s Pregnancy Tool, which is broken, but I wonder if it is theirPregnancy Hub, . This does include some tools and calculators.Evidence updatesManagement of Primary Headaches in Pregnancy. (US) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 234. &...
Source: Browsing - January 4, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
Should you take the Covid-19 Vaccine if You ’re Pregnant?
The FDA took an important step on Friday by authorizing the Emergency Use for Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Recognizing the risks inherent in COVID-19 infection can be significant, while those identified to date for its vaccine appear to be low, they have not advised against vaccination during pregnancy. However, its important to note that have they not specifically approved the vaccine for use in pregnancy. That’s because we have neither animal or human data on use of the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
This is incredibly frustrating to those of us who care from women of repro...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - December 13, 2020 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Uncategorized Covid-19 pfizer pregnancy pregnant Vaccine Source Type: blogs
Should you take the Covid-19 Vaccine if You ’re Pregnant?
The FDA took an important step on Friday by authorizing the Emergency Use for Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Recognizing the risks inherent in COVID-19 infection can be significant, while those identified to date for its vaccine appear to be low, they have not advised against vaccination during pregnancy. However, its important to note that have they not specifically approved the vaccine for use in pregnancy. That’s because we have neither animal or human data on use of the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
This is incredibly frustrating to those of us who care from women of repro...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - December 13, 2020 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Uncategorized Covid-19 pfizer pregnancy pregnant Vaccine Source Type: blogs
Should you take the Covid-19 Vaccine if You ’re Pregnant?
(Updated 12/27/20)
The FDA took an important step on Friday by authorizing the Emergency Use for Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Recognizing the risks inherent in COVID-19 infection can be significant, while those identified to date for its vaccine appear to be low, they have not advised against vaccination during pregnancy. However, its important to note that have they not specifically approved the vaccine for use in pregnancy. That’s because we have only limited animal and human data on use of the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
This is incredibly frustrating to those of us ...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - December 13, 2020 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Uncategorized Covid-19 pfizer pregnancy pregnant Vaccine Source Type: blogs
Should you take the Covid-19 Vaccine if You ’ re Pregnant?
(Updated 12/27/20)
The FDA took an important step on Friday by authorizing the Emergency Use for Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Recognizing the risks inherent in COVID-19 infection can be significant, while those identified to date for its vaccine appear to be low, they have not advised against vaccination during pregnancy. However, its important to note that have they not specifically approved the vaccine for use in pregnancy. That’s because we have only limited animal and human data on use of the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
This is incredibly frustrating to those of us ...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - December 13, 2020 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Uncategorized Covid-19 pfizer pregnancy pregnant Vaccine Source Type: blogs
Unconscious bias in the operating room
Our obstetric anesthesia team sat down to debrief after a particularly harrowing case. We had just replaced our patient’s blood volume twice over after she went into labor with a placenta previa accompanied by a placenta accreta. The operating room had been the usual controlled chaotic scene of multiple teams intensely focused on their responsibilities. […]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 - October 24, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/edward-riley" rel="tag" > Edward Riley, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Surgery Source Type: blogs
