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Antipsychotics May Increase Diabetes Risk In Children

Category: Diabetes    Posted: July 24, 2015    Author: Georgina Tyburski

From healio.com

Children initiating treatment with second-generation antipsychotics are at increased risk for incident type 2 diabetes, especially among those using antidepressants, according to recent study findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

“With such vast numbers of chi...

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Good News For Middle-Aged Exercisers: Sudden Cardiac Arrest Is Quite Rare

Category: Personal Health    Posted: July 3, 2015    Author: Georgina Tyburski

From The Washington Post

If  you're middle-aged or older and you work out, it's not too long before the question crosses your mind: I wonder if this could kill me?

It certainly has happened before. Jim Fixx, who helped start the fitness revolution with his book "The ...

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Northfield Man Dies After Ambulance Cot Tips

Category: Emergency Room    Posted: June 12, 2015    Author: Georgina Tyburski

From Fox 8 Cleveland

NORTHFIELD, Ohio - A 81-year-old patient who was on a stretcher that tipped over has died.

The Northfield Fire Department said crews responded to a medical emergency on Cambridge Drive on March 26. While paramedics were moving the patient from the house to...

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Power Morcellator Lawsuit Filed By Southern Med Law Alleges Wife’s Death Resulted From Cancer Spread Via Uterine Morcellation

Category: Medical Malpractice    Posted: May 22, 2015    Author: Bill Hobbs

From Benzinga.com

"According To The Power Morcellator Lawsuit, Filed By Southern Med Law, Decedent Had No Evidence Of Disseminated Or Metastatic Cancer Prior To Undergoing A Hysterectomy In March 2012 Which Involved The Use Of A Power Morcellator"

Birmingh...

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Eye On The Inside: Do Cameras In Nursing Homes Protect Or Intrude?

Category: Nursing Home Abuse    Posted: May 15, 2015    Author: Georgina Tyburski

From mainlinemedianews.com

As suddenly as he lost his ability to speak last fall, Stuart Sanderson’s connection to the world outside his Philadelphia nursing-home room was severed because of anxiety over a simple webcam.

A compact video camera on his computer ...

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Protecting The Kidneys When Receiving Vancomycin

Category: Legal Nurse    Posted: May 8, 2015    Author: Georgina Tyburski

Kidneys serve the body as a natural filter of the blood and remove water soluble wastes which are directed to the bladder. They play a very essential regulatory role in the urinary system and also serve homeostatic functions such as regulation of electrolytes, maintenance of acid-base, and regulation of blood pressure.

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First Things First–Find Help!

Category: Legal Nurse    Posted: May 1, 2015    Author: Georgina Tyburski

We don't mean to intrude, but want you to know...we’ve revamped our website to introduce you to all that Legal Nurse Consultants USA has to offer.

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If Wounds Could Talk

Category: Legal Nurse    Posted: April 24, 2015    Author: Georgina Tyburski

If a patient’s wound could talk in today’s health care arena… to whom would they speak? Obviously the daily responsibility for wound management is most likely undertaken by nurses … so this is where the one on one conversation begins.

To illustrate this point please be considerate of the following scenario:<...

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Advanced Practices In Simulation–You Bought The Manikin, Now What?

Category: Legal Nurse    Posted: April 17, 2015    Author: Georgina Tyburski

On Thursday, March 26th, 2015 in Greensboro, North Carolina, Karla an OB/NICU Nurse Expert in the Legal Nurse Consultants USA gave a demonstration of the features of Lucina a high fidelity simulation manikin. Hospitals and institutions advanced practices in simulation to teach their staff in specific areas of nursing on life-like ...

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Stuck In The Womb: Shoulder Dystocia Management

Category: Legal Nurse    Posted: April 10, 2015    Author: Georgina Tyburski

A potentially devastating complication of a routine vaginal delivery occurs with a shoulder dystocia. The shoulder dystocia happens when a mother delivers the baby’s head, but the shoulders remain stuck behind her pubic bone causing a delay or inability to deliver the rest of the body. Occurring in only 0.2 -3.0% of all live birth...

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