Your “Off Day” May be the Day to Get to the ER
What can you do to detect a heart attack early on and prevent fatal results? Too Many symptoms of a heart attack go unrecognized or are often overlooked by the patient as an ‘off’ day. Innocuous looking symptoms include, indigestion, … Continue reading
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Stop Treating The MRI
The baby boomers have entered the orthopedic surgery stage, bringing the overall statistics of orthopedic surgery in America to a new level! In 2009 Americans ages 45 to 64 had approximately 116,000 hip replacements, and 97,000 knee replacements between 2004 … Continue reading
Categories: Aging, Family, Health Care, Hospitals, Medical News, Medical TechnologyTags: Aging, baby boomers, health care, knee replacement, Medical News, Medicare, MRI, New England Journal of Medicine, orthopedic surgery, seniors
DVT Awareness Month Encourages Individuals to Know Their Risk Level and Be Proactive
Deep vein thrombosis occurs when a blood clot forms in the deep veins of the body. If it breaks loose and travels to other areas of the body such as the lungs, heart, or brain it can cause death or … Continue reading
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Celebrate Long Term Care Administrator’s Week!
LTCAdministrator.com is celebrating National Long Term Care Administrator’s Week (March 12-16, 2012)! Since 1994, The American College of Health Care Administrators has sponsored this national observance each March. Long Term Care Administrator’s Week honors and celebrates the important role the … Continue reading
Categories: Events, Health Care, Long Term CareNew Therapeutic Surface for Pressure Ulcer Treatment Provides Patient Comfort and Significant Cost Savings for Facilities
Proper product utilization is crucial to lessening pressure ulcers. In the hospital and long-term care setting, it is important for medical professionals to address what is not only clinically efficacious but also reasonably priced. According to McKnight’s Long Term Care … Continue reading
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PolyGel Portable Device for DVT Therapy Helps Patients Be Compliant After Surgery
Major surgical procedures are events where medical staff must be reminded that certain patients can be at higher risk for deep vein thrombosis and venous thromboembolism. Postphlebitic syndrome and pulmonary embolisms can occur in the hours, days, and weeks after … Continue reading
Categories: Health Care, Long Term Care, Medical News, Medical TechnologyTags: DVT therapy, Hospitals, nursing homes, PolyGel portable device, sequential compression devices, Vascular PRN
Long Surgeries Necessitate Better Therapeutic Surfaces for Patient Skin Integrity
A recent study in the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Journal shows that patients can develop pressure ulcers when a surgery lasts more than three hours. How the patient is positioned, the table surface, and skin integrity all play … Continue reading
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