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Understanding the Significance of Latex Allergy in Operating Rooms: An Under-Recognized Threat
Hidden dangers sometimes lurk behind the scenes when looking at medical procedures. One such peril often overlooked is latex allergy, an increasingly prevalent concern within operating rooms. Surprisingly, it stands…
Aortic Arch Implications in Catastrophic Injury
High velocity impact is a leading cause of death involved in catastrophic injury. The risk of death is directly proportional to the speed of travel. For speeds between 32 and…
Dental Complications. Is There a Standard of Care?
Complications can and do happen at dental office visits. These complication can range from mild incidents to life threatening occurrences. Some of the more involved complications although rare involve sinus…
Hypoxic Brain Injury
Currently there is no statistical data available concerning the prevalence of hypoxic brain injury in the United States. Hypoxic brain injury is most commonly seen in the presence of cardiac…
Vaping
VAPING Vaping has been the latest craze among young people; often resulting in serious illness and death. E-cigarettes originated as a device to assist smokers in reducing traditional cigarette usage…
ABG’s – What does that mean?
Medical records are full of diagnostic data accompanied by abbreviations that do not make a lot of sense. One type of laboratory value is the ABG (Arterial Blood Gas). They…
What Can A CRNA Do For Your Medical Legal Cases?
Could you use help with medically related cases? Do you have catastrophic injury cases? Do you have critical care cases? Do you have criminal cases involving traumatic injury? Why would…
Aveolar Surface Tension and Vaping
Alveolar Surface Tension and Vaping Alveolar surface tension is a key component to respiration. The alveoli are sac shaped components of the lungs where gas exchange occurs. They are air…
Septic Shock–New Approach to Treatment–Vitamin C of all things.
Septic Shock is one of the most devastating medical conditions affecting a patient. It creates an onslaught of life-threatening derangement in a patient’s body. It occurs in the face of…
Nurse Bullying? Does it contribute to medical mistakes?
Nurses are, first and foremost, human. Humans are known to make mistakes. However, the average person in the workplace can make mistakes, and the consequences may be a loss of…
Cardiac Device Recalls Costly to Medicare and Patients
An article in the New York Times, written by Fred R. Conrad, made mention to the fact that Medicare bears the burden of the cost of replacing Faulty Heart devices….
Women and Chest Pain vs. Physician Ignorance
Women are still not being taken seriously when it comes to chest pain. If a woman does not present with the usual symptoms, such as mid-centered chest pain, pain in…
Happy 2018 !!!
Well, 2018 is here. I’m not making any resolutions. I’m just looking forward to all of the treasures it has in store. I hope to rise to the occasion and…
What could go wrong? It was just a blood transfusion.
What Could Have Gone Wrong? It Was Only A Blood Transfusion. You have multiple cases on your desk, one of which is a case concerning a woman who passed away…
Catastrophic Injury: Finding the hidden Gems of Damages
Catastrophic Injury: Finding the Hidden Gems of DamagesAn Advanced Practice Certified Legal Nurse Consultant Can Help Are you spending time doing what you like to do? Or are you knee-deep…
Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice is a serious issue. Every day, people get improper treatment, resulting in numerous adverse outcomes. The medical society has sworn an oath to provide the best medical care…
Legal Nurse Consultants
Nurses with an interest for both emergency room trauma and courtroom drama may want to pursue a nursing degree in legal nurse consulting. Legal nurse consultants use their healthcare know-how…
A Picture Worth a 1,000 Words
When an attorney takes on a medical-related lawsuit, the attorney is confronted with enormous volumes of medical records crammed with esoteric terminology, inexplicable shorthand and indecipherable handwriting. Yet his client’s…