Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders currently seen in health care. While a chronic GI disorder that affects the large intestine may seem simple, it is actually a very complex disorder. IBS is multifactorial in nature and goes beyond the large intestine. Many health care providers, including myself, may … Read more
Kelsey Bates, ARNP Welcoming a new baby into the world is one of the most remarkable life happenings that occurs. Each pregnancy and delivery has its own unique story. Many parents, especially first-time parents, have many different emotions about the arrival of their new tiny human and it can be extremely overwhelming. When expecting a … Read more
Lindee Abe, APRN Every November when the temperature starts dropping in the Midwest, I wonder why I live in an area that is so cold. There are people love the cold, but I am not one of them. Every extreme of temperature has its associated health risks, especially cold weather. The winter brings myocardial infarctions … Read more
Bunnany Chhun Pekar, PhD, CRNA, AGACNP The purpose of this blog is to discuss some of the more common pulmonary disease findings. Please refer to my previous blog for a discussion on how to perform a complete pulmonary physical examination. Before we begin, what does the term “clinical findings” mean? Let us start with differentiating … Read more
Osteoporosis workup and treatment is a common procedure in family and internal medicine. This disease is one of the most common bone diseases in the United States. Osteoporosis is a skeletal bone disease, and characterized by low bone mass. This conditions is the result of deterioration of the bone tissue with an increase in fragility … Read more
Joshua Nowocin, PA-C Providing surgical wound care is a very common outpatient practice. Almost every outpatient center has had to provide Surgical wound care. There is plenty of information regarding wounds, so to keep it simple, this discussion will focus on Surgical wounds with normal and abnormal healing. Likewise, wounds can be classified as acute, … Read more
