When a patient is planning to undergo an operation, it is important that she/he has full understanding of what the proposed surgical intervention is along with the risk of surgery. This is especially critical if the patient has a lot of comorbidities that may put him or her at higher risks of postoperative complications.
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GERD Management and Patient Education
The reason for this blog post is to bring awareness to a common scenario we see on a daily basis, long term proton pump inhibitor use. I see multiple new patients come in the office who list either Prilosec or Nexium as a daily medication. When I go over their medications and ask about these …
Prevention is Key
As health care providers we wear many different hats, we have such an awesome responsibility of caring for our patients. A few of our responsibilities include diagnosing, treating, educating, encouraging and the list goes on. One of my favorite roles in caring for patients is focusing on the prevention of disease. I think as providers …
Examination Pearls
Medical Assessment Tips In school and clinicals we all learn how to take a thorough history and perform a physical assessment. Collecting this information is the foundation for our diagnosis and plan of care for our patients. As we get into practice we continue to develop and fine tune our history taking and physical assessment …
How to Manage a Knocked-Out Tooth
Bunnany Pekar, PhD, CRNA, AGACNP Have you ever had your tooth knocked out? If you answered yes, you are not alone and probably know what to do. But if you have not, you will be someone’s hero in knowing how to manage a knocked out tooth. Chances are high if you work in an urgent …
Ventilator Management
Melissa Cody, APRN
The Police, an 80’s English rock band, had it right in there song ‘Every Breath You Take’ when they said:
- Every breath you take
- Every move you make
- Every bond you break
- Every step you take
- I’ll be watching you