August 31, 2012
Thanks to advances in modern medicine, kidney transplants are now a fairly routine surgical procedure. In fact, in the span of only a few hours, surgeons and operating room nurses can give a patient diagnosed with a potentially fatal renal condition the chance to live a long and healthy life. However, what happens when something […]
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August 29, 2012
For many seniors, the office of their primary care physician is the first stop when they are feeling ill or suffering from some sort of medical condition. Here, they can discuss their health openly with a physician whom they trust and rely upon to provide the appropriate course of treatment. More often than not, this […]
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August 24, 2012
When it comes to heart attacks, time is of the essence. The sooner a patient receives an accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment, the better the outcome is likely to be. That is precisely why when a patient reports to the emergency room complaining of certain symptoms — chest discomfort or pain, sweating, indigestion, shortness of […]
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August 22, 2012
A hospital is supposed to be a place where patients and their family members can feel comfortable and confident that they are in good hands. However, what happens when hospital administration, eager to save money, decides to implement cost-saving measures that expose patients to potentially deadly infections? While you may be tempted to think this […]
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August 17, 2012
Whether we undergo a relatively simple surgical procedure in an outpatient facility or a major operation in a hospital, we want our surgeons to be focused, alert, and free from distractions so that they can perform to the best of their abilities and avoid surgical errors. Unfortunately, this is not always the case, and patients […]
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August 14, 2012
As previously discussed in our blog, many hospitals and doctor’s offices here in Pennsylvania and across the country are now making the transition from paper charts to electronic medical records. As a result, don’t be surprised to see medical professionals recording items in notebook computers or iPads during your next trip to a health care […]
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August 10, 2012
A few weeks ago, our blog discussed the so-called “July effect,” meaning the phenomenon of medical mistakes increasing during the month of July since that’s when experienced medical professionals move on to new roles, and leave the majority of patient care to inexperienced interns. As if that wasn’t frightening enough, researchers at Johns Hopkins recently […]
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August 7, 2012
According to the majority of medical guidelines, both men and women should begin undergoing preventative screening for colorectal cancer starting at the age of 50. This is largely because the disease is historically associated with older populations. However, recent articles have suggested that an increasing number of younger people — particularly those in their 40s […]
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August 2, 2012
There is little doubt that nurses working in the often chaotic setting of a hospital are under a great deal of stress, forced to manage large patient loads, complex medical conditions and shortened patient stays. Compounding this stress is the fact that many hospitals here in Pennsylvania and across the United States have cut staff […]
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