When you envision receiving medical care for a particular ailment, chances are you picture a single medical team comprised of a physician, nurse and medical assistant. In the vast majority of cases, this is an altogether accurate representation. However, when a more complex medical issue is presented, multiple medical teams may be involved in your […]
When a person begins to experience some of the telltale signs of a heart attack — chest discomfort, shortness of breath, sweating, dizziness, nausea — you know that it’s time for them to be transported to the local emergency room as soon as possible for the necessary treatment. However, did you ever stop and think […]
The term “traumatic brain injury” has slowly entered the popular lexicon over the last decade. Whether propelled by stories about the dangers facing professional football players or the challenges facing our returning veterans, more people than ever have an understanding of how a traumatic brain injury — or “TBI” — can result in a variety […]
Having to undergo magnetic resonance imaging — or an MRI as it is otherwise known — can prove to be a frightening prospect for even the most stoic patient. In the majority of cases, the patient must lie down on a sliding table and be rolled forward into an extremely narrow tube that would make […]
Hospital negligence typically conjures up mental images of nurses forgetting to administer the proper medications, physicians failing to diagnose a serious medical condition or pharmacy staff providing the wrong dosage to a gravely ill patient. While this is certainly accurate, it’s also important to understand that a hospital acts negligently when it fails to provide […]
It’s a feature that anyone who has used a computer in the last 20 years is likely very familiar with: the cutting and pasting of text. From filling out an online shopping form to editing a document in a word processing program, just a few clicks of the mouse or series of keystrokes can save […]
It’s a tragic scenario that unfolds far too often in emergency rooms here in Pennsylvania and across the country. A patient shows up to the local emergency room complaining of head pain. However, the emergency room physician simply dismisses the pain as a run-of-the-mill headache and neglects to run the necessary tests. Consequently, the patient […]
A recently released study reveals that hospitalists — the physicians in charge of our care while we are admitted — are dealing with very large workloads, and this may be affecting both the quality of care they provide and patient safety. The study authors administered a survey to 506 “self-identified hospitalists enrolled in an online […]
