Medical Tips – Page 7

Chronic Low Back Pain Solution: Physical Activity

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 by Kelsey Bates APRN, FNP-C

Patients often ask, “what exercise or stretch can I do to help my low back?” Most of the timethey are looking for a one exercise, one stretch chronic low back pain solution and it isn’t that simple. The reality is there is no one exercise or stretch that is going to fix and prevent chronic … Read more

Types of Shock and Therapeutic Interventions

March 11, 2021September 1, 2020 by Bunnany Pekar, PhD, CRNA, AGACNP

The four types of shock and therapeautic interventions discussed in detail.

Do you know the four types of shock and how to manage shock patients based on they type of shock they are in? If shock patients are not routine in your practice, this review will re-familiarize you with them and the therapeutic interventions recommended for treatment. What are the four types of shock? Shock is … Read more

Non-Emergent Low Back Pain Drug-Free Treatment and Evaluation

August 15, 2020 by Kelsey Bates APRN, FNP-C

I know all of you at some point or another have had patients with low back pain and probably even had low back pain yourself. We are all aware of how common low back pain is — and the reality of it being a costly issue due to lost work days, a decrease in productivity … Read more

Fibromyalgia: is it Treatable?

August 1, 2020 by Kelsey Bates APRN, FNP-C

Fibromyalgia…I feel that the waters are somewhat muddy when it comes to this chronic condition based on what I have heard or read some health care providers say. Through my own research and experience it is a very real condition that is treatable. It hurts my heart when patients who are suffering with the symptoms … Read more

Who doesn’t need a strong, healthy brain?

May 14, 2020 by Kelsey Bates APRN, FNP-C

Meditation and the Brain A few months ago I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts, The Doctor’s Farmacy with Dr. Mark Hyman, in this particular podcast the topic was meditation. Dr. Hyman was talking with Emily Fletcher, founder of Ziva Meditation, and their discussion really got the wheels in my head turning. Meditation … Read more

Utilizing the ACS NSQIP risk calculator as an inform consent tool for patients undergoing surgery

April 7, 2020April 3, 2020 by Bunnany Pekar, PhD, CRNA, AGACNP

How to use the ACS NSQIP Risk Calculator

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.