A ventilation-perfusion scan (commonly known as a VQ scan) is a procedure performed in interventional radiology. It examines air flow and perfusion from the lungs.
A ventilation-perfusion scan (commonly known as a VQ scan) is a procedure performed in interventional radiology. It examines air flow and perfusion from the lungs.
It seems like many of the elderly patients that I have cared for have had large amounts of hip pain. They have joints that are causing them problems or have had a hip replacement somewhere along the way. Jessica from Vive Health has put together many of the common causes of hip pain. Look out for these and trouble shoot them with your patients.
A very common patient injury you’ll encounter as a nurse is a sprain. Don’t miss this quick guide to recognizing and treating sprains:
Syringomyelia is a rare disorder in which a fluid-filled cyst (also known as a syrinx) develops within a person’s spinal cord. Over time, the cyst may continue to grow causing damage to the spinal cord.
It is important to know the differences between ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes. What nursing interventions would you perform for these and how would they vary? Learn about these strokes from an ICU RN.
Internal decapitation is an injury that occurs after some kind of trauma to the head and neck. Learn more about what this really is and how you treat it.
On the list of preventable lifestyle diseases, Type 2 diabetes often sits near the top. Unfortunately, poor diet and inactivity have led to a widespread growth in the number of cases of adults and children with Type 2 diabetes. In fact, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that over 100 million people in the U.S. are either diabetic or prediabetic.
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that usually affects the lungs. The tuberculosis bacteria is spread by infected individuals coughing and sneezing tiny droplets into the air. Individuals infected with tuberculosis may or may not show symptoms of having the disease.
You hear so much talk about "heart disease." What exactly does this term mean? What should you as a medical professional be looking out for in these patients? Even though you may not be working on a cardiac unit, the hospital is a place where many individuals have cardiac events. Make sure that you are prepared for how to help your patients if they have a cardiac issue.
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is very real and can be fatal in some individuals if left untreated. Learn the how to manage patients with alcohol withdrawal or delirium tremens (DTs) from an ICU RN.