michael lavinger May 22, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Intrathecal Hypaque michael lavinger May 22, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine It is imperative that a physician performing a procedure knows the…
michael lavinger May 22, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Evaluation of Hand Injuries in the Emergency Department michael lavinger May 22, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine The standard of care in emergency medicine for a patient with a hand laceration…
michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Assessment of Suicidality michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine The assessment of decision-making capacity and suicidality are closely….
michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Emergency Department Overdoses michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Emergency department evaluation of a patient with a potential overdose is comprised of three components…
michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Multiple Sclerosis michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that…
michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Eczema michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Eczema is a chronic skin disease that first manifests as patches of dry or red…
michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Strep pneumoniae michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Strep pneumoniae is the number one cause of bacterial pneumonia in…
michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Nipple Areolar Complex (NAC) michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine The nipple areolar complex (NAC) is the one recognizable landmark on the breasts. The position of the NAC relative…
michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Vital Signs and Brain Herniation michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Composed of heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and…
michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Hydrocephalus michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine A condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds…
michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine The commonly used scoring system used to describe the level of consciousness of a patient with a range of…
michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine External Ventricular Drain (EVD) michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine An external ventricular drain (a/k/a ventriculostomy or extraventricular drain), is a device drilled…
michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Cerebellum michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine The part of the brain at the back of the skull. Its function is to coordinate and regulate muscular activity. It is located just above a large hole in the bottom of the skull (the foramen magnum).
michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Brain Herniation michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine The abnormal shifting of the brain tissue through openings due to…
michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine An abnormal connection of blood vessels that normally does not exist in…
michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Mold-Related Irritant Respiratory Disorders michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Irritant respiratory conditions from airborne mold exposure in a restricted indoor space are…
michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (HP) michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an interstitial lung disease of immune pathogenesis…
michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Mold Toxicity michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine There is considerable public concern about mold and its potential byproduct toxins…
michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine The Process of Drowning michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine After a person is submerged under the water, the process of drowning and asphyxia begins. The early process of drowning involves…
michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Upper Airway Cough Syndrome (UACS) michael lavinger April 20, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Upper airway cough syndrome (UACS), formerly known as postnasal drip syndrome…