michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Screening Tests for Drug Abuse michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Urine test results cannot be used to prove that a person was under the influence of the drug…
michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine EMS Providers (EMT) in Dangerous Situations michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine The general public activates emergency services (fire fighters, police officers and EMS providers) with the expectation…
michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Death from Anaphylaxis michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine The mechanism of death in anaphylaxis is initiated by dramatic release of histamine from…
michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Monitoring During Iron Dextran Infusion michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Iron dextran is an agent widely known to cause anaphylactic reactions with a frequency that…
michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Treating Spinal Pain without Addictive Narcotics michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine While treating patients with spinal problems, the initial medications should, without good reason otherwise…
michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Chiropractic Manipulation Causing Cervical Disc Damage michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine The magnitude, direction and abruptness of a force on the spine affect whether it will cause pathology. With regard to…
michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Spinal Cord Disc Protrusions and Nerve Compression michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine The spinal cord is the nerve tissue connecting the brain to the peripheral nervous system. It exists within…
michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Well-documented risk factors for cardiovascular disease include hypertension, high cholesterol…
michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Symptoms of Lung Cancer michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine The most common symptoms of lung cancer are chronic and/or worsening cough, shortness of breath with exertion…
michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Lung Cancer michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Lung cancer is the most common fatal malignancy among both men and women in the United States. Its peak incidence is…
michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Radiologic Imaging for Lung Cancer michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Imaging in lung cancer is far from perfect. A chest x-ray cannot distinguish lung cancer from a…
michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Surgical Treatment of Lung Cancer michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine The ability of a cancer to be treated surgically with a complete resection for potential cure is…
michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine The Two Types of Lung Cancer michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine There are two major types of lung cancer -- small cell and non-small cell. Both of these are…
michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Accessory Nerve Damage michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine The accessory nerve controls the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles which…
michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Understanding Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) for Lymph Nodes in the Neck michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Biopsy can be completed via fine needle aspiration (FNA), sonographically guided…
michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Lymphadenopathy michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Lymphadenopathy refers to lymph nodes that are abnormal in size, consistency, or number. Lymph nodes are generally…
michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Permissive Hypotension michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Permissive hypotension is an accepted principle in the management of a trauma patient in hemorrhagic shock and can be…
michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Organ Perfusion michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Organ perfusion and function is dependent on adequate intravascular volume. Adequate coronary artery…
michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Class III Shock michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Class III shock occurs when 1500-2000 cc of blood are lost. Standard of care is to…
michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Tension Pneuothorax michael lavinger May 4, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine A tension pneumoperitoneum occurs when air becomes trapped within the…