michael lavinger April 24, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Repair of Dural Rent/Hole michael lavinger April 24, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Not repairing a rent/hole in the dura leads to the nerve roots outpouching through the…
michael lavinger April 24, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Larynx Radionecrosis michael lavinger April 24, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Radionecrosis of the larynx is a process in which noncancerous tissue sustains damage from…
michael lavinger April 24, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Hirschsprung’s Disease michael lavinger April 24, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Hirschsprung’s disease is a condition that involves the large intestines (colon) and interferes with…
michael lavinger April 24, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Cardiac Stenting Versus Bypass michael lavinger April 24, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine There is one main reason why surgical revascularization is no longer a…
michael lavinger April 24, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Blood Flow Restoration After Cardiac Ischemia michael lavinger April 24, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine The main goal of therapy in ischemia of any type (myocardial infarction…
michael lavinger April 24, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Surgical Complications After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) michael lavinger April 24, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Surgical complications after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) revascularization are common…
michael lavinger April 22, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Esophageal dilatation After Nissan fundoplication michael lavinger April 22, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine An esophageal dilatation in a patient with a Nissen fundoplication needs…
michael lavinger April 22, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Coronary Angioplasty) michael lavinger April 22, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine The established goal in the treatment of myocardial infarction is early time…
michael lavinger April 22, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Intrathecal Vincristine Sulfate michael lavinger April 22, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Vincristine sulfate is a highly toxic agent that should never…
michael lavinger April 22, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) michael lavinger April 22, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is any degree of impairment of kidney function. It is usually…
michael lavinger April 21, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Biventricular Pacemaker with Defibrillator michael lavinger April 21, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Ventricular arrhythmias are extra heart beats that originate from the lower cardiac…
michael lavinger April 21, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Atrial Fibrillation michael lavinger April 21, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Atrial fibrillation is a type of arrhythmia (abnormal electrical heart rhythm), that originates in…
michael lavinger April 21, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Third Degree Heart Block michael lavinger April 21, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Third Degree Heart Block is a slowing of the heartbeat that can cause…
michael lavinger April 21, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) michael lavinger April 21, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Coronary artery disease refers to blockages in the arteries that feed the heart, that tend to…
michael lavinger April 21, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Postmortem Redistribution (PMR) michael lavinger April 21, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Many drugs (diphenhydramine included) are known to redistribute after death, specifically in…
michael lavinger April 21, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine EVALUATION OF PROXIMAL HUMERUS FRACTURES michael lavinger April 21, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine The standard of care for evaluation of proximal humerus fractures includes…
michael lavinger April 21, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine Proximal Humerus Fracture Treatment michael lavinger April 21, 2020 A Spoonful of Medicine The options for treatment of any proximal humerus fracture include non-operative and…
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…