November 1, 2005
By:Teri Miller
Forty percent of all reproductive-age women have one or more
fibroid tumors, but only half of these individuals experience any
symptoms.
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October 1, 2005
By:Barbara J. Rutledge
Michelle is a healthy appearing, athletic 16-year-old who presents
to the clinic with a 4-day history of itching "down there" and
smelly discharge. During the intake, completed while her mother was
present, Michelle vehemently denied that she has ever done
"anything more than make out." However, once she is alone in the
examination room, the clinician is able to elicit that Michelle has
recently become sexually active with her boyfriend, a senior at her
school. She reports that he is her first and only sexual partner.
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September 1, 2005
By:Sophia C. Werning
Did you ever stop and wonder: When did the first human take a look at a crab and consider it to be a potential source of nourishment or even culinary enjoyment? Some have attempted to guess: In his best-selling tome, Chesapeake, set in pre-Colonial America, author James A. Michener describes the compelling scene in which a Native American escapes his war-torn village by canoe and ventures downriver toward the expanse of what today is known as the Chesapeake Bay. The character, Pentaquod, is in search of what village elders call "the great river in which fish with hard shell coverings abound."
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July 1, 2005
By:Barbara J. Rutledge
There's no vaccine for avian flu, but there are steps you can take
to stop the spread of this dangerous virus.
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May 1, 2005
By:Teri Miller, MSN, RN, ANP
PAH affects one to two individuals per million people, adding to
diagnostic challenges.
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April 1, 2005
By:Mary McKinley
Who in your practice provided an "aha" experience that allowed you
to see the meaning of what was happening beyond the actual event?
Do you have a quote or saying that has meaning to you, one that has
influenced your behavior or thinking? From whom did you get that
quote?
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March 1, 2005
By:Teri Miller
Susan, a 50-year-old female, came to the outpatient GI suites for
colonoscopy screening as recommended by her primary care physician.
Her dad recently died from colon cancer and, although she had no
symptoms, her age and family history were the impetus for testing.
Susan followed all the pre-procedural instructions including the
bowel prep, and had been NPO after midnight. Her nurse started an
IV of 5% dextrose in water, 100cc/hr, given for two hours before
the procedure.
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