Wastes from health-care activities
Health-care activities – for instance, immunizations, diagnostic tests, medical treatments, and laboratory examinations – protect and restore health and save lives. But what about the wastes and by-products they generate?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Synonyms and related keywords: AD/HD, ADD, ADD/ADHD, ADHD, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit disorder with and without hyperactivity, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, attention–deficit/hyperactivity disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, hyperkinetic impulse disorder, hyperactive syndrome, hyperkinetic reaction of childhood, minimal brain damage, minimal brain dysfunction, undifferentiated attention deficit disorder
Hand Washing Policy for Medical students
By Dr. Ramaz MitaishviliOur hands are the source of many infections. To ourselves and other healthy adults, the bacteria that is carried on ourhands does not pose a problem, but to anyone whose immune system is compromised, the result can be overwhelminginfection – and sometimes death.
Common Sport Injuries
By Dr. Ramaz Mitaishvili – are a result of stress put on bones or muscles.– Most common are injuries to soft tissue – muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Dislocation – occurs when two bones are jolted apart at a joint and is often accompanied by a ligament tear in the joint. The pain is caused by […]
Anesthesiology /Considerations for specimen collection
By Dr. Ramaz Mitaishvili Patient Preparation FactorsTherapeutic Drug Monitoring: different pharmacologic agents have patterns of administration, body distribution, metabolism, and elimination that affect the drug concentration as measured in the blood. Many drugs will have "peak" and "trough" levels that vary according to dosage levels and intervals. Check for timing instructions for drawing the appropriate […]
Complications in Blood Collection
by Dr. Ramaz MitaishviliBrief Lecture Plan for Medical School Instructor• Excessive Bleeding• Petechiae• Neurological Complications• Mastectomy• Edema• Obesity• Intravenous Therapy• Damaged, Sclerosed, or Occluded veins• Burned or Scarred Areas• Infections
Quality Assurance and Proficiency Testing for Newborn Screening
by Dr. Ramaz MitaishviliFor almost 30 years, CDC's Environmental Health Laboratory has been the only comprehensive source in the world for quality assurance and proficiency testing involving the testing of newborns for preventable diseases. If these diseases are not accurately diagnosed and treated, they cause mental retardation, severe illness, and premature death in newborns.
Some Tips for Examining Young Children
By Dr. Ramaz Mitaishvili 1. Examine a child sitting on parent's lap and try to be at the child's eye level.2. First examine the child's toy then the child and if possible let the child do some of the exam (e.g., move the stethoscope). Then go back and exam places "we missed".3. Ask toddler to […]
Egg Allergy
Julie Metos, MPH, RD, CDEThe American Egg Board calls it incredible, but for children with an egg allergy, the egg is simply inedible.One of the most common food allergies in infants and young children, egg allergy can pose many challenges for parents. Because eggs are used in many of the foods kids eat – and […]
ASA NEWSLETTER
April 16, 2007Awareness under General Anesthesia:When surgical patients can recall their surroundingsor an event – sometimes even pain – related to their surgery while under general anesthesia.May also be called “anesthetic awareness” or “intraoperative awareness”Awareness Myths & Facts
