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89Part 1: What to Expect After Open Heart Surgery
What a person can expect to experience in the first 24 hours after open heart surgery, including clear descriptions of the most common monitoring devices used in the Cardiac Surgery ICU.
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88How To Understand Your Blood Tests & Biochemistry
Do you understand your blood results? Why do doctors need to understand what is in your blood? Read this hub to find out - in language you can understand.
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88Medical Techniques: How Therapeutic Body Hypothermia Is Saving Lives (Arctic Sun Device)
A life saving medical technique for things from brain damage to heart attacks. Learn more about therapeutic hypothermia - the technique that is saving lives.
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865 Things You Should Know About Lyme Disease and the Worst Case Scenario
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in America, with 16,000 new cases reported each year. It is caused by a bite from a deer tick infected with the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. Not all tick bite will cause Lyme disease but if the...
15 comments84Part 2: Recovery After Open Heart Surgery
This day-by-day guide through recovery from Open Heart Surgery tracks normal progress through to discharge. Transition from Critical Care to Acute Care is discussed, and what daily milestones are expected.
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82Easy Physical Fitness Tips for Life-long Health
How fit are you? This article contains physical fitness tips, info on the benefits of exercise and guidelines for getting fit and sticking with a fitness program.
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83Abdominal aortic aneurism (AAA) - Old body - new pipes
Aneurisms of the aorta, the body's largest blood vessel, are bulges (balloonings) that are relatively free of warning symptoms. If the aneurism size is great, immediate surgical repair is needed. This article chronicles discovery of a large aneurysm, its surgical repair using newer endovascular treatment devices, and the contrasting humor of the short hospital recovery stay.
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84Sonogram Technician Education in Sonography
If you are thinking of becoming a sonographer many of the training programs and schooling is easily accessible in your area. Many offer an associates degree for a sonography technician position. The interesting thing about the diagnostic medical...
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84Traditional Greek Folk Medicine - Ancient Remedies
Faced with rising medical costs, an increasing number of people turn to alternative medicine to cure minor ailments. With centuries of wisdom, the Greeks have many folk remedies to remain hale and healthy, enjoying one of the longest lifespans in the world. Greek folk medicine can be a great way to drive away colds and banish illness.
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83PULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY, (RESPIRATORY FAILURE)
The estimated incidence is 1 million cases per year, with most effusions caused by congestive heart failure, malignancy, infections, and pulmonary emboli. The estimated prevalence is 320 cases per 100,000 people in industrialized countries, with a distribution of etiologies related to the prevalence of underlying diseases.
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