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CardioBreak: Single Blood Test Rapidly Rules Out MI in Chest Pain
New high-sensitivity troponin tests may ease perpetual ED dilemma
What to expect when you go to the ED with chest pain
Retail health centers, urgent care facilities and freestanding emergency rooms sprouting around the United States may be equipped to treat minor illness and injury. But patients experiencing chest pain or shortness of breath, which might signal
Chest Pain and When To Go To the ER |
Learn when to go to the emergency room for chest pain and other symptoms of a heart attack with our infographic.
Beyond HEART: Building a Better Chest Pain Protocol
The University of Maryland Medical System built on the HEART score in order to design a unique low risk chest pain protocol, and the early results have been positive. Patients with chest pain that is considered low-risk for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are a disposition challenge for emergency physicians. Many factors affect the decision toRead More
What Every Caregiver Needs to Know About Money
(Family Caregiver Alliance) It sometimes seems that people are more comfortable talking about sex than money. Every family has unspoken rules and expectations about how they deal with money: how to…
What Would Single-Payer Mean for Doctors?
Under the Weather? A Blood Test Can Tell If Antibiotics are Needed
Researchers at Duke Health are fine-tuning a test that can determine whether a respiratory illness is caused by infection from a virus or bacteria so that antibiotics can be more precisely prescribed.
How to Take Your Blood Pressure
In honor of the "roll up your sleeves" National Day of Action, our nurses follow these guidelines when taking blood pressure readings. You too can use these ...
A single-payer advocate answers the big question: How do we pay for it?
Matt Bruenig on what he worries about — and what he doesn’t — for Medicare-for-all.
How To Help Seniors Manage Borderline Blood Pressure
Seniors with prehypertension have just as much cause to manage their blood pressure through healthy lifestyle choices.
Pain Meds and Workplace Safety: What You Need to Know
According to studies, 25% of US employees have improperly used prescription paid meds. The impact of drugs in the workplace causes significant risk.
Latest FMLA pain: How to handle medical text messages
More employees are communicating with their managers via texts. So what are your managers supposed to do when a text contains possible medical or FMLA-related info?
Tell us: What are your hospital's top revenue cycle pain points?
Healthcare Finance wants to know what plagues your revenue cycle management the most right now and we'll report the results back to you.
Tips for Checking Blood Pressure at Home
Senior Care in Northbrook IL: When someone is diagnosed with high blood pressure, the doctor may recommend that they take an active role in managing their condition by checking their blood pressure at home.
How Good Deeds Lead to Great Blood Pressure
If you had an extra $40 in your pocket to spend on anything you wanted, would you spend it on yourself or on someone else? Surprisingly, the answer to
Suspect a concussion? Follow the rules
Importantly, the focus is on prevention, recognition and proper treatment
Avoiding Blood Clots When Flying
Important medical advice if you're boarding a plane after racing.
Hospitalizations After Severe Blood Infections May Be Preventable
Study suggests readmissions are often for diseases, conditions that can be treated after first discharge
How Much At-Home Nursing is Too Much?
For nurses, the instinct to ease pain and care for the sick becomes so inherent that it just becomes habit, even at home.
Single? No Kids? Don’t Fret: How to Plan Care in Your Later Years
Older Americans without children to lean on have to make arrangements while they are independent and healthy.
