As the US population ages, recognizing and providing care for those with geriatric syndromes will become ever more important. However, with most trainees learning in hospitals, the opportunities for discovering practical ways of implementing...
Back pain is a common complaint in the post acute and long term case setting. The most common causes include musculoskeletal pain and degenerative disease, but back pain may also be secondary to more serious causes, such as malignancy and infection.
Back pain is a common geriatric complaint. 70% of adults in Germany have at least one episode of back pain a year. Consistently back pain ranks in the top 5 disabling disorders in the United states. Multiple providers including chiropractors are...
Wellens' Syndrome, also known as Coronary T-wave Inversion Syndrome, was identified in the 1980's after a group of patients with unstable angina and characteristic precordial T wave changes on electrocardiogram (ECG) went on to develop large...
Foreign bodies in the bladder are among the rarest differential diagnoses in the lower urinary tract symptoms and may be missed in initial medical evaluations.
A case of post Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) rehospitalization prevention using CMEC transitional care protocol in a non-compliant patient. This patient underwent right lower extremity major joint replacement and was participating in BPCI Model 3...
Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency and becomes serious when it perforates. The principal presenting complaint of patients with acute appendicitis is abdominal pain. The diagnosis may be missed in patients with neurological...
We present a case of HBV reactivation in a post-acute long-term patient on low dose steroid replacement therapy. Low dose steroid replacement therapy is not well described as a cause HBV reactivation. This case illustrates that long-term facility...
Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWs), a denomination of Christianity, are unique in their refusal of blood transfusions. Better understanding of JWs, why they refuse blood transfusions, and the acceptable alternatives will help providers uphold patient...
