Brain injuries and their outcomes
Missouri residents who have suffered brain traumas may now be able to receive more appropriate care due to an innovative diagnostic tool that identifies a specific protein in the brain. After tracking three proteins that play a significant role in cellular activity in the cerebrum, one example showed a marked decrease in patients who sustained […]
Read MoreMisdiagnosis may affect treatment choices
As Missouri residents may know, some diseases are more commonly misdiagnosed than others because symptoms sometimes resemble those resulting from other illnesses. When a physician orders the appropriate testing to challenge a differential diagnosis, finding the correct one is possible. This allows the patient to receive the right treatment earlier. A missed or delayed diagnosis […]
Read MoreCertain patients misdiagnosed under new COPD guidelines
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in Missouri might be surprised that a new study suggests that guidelines for diagnosing the condition is leading in some cases to a misdiagnosis. Conducted in the United Kingdom, the study highlights the resulting risks as well. The Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease defined airway obstruction in 2001 as […]
Read MoreHow to be proactive when hospitalized
As Missouri residents may know, medical errors may result in a hospital stay becoming longer than anticipated. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, hospital errors might be responsible for over 400,000 deaths of patients per year that are labeled as premature. Being proactive when faced with a hospital stay is a good […]
Read MoreSome of the causes of surgical errors
A study recently released by the Mayo Clinic has shed some insight into the ways some medical errors can occur due to human behavior. The researchers studied 69 “never events”, called that because they should never occur, that took place over a five-year period at the Minnesota clinic during which a total of 1.5 million […]
Read MorePre-surgery education is important to patient outcomes
Missouri health care providers may find that good education prior to surgery can improve their patients’ outcomes. Research by Gallup has indicated that although patients are typically committed to following instructions given for their post-surgery activity and care, other important areas affecting outcomes are not addressed as thoroughly as they should be. Less than half […]
Read MoreRisky business in the medical sector
Missouri residents may be interested in learning more about some of the inherent risks that affect the quality of treatment provided by health care facilities across the country. A 2005 study of more than 1,500 medical professionals exposed a propensity for dangerous errors and complicit behavior occurring on a routine basis in the medical sector. […]
Read MoreTips for handling an auto wreck caused by someone else
Car accidents occur every day in Missouri and throughout the country; therefore, it is crucial that motorists know how to react following a crash that was caused by another motorist. Besides collecting vital information from the liable motorist, informed car accident victims can take extra measures to help them recoup damages in the end. Following […]
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