Wounds whether caused from an injury, surgery, burns or pressure ulcer require additional nutrition to promote healing and rebuild tissue. Various nutrients are required for the formation of collagen which is a fibrous protein used to connect skin, cartilage, tendons, and ligaments. Nutritional needs are based on the size and severity of the wound. Large wounds such a pressure ulcers or bed sores can cause nutrient loss through drainage which increase the risk of malnutrition. Adequate nutrition and hydration is essential to increase healing...
Fortunately, before puberty and acne hit, the best skin care for most children includes regular cleansing with gentle soap, a healthy diet and liberal use of sunscreen, according to the website KidsHealth from Nemours. If your ...
Finding the top physicians in your city or state is not the same as finding those that are rated as "Best" or listed in the "Top 100." Often these are health care providers that have been rated for characteristics that do litt...
In a medical emergency, rescue workers can help a patient breathe using a squeezable bag with a face mask called the Ambu bag. Before its invention, rescue breathing attempts were often futile. Those efforts, including mouth-to...
A multidisciplinary field, health informatics encompasses information science, information systems, technology and healthcare. Health informatics analysts, or health informaticians, use their expertise to help health care provi...
Seat belts and airbags can help to prevent serious injuries in a car accident. At the same time, these protective devices can create physical problems themselves, report doctors at MedStar Emergency Medical Services. Seat belt ...
Some skin conditions that affect people of normal weight, such as cellulitis or stretch marks, also cause problems for people who are obese. But other conditions are commonly found only among individuals who are obese. Proper s...
Managed health care came into being during the mid-1980s as a response to rising health-care costs. The term "managed care" defines a prepaid health plan that incorporates access to health-care services at controlled costs. It'...
Professional nursing care was defined by Florence Nightingale as the "finest of the fine arts." Nursing instructors Kay and Karne Lundy and Sharyn Janes define nursing in 2009 as "...an open, caring art, spirit, human science, ...
This type of "fee-for-service" insurance did nothing to encourage patients, physicians or hospitals to curtail health care expenditures. Rather, indemnity insurance provided comprehensive benefits with low patient co-pays and r...
Orthopedic surgeons are physicians who receive specialized training in the care and management of musculoskeletal (bone and muscle) diseases and injuries. These surgeons can work in general orthopedics or receive further traini...
People ask how I manage to be a businesswoman, a wife, a mother (of three very active sons) and still find time for myself.
The answer is: I don’t find time. I make time to take care of myself. There isn’t...
