Diabetes or DUI?
What is diabetes? Diabetes occurs when the pancreas does not function normally to release insulin to aid in the ability of the cells to take up the glucose (sugar) it…
What happens with cervical spinal cord injury? (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of a question addressed last month: What happens with cervical spinal cord injury? If you missed Part 1, click below for an explanation of high and low cervical injury levels of the…
What happens with cervical spinal cord injury? (Part 1)
Cervical Injury Levels of the Spinal Cord The cervical spine is located at the very top of the spinal column. The seven vertebral levels within this region, which are classified…
How did that fracture really occur?
In order for a bone to fracture, some form of trauma must be applied to that bone. In blunt force trauma, there are two different forms of fractures: direct fractures…
Is your case really child abuse?
Abusive Head Trauma or Pediatric Stroke? Abusive Head Trauma is a challenging diagnosis that should be evaluated by a medical professional with the collaboration of other disciplines. The presentation of…
When Did The Fracture Happen?
When did the fracture happen? This is a question often asked by medical professionals in cases of alleged child abuse. Other important related questions are: Is it abuse? Who did it?…
3 Tips for Attorneys on Emergency Department Records
In cases that involve medical records, an attorney’s understanding of the treatment setting(s) is key. This is particularly true when dissecting records from an emergency department (ED). Though it may…
What Do Those Lab Results Mean? Part II
The world of medicine is chock-full of jargon that only those in the medical field can decipher. Abbreviations are common in all different medical specialties. It can be both difficult…
Pediatric Burns: Discerning Accidental Cases from Child Abuse
Approximately 250,000 children suffer burn injuries each year in the United States, accounting for one‑third of all burns. Of these patients, about 30,000 require hospital admission. Pediatric burn resuscitation protocol…
So, What Can A Nurse Actually Do for You?
Who is at the bedside 24/7 when an individual is in the hospital?Who evaluates the medical condition of a patient on a round-the-clock basis?Who notices the subtle changes in the…