Another clinician’s prescription
A communication failure when one clinician refills a prescription written by another has a dire result.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Identifying cervical lesions
One clinician took issue with the image published in a January 2016 Clinical Advisor article.
A miscommunication on how to take hemorrhoid medication
Clinicians should be sure that patients know how to properly take their medications.
Stat consult: Lyme disease
The Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, is an obligate parasite and the most common tick-borne infection in North America and Europe.
Bromelain as a proteolytic enzyme
Found in pineapple, bromelain is a well known proteolytic enzyme.
How effective is a kenalog injection for seasonal allergies?
Corticosteroids may relieve symptoms of allergic rhinitis, but are not always appropriate.
Applying ointment to a child
A clinician offers a tip for applying a small amount of nonsterile ointment.
An alarm clock can help patients remember to take their medication
Patients shouldn’t turn off the alarm until their medication has been taken.
Hepatitis C mortality increasing, now leading cause of death among all infectious diseases
The number of deaths associated with hepatitis C is higher than the total number of deaths resulting from 60 other infectious diseases.
Swaddling sleeping infants increases risk of SIDS
Infants who are swaddled while they sleep have an increased risk of SIDS, and the risk increases with age.
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