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American Family Physician
June 1, 2001 |
Medical Problems of Recreational Scuba Diving Recreational scuba diving is defined as pleasure diving to a depth of up to 130 feet without decompression stops. The most common medical problems are simple "squeezes." These can affect your middle ear or face mask during descent...   |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2006
Ronald H. Labuguen |
Initial Evaluation of Vertigo Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, acute vestibular neuronitis, and Meniere's disease cause most cases of vertigo; however, family physicians must consider other causes including cerebrovascular disease, migraine, psychological disease, multiple sclerosis, and intracranial neoplasms. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2005
Swartz & Longwell |
Treatment of Vertigo As patients age, vertigo becomes an increasingly common presenting complaint. Most cases of vertigo can be diagnosed clinically and managed in the primary care setting. |
Nursing
September 2010
Donna Nayduch |
Back to basics: Identifying and managing acute spinal cord injury Spinal cord injuries involve damage to the neurons of the spinal cord. They're often devastating because they're associated with life-threatening complications and loss of functional independence. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2001
Daisy Arce |
Recognizing Spinal Cord Emergencies Physicians who work in primary care settings and emergency departments frequently evaluate patients with neck and back pain. Spinal cord emergencies are uncommon, but injury must be recognized early so that the diagnosis can be quickly confirmed... |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2001
C. Randall Clinch |
Evaluation of Acute Headaches in Adults Classifying headaches as primary (migraine, tension-type or cluster) or secondary can facilitate evaluation and management. A detailed headache history helps to distinguish among the primary headache disorders... |
Nursing
March 2011
Mink & Miller |
Stroke, Part 2: Respond aggressively to hemorrhagic stroke Patients may arrive at the hospital any time from minutes to days after a hemorrhagic stroke, and nurses need to be prepared for the unique challenges associated with their care. |
Nursing
June 2011
Cahill & Armstrong |
Caring for an adult with a malignant primary brain tumor Pprimary brain tumors are relatively uncommon, occurring in an estimated 63,000 patients in the united states each year. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2000
William F. Young |
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy A Common Cause of Spinal Cord Dysfunction in Older Persons |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2003
Zoorob & Campbell |
Acute Dyspnea in the Office Shortness of breath, or dyspnea, is a common problem in the outpatient primary care setting. Establishing a diagnosis can be challenging because dyspnea appears in multiple diagnostic categories. Underlying disorders range from the relatively simple to the more serious. |
Popular Mechanics
November 15, 2007
Logan Ward |
Laser-Based Gadget Finds the Bends for Astronauts, Navy Seals A researcher hopes to build a laptop-size device to detect the onset of decompression sickness, or the bends, on submarines, the International Space Station and dive boats. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2000
Anne D. Walling, M.D. |
Family Practice International Notes from international family physicians' journals: Traumatic Coronary Artery Damage... Morton's Neuroma... Diagnosing Acute Dyspnea... |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2000
Sharon Scott Morey |
Practice Guidelines Headache Consortium Releases Guidelines for Use of CT or MRI in Migraine Work-up... |
AskMen.com
Anton Henderson |
How To: Get Your Scuba Diving Certification According to the Professional Association of Diving Instructors, more than 500,000 men and women get certified to dive in the open ocean every year. Here's how you can join them. |
Salon.com
September 10, 2001
Humberto Fontova |
"The Helldivers' Rodeo" Low on air, hooked to a writhing 300-pound fish and bouncing around 200 feet underwater, even the best spear fishers don't always make it... |
Popular Mechanics
December 2006
Glenn Harlan Reynolds |
Seeking New Depths High-tech test dive: Will the spread of bubble-free rebreather systems change diving forever? |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2004
Mark H. Ebell |
Suspected Pulmonary Embolism: Part I How can the history and physical examination help physicians diagnose pulmonary embolism? |
U.S. CPSC
May 31, 2007 |
Innovative Scuba Concepts Recalls Diving Regulator Components Due to Drowning Hazard The swivel, which is attached to a diving regulator, could separate while diving. This poses a risk of decompression sickness due to rapid ascent, and air embolism or drowning if the diver panics or the emergency ascent procedure fails. |
Popular Mechanics
March 14, 2008
Glenn Harlan Reynolds |
Spare Air Is Reverse Parachute of Scuba: Test Dive (With Video) Spare Air is a back up mini-tank with its own built-in regulator that holds just enough air to let you make a safe ascent when scuba diving. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2007
Joel Johnson |
Videogame Motion Sickness: Tech Clinic Diagnosis The accepted term for this malady has been called "simulator sickness," and despite a few studies to determine its cause, nobody is quite sure why it happens. Here are some tips on how to avoid it. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2005 |
Vertigo-A Type of Dizziness A patient hand-out on the condition, its causes and possible treatments. |
U.S. CPSC
February 5, 2003 |
UWATEC AG Recall of 1995 Dive Computers Software in the dive computers may inaccurately calculate desaturation times, resulting in possible decompression sickness under aggressive dive conditions. |
U.S. CPSC
February 22, 2005 |
Head USA Inc. Recall of SCUBA Diving Computers The dive computers were improperly calibrated, resulting in incorrect calculations. Diving with an improperly calibrated dive computer can provide inaccurate "No Decompression (no stop) Time," "Decompression Time," "Desaturation Time" and "No Fly Time." This could result in divers suffering serious injuries, including decompression sickness. |
Chemistry World
March 19, 2008
John Bonner |
Pill for Car-Sick Dogs to be Launched in Europe Drug giant Pfizer has set April for the European launch of its pill for dogs suffering from motion sickness. |
U.S. CPSC
August 29, 2007 |
M&J Engineering Recalls Swivels for Scuba Diving Masks Due to Drowning Hazard The swivel, which is attached to a diving mask, could separate while diving. This will result in a sudden loss of the diver's air supply, potentially causing a risk of decompression sickness or drowning. |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2006 |
Vertigo: What You Should Know An informative patient handout: What is vertigo?... How do I know if I have vertigo?... How is vertigo treated?... |
AskMen.com
Julian Marcus |
The Truth About Oxygen Bars Oxygen bars have become increasingly popular among urban hipsters, and new bars keep popping up all over major cities. But is paying for oxygen a breath of fresh air or just a load of hot air? |
