Acute

What is a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital?

Dr. Sean Muldoon, Senior VP and Medical Director of Kindred Hospital Division explains what a Long-Term Acute Care Facility is. Kindred LTAC hospitals provide aggressive, specialized interdisciplinary care to medically complex patients who require extended recover time. Our hospitals have 24-hour physician support and the ancillary services found at an… Continue reading

Hamlin Place Skilled Nursing and Rehab for Post Acute Nursing Care

1-888-519-4710 Hamlin Place Skilled Nursing and Rehab Care serving Lanatana and Boynton Beach, Florida. In providing the maximum therapy allowed by Medicare, our therapist create a program designed to meet the specific care issues for each resident allowing the resident to achieve their highest potential in order to be discharged… Continue reading

How does a heroin overdose cause acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)?

Question by Steph Lyon: How does a heroin overdose cause acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)?
I’m writing an essay on how heroin addiction affects the body systems, and I’ve found out that an overdose can cause acute respiratory distress syndrome but I don’t know how or why. I know… Continue reading

Endovascular Treatment of Acute Stroke Case in UCLA

Dr. Reza Jahan, associate professor of interventional neuroradiology, demonstrated the MERCI Retriever, a device used to mechanically remove a clot from patients suffering an ischemic stroke. The MERCI device was born and developed at the Division of Interventional Neuroradiology. Extensive basic and clinical researches have been conducted on the Merci… Continue reading

Economic Crisis Causes Acute Demand for Affordable Drug Addiction Treatment

Economic downturn causes demand for affordable drug and alcohol rehab programs. Mountainside in Connecticut cites a sharp increase in demand for its services and attributes stress caused by economic crisis which has led to an increase in alcoholic binge drinking, drug abuse and marital problems.

New York, NY (PRWEB) December… Continue reading

Acute Aortic Dissection Information

Aortic dissection is a potentially life-threatening condition. Aortic dissection, also called dissecting aneurysm Aortic dissection is a tear in the wall of the aorta that causes blood to flow between the layers of the wall of the aorta and force the layers apart. The dissecting aorta usually does not burst,… Continue reading