Staff Ed: Turning Patients Over in Bed
Use these tips to turn a patient over in bed.
Use these tips to turn a patient over in bed.
Learn about transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), a therapy that uses mild electricity to treat pain.
A Meckel's scan is an imaging test used to detect a Meckel's diverticulum. This is a small, abnormal pocket in the wall of a child's small intestine.
Transcranial doppler is a kind of imaging test that looks at blood flow in your brain. It uses special sound waves and a computer to see how well blood is moving through blood vessels in real time.
Bullous pemphigoid is a skin disease that causes blisters to form. They often appear on the arms, legs, groin, chest, and stomach.
Understand the causes, symptoms, and treatment of a bruised spleen.
A bruise occurs when small blood vessels break open and leak blood into nearby tissues. The liver is a large organ located in the upper right part of the belly (abdomen). It can become bruised after an injury to the area.
Any abnormal change in the speed or pattern of the heartbeat is called an arrhythmia. An arrhythmia that causes the heart to beat slower than normal is called bradycardia.
Malignant hyperthermia is a rare reaction to certain medicines used for general anesthesia. The problem is severe and life threatening, but it can be treated.
Iritis is the inflammation of the iris. It causes pain, sensitivity to light, and other problems.