MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'admitted'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:39:17 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4186906&cid=t_159146_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Finfection-control-and-the-doctor-patient-relationship%2F2010.11.20 Hospitals have recently been stepping up their infection control procedures, in the wake of news about iatrogenic infections afflicting patients when they are admitted. Doctors are increasingly wearing a variety of protective garb — gowns, gloves, and masks — while seeing patients. In an interesting New York Times column, Pauline Chen wonders how this affects the doctor-patient relationship. She cites a study from the Annals of Family Medicine, which concluded that, fear of contagion among physicians, studies have shown, can compromise the quality of care delivered. When compared with patients not in isolation, those individuals on contact precautions have fewer interactions with clinicians, more delays in care, decreased satisfaction and greater incidences of depression and anxiety. T... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4186906 Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:00:09 +0100 4186906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4040562&cid=t_159146_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fin-the-hospital-to-rest-and-recover-right%2F2010.10.07 Nobody is in the hospital these days feeling good. Regulations have made it so sick people are hospitalized and not-so-sick people are usually outpatients. People who are horizontal are there to have procedures, take heavy duty meds, rest and, hopefully, get better. Hospitals have increasingly put in sophisticated television systems so you can be in bed and distracted and entertained. But that is not restful for everyone. Here’s an example from this past weekend that stands out: Mark Dantonio, the coach of the Big Ten’s Michigan State Spartan college football team, was diagnosed with a heart attack right after last week’s game. Boom. He was hospitalized. Boom. He had a stent put in to unblock at least one artery. This past Saturday he was still in the hospital resting and recovering,... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4040562 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:00:45 +0100 4040562 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3185635&cid=t_159146_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fadmit-it%2F The power of the first step to recovery; ‘We admitted …’ Admit to being frightened, and your courage will grow. Admit to not knowing, and you will learn. Admit your weaknesses, and you’ll become stronger. Admit your mistakes, and you’ll begin to move past them. Admit you don’t know what to say, and you’ll have said just the right thing. Admit that you’re confused, and you’ll begin to understand. Admit that you’re hurting, and you’ll begin to heal. Admit that you care, and the things that truly matter will grow stronger. Admit to being powerless and your power will grow. Being honest with yourself, with others, with life, can often be difficult and intimidating. Yet honesty is always the most reliable, the most direct route to truly at... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3185635 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:23:24 +0100 3185635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1955216&cid=t_159146_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F11%2F12%2Fmental-disorders-common-in-hospitals%2F If you need any further proof of how significant mental health concerns are in today’s society, look no further than the news article we published today noting that 22 percent of hospital admissions have a mental disorder as well. That’s a significant number. And while most people who are admitted to the hospital with a mental disorder do so for a physical ailment — 84 percent — it still demonstrates an often-ignored component of hospitalization. Co-existing mental disorders like depression or anxiety can have a significant impact on the medical outcome for which a person is admitted. But few physicians recognize the importance of a holistic approach to medical care in a hospital (and few hospital administrators care). This should be a wakeup call to hospitalists... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1955216 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:51:29 +0100 1955216 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1454682&cid=t_159146_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F294203076%2F There is at least one arrogant bonehead online who would love to convince you, for some selfish motive, that One Day At A Time is “middle-of-the-road” psycho-babble but - here it is! Right from our literature! The Daily Reflection for May 20th and a direct quote from “As Bill Sees It” - One Day At A Time “Above all, take it one day at a time.” How about that? Amazing… “Why do I kid myself that I must stay away from a drink for only one day, when I know perfectly well I must never drink again as long as I live?” Phew! That’s a heck of a question, isn’t it? “I am not kidding myself because one day at a time is probably the only way I can reach the long-range objective of staying sober.” And that is a perfectly sens... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1454682 Tue, 20 May 2008 11:36:08 +0100 1454682 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1446336&cid=t_159146_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F291349185%2F Bacchus? Who the heck is Bacchus? From page 57 in the 12&12; “Almost without exception, alcoholics are tortured by loneliness. Even before our drinking got bad and people began to cut us off, nearly all of us suffered the feeling that we didn’t quite belong. Either we were shy, and dared not draw near others, or we were apt to be noisy good fellows craving attention and companionship, but never getting it - at least to our way of thinking. There was always that mysterious barrier we could neither surmount nor understand. It was as if we were actors on a stage, suddenly realizing that we did not know a single line of our parts. That’s one reason we loved alcohol too well. It did let us act extemporaneously. But even Bacchus boomeranged on us; we were finally struck dow... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1446336 Fri, 16 May 2008 02:18:07 +0100 1446336 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1437027&cid=t_159146_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F288954152%2F I’ll try to make use of my imagination because this feels like one of “those” statements that I probably heard many dozens of times when I was drinking and either blew it off out of hand or denied the daylights out of it. I had to have my way of perceiving it for some dark, hidden motive which no doubt rested in some form of self-pity or self-seeking. From today’s Daily Reflection; “Whatever is done is over.” Simple, easy statement that irked me. Oh heck no, its not over! One unreimbursed rental coming up! For days on end… weeks, perhaps even months or years. It would bounce around in the gray matter and never get resolved. Kept me awake at night and determined my attitude towards me, you and my loved ones. Fueled my unending excuses to drink. &#82... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1437027 Mon, 12 May 2008 21:10:50 +0100 1437027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1432675&cid=t_159146_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F286787784%2F I am grateful to whoever did the Lijit search for “How To Do A Fifth Step.” It helped me find a resource within a resource I already knew. Now I’ll pass that on… Dr. Paul O’s Step Study Program The guide begins with; “Welcome to The Land of Beginning Again! If you aren’t satisfied with the way your life has been going and you’d like to chuck the whole thing and start all over again, then you hold in your hand a tool for doing just that and for doing it right this time. Beginning again, in the opinion of the editor, is what the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous are all about.” Folks, if you think will power, rather than the Twelve Steps, will work on your alcoholism (or any other disease arrested by the Twelve Steps), then, please, by... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1432675 Fri, 09 May 2008 12:20:20 +0100 1432675 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1429188&cid=t_159146_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F286285242%2F Very short and sweeeeet… from Silkworth.net; 5th STEP Prayer God I thank you from the bottom of my heart that I know you better. Help me become aware of anything I have omitted discussing with another person. Help me to do what is necessary to walk a free man at last. AMEN (p. 75 BB) Tags: 5th-step, admitted to God, alcoholics-anonymous, Into ActionShare This (Source: A Dozen Steps) A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1429188 Thu, 08 May 2008 19:03:39 +0100 1429188 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1426652&cid=t_159146_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F285321789%2F “Having made our personal inventory, what shall we do about it?” Don H. would tell us when he shared that “AA has changed. Used to be that you’d throw your problems out on the table in a meeting then you’d wait to hear the solution. Now, you throw your problems out on the table and then go out and have a cigarette. You don’t wait for the answer. I wouldn’t mind if you’d throw your problems out if you’d just tell me what you’re going to do about them!” Lest you attempt to diminish Don - he died with 55 years sober and was a direct descendant of some of the first 100 members of AA - so, don’t. I had come to know and have a world of respect for him. He taught me a lot. I was not alone… “We have been trying to ... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1426652 Wed, 07 May 2008 12:04:14 +0100 1426652 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1420643&cid=t_159146_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F284080697%2F This is probably for all you lion taming, white knucklers out there… From the 12&12 of Alcoholics Anonymous, page 55; “So intense, though, is our fear and reluctance to do this (talk to somebody), that many A.A.’s at first try to bypass Step Five. We search for an easier way - which usually consists of the general and fairly painless admission that when drinking we were sometimes bad actors. Then, for good measure, we add dramatic descriptions of that part of our drinking behavior which our friends probably know about anyhow.” You know, stuff exactly like what we did in those glorious gin mills we hung out in… Somewhere along the way, early on, I more than likely did what many do - go one step further by bragging about their exploits when drinking! I&#8217... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1420643 Mon, 05 May 2008 17:35:00 +0100 1420643 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1420644&cid=t_159146_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F283921062%2F I first heard it from Fr. Martin… Many people mistake activity for action. I think Fr. Martin relates it somewhat like this: I have to do a Fifth Step. Admit it to God, to myself and another human being. Well, I’ll go to another meeting and share about it there. And then another meeting, and another, etc. Hopefully you’ll get the idea. That’s not action, that’s activity! It is my personal belief that the Fifth Step is where I discovered what a master of self-delusion I am. Not only is going to more meetings to avoid actually doing a Fifth Step not action, it is really a disguised form a self-appraisal and therefore, insufficient. Which is why we must pay attention to our basic text! Page 72; “We have ascertained in a rough way what the trouble is; we hav... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1420644 Mon, 05 May 2008 13:06:29 +0100 1420644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1416396&cid=t_159146_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F282131802%2F No, sorry, not a military reference (btw - offer a soldier thanks today wouldya’?). Today’s reflection speaks to page 124 in our basic text; “Cling to the thought that, in God’s hands the dark past is the greatest possession you have - the key to life and happiness for others. With it you can avert death and misery for them.” And the “response” reads; “No longer is my past an autobiography, it is a reference book to be taken down, opened and shared. Today as I report for duty, the most wonderful picture comes through. For, though this day be dark - as some days must be - the stars will shine even brighter later. My witness that they do shine will be called for in the very near future. All my past will this day be a part of me, because it is t... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1416396 Fri, 02 May 2008 14:19:05 +0100 1416396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1067725&cid=t_159146_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2007%2F12%2F03%2Fmegan-meiers-suicide-by-online-harassment-goes-unpunished%2F We’re disappointed to learn today that the county prosecutor in St. Louis couldn’t figure out how to prosecute the people partially responsible for 13-year-old’s Megan Meier’s death. Good ‘ole county prosecutor Jack Banas said that based on available evidence, the actions of the people involved in the Internet bullying did not meet the standards required by state laws for either harassment, stalking or endangering the welfare of a child. Really? Wow, that’s amazing. Either those must be weakest, dumbest state laws in existence meant to protect victims, or someone has cold feet in prosecuting a case bound to get continued national attention. Megan Meier’s parents said her suicide was the result of harassment via her Myspace page: Her parents sa... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1067725 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:01:15 +0100 1067725