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 'bleed'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:49:51 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696592&cid=t_321203_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fspecial-k-red-berries-mission-hostile.html "You should not have to work around something that is not in the way" - SSThis post can be considered Part 9 of my multi-part series on the mission hostile user experience presented by commercial healthcare IT.Note: Part 1 is here, part 2 is here, part 3 is here, part 4 is here, part 5 is here, part 6 is here, and part 7 is here, and part 8 is here.Special K® Red Berries is one of my favorite cereals.In this context, however, "Special K Red Berries" is a metaphor for cerebral and other hemorrhages caused by health IT getting in the way -- actually obstructing -- physicians ordering emergency medications such as vitamin K given via the fastest route, intravenously.A cerebral hemorrhage at post-mortem (obviously). Note the "red berry." Similarities in appearance to above cereal bowl ironic... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696592 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:36:00 +0100 4696592 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684213&cid=t_321203_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fspecial-k-red-berries-mission-hostile.html "You should not have to work around something that is not in the way" - SSThis post can be considered Part 9 of my multi-part series on the mission hostile user experience presented by commercial healthcare IT.Note: Part 1 is here, part 2 is here, part 3 is here, part 4 is here, part 5 is here, part 6 is here, and part 7 is here, and part 8 is here.Special K® Red Berries is one of my favorite cereals.In this context, however, "Special K Red Berries" is a metaphor for cerebral and other hemorrhages caused by health IT getting in the way -- actually obstructing -- physicians ordering emergency medications such as vitamin K given via the fastest route, intravenously.A cerebral hemorrhage at post-mortem (obviously). Note the big Red Berry.This EHR system, Eclypsis Sunrise Clinical Manager™,... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684213 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:36:00 +0100 4684213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4164527&cid=t_321203_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F45wJy3zDE5Q%2F Upper GI Haemorrhage EBM Review. Commonest causes: peptic ulcer (35-50%); oesophagitis (20-30%); duodenitis/gastritis/erosions (10-20%); varices (5-12%); Mallory-Weiss tear (2-5%); tumour (2-5%); angiodysplasia (2-3%); aorto-enteric fistula (<1%). (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4164527 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:00:49 +0100 4164527 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3504978&cid=t_321203_111_f&fid=39123&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnursingcomments%2Ftdtc%2F%7E3%2Fhdfooy_lhnE%2F           A brain hemorrhage is a type of stroke.  It’s caused by an artery in the brain bursting and causing localized bleeding in the surrounding tissues. This bleeding kills brain cells.  The Greek root for blood is hemo.  Hemorrhage literally means “blood bursting forth”.  Brain hemorrhages are also called cerebral hemorrhages, intracranial hemorrhages or intracerebral hemorrhages.  They account for about 13% of strokes.  Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel bursts inside the brain.  The brain is very sensitive to bleeding and damage can occur very rapidly.  Bleeding irritates the brain tissue, causing swelling.  Bleeding collects into a mass called a hematoma.  Bleeding also increases pressure on the brain and presses it against the skull.  Hemor... Nursing Comments blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3504978 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:04:06 +0100 3504978 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3139123&cid=t_321203_115_f&fid=34670&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsumerdoc.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fintraparenchymal-haemorrhage-on-mri.html Mnemonic       Stage                    T1                              T2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------It Be           Hyperacute           isointense (I)                  hyperintense (B) IdDy           Acute    &... Sumer's Radiology Site blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3139123 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:04:00 +0100 3139123 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=687105&cid=t_321203_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fneglected-diagnoses-putting-you-at-risk.html I have decided to let the rest of the Forbes article analysis rest for today. Instead I wish to relay to you a story which deeply troubled me. Today I saw a patient that was referred to me for the diagnosis of Osler Weber Rendu. Also Known As Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT). What blew me away was not that it was picked up. Although alot of physicians may miss this if they fail to look in a mouth or carefully investigate nose bleeding in a patient. Trust me, these 2 things are very, very commonplace in medicine.But what flabbergasted me was that this patient had all over his chart "May have Osler Weber Rendu" So you may be asking yourself...Why does this matter? The answer is forthcoming. First a little bit about HHT. There are 3 types of this disease Type 1 is due to a mutation... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=687105 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:45:00 +0100 687105