Stroke Quiz Answers Answers to the Stroke Quiz on page 261 of BoomER Emergency Room Survival Guide: Name 3 signs or symptoms of a stroke: (Hint: see Page 252 in BoomER) — sudden numbness or weakness in an arm or leg, headache, dizziness, changes in vision or loss of vision in one eye, sudden confusion, difficulty […]
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Stroke Quiz Answers
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Eliminate Test Worship
January 28th, 2013 | by joelcohenThink it’s always best to get tested? That normal CAT scan may seem reassuring when you have a migraine but it can be equivalent to 100 regular xrays! That can quickly add up to serious cancer risk. Tests are often useless and do more to protect the medical professional than to help the patient. Some common culprits: […]
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BoomER: Emergency Room Survival Guide for Baby Boomers and Older Adults
January 27th, 2013 | by graphixboyShould I rush to the ER? What dangers await me? How do I avoid common emergency room medical care errors? Which ER is best for a heart attack? How has ER overcrowding affected healthcare around the globe and in my emergency room?
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Dementia & memory: Some Pearls
January 26th, 2013 | by joelcohenIt is a simple connection: Alzheimer’s disease = memory loss. A recent report contradicts that notion. Recently published in the journal, Neurology, researchers remind us that those stricken with early-onset Alzheimer’s (below age 60) may paint a very different early picture of decline. Nearly 40% of those stricken at a younger age can show major […]
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Salt Tips
January 25th, 2013 | by joelcohenSalt helps to preserve food and adds flavor which is why more than a dash of sodium is added to most foods in groceries and restaurants. Is salt bad for everybody? Does it raise the blood pressure and therefore contribute to heart disease and stroke in all who consume sodium? The verdict is not yet in […]
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Walk for your Life
January 24th, 2013 | by joelcohenHow long will you live? Wish you had a crystal ball? Well a recent analysis of several studies that included 35,000 older adults may be the closest thing to that coveted crystal ball. Researchers found that the faster study participants could walk, the lower their risk of dying. It seems to be a case of […]
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Gold Star: Pablo Picasso–Revered 20th Century Artist Who Never Slowed Down
January 22nd, 2013 | by joelcohenNude Woman with a Necklace 1968 Guernica 1937 Chicago Picasso 1967 Pablo Picasso lived almost 92 years and his creativity and productivity flourished up until his final moments. There was no couch-potato existence for this man –who developed the artistic technique called Cubism– despite suffering from severe prostate problems in his later years. “Death […]
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Not Your Ordinary Grandma!
January 18th, 2013 | by joelcohen This grandma loved embroidery, farming, cooking and spending time with her husband and children. Friends and relatives enjoyed grandma’s embroidered pictures, but at age 79 her arthritis made it too painful to use the needle. She could have simply given up, sat around watching children play and listened to radio shows. But this was no ordinary grandma! […]
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Spiritual Concerns: Painful for Patient & Doctor?
January 13th, 2013 | by joelcohenThere is a spiritual and material quality in the care of sick people; too great efficiency in material details may hamper progress. —William Mayo Faith is an unfailing stream of energy. —Sir William Osler Doctors are real good at performing procedures, ordering tests, writing prescriptions, and completing chart notes. Primary care doctors often refer patients […]
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Risk Factors for Heart Disease Your Doctor Rarely Mentions
January 11th, 2013 | by joelcohenRisk Factors for Heart Disease Your Doctor Rarely Mentions  Part One: LVH  We can all recite the common culprits for heart disease. Major risks include smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, strong family history, previous heart problems, inactivity, and getting older. But beware! Your doctor may not consider a few under-the-radar risk factors for […]
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