Tag: All Health Conditions

Solve the Medical Riddle: Her Daughter Feels as Though the Room is Shrinking, Fourth Week

Editor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the details of what happened when a patient presented with a problem that stumped the physician at first. The first week of this riddle, the patient reported her symptoms and the doctor proceeded with the examination.… Continue reading Solve the Medical Riddle: Her Daughter Feels as Though the Room is Shrinking, Fourth Week

Solve the Medical Riddle: Her Daughter Feels as Though the Room is Shrinking, Third Week

Editor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the details of what happened when a patient presented with a problem that stumped the physician at first. The first week of this riddle, the patient reported her symptoms and the doctor proceeded with the examination.… Continue reading Solve the Medical Riddle: Her Daughter Feels as Though the Room is Shrinking, Third Week

Solve the Medical Riddle: Her Daughter Feels as Though the Room is Shrinking, Second Week

Editor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the details of what happened when a patient presented with a problem that stumped the physician at first. Last week, the patient reported her daughter’s symptoms and the doctor proceeded with the examination. That was step… Continue reading Solve the Medical Riddle: Her Daughter Feels as Though the Room is Shrinking, Second Week

Solve the Medical Riddle: Her Daughter Feels as Though the Room is Shrinking, First Week

Editor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the details of what happened when a patient presented with a problem that stumped the physician at first. We’ll start this week by letting you know what the patient told the doctor and how the doctor… Continue reading Solve the Medical Riddle: Her Daughter Feels as Though the Room is Shrinking, First Week

Care Guidelines to Prevent Acute COPD

The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) and the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) announced in October 2014 the release of Prevention of Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: American College of Chest Physicians and Canadian Thoracic Society Guideline in the journal CHEST. The guideline, a first of its kind, provides evidence-based recommendations aimed at… Continue reading Care Guidelines to Prevent Acute COPD

Solve the Medical Riddle: She Constantly Feels as Though She’s Swaying and Rocking, Fourth Week

  Editor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the details of what happened when a patient presented with a problem that stumped the physician at first. The first week of this riddle, the patient reported her symptoms and the doctor proceeded with the… Continue reading Solve the Medical Riddle: She Constantly Feels as Though She’s Swaying and Rocking, Fourth Week

Solve the Medical Riddle: She Constantly Feels as Though She’s Swaying and Rocking, Third Week

  Editor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the details of what happened when a patient presented with a problem that stumped the physician at first. The first week of this riddle, the patient reported her symptoms and the doctor proceeded with the… Continue reading Solve the Medical Riddle: She Constantly Feels as Though She’s Swaying and Rocking, Third Week

Are You Using an Unsafe Product?

Editor’s note: It can be frustrating, and even dangerous, to run across a health product that either doesn’t work or is downright hazardous. Here, the experts from the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tell you how to report these products. You’ll be doing a good deed for yourself, and, in all likelihood, for many… Continue reading Are You Using an Unsafe Product?

Solve the Medical Riddle: She Constantly Feels as Though She’s Swaying and Rocking, Second Week

Editor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the details of what happened when a patient presented with a problem that stumped the physician at first. Last week, the patient reported her symptoms and the doctor proceeded with the examination. That was step #1,… Continue reading Solve the Medical Riddle: She Constantly Feels as Though She’s Swaying and Rocking, Second Week

Solve the Medical Riddle: She Constantly Feels as Though She’s Swaying and Rocking, First Week

  Editor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the details of what happened when a patient presented with a problem that stumped the physician at first. We’ll start this week by letting you know what the patient told the doctor and how the… Continue reading Solve the Medical Riddle: She Constantly Feels as Though She’s Swaying and Rocking, First Week

Solve the Medical Riddle: The Patient Is No Longer “Regular”, Fourth Week

By Marie Savard MD Editor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the details of what happened when a patient presented with a problem that stumped the physician at first. The first week of this riddle, the patient reported her symptoms and the doctor… Continue reading Solve the Medical Riddle: The Patient Is No Longer “Regular”, Fourth Week