Sepsis is often associated with something going wrong during a hospital procedure or stay. That’s likely due in part to a statistic from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that one out of three hospital patients who pass away have sepsis. However, a more telling statistic is that…
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Wernicke’s encephalopathy is a neurological condition that can cause confusion, poor coordination and paralysis of the muscles within or surrounding the eye. Despite these common symptoms of the disease, it is not always simple to diagnose. While bloodwork may show a lack of vitamin B1, or thiamine, in the body,…
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Modern medicine has found several ways to make labor and delivery safer for both mother and child. Perhaps one of the most revolutionary changes available for mothers is epidural pain relief. Earlier pain management techniques rendered women unconscious during labor and led to a host of other interventions. Epidurals make…
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Sepsis is a complicated immunological response that causes the victim’s bodily functions to rapidly breakdown. If untreated, sepsis usually leads to death. Even when treatment is delayed by mere hours, the patient can be left with negative consequences that affect them the rest of their lives. Patients aren’t in the…
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You know that a vitamin B1 (thiamin) deficiency can be problematic for your health in many ways. It can cause weight loss, it can hinder your immune system and it is something that you hope your doctor will catch and help you with moving forward. But how much are you…
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Many women schedule their C-sections, especially if they have had one before. However, many more attempt a natural birth and then decide to switch to a C-section at the hospital.  This can happen for a lot of different reasons, but one of the main ones is just that the doctor…
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