Patient education: Influenza symptoms and treatment: INTRODUCTION Influenza (commonly called the flu) is a highly contagious illness that can occur in children or adults of any age. It occurs more often in the winter months because people spend more time in close contact with one another. The flu is spread easily from person to person …
Patient education: COVID-19 overview: What is COVID-19?COVID-19 stands for “coronavirus disease 2019.” It is caused by a virus called SARS-CoV-2. The virus first appeared in late 2019 and quickly spread around the world.What are the symptoms of COVID-19?Symptoms usually start 4 or 5 days after a person is infected with the virus. But in some …
Patient education: Eosinophilic esophagitis What is eosinophilic esophagitisEosinophilic esophagitis is a condition that affects the esophagus, the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. This condition is called “EoE” for short. In EoE, the esophagus has cells called “eosinophils” in it. Eosinophils are allergy cells that are not normally found in the …
How is SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) transmitted? Person-to-person spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is thought to occur mainly via respiratory droplets, resembling the spread of influenza. With droplet transmission, the virus is released in the respiratory secretions when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks if it makes direct …
Patient Education: Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Liver Cancer): What is liver cancer? Liver cancer happens when normal cells in the liver change into abnormal cells and grow out of control. The liver is a big organ in the upper right side of the belly. Most people who get liver cancer have long-term liver disease (also called chronic …
Patient education: Cirrhosis Cirrhosis is a disease that scars the liver. The liver is a big organ in the upper right side of the belly. Damage to the liver can cause heavy bleeding, swelling, and breathing problems. What are the symptoms of Cirrhosis? Some people with cirrhosis have no symptoms. When symptoms do occur, they can …
Patient education: Anemia caused by low iron What is anemia? Anemia is the term doctors and nurses use when a person has too few red blood cells. Red blood cells are the cells in your blood that carry oxygen. If you have too few red blood cells, your body might not get all the oxygen …
Telehealth and its role in coronavirus Pandemic: Telehealth is the distribution of health-related services and information via electronic information and telecommunication technologies. It allows long-distance patient and clinician contact, care, advice, reminders, education, intervention, monitoring, and remote admissions. New York State describes telehealth, for purposes of commercial products, as the use of electronic information and …
Education * Inform * Protect * Prevent Many Thanks to Mr.Vinod Luthra for contributing this posting to GUTCHEK Here are suggestions on how to protect yourselves and the well-being of our residents. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends disinfecting all surfaces, washing hands for 20 seconds or using hand sanitizer, avoid handshakes, …
Patient education: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) What is COVID-19?: Coronavirus disease 2019, or “COVID-19,” is an infection caused by a specific virus called SARS-CoV2. It first appeared in late 2019 in the city of Wuhan, China. People with COVID-19 can have fever, cough, and trouble breathing. Problems with breathing happen when the infection affects the …