Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) Guillain-Barré syndrome is a medical condition in which there is a rapid-onset weakness of the limbs as a result…
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Glomerulonephritis: Treatments
by explainingmedicine June 13, 2016Glomerulonephritis: Treatments Inflammation of the glomeruli. Most often, it is caused by an autoimmune disease, but it can also result from infection.…
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Fatty Liver Disease (Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis): Treatments
by explainingmedicine June 13, 2016Fatty Liver Disease (Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis): Treatments A common liver disease, often without symptoms, that resembles alcoholic liver disease but occurs in people…
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Cardiogenic Shock: Tests
by explainingmedicine June 13, 2016Cardiogenic Shock: Tests is a condition in which a suddenly weakened isn’t able to pump enough to meet the body’s needs. The…
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Antihypertensives (see Blood Pressure Medications)
by explainingmedicine June 13, 2016Blood Pressure Medications (Antihypertensives) Antihypertensives are a class of drugs that are used to treat (). There are many classes of antihypertensives,…
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ACE Inhibitors (Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors)
by explainingmedicine June 13, 2016ACE Inhibitors (Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, ACEIs) This group of drugs cause relaxation of , as well as a decreased blood volume, which…
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Some communities across the country are betting on it. One is Camden, N.J., as featured in our recent film Doctor Hotspot. Correspondent Atul Gawande introduces us to Dr. Jeffrey Brenner who uses data to target and care for the city’s sickest and most expensive patients. The above clip tells the story of Derek, a patient […]
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Dr. Atul Gawande: “Hope is Not a Plan” When Doctors, Patients Talk Death
by explainingmedicine June 10, 2016The United States has a problem when it comes to conversations around death and dying, says Dr. Atul Gawande. Patients with life-threatening illnesses tend to focus on how to beat the steep odds against them, he says, without hearing from their doctors about how certain kinds of treatment might actually worsen their remaining time alive. It’s understandable, […]