What makes physical care so challenging in advanced ALS is the ... For example, the Ponsky TM G-Tube is replaced by the nurse every month in a healed stoma; the anchor device is a water balloon.
In this conversation, Michelle Schweitzer, NP, executive director of advanced practice providers at WakeMed, discusses the growing role her APP colleagues play in health care delivery, and how the ...
In our community right now there are people who are not expecting Christmas to be very bright. They may have fallen on hard times. They may be ill, alone or elderly. They may be unemployed, unable to ...
Antimicrobial mouthwash use in RAU is intended to control microbial contamination and secondary infection. Both antibiotic (e.g., tetracycline) and antiseptic (e.g., chlorhexidine) mouthwashes ...
Since then, Brooklyn has undergone nine surgeries and requires a gastrostomy tube (G-tube) in her stomach to deliver food and medicine. Despite all that she has gone through, Brooklyn still finds ...