Accessible Healthcare Institute, LLC

09/14/2017

Having requests from insurance companies for a peer-to-review for denials of prescribed life-sustaining medical procedures? Here's some tips!💡

05/08/2017

Happy Nurses Week!

Check out these free giveaways for Nurses Week by The Nerdy Nurse, including an EKO Core Digital Stethoscope worth $300

Happy Nurses Week. Nurses: This is your week to shine! In honor of all you do let's look at some great freebies and an amazing giveaway.

04/29/2017

👩🏻‍⚕️Prevent drug diversion in your community ➡️If you or a household member has unused controlled substance medications, today from 10am - 2pm you can properly dispose of them as a part of the DEA's National Take-Back Initiative for prescription medications. Find a location near you today. Keep our communities safe🙏

More info on the Secure and Responsible Disposal Act of 2014, "The Disposal Act," for the general public is available athttps://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/fact_sheets/disposal_public.pdf

⬇️Click the link below to find a participating location near you👏

The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse and medications.

04/28/2017

Paranoid Personality Disorder is characterized by a pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of other people.

People with this disorder assume that others are out to harm them, take advantage of them, or humiliate them in some way. They are constantly suspicious of others when there is no reason, have a tendency towards hostility, and put a lot of effort into protecting themselves and keeping their distance from others.

They are known to preemptively attack others whom they feel threatened by. They tend to hold grudges, are litigious, and display pathological jealously.

Distorted thinking is evident, with eagerness to observe others to validate the distorted delusional thoughts. Their perception of the environment includes reading malevolent intentions into genuinely harmless, innocuous comments or behavior, and dwelling on past slights. They tend to experience excessive self-importance, and manifest a persistent self-referential attitude.

For these reasons, they do not confide in others and do not allow themselves to develop close relationships. Their emotional life tends to be dominated by distrust and hostility, and therefore have constricted emotional lives.

People with paranoid personality disorder are generally characterized by having a long-standing pattern of pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others. A person with paranoid personality disorder will nearly always believe that other people's motives are suspect or even malevolent. Individuals…

04/28/2017

Just had a patient this month with rhabdomyolysis. The classic triad of myalgia (muscle pain), generalized weakness and dark urine should alert one to possible diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis.

It is frequently caused by prescribed medications (such as statins for high cholesterol), alcohol abuse leading to unresponsiveness, illicit drug use, heatstroke, infection, trauma, metabolic disorders, and inflammatory myopathies.

Treatment consist of improving nutrition, fluid rehydration, avoiding toxic substances such as alcohol & drugs (prescribed or illicit), correcting electrolyte imbalances, with prevention of kidney failure, compartment syndrome, and DIC (a late sign).

Here's a link to evidence-based guidelines for diagnosis and management:
http://www.slremeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/0312-Rhabdomyolysis.pdf

04/22/2017

Registered Nurse, Dr. Sylvia Trent-Admams, PhD, RN, Is Now the U.S. Surgeon General

Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy was asked to resign by the Trump administration. He has been replaced by his deputy, Rear Adm. Sylvia Trent-Adams.

04/21/2017

™, April 23-30, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) urges patients to prioritize their sleep to improve their overall health and well-being.

04/15/2017

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) does not recommend sliding scale insulin (SSI). It's the leading cause of hypoglycemic episodes. SSI is an outdated practice. Providers and facilities utilizing SSI are encouraged to use evidenced-based practice guidelines with basal-bolus (B-Bl) coverage for patients with diabetes.

A recent retrospective analysis showed that nearly 75% of long-term care patients with diabetes received SSI.

04/08/2017

Research is indicating the matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor properties of the antibiotic doxycycline help block painful and anxiety-provoking memories for patients with PTSD!

Just published this month: “Blocking human fear memory with the matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor doxycycline” by D R Bach, A Tzovara and J Vunder in Molecular Psychiatry. Published online April 4 2017 doi:10.1038/mp.2017.65

Researchers reports doxycycline, a common antibiotic, could help to disrupt the formation of negative memories associated with PTSD.

04/08/2017

We are not taking proper care of those who have dedicated their lives to care for us. Who will heal the healers?

04/01/2017

Announcing the truth about immunizations from Dr. Zubin Damania (aka ZDoggMD. Health professionals have got it all wrong!

There's a time to admit I've been wrong about vaccines. That time is April 1. Follow : http://zdoggmd.com http://facebook.com/zdoggmd http://twitter....

03/04/2017

It's not personal.