Christina's Considerations

Honoring End-of-Life Wishes: Do-not-hospitalize orders

A UA Albany study finds do-not-hospitalize (DNH) orders help reduce the number of hospital stays and emergency department visits for nursing home residents, but only a small portion of residents have one. The authors conducted a cross-sectional study of residents... Read more →

Guillain Barre Syndrome

Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is considered rare, so it is probably not the first thing clinicians think of when assessing a patient. Unfortunately, there are patients who live with the symptoms, and perhaps irreversible damage for years. It only took... Read more →

Comfort In The Hospital

Going to the hospital can be fearful, stressful, lonely, boring and even, as in the case of a birth, a cause for celebration. While some patients only stay for a few days, others can be hospitalized for weeks or months.... Read more →

Standing with Weakness and Balance Challenges

Neuropathies and the underling causes create challenges and limitations for some individuals. Often, standing up from a sofa, getting into/out of a bed or walking from one room to another with something in your hand is just not possible without... Read more →