Internal Medicine Presentations "Hypernatremia after Cardiopulmonary Arrest- An Ominous Finding" Authors: Ali, M, Ibrahim A, Mamillapalli, C. Annual Meeting of the American Thoracic Society. May 17-22, 2019. Dallas, Texas https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2019.199…
Participate in a Clinical Trial The information you provide in the recruitment survey may be used to contact you if you qualify to participate in this study. Your information will be retained in a confidential, secure database. At any time, you can request to have your information removed from our database by contacting the SIU hypertension study team at 217-545-7511 or bpresearch@siumed.edu.
In this ECHO, you'll learn to Master clinically essential topics that will enhance practitioners' ability to diagnose hypertension accurately, risk stratify patients and more effectively control hypertension, and Provide a risk stratification framework specifically for patients with severe blood pressure elevations to guide therapeutic decision-making regarding the type, timing and location of anti-hypertensive drug therapy.
Internationally renowned hypertension expert John M. Flack, MD, MPH, was named the inaugural holder of the Sergio Rabinovich, MD, Endowed Chair of Internal Medicine at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in an investiture ceremony on Monday, June 3. An endowed chair represents one of the highest achievements in academic medicine, both for the person for whom the chair is named and also for the person who holds the chair. Flack, who joined SIU Medicine in 2015, is an internist who specializes in treating resistant hypertension in minority populations. He is an American Society of
This is a local research study to relate heart health and various components found in your body (body fat, sodium, etc.) to high blood pressure during pregnancy, and those with apparently normal blood pressure.
Eligible participants include those with high blood pressure, those receiving treatment for their high blood pressure, women who had high blood pressure during pregnancy, and those with apparently normal blood pressure.
The first time Jennifer Deiss ever took a Tylenol with codeine, also known as Tylenol 3, it was in 1983 when she was in her late twenties. Suffering from complications following surgery, doctors determined the now 62-year-old had arthritis that had been aggravated by bed rest. Her family doctor prescribed Tylenol 3 and a muscle relaxer. Today, with current CDC guidelines, that prescription would have an end date two to three weeks following surgery, no more. For Jennifer, that end date wouldn’t arrive for 34 years. The Fifth Vital Sign While there is no easy answer, one of the clear symptoms
View artwork by human trafficking and trauma survivors in the medical library, 4th floor, 801 North Rutledge through March 28. Sponsored by the Alliance for Women in Medicine and Science, with assistance from Kimberly Palermo, Meghan Golden, Laurie Ryznyk, Dolly Oseni (Class of 2020) and Steve Sandstrom. Note: An article by a Human Trafficking survivor will be the focus of the AWIMS Journal Club Thursday, March 28, noon - 1 pm in Memorial Medical Center, Room D443. A reception including light hors d'oeuvres will be served.
The Illinois Academy of Physician Assistants (IAPA) hosted its Fall CME conference in Rosemont in October, its first since 2019. The group welcomed Physician Assistants, providing a platform for networking, honing skills and expertise in patient care and fostering a spirit of camaraderie.
