Medical Conditions

Here are links to common medical conditions one experiences in the hospital. A comprehensive list would be encyclopedia length. I continually add and updated this list as time allows. Feel free to ask me about anything and I’ll do my best to answer.

Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) / Asthma

Delirium

Hospice

Sepsis

Chest pain

Deconditioning

Dementia

Diabetes

Stroke (Cerebrovascular Accident) / Mini-stroke (Transient Ischemic Attack)

Passing out (Syncope)

Atrial Fibrillation / Atrial Flutter

Blood thinners (anticoagulation)

Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Blood Tranfusions

Gallbladder / Pancreatitis

Alcohol Withdrawl

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Cancer

Hip Fracture

Prognostication

Death / Dying

Urinary Tract Infections / Kidney Infections (pyelonephritis)

Kidney Dysfunction (Acute Renal Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease, End Stage Renal Disease / Dialysis)