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Straight, No Chaser: Blood Clots in Your Legs – Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT)

When patients talk about blood clots, they’re describing a blockage of a blood vessel somewhere in the body, usually the lower extremities (legs and thighs), the lungs (pulmo
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD September 18, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Appendicitis – A Whole Lot over Quite a Little…

There’s not much that causes as much legitimate angst in parents as a child with appendicitis. In case you don’t know what the fuss is all about, the appendix is a 3 1/
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD September 18, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: The Initial Response to Sexual Assault

There are few more tragic human interactions than a sexual assault.  The physical and mental issues are both challenging and dangerous.  Unfortunately, the response during the in
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD September 17, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Low Blood Sugar (Hypoglycemia)

In the last post, I provided an overview of diabetes. Everyone knows about diabetes, and most understand how dangerous diabetes is over the long-term. However, as an emergency phys
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD September 17, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Diabetes Basics Made Simple

Somehow, I’ve managed not to talk much about diabetes. What an oversight that has been, and it’s one that is about to be corrected. As much as I’ve talked about t
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD September 16, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: The Tragedy of Septic Shock

There are bad days and then there are really bad days. In many ways, the occurrence of septic shock is a culmination of a lot of bad things that can happen to you. Septic shock is
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD September 15, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Inappropriate Antibiotic Use

Here’s a great concern regarding strep throat and the previous post that leads to a much more important topic (I’ll take the liberty of paraphrasing.): What about the c
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD September 14, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: The Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction

Well, here’s what many of you’ve been awaiting.  Assuming the preventative efforts I mentioned didn’t work for you, there are several different treatment approac
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD September 13, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: When Sex Hurts Her – Vaginismus

The human body is fascinating and mysterious in so many different ways. Unfortunately, that’s not always a good thing. Not every medical condition has to be life threatening
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD September 10, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Breaking News You Can Use – Sarin Nerve Gas Poisoning in Syria

Just when I thought I was done with toxins for a while…  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has announced that autopsies of victims in Syria are testing positive for the pre
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD September 1, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: The Week In Review

Based on the response to this week’s posts, I’d say it was an informative week for you.  Remember to click the underlined topics to go to the mentioned post.  LetR
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD September 1, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: How I Know If Your Ankle is Broken Without X-Rays – The Ottawa Ankle Rules

There are medical secrets, and there are tips.  Then there are initiatives that help the public better understand what’s going on, like the big initiatives on heart attacks
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 31, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Your Rebuttals and Questions about Insomnia

You are certainly an entertaining group behind the scenes. Here are some of your questions on insomnia. Be reminded that should you want to leave me a private question, just go to
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 30, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Insomnia – You are Not Getting Sleepy…

Talking about insomnia makes me well, tired. You know what the problem is. You either can’t fall asleep, or you can’t stay asleep. You’re tired when you wake and all thro
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 30, 2013

Straight, No Chaser – The Week In Review

I hope this was another week of good health for you.  Let’s review how Straight, No Chaser tried to contribute to your health and wellness.  Don’t forget to click on any of t
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 25, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Quick Tips – Learn the ABCDEs of Hiccups

Three question sets on hiccups of all things Why do I get hiccups? You get hiccups because everyone gets them.  You get them because basically you’ve agitated your main breathin
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 24, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Circumcision – To Do or Not to Do?

As a medical professional, circumcision has long been one of those things that’s made me go hmmm…. If your religious beliefs include this as a ritual or ceremony, fine.  I get
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 23, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Steps for End-of-Life Planning

Now that you’ve had a chance to wrap your mind around the concept of needing to make end of life decisions (click here to review), let’s discuss some specific mechanisms by whi
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 22, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: End of Life Decision Making

Do you have a living will? Do you know what advance directives are? Have you assigned a healthcare power of attorney? For the overwhelming majority of you who do not, I hope to tur
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 22, 2013
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