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Archive for May, 2011

May
13

TRY A LAUGH BREAK—IT WORKS!

Posted under Anti-Psychotics

I read one article that says the best thing to do when feeling overwhelmed is to take a “laugh break.” If you’re all worn out and feeling defeated, take time out to laugh. It can actually rejuvenate you.In one psychological study, sixty people were divided into three groups and given equal puzzles to solve. All three groups failed the first set of puzzles. Then the researchers gave Groups One and Two some easier tests, like rearranging scrambled letters into words. Both groups did almost as poorly on this as they had on the first batch of really difficult puzzles.Before taking the same scrambled letter test, however, Group Three was allowed to have a “laugh break.” They got their chuckles out of reading a group of ten cartoons to see which ones were the funniest; then they took the scrambled letter test and scored well. The point is, humor can actually alter your mood. Humor made it easier for Group Three to get motivated. Their laugh break helped them overcome their earlier frustration and do a better job!*23\316\2*

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May
07

FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN

Posted under Anti-Infectives

In a day in which one sees much of medical practice moving toward protocols and algorithms for diagnosing and treating disease, what make fever of unknown origin (FUO) a “hot topic” is that it does not submit easily to diagnostic and therapeutic protocols. Thanks to advances in radiology, microbiology, serology, and molecular diagnostics, many diseases that were once found only after exhaustive study are now discovered earlier in a fever evaluation.Fever of unknown origin is defined as an illness of greater than 3 weeks’ duration with fevers exceeding 38.1 °C (101°F) on repeated occasions without a diagnosis after 1 week of testing in the hospital. This definition has evolved to allow testing to occur in an outpatient environment. Frequently, an FUO is an atypical presentation of a more common illness, and the clinical experience of a specialist who has seen many presentations of disease can be insightful. Thus, during the evaluation of an FUO, it is reasonable to involve the help of consultants in infectious diseases, hematology and oncology, and rheumatology.*148/348/5*

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