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From the Health Library of SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: "Can I use antibiotics if I forgot to refrigerate them?"

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I left my son’s liquid antibiotic sitting on the kitchen counter all day instead of putting it back in the refrigerator. Is the medicine still OK?
Depending on the medication, including liquid antibiotics, it may no longer be effective due to improper storage. Certain medications will break down and lose their potency if not stored in the refrigerator. If you are unsure if the medication is still effective, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
Always be sure to read all the labels on the medication container for directions for use and storage.
 
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Straight, No Chaser: Trauma Quick (Finger)Tips – Give Me the Finger!

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What you’re seeing is not a five-finger salute gone bad. It’s an all too often occurrence: amputated fingers. Believe it or not, 90% of finger reattachments are successful, although many end up with decreased motion and sensation. Today’s tips are to tell you how to handle the time between when the amputation occurs and when you get to the hospital. It’s actually pretty important to be meticulous in how you handle the finger prior to reattachment.

  • Wrap the amputated part of the finger in moist, clean gauze. Moist—not wet, not dripping.
  • The gauze should be placed in a sealed plastic bag or sterile container.
  • Take the plastic bag and place in another sealed plastic bag or container, with the second containing ice or cold water. The finger never should touch the ice!

It’s actually more important to support the person than the finger. We can survive without a finger. Fingers are worthless without a live person. To that end, calling an ambulance should be the very first thing you do, and don’t forget to place a clean dressing or the cleanest towel you can over the bleeding part of the hand.

You should be aware that not all amputations are reattached, particularly when a poor outcome is likely. However, don’t make any assumptions. Make the effort to give yourself the best possible chance for the best possible outcome.

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About SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: "Is SterlingMedicalAdvice.com right for me?"

Everyone, whether insured or not, can register for SterlingMedicalAdvice.com.

  • If you enjoy being empowered with more knowledge and control over your healthcare, SterlingMedicalAdvice.com is for you.
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About SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: "How will my health information be protected?"

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www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com’s website is completely compliant with HIPPA guidelines and regulations, meaning the highest level of security is protecting our site and your information! No information will ever be released without your explicit direction to do so, even if your physician or insurance company requests it without your permission.  Remember, if you keep your health information updated on SterlingMedicalAdvice.com, you will have a readily retrievable folder of your information at your disposal.  Try us and enjoy the difference personal healthcare consulting makes.
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How can I get help if I have trouble swallowing pills?

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Difficulty swallowing pills is a common problem. Be sure to discuss your problem with your doctor when s/he is prescribing a medication for you. While the medication may not be available in a chewable form, it may come in an alternate form such as liquid, powder, sublingual (placed under the tongue to dissolve), orally dissolving (when placed on the tongue), suppository (inserted in the rectum or, for females, in the vagina), nasal spray, injectable liquid, cream, ointment, or patch. These options can allow you to avoid swallowing pills altogether. Your physician also may be able to treat the cause of the swallowing difficulty.
A word of caution: Do not crush pills or empty capsules to make them easier to swallow without first checking with your doctor or pharmacist. Depending on the medication, this may alter the effect of the drug and/or may cause serious, possibly fatal, side effects. Unless your doctor or pharmacist has approved doing so, avoid crushing your medications to make swallowing easier.
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About SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: How will the expert consultants know anything about me?

When you sign up at www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com, you provide a medical history that becomes a permanent part of your record. The information you give us during each chat will also be filed in your record. Your SMA consultant will access your updated information every time you log in for a new chat. Your information is personalized, and your service is immediate. Try us, and experience personal healthcare consulting!
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Straight, No Chaser: Human Bites

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I have had weird experiences with humans biting humans, as have most physicians. There are several different types of human bites, which can range from harmless to surgically serious. However, as an emergency physician, knowing the dangers of the bacteria inhabiting your mouth, I tend to assume the worst until proven otherwise. Your first quick tip is to do the same.
Maybe it’s where I’m located, but I tend to see way more “fight bites” than anything else; these specifically refer to someone getting hit in the mouth. It’s always interesting to see the guy who “won” the fight being the one who has to come in for medical treatment. He cut his hand on someone’s tooth and really doesn’t think much of it. He just wants the laceration sewn. Little does he realize, the structures in the hand (tendons, blood vessels, muscles, and bones) are highly concentrated. He also doesn’t know that they are confined to a very limited space and seeding an infection in that tight space makes things really bad really quick. This guy is very dangerous because he tends to deny ever getting into the fight, ascribing the injury to something else (like punching a tree)—at least until I ask him why a tooth is inside his hand.
Then there’s the “Yes, he bit me” variety, where the teeth were the agressor that engaged the victim instead of the fist engaging the tooth. Think of the Tyson vs. Holyfield bite as an example. Sometimes parts get bitten off (fingers, nose, ears, and other unmentionables)! Children, as another example, sometimes bite and need to learn to stop that behavior. Biting is sometimes seen in sexual assault, physical abuse, self-mutilation, or with mentally handicapped individuals.
A third type is the ‘We love too much!’ variety of bites. These may include hickeys that actually break the skin. Other examples of “friendly” bites are folks biting off their hangnails, fingernails, and toenails and create skin infections. Yes, it happens more than you’d think.
The commonality to all of these scenarios is saliva that found its way through the skin. Because of the virulence of the bacteria contained within the saliva, an infection will be forthcoming. You’ll know soon enough when the redness, warmth, tenderness, fever, and possible pus from the wound develop.
The easy recommendation to make is anytime a wound involving someone’s mouth breaks your skin, get evaluated. Some wounds are much more dangerous than others. Teeth get dislodged into wounds, hand tendons get cut, bones get broken, and serious infections develop. In fact, these bites require immunization for tetanus. Bottom line: There’s no reason not to get evaluated if you develop those signs of infection, if any injury to your hand occurs, or if any breakage of your skin has occurred. You’ll need antibiotics and wound cleaning in all probability, with a tetanus shot if you’re not up to date. If you’re unlucky, you may end up in the operating room.
So here’s your duty if you haven’t successfully avoided the bite:
1) At home, only clean the open wound by running water over the area. Avoid the home remedies like peroxide, alcohol, and anything else that burns. Those agents make things worse by damaging the skin more than they “clean” the area.
2) Apply ice—never directly to the wound—but in a towel. Use for 15 minutes on and then 15 minutes off.
3) Retrieve any displaced skin tissue, place it in a bag of cold water, place that bag on ice, and bring it with you. We’ll decide if it’s salvageable.
4) Get in to be evaluated. Be forthcoming about whether or not it was a bite.
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About SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: Are there limits to how often I can use the site?

You can reach your SMA consultants 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The following interactions are included in your subscription.

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Straight, No Chaser: The Curse of the Weekend Warrior – Achilles Tendon Rupture

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In high school I led the league in stolen bases, and in college my cohorts and I loved inventing ever more creative ways to dunk a basketball. Apparently, my calf muscles worked well. Somehow at a certain age, I quit those competitive sports cold turkey, partially because I knew an Achilles rupture was lurking out there somewhere.
The Achilles tendon connects the muscles at the back of the calf to the heel. The formula for damage is pretty simple and consistent. As you age your tendons tend to stiffen and shrink. As you age you change from the fine-tuned wannabe athlete most of us were to a recreational player, and we overextend ourselves. Others of us, in making a comeback (or just rushing to train for something like a 5K run), try to go from zero (0) to 60 way too soon. In either scenario, that overextension causes the tendon to tear or snap. You’ll recognize it immediately by the sound (pop) and the inability to walk/stand on your toes, which results from the lack of connection from the calf to the heel. (You need to point your foot downward to walk, which is where the Achilles comes in.) Other common occurrances of Achilles tendon rupture include falling from a height and landing on your feet or stepping into a sizeable hole.
Besides being an older guy (or gal, but it’s about five times more common in men) trying to reclaim past glory, steroids and certain antibiotics (flouroquinolones, examples of which are Levafloxacin, aka Levaquin, and Ciprofloxacin, aka Cipro) weaken the tendons enough to predispose you to this injury.
Depending on your age and preexisting health status, you will have surgical and/or nonsurgical options available to you to repair the tendon. Nonsurgical treatment involves a specific type of walking boot or cast, and surgery is more likely when the tear is complete. You’ll need extensive rehabilitation and strengthening of the muscle around the repaired tendon to avoid reinjury. Don’t expect to return to your previous level of strength and activity for four to six months.
So what’s your take home message? Once again, know where opportunities for prevention are. Given how important it is to maintain physical activity as you age, it’s important to remind you to learn how to stretch and maintain musculature so you don’t injure yourself while trying to exercise. Don’t engage in more strenuous activities until and unless you’ve built up to the level where you’re prepared to do so. Achilles injuries occur most often when you’re trying to do too much too soon. Also, be mindful of slippery surfaces; that slide acts the same as an attempt to accelerate too rapidly.
 
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About SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: "Can I get services for my family?"

Yes! SMA offers individual and family plans for both STERLING ADVICE® and STERLING ADVICE PLUS®.
The STERLING ADVICE® plan offers you information and advice on all medical disclipines, and the STERLING ADVICE PLUS® plan adds on ancillary care considerations, including mental health, dentistry, pharmacy, nutrition and personal training. Subscribe to either plan, and cover your whole family, including children up to age 26.
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About www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: What if I'm not satisfied with the advice I receive?

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www.SterlingMedicalAdvice offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee! If your SMA consultant is unclear in addressing your health concern or does not answer your questions adequately, you can talk with another consultant free of charge. We love your feedback. Try us and experience the difference!
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Straight, No Chaser: Keys to Mental (Un)Health and (Un)Happiness

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Everyone has thoughts about the keys to happiness, but we can objectify the conversation and identify what’s most likely to make you unhappy and lead to depression. You may find this hard to believe, but outside of medical causes of psychiatric illness and factors outside of your control, there are actually three choices we make that most commonly adversely impact your happiness and good mental health. Take it for what you will, but the data is what it is. Stay away from these circumstances, and you’re less likely to be unhappy. Sometimes it’s about addition by subtraction.
Health Problems: People who are sick or have significant illness in their families generally aren’t happy. Although this may seem obvious and perhaps unfair, given that some illnesses and conditions are inherited or occur haphazardly, be mindful of the things you can control. Of course, this gets to the negative effects of obesity and smoking. More so than any other health-related activities/conditions, these will eventually lead to deteriorating health and subsequent unhappiness.
Job Problems: You don’t have enough to do with your time? Yep, an idle mind is the Devil’s workshop, as the saying goes. It should be pointed out that neither too much work nor the wrong type of work (i.e., low job satisfaction) seems to promote happiness. On average, people change careers seven times during their lifetimes. It’s often due to a search for happiness and actually is a good thing to do to avoid being stuck in a bad situation. Follow the job you love, and you’re more likely to be both happy and successful.
Relationship Problems: You make bad relationship choices? Well there’s one specific choice that is shown to be most likely to reduce your happiness—choosing a neurotic partner. What’s neurotic? For one particularly disruptive example, think about the so-called Drama Queen/King. A neurotic partner responds emotionally to events that wouldn’t affect most people, and their reactions tend to be more intense than normal. They’re more likely to interpret minor frustrations as hopelessly difficult. Their negative emotional reactions persist for unusually long periods of time. In short, if you want to be really unhappy, become attached to such a person. They will negatively affect your world, keeping you embroiled in drama and unhappiness, no matter how good the financial, physical, or other parts of your relationship.
Now your results may vary but probably won’t. I’m not make judgements, just sharing the data. Life choices have consequences. Choose wisely!
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About www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: What If I Need Prescriptions?

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SterlingMedicalAdvice.com consultants may advise you on medications you have and are likely to receive based on your condition. They may advise you of important drug side effects, interactions and dosing considerations. However, you will need to obtain prescriptions from your physician when needed. The expert consultants of SterlingMedicalAdvice.com do not prescribe medications, because SMA is a medical information and advice service, not a medical practice.
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From the Health Library of SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: “Why is Everyone Taking Chondroitin?"

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Chondroitin is a supplement that has become quite popular amongst those suffering from arthritis (specifically osteoarthritis, also known as degenerative joint disease). Its natural form is made from cow and shark cartilage. Our bodies use chondroitin to make new bones, cartilage, and tendons while also aiding nutrients to enter existing cartilage. Recall that cartilage is the tough, white fibrous portion of our joints that allows pain-free movement.
Be advised that chondroitin use is not without side effects. Some users of it have reported mild stomach discomfort, nausea and rarely, shortness of breath.
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Straight, No Chaser: Quick Tips for the Diabetic in Your Life

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Per your requests, we occasionally feature quick tips for healthy living. Here’s an important example.

If you have diabetics in your life, here are three things they should do everyday.

1) Check their feet. Diabetics have decreased sensation in their extremities. It is very typical for them to step on nails, glass, or otherwise cause injuries that go unnoticed, because they don’t have sufficient sensitivity. Next thing you know, they have an infection and then a foot ulcer, and that’s a common path to amputated toes or the entire foot.
2) Keep soft candy or juice at all times. If they ever experience mental status changes, feed them. Altered mental status can be due to high or low blood sugars. If you treat a high sugar level with more sugar, it’s not a big deal, relatively speaking; if you treat a blood sugar level that was zero, you just saved a life.
3) Have them touch the water with their hands before they shower or bathe. The hands of diabetics remain sensitive to pain longer than the feet, so touching with the hands first helps avoid injuries. The decreased sensitivity of the feet leads to burns, which leads to infections, which leads to amputations.
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About www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: What's the Cost for the SterlingMedicalAdvice.com subscription?

 
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Straight, No Chaser: A Quick Tip for When You're Feeling Bugged…

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Quite a few of you had the same question after Friday’s post on objects in the ears, nose and throat:
What about insects that get in the ear, particularly when you are asleep? It’s pretty horrifying to think of some cockroach or other disgusting thing scratching around that close to your brain! What you don’t want to do is something that will irritate the critter to the point of puncturing your eardrum. Beyond freaking out, your next step should be pretty simple.
At home, consider doing what we do. If you have mineral oil, put a few drops in the ear. It’s the quickest and safest way to kill what’s in there. However, don’t delay coming to the local ER, urgent care facility or your doctor’s office. Any damage caused still needs to be evaluated.
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Straight, No Chaser: Learn the Physical Signs of Child Abuse

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Given how often this topic is in the news, we need an army to protect children against child abuse. I will intermittently be discussing various forms of abuse, but to start with, I’d like to help you recognize physical signs I tend to look for to potentially identify victims of abuse.
Symptoms include:

  • Black eyes

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  • Broken bones that are unusual and unexplained
  • Bruise marks or lashes shaped like hands, fingers, or objects (such as a belt)

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  • Bruises in areas where normal childhood activities would not usually result in bruising

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  • Bite marks

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  • Bulging soft spot (fontanelle) or separations in an infant’s skull

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  • Burn marks, usually seen on the hands, arms, or buttocks

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  • Choke marks around the neck
  • Cigarette burns on exposed areas or on the genitals

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  • Circular marks around the wrists or ankles (signs of twisting or tying up)
  • Unexplained unconsciousness in an infant

If you ever see such things in children, be suspicious, be involved and get help. There are always ‘explanations’ for why things happen to children, but they too frequently seem to defy logic. Of course you can call 911 or the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline (1-800-4-A-CHILD). You could save a life.
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Can I Use www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com Instead of Insurance?

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We would not recommend it (especially with the individual mandate in place with the Affordable Care Act), but SterlingMedicalAdvice.com will provide you with the information you need to help avoid the time and costs wasted with unnecessary ER and other healthcare visits. SMA is best viewed as a supplement to the care provided by your physicians that works inside of the costs you are already paying. SMA can save you additional money by empowering you with better knowledge about your health in general and your specific medical circumstances. Even better, ask your employer to consider adding SterlingMedicalAdvice.com as an employee benefit!
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