My mom has been in intensive care since September 24. Doctors can't figure out what's going on with her. She has MS and a bladder infection. However, her blood pressure is 95/63 and she is on a ventilator at 100% but only gets 20 breaths in. What could be the issue?

September 6th, 2023

What will happen to the resting membrane potential and neurons' ability to generate action potentials (APs) if K+ enhanced IV fluid is infused into a patient with normal K+ levels?

October 7th, 2024

In the past few months, I've been awakened by what I call a 'power failure'. All of a sudden, I hear a loud boom, go from darkness to wide awake, and get the sensation that the power has gone off. We sleep with fans on, and what awakens me is the extreme silence, darkness, and the sense that all the lights/power have gone off. It's very disturbing. Once I am awake and get my 'bearings', I realize that the fans are indeed still on and everything is fine. It's just this extreme sense of being in a building and having the power fail. The loss of sound and extreme darkness are very weird. What could be causing this and what should I do?

September 12th, 2024

A patient has high blood pressure, an enlarged spleen and liver, and a hemoglobin level of 17.9. What could be causing these symptoms?

December 3rd, 2023

For the past 2 or 3 weeks, I have been having 8 - 10 bowel movements a day with lots of lower intestine cramping and very loose stools. I take no medications, only vitamins and probiotics. The issue has become debilitating, with frequent urges to have a bowel movement that often result in nothing. When I do have a bowel movement, it is very loose and in small quantities. I sometimes experience severe contractions in my colon or intestines while sitting on the toilet. I also had a period of no bowel movements followed by chills and a high fever, and now the issue has returned. Should I see a gastroenterologist, proctologist, or another specialist?

August 3rd, 2023