Rachel E Garnett PA-C

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• Alternative Treatments For Pneumonia

  More than one million children under the age of five lose their lives because of pneumonia according to research. This figure is higher compared to those who lose their lives as a result of AIDS, malaria or tuberculosis. One would then ask the question, what is this deadly disease that claims so...

• How is a Strep Throat Treated?

  The first goal of the treatment for strep throat is the prevention of the acute rheumatic fever. However, the benefits also include preventing suppurative complications, alleviation of strep throat symptoms, limiting the household spread, and also reducing the duration of the disease. Consult with...

• How Should Hospitals Handle Nurses Being Cyberbullied by Patients

  It is fair to say that a large amount of nurses working today use their care and compassion outside of the hospital, as well as within the hospital walls whilst treating patients and making conversation with the patient’s loved ones.  However,  there has been reports of conflict between nurses,...

• Is Dyspnea (Shortness of Breath) a Warning Sign of a Serious Condition?

  Breathing is a critical function of life, and anything that obstructs this function can be extremely difficult to deal with. There are several conditions that can cause alterations in our breathing pattern.Dyspnea, or shortness of breath, is one such condition. Shortness of breath has many causes...

• Hyperthyroidism vs. Hypothyroidism

  The human body is remarkably complex and involves a synergy of numerous body organs to function properly. Among the little-known organs is the thyroid, found just below the Adam’s apple. It is tiny but it plays a major role in the body. Its function is to synthesize iodine to produce thyroxine...

• What Causes Pneumonia?

  Pneumonia is a lung infection that is caused by bacteria, viruses, or parasites. Moreover, pneumonia can develop in just one lobe of the right or left lung, the entire lung, or both of the lungs simultaneously. The primary characteristic of this lung disease is the inflammation of the air sacs or...