August 2010

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

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Parents: they have to learn new languages \u200b\u200b

Parents, do you Know What These texts mean? - CNN.com

A disturbing example of what happens to youth in the United States on the use of technology on adolescents.
As if it were a new language invented by Tolkien, now parents have to know certain rules that your children can use to communicate among themselves without parents realizing it. For example: ctn

pos. tdtm l8r k?
:**:"
had significantly (in English): "Can not talk now, parent over shoulder. Talk dirty to me later, ok? kisses back at you "

in English:" I can not talk now, Dad on my shoulder. Tell me 'dirty' after a while, ok? Kisses to you. "

In English the first problem was addressed as one of preserving our language. The boys began to distort a rich language and some examples are:

+ (plus)
+ a ( mass)
a2 (goodbye)
ad + (addition) Salu2
(greetings)
tmb (also)
tp (either)
PPIO (top)
nd (nothing)
ak (here)
q (to)
ke (that)
qndo (when)
tkm (I love you)
xa (to) xo
(but)
xq, xk (because)
x (for, kiss)
XLO-(at least)
xoxo (hugs and kisses)
bn (right)
bno (good)
ns vms DSPs (see you later) ns vms
MNN (see you tomorrow)
ntp (do not worry)
ntc (do not believe)
wenas (good)
way (nice)
:) (happy)
;) (wink)
: * (kiss)
n_n (hum)
: p (tongue out)
: ((sadness)
: '((cry)
smoked)
has its advantages using these signs provided they do not forget the original language and grammar. However, the expert consensus is that it tends not to happen.

The problem of the messages "hidden" so that parents do not realize the evils and problems of their children have a broader context of education in the family. Many say the problem would not arise if there is adequate communication began in an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect between parents and children. I think so. Although there will still (if any) troubled teens, can be reduced through good communication and professional support.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

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antibiotics prescription: to work, we urgently need empowered patient

Continuing the theme of antibiotic prescription, I have written

One of the major health changes in the last century was the invention antibiotics. They came to rescue lives from the clutches of terrible diseases afflicting human beings (tuberculosis, pneumonia, meningitis, etc.) Played their role and their part in reducing mortality in humans (as well as improved hygiene, vaccination, more comprehensive health services, etc). Yet they have had an adverse effect, their overuse has created a potential danger: the creation of super-bacteria, which now are responsible to make life difficult for doctors who see patients in hospitals. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus (MRSA), the vancomycin-resistant entercoco include some of these calls are super-bacteria. Besides the danger of adverse effects of these antibiotics and the cost.

From my point of view of health, it sounds completely consistent and valid to stop selling antibiotics to anyone who asks, just because he feels bad and thinks that the antibiotic will be complete and rapid cure for their discomfort. Most doctors know that a large percentage of patients are cured without the use of these pills and is matter of just rest and take painkillers to feel better. The only bad thing is that our patients do not know. At least not the majority.

We need to put ourselves in the shoes of our patients and think like they think at the moment they have the disease. Some of the concerns I have heard:

"My son has a fever, you are going to rise so much that goes into convulsions"

"The fever will give you a meningitis or pneumonia.! And that doctor that prescribed me antibiotics! "

"If my doctor does not give me antibiotics, I'll go from consultation to consultation to find one who does"

Also, the comments I heard in the blogosphere, well-trained people are disdain for the measure. They believe that Mexico is not prepared, that patients and system are not ready to ban the sale of antibiotics without prescription.

The alternative to the continuation of everything as far does not sound very encouraging.

If our patients knew that the fever does not hurt that causes meningitis, more than 90% of ear infections heal without antibiotics, most do not require anti-diarrhea diarrhea (much less of antibiotics). .. among many other claims; whether our patients had the information, the task of this change would be much easier.

We are using the efforts to a single field of battle, not all. The health education strategy should be comprehensive.

Elizabeth Cohen, a CNN correspondent, who recently published a book and you can read the interview

to it in the NY Times, mentioned the importance of this increasingly common issue in the U.S..

In Europe and many other parts of the world, is a topic that is addressed increasingly, as we mentioned a few months ago Dr. Casado in his blog

there ways and plenty of resources used to promote political campaigns, products and whether an enormous influx of information by all means, get enough for a small space of adequate and accurate information for our patients.

say that information is power, we give that power to patients.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

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Facebook panic button: a good idea to replicate?

In the UK there is the Center for Online Protection and exploitation to a minor (CEOP

Inges for short). From July 12 it was agreed that anyone on Facebook

can download this application to your profile. It can truly make anyone in the world, but only work in the UK, but the fact is it would look like on your Facebook profile.

Thus, any user (usually a child) to feel threatened in their physical or mental, you can press the "panic button" to complete an online form and then be contacted by a local authority, through the intervention of the center.
Since its launch, the tool has not been without criticism. For example, required 11 steps to reach a final report from the victim. Or that now minors are prohibited from entering the network (Facebook requires a minimum age of 13 years) will migrate to other social networking sites most at risk. No single solution or perfect tool, and authorities say the creators of the application, but it is believed they are going in the right direction.
A good idea, although it is not Pandora's box, it will help a good percentage of cases of cyber-bullying or sexual harassment online. Something in our country and in Latin America is not common to be taken seriously.

Friday, August 13, 2010

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Medical Errors: Are we ready to report them?

The news today

, Well known in our city of Monterrey, but he came to go around the world, is about the kids graduate students from my university, Tecnológico de Monterrey, who died in an apparent crossfire between the Mexican army and a group of drug traffickers.

The sad thing, besides the loss of lives, is the

written recommendation by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC

) on possible coverage and fabricating evidence by the soldiers who found themselves in the place of facts.
quote the article: "In the recommendation issued by the agency indicated that during the investigation of the case there were obstacles that prevented define who was the author of the deprivation of the lives of two young men. These obstacles relate to lack of cooperation from the State Attorney, the Attorney General and the Attorney General of Military Justice, which totally or partially blocked access to the proceedings of the previous investigations. "
The purpose of this post is not to judge anyone or make findings on that topic, but I wanted good place to make an analogy Was error of soldiers and covered up the same between them?
in the military and health, aviation and any other profession that lives in their hands errors occur, and these mistakes cost lives. Systems aviation safety, for example, determine to be reported errors or near misses that occur on any flight to the ASRS
, but have realized that the magnitude of the errors reported exceeds the capacity of harvesting. There were so many error reports that exceeded the system. Only in one hospital (the USCSF) were received over 20,000 reports a year. And that is a single hospital in the 6,000 that exist in the U.S., also These figures are errors that are reported, not to mention those not reported by doctors. It's amazing when I hear that a hospital security experts that a good percentage of suffering, it is safer to stay at home than in hospital.
recently heard a discussion on this work done by Dr. DesRoches, published in JAMA, on the grounds that doctors have to report to their colleagues when they feel they are unable to perform their job well incompetence. The feeling I had of my colleagues was "defensive" and strongly criticizing this work. Something
perceived: "How dare someone say to me that I am not competent or make mistakes?" "You're a doctor and you can also go wrong, it can happen to you" "The doctors told us we cover, it's fair" "That's spit pa'rriba"

All these comments was always thinking of oneself as a doctor, but NO I heard an opinion to think about patients. Would I want my doctor that if my father, mother or child makes a mistake, I tell? Should the health system of a country that errors are reported as happens in aviation? I return to the case of graduate students of Tec There was probably a mistake which, instead of being reported, was very likely (to say the NHRC) hidden. Do not mean to denigrate our military forces have done an excellent job fighting and risking their lives every day, but why take down the good image hiding mistakes?
Can you make the analogy in medicine?