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If you or someone you love has a recent or ongoing sports injury, let the doctors at Olympia Orthopaedic Associates (OlyOrtho) help. One of their newest team members, Dr. Kaley Capitano, is a lifelong athlete herself and focuses on non-operative treatment of many sports-related issues.

For doctors with patients who dont know theyre taking too much of a medication, "you wonder whether the drug is causing the health problems, and its a symptom of the wrong medication."

In this episode, guest Sara L. Merwin, co-author of The Informed Patient: A Complete Guide to a Hospital Stay, shares her experience helping a family navigate their loved one's hospital stay during the height of the COVID pandemic.

Critical Care, explores the world of ICU medicine in 250 playing cards, from the medicine used to the procedures patients undergo.

Understanding critical care in the ICU: then and now [PODCAST] “I write this as a caregiver, patient educator, and clinical researcher. The coronavirus pandemic has shone a spotlight on intensive care units (ICUs).  Due to the rapid and continued increase in critical illness from COVID-19 infection, discussions about capacity and specialized equipment have become commonplace. Terms such as ventilators, ECMO, PPE, emergency use authorization, and proning have entered into the lingua franca. C...