by Madeline Groves | Aug 17, 2021 | News, Uncategorized
For Medical school, you attended the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Tell us about why it made the top of your list. When searching for the right medical school, I was instantly struck by the friendliness of the people at Wake Forest and it quickly rose...
by Madeline Groves | Jul 27, 2021 | The Pulse, Uncategorized
By Katie E. Golden, MD An electrocardiogram (abbreviated as both ECG and EKG) is a simple test that is frequently performed on patients in the emergency room. It is easy, fast, and gives us a lot of important information about your heart. It helps doctors immediately...
by Madeline Groves | Jul 23, 2021 | News, Uncategorized
Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates (MEMA) has teamed up with Novant Health to launch a virtual triage initiative. Two years in the making, Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center, Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center, Novant Health Matthews Center, and...
by Madeline Groves | Jun 28, 2021 | The Pulse, Uncategorized
By Katie E. Golden, MD In the emergency department (ED), it is common to obtain blood tests as part of a patient’s evaluation. A routine part of this analysis is to check kidney function, and we do this by testing for levels of ‘creatinine’ (abbreviated as Cr). It is...
by Madeline Groves | Jun 3, 2021 | The Pulse, Uncategorized
By Katie E. Golden, MD While marijuana is stuck behind a legislative roadblock in North Carolina, CBD products are quickly finding their way into grocery stores, mainstream shops, and bars across the state. CBD in your coffee, CBD in your cocktail, mixed into a muscle...
by Madeline Groves | Apr 19, 2021 | News, Uncategorized
(CHARLOTTE, NC) – When a patient presents to an emergency department with concerns of acute chest pain, a key aspect of the workup often includes a specific lab test knows as troponin which is released by damaged heart muscle to help detect heart attacks and other...
