Marketing and Social Media

Today, I'm taking a short break from all things medical mayhemish and participating in a blitz blog on marketing. My agency, WordServe Literary, through Rachelle Gardner's blog is doing an all out attack on the good and bad of this side of the book business. Several authors are participating so you can find more links on her August 2nd post.If this is the first time you've ever stopped in at Redwood's Medical Edge... welcome! This blog...

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Guest Blogger: Lillian Duncan

I'm pleased to have Lillian Duncan guest blogging here at Redwood's Medical Edge today. She's discussing her research into diabetes and how she managed this character's disease in her novel Pursued.Welcome, Lillian!According to statistics, diabetes affects 25.8 million Americans of all ages which is 8.3% of the U.S. population. It only makes sense that sooner or later one of my character's was going to end up with the disease.The character’s name...

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Diabetes: Part 2/2

Diabetic emergencies are not uncommon in the emergency room. In simple terms, there are two types of diabetic emergencies: the blood sugar is too low or the blood sugar is too high.Hypoglycemia: This is a term used when the blood sugar is too low. Often times, in a person with diabetes, it is the result of taking too much of their medication causing sugar levels to drop. This is not the only thing that can cause a blood sugar to be too low.Unrelated...

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Winner!!

Just a quick post to announce the official winner of Lacy William's contest was Wildflower/Rebecca!Congratulations and I hope you enjoy those four historical novels. Thanks to everyone who stopped by and left comments. Hope to see more of them from you.Jor...

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Diabetes: Part 1/2

I thought it would be good to do a few posts about the more common medical conditions. Since I’ll be highlighting Lillian’s novel on Friday, I thought I’d cover the basics of diabetes and then emergency care of the diabetic patient. There are three major forms of diabetes. Type I, Type II and gestational diabetes. Type I: This type of diabetes is caused from an autoimmune reaction where the body turns on itself and destroys, in this case, the insulin...

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Western Medicine Circa 1890: Part 4/4

Lacy concludes her four-part Friday series today on western medicine during the 1890's. It's been a pleasure to have her and I hope you'll check out her novel. Lacy, best of luck and many blessings on your writing career. I hope you'll stop in again.I hope you’ve enjoyed the excerpts from Marrying Miss Marshal that I’ve shared the last three weeks. This week, I thought I’d talk a little bit about my current project, which is now on my editor’s desk...

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HELLP!: Pregnancy Complications/Heidi Creston

There is a lot of difference between saying you have a cold vs. saying you have bacterial pneumonia. In the world of writing especially medical writing, it is very important that you as the author understand the proper diagnosis and treatment of your character. If it is not clear to you then surely your readers will be confused as well.Be assured that you will have readers that have either had the condition that your character has, knows someone who has been through it, or like myself, have treated individuals with it. I am more of reader than...

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Medical Question: Opposite Fight vs. Flight Response.

Kristin asks: My medical issues have to do with the female lead who has reverse fight-or-flight reactions. When under extreme stress or in fearful situations her heart rate slows and her breathing becomes shallow sometimes to the point of passing out (at least once in the story). I tried to Google this condition and found almost nothing about it. The only reason I've heard of it is because one of my best friends has it. Jordyn says: I think what you're looking for is called a vasovagal reaction. It can be the body's response to stress/fear. I don't...

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Western Medicine Circa 1890: Part 3/4

Lacy continues her four part Friday series today on western medicine. I think her posts have been quite thought provoking! Don't forget, she's running a great contest for a chance to win four historical novels so be sure to leave a comment and check out full contest details as posted on June 30th. I echo Lacy's thankfullness at giving birth with today's medical techniques.When I was getting to know my heroine, I met a really tough, independent woman....

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Medical Question: Submerged Vehicle Part 2/2

We're concluding Mart's question today about treatment of victims that submerged their vehicle into the water. Last post, Dianna covered the EMS response. Today, I'm going to cover emergency department management.Jordyn (ED Evaluation): I'm going to start from the point that EMS brings them to the hospital. You say that one patient, Ruby, is conscious. I'm going to assume she had some period of time in the water and assume she was submerged. Yes,...

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Medical Question: Submerged Vehicle Part 1/2

Mart asks a fairly detailed medical question so I'm going to split this post up over two days. Today, our resident EMS expert, Dianna Benson, will offer the EMS response. Next post, I'll cover the emergency department treatment.Mart asks: This is the scenario:Ruby, Gio and their parents are in a car that submerges in the river.  Some of the things I need to know: 1.      What happens when paramedics get to them? 2.     ...

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Western Medicine Circa 1890: Part 2/4

Lacy Williams is back with part two of her four part Friday series on western medicine during the 1890's. She is running a fantastic contest so be sure to leave a comment and check out the full details posted on June 30th. Nothing like a chance to win four books!I know I’m not alone in the fact that Janette Oke really inspired me to want to read and write inspirational fiction (waaaay back when it was just a dream for me). The next inspirational...

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