Intermountain Healthcare

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Intermountain Healthcare is a nonprofit health system based in Salt Lake City, Utah that serves the healthcare needs of the residents of Utah and southeastern Idaho. Its mission is to provide clinically excellent medical care at affordable rates in a healing environment. Some of Intermountain’s 23 hospitals include Intermountain Medical Center, Primary Children’s Medical Center, LDS Hospital, Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, Dixie Regional Medical Center, McKay-Dee Hospital Center.

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On Mar 25

Are schools required to accommodate the needs of children with diabetes?

School districts and staff must provide an individualized plan to accommodate a student's special healthcare needs. Two federal laws apply to children with diabetes: The Education for All H...
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Intermountain Healthcare has answered a question
On Feb 05

Which weight-loss products are a waste of money?

Big question! However if you sit down with a physician, dietician, or trainer with extra training in weight loss nutrition - you can at least find products that do make sense. I tend to focus my a...
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Intermountain Healthcare has answered a question
On Jan 20, 2021

What are some complications of gestational diabetes?

Unless your gestational diabetes is well controlled, you and your developing baby are likely to have high blood glucose (too much glucose in the blood). This can cause problems for both of you duri...
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Intermountain Healthcare has answered a question
On Jan 20, 2021

What causes gestational diabetes?

There are several different types of diabetes. In all types, the body can't efficiently produce or use insulin, a hormone that allows cells to turn glucose (sugar) into usable fuel. When you&#...
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Intermountain Healthcare has answered a question
On Jan 20, 2021

What is diarrhea?

Diarrhea is when you have loose, watery stool (poop). With diarrhea, you have to go to the bathroom more often. Sometimes it's hard to get there in time. Diarrhea is uncomfortable but usually n...
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Intermountain Healthcare has answered a question
On Jan 13, 2021

What is breech presentation during labor?

A breech position is any position where the baby is not head down. Head down is obviously our safest preferred presentation for vaginal delivery. Depending on the type of breech and at what gestati...
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Intermountain Healthcare has answered a question
On Jan 13, 2021

How harmful is smoking?

You can't always see or feel the damage that tobacco does to your body -- especially at first. But here's what using tobacco does: It hurts your lungs. Smoking can cause breathing probl...
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Intermountain Healthcare has answered a question
On Jan 13, 2021

What types of pediatric specialists work in the NICU?

A neonatologist (a doctor specially trained in newborn intensive medicine) leads the team of caregivers in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU). (You may hear your neonatologist referred to as th...
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Intermountain Healthcare has answered a question
On Jan 13, 2021

How is gestational diabetes diagnosed?

Women with gestational diabetes often have no symptoms. For this reason, experts recommend a glucose screening test between the 24th and 28th week of pregnancy. If you've had gestational diabet...
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Intermountain Healthcare has answered a question
On Jan 13, 2021

What are risk factors for gestational diabetes?

Any woman might develop gestational diabetes during her pregnancy. However, if you answer "yes" to any of these questions, you may be at increased risk: Are you overweight? Do you have a par...
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Intermountain Healthcare has answered a question
On Jan 13, 2021

How should I take my child's temperature?

If you think your child has a fever, take his temperature. You can do this by placing a thermometer under your child's tongue, under his arm in the armpit, in his ear, or in the rectum. Make su...
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Intermountain Healthcare has answered a question
On Dec 09, 2020

What is systolic blood pressure?

Systolic blood pressure is the greater of the two numbers in a blood pressure reading. In a blood pressure written as a fraction, this is the number on top. The systolic reading shows the pressure ...
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Intermountain Healthcare has answered a question
On Dec 09, 2020

What is diastolic blood pressure?

Diastolic blood pressure is the lower of two numbers recorded in a blood pressure reading. (In a blood pressure written as a fraction, this is the number shown on the bottom.) The diastolic reading...
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Intermountain Healthcare has answered a question
On Dec 03, 2020

How soon after birth should I start breastfeeding?

You are usually in your postpartum room the first hour after child birth and are usually there for one to two hours. One of the most important things that you can do within the first hour is ...
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Intermountain Healthcare has answered a question
On Dec 03, 2020

What is an episiotomy?

An episiotomy is a procedure where the tissue is cut between the vagina and the rectum to help facilitate delivery of the baby's head. At one time, they were fairly routine for two reasons....
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