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Minor Symptoms of Alcohol Withdrawal

ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Kneisel (2009) identifies minor symptoms as anxiety, agitation and irritability. These symptoms progress to include tremor, elevated blood pressure and elevated heart rate, low grade fever, headache and sweating. Gastrointestinal symptoms such as loss of…

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Cancer exposure & Muscle Spasms from Firefighting

Workman's CompBy Tara Godoy

The repeated and prolonged exposure to toxins after the fire has been put out is proven to cause long term chronic illnesses, specifically cancer. Physical demands cause musculoskeletal injuries.

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Alcohol Withdrawal – An Overview

ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Alcohol is a drug that has a depressant or slowing effect on the brain. When alcohol is withdrawn after habitual use, the opposite occurs and the brain becomes excitable. The symptoms of alcohol withdrawal reflect…

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Firefighting hazards and workman’s comp

Civil Law, Workman's CompBy Tara Godoy

Firefighters run into burning buildings. Many people think this is the reason that their jobs are considered hazardous. But that’s not actually the only hazard they face, and on-the-job accidents are not the number one…

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Mimics for Failure to Thrive

Criminal Law, Failure to ThriveBy Tara Godoy

Mimics for Failure to Thrive include non-organic causes, such as improperly educated parents; and organic causes, such as medical conditions that impede the body’s ability to utilize nutrients.

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Diagnosing Failure to Thrive

Criminal Law, Failure to ThriveBy Tara Godoy

Weight alone is not the sole factor in diagnosing failure to thrive. As the definitions in this blog post indicate, it is “growth parameters” that are recorded, not just the weight. It is the weight…

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Symptoms of Malnourishment

Criminal Law, Failure to ThriveBy Tara Godoy

Symptoms of malnourishment are weight loss, stagnancy in weight gain, growth retardation, seizures, and developmental delays.

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Differentiating Failure to Thrive From Malnourishment

Criminal Law, Failure to ThriveBy Tara Godoy

Defining Malnourishment and Failure to Thrive: Malnourishment is an issue of supply versus demand of nutrients. Failure to thrive is the failure to grow appropriately according to the standard growth patterns of similarly aged children.…

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New Year, New Name!

Company Events and UpdatesBy Tara Godoy

As 2013 draws to a close, we are proud to announce five years of successful service to our clients and industry professionals. It has been a pleasure to offer thorough, professional and unbiased analysis and…

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Trauma In Pregnancy

Blunt Force Trauma, Criminal Law, Labor & DeliveryBy Tara Godoy

Trauma is the leading cause of pregnancy-associated maternal deaths in the United States. Motor vehicle crashes are the most frequent, followed by violence and assault. A study done in Maryland found that between 1993 and…

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Newsletter and webinars

Company Events and UpdatesBy Tara Godoy

I haven’t blogged about my newsletters in awhile so I wanted to make sure that everyone realizes that we have two newsletters that we email out monthly.

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Bath Salts – What’s the Buzz?

Criminal LawBy Tara Godoy

In 2012, poison centers took over 2500 calls regarding bath salts.

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