We've all had moments of vertigo when peering over a run in Black Iron Bowl. But if you're consistently feeling dizzy, there may be more at stake. Telluride Medical Center Emergency Room Physician Paul Koelliker, MD, explains vertigo, the signs, and when to seek help. Dr....
For most in Telluride, getting on the mountain is the priority throughout the winter. Yet, everyone has a few obstacles—work schedules, kids, or work schedules and kids. So, sometimes just getting to the lift is the result of a perfectly executed strategy. In my house, we...
"Bubbles & Botox" party Monday, 2/27, 4 – 6 p.m. supports Telluride AIDS Benefit Menus at The Peaks Resort & Spa have always been very very inviting, but recent additions have upped the temptations. I am not, however, talking about food. The subject on the table...
Dr. Koelliker, Medical Director of Emergency Services at the Telluride Medical Center, explains why a stroke or heart attack is really a brain attack and the tell-tale signs of an emergency. Watch the video and then for more info visit www.stroke.org. BIO: Dr. Diana Koelliker was...
Eric Johnson is a board-certified family nurse practitioner, who has worked at the Telluride Medical Center since 1997. During his tenure, he provided emergency and primary care. These days, however, Eric is focused on the upcoming Gary Wright Memorial Skin Cancer Screening Clinic. That event...
Aesthetic skin care for life at 8,750 feet, now at the Telluride Medical Center Seeking to reverse the effects of sun damage and aging? Make a beeline for the Telluride Medical Center. Mountain Skin Care at the Telluride Medical Center offers two popular methods for smoothing out...
By Jesse James McTigue
Moab, Utah is full of some of the most mind-boggling spectacles and seeming impossibilities. Flowers bloom among the arid, desert landscape; rock-towers spiral skyward; and delicate arches perforate smooth rock formations.
Every October, in the middle of all of this natural wonderment, an even more mind-boggling spectacle occurs – the 24 Hours of Moab mountain bike race.
The race occurs at the end of the mountain biking season and has contenders racing from noon Saturday to noon Sunday, for 24 hours straight. Most competitors race on a four or five person team, requiring each individual rider to complete the 15-mile course three or four times. There are also competitors who compete as solo and duo riders and some of these folks do it on a single-speed—a mountain bike with one fixed gear.
Every year, I am amazed at how many people are willing to subject themselves to this race (including myself). Competitors range from professional cyclists to groups of friends looking for a good time and a personal challenge. Some teams are raising money for a cause; others are just hoping to survive.
by Diana Koelliker, MD
Croup is an upper respiratory illness caused by a virus. The virus affects the tissue around the level of the vocal cords and causes swelling, which can lead to noisy breathing and a bark-like cough. It is typically seen in children ages 6 months to 5 years, although it is occasionally seen in older children. The illness is most prevalent in the fall and winter months, but can occur year round. Transmission of the illness is by respiratory droplets (coughing or sneezing) and/or direct contact. Most children with croup will have a hoarse voice, runny nose, fever and the characteristic bark-like or croupy cough. The illness usually lasts about 4-6 days with a peak of symptoms around the 2nd or 3rd day. In the majority of cases, the disease is mild and self-limited (meaning it gets better without any intervention).
The annual health fair at the Telluride Medical Center takes place Saurday, October 8, 2011, between the hours of 8-11 AM. Listen to the conversation between Sasha Cucciniello and Primary Care manager, Eric C....
by Dan Hehir, MD
Here in Telluride the arrival of autumn is heralded by many events. We all recognize the cool mornings and changing of the aspens as signs of fall, but here at theTelluride Medical Center the first sign is the arrival of this years’ influenza vaccine. While many of us may respond to these seasonal cues by taking winter clothes out of the closet, making sure the ski gear is in order, or stacking firewood, I would like all of us to add getting a flu shot to that regimen.
Influenza is a viral illness that affects hundreds of thousands of US citizens a year. When calculating the suffering, death, lost work and productivity, the impact is quite severe. While there has been a lot of attention paid to pandemic flu in the media in the past few years it is important to note that the seasonal flu has great impacts to us all. Indeed it is estimated that it is involved with the deaths of about 36,000 US citizens a year. Fortunately, we have yearly flu shots that can protect us from this insidious virus.
