--- title: Isabel Healthcare Blog | Mandy Tomlinson (7) description: Mandy has worked for Isabel Healthcare since 2000. Prior to this, she was a Senior Staff Nurse on the Pediatric Infectious disease ward and high dependency unit at one of London's top hospitals, St Mary’s in Paddington which is part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Her experience in the healthcare industry for the past 33 years in both the UK and USA means she's a vital resource for our organization. Mandy currently lives and works in Scottsdale, Arizona. (7) --- # Blog Category: All Differential Diagnosis Decision Support Differential diagnosis Symptom Checker Symptoms Patient Disease Information Medical Error Disease Clinical Decision Support Diagnostic Decision Support Isabel 1 Minute Read Diagnosis Error Diagnosis Skills Cases Healthcare Informatics Clinical Reasoning Evidence-based Medicine Medical Education Patient Engagement Symptom Triage Nurse Practitioner Education Nursing Decision Support Partnership Public Health COVID-19 EHR Patient Empowerment Patient Safety rare disease ### Subscribe Here! January 25, 2017 ### [Being an Informed Patient and Parent | Isabel Symptom Checker](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/being-an-informed-patient-and-parent-isabel-symptom-checker) Isabel visits several conferences and gatherings throughout the year in the field of health and diagnosis error. We interact with people at the.. January 5, 2017 ### [Sinusitis or Just a Cold? | 1 Minute Read | Isabel Healthcare](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/sinusitis-or-just-a-cold-1-minute-read-isabel-healthcare) The holiday season is over, and quickly taking its place is cold and flu season. In all parts of the UK and most parts of the US you’ll be lucky if.. December 22, 2016 ### [Happy Holidays 2016 | Common Holiday Illnesses and their Symptoms](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/happy-holidays-2016-from-isabel-healthcare-common-holiday-illnesses-and-their-symptoms) Last Christmas, our blogpost went out on ‘Christmas Eve Eve’ and we wrote an article on alleviating holiday stress. For some, it feels like yesterday.. December 14, 2016 ### [5 Commonly Misdiagnosed Diseases and How to Spot Them](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/5-commonly-misdiagnosed-diseases-and-how-to-spot-them) November 24, 2016 ### [Sudden Infant Death Syndrome – Where are we now in 2016?](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/sudden-infant-death-syndrome-where-are-we-now-in-2016) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) which is also known ‘cot death,’ is the sudden, unexpected and unexplained death of a baby for no obvious reason... November 10, 2016 ### [How to Save a Life - First Aid Procedures](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/how-to-save-a-life-first-aid-procedures) The work that medical professionals do is incredible. They save lives every day, and it’s their job to care for you when you are at your weakest. One.. September 14, 2016 ### [World Sepsis Day](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/world-sepsis-day) Every 3-4 seconds someone dies of sepsis. Sepsis awareness month is currently taking place and this week, on September 13th, saw World Sepsis Day... July 14, 2016 ### [Spotlight on Alan Turing - Father of Artificial Intelligence](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/spotlight-on-alan-turing-father-of-artificial-intelligence) A few months ago we published a blog on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its adaptation to healthcare, but the origins of AI are often overlooked or.. May 25, 2016 ### [Malaria | 1 Minute Read | Causes, symptoms and treatment](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/malaria-1-minute-read-causes-symptoms-and-treatment) Malaria is a parasitic infection caused by protozoa of the genus Plasmodium. There are five species which can infect humans, but Plasmodium.. April 20, 2016 ### [1 Minute Read | Symptom Information | Diarrhea or Diarrhoea](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/1-minute-read-symptom-information-diarrhea-or-diarrhoea) Diarrhea, also spelt diarrhoea, is an increased frequency of bowel movements consisting of abnormally loose or watery stools. The condition can range.. April 6, 2016 ### [The growing problem that is diabetes - World Health Day 2016](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/the-growing-problem-that-is-diabetes-world-health-day-2016) It’s World Health Day again, falling as usual on World Health Organization’s birthday, on Thursday 7th April. Last year we wrote a blogpost about.. March 23, 2016 ### [Symptom: Rectal Bleeding - Isabel Healthcare](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/symptom-rectal-bleeding) Rectal bleeding, also known as hematochezia, blood in the stool or bleeding from the bottom, is often seen as small amounts of bright-red blood on.. 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