ReSTOR® +2.5 D IOL
... major challenge for some patients, with several studies having reported compliance rates of only 50% or lower, said Joshua D. Stein, MD, MS, University of Michigan School of Medicine. Though patients may struggle with their regimens for various reasons, medication cost remains a major factor. Quanti ...
... major challenge for some patients, with several studies having reported compliance rates of only 50% or lower, said Joshua D. Stein, MD, MS, University of Michigan School of Medicine. Though patients may struggle with their regimens for various reasons, medication cost remains a major factor. Quanti ...
important prescribing information
... longstanding diabetes, in patients with diabetic nerve disease, in patients using medications that block the sympathetic nervous system, or in patients who experience recurrent hypoglycemia. The timing of hypoglycemia usually reflects the time-action profile of the administered insulin formulation ...
... longstanding diabetes, in patients with diabetic nerve disease, in patients using medications that block the sympathetic nervous system, or in patients who experience recurrent hypoglycemia. The timing of hypoglycemia usually reflects the time-action profile of the administered insulin formulation ...
0073 Cardiac Event Monitors
... 0.008). The authors noted that cardiac arrhythmias without associated symptoms, but nonetheless capable of causing the index symptoms, were the major determining factor accounting for the difference in diagnostic yield of MCT and patient‐ activated external loop recorders. There is also evidence to s ...
... 0.008). The authors noted that cardiac arrhythmias without associated symptoms, but nonetheless capable of causing the index symptoms, were the major determining factor accounting for the difference in diagnostic yield of MCT and patient‐ activated external loop recorders. There is also evidence to s ...
D3.2.2 Final definition of functional service requirements
... the list of existing PSs for that patient and selects and asks for any of them) is presented in Annex A of this deliverable for information purposes in preparation of a possible future epSOS LSP scope extension. ...
... the list of existing PSs for that patient and selects and asks for any of them) is presented in Annex A of this deliverable for information purposes in preparation of a possible future epSOS LSP scope extension. ...
Evidence-based approach to acute exacerbations of COPD
... short acting 2-agonist or an anticholinergic is the preferred bronchodilator agent. The choice between the two depends largely on potential undesirable side effects and the patient’s coexistent conditions. Adding a second bronchodilator to the first one does not seem to offer much benefit. The evid ...
... short acting 2-agonist or an anticholinergic is the preferred bronchodilator agent. The choice between the two depends largely on potential undesirable side effects and the patient’s coexistent conditions. Adding a second bronchodilator to the first one does not seem to offer much benefit. The evid ...
Clobazam (Onfi®) - Texas Department of State Health Services
... Distribution: it is lipophilic and distributes rapidly throughout the body. At steady state, apparent volume of distribution is 100 L. Metabolism: it is extensively metabolized in the liver via N-demethylation by CYP3A4 (lesser extent, CYP2C19 and CYP2B6) to the active metabolite N-desmethylclobazam ...
... Distribution: it is lipophilic and distributes rapidly throughout the body. At steady state, apparent volume of distribution is 100 L. Metabolism: it is extensively metabolized in the liver via N-demethylation by CYP3A4 (lesser extent, CYP2C19 and CYP2B6) to the active metabolite N-desmethylclobazam ...
nursing care related to the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
... The blood vessels are the closed system of tubes through which the blood flows. The arteries and arterioles are distributors. The capillaries are the vessels through which all exchange of fluid, oxygen, and carbon dioxide takes place between the blood and tissue cells. The capillaries are the smalle ...
... The blood vessels are the closed system of tubes through which the blood flows. The arteries and arterioles are distributors. The capillaries are the vessels through which all exchange of fluid, oxygen, and carbon dioxide takes place between the blood and tissue cells. The capillaries are the smalle ...
Principles of Metered-Dose Inhaler Design
... reliable dose. This development followed the introduction of proprietary cosmetic aerosols as pressure-packs, and coincided with the invention of a metering valve capable of providing the patient with at least 100 precise doses. The pressurized metered-dose inhaler (pMDI, Fig. 1) quickly became the ...
... reliable dose. This development followed the introduction of proprietary cosmetic aerosols as pressure-packs, and coincided with the invention of a metering valve capable of providing the patient with at least 100 precise doses. The pressurized metered-dose inhaler (pMDI, Fig. 1) quickly became the ...
Infection Control - Iowa Central Community College
... The philosophy of Iowa Central Community College’s Dental Hygiene Program is to educate dental hygiene students so they can provide comprehensive, relevant, educational and patient-centered care to diverse populations. The program will facilitate the dental hygiene decision making process in regards ...
... The philosophy of Iowa Central Community College’s Dental Hygiene Program is to educate dental hygiene students so they can provide comprehensive, relevant, educational and patient-centered care to diverse populations. The program will facilitate the dental hygiene decision making process in regards ...
Pain Management: Pain is inevitable. Suffering is
... – Activate anti-reward circuits that increase stress response and worsen mood – both amplify pain signals – Desensitize and down-regulate D2, eliminating the brakes – Sensitize D1 pathways, speeding up decisions to seek relief – Pain severity increases and relief-seeking behaviors become ...
... – Activate anti-reward circuits that increase stress response and worsen mood – both amplify pain signals – Desensitize and down-regulate D2, eliminating the brakes – Sensitize D1 pathways, speeding up decisions to seek relief – Pain severity increases and relief-seeking behaviors become ...
2014 Guidelines on Sedation and/or Analgesia for
... present solely to administer sedation and/or analgesia and monitor the patient, there must be another health practitioner present during the procedure, who is trained in observation and monitoring of sedated patients and in resuscitation. The primary responsibility of this other practitioner is to ...
... present solely to administer sedation and/or analgesia and monitor the patient, there must be another health practitioner present during the procedure, who is trained in observation and monitoring of sedated patients and in resuscitation. The primary responsibility of this other practitioner is to ...
The implantable loop recorder: a critical review
... in long-term cardiac monitoring techniques with implantable loop recorders (ILR) offer nowadays a powerful tool for the investigation of syncope as well as undiagnosed arrhythmias. According to current indications, ILR is recommended in patients with recurrent unexplained syncope following a negativ ...
... in long-term cardiac monitoring techniques with implantable loop recorders (ILR) offer nowadays a powerful tool for the investigation of syncope as well as undiagnosed arrhythmias. According to current indications, ILR is recommended in patients with recurrent unexplained syncope following a negativ ...
2014 Guidelines on Sedation and/or Analgesia for
... present solely to administer sedation and/or analgesia and monitor the patient, there must be another health practitioner present during the procedure, who is trained in observation and monitoring of sedated patients and in resuscitation. The primary responsibility of this other practitioner is to ...
... present solely to administer sedation and/or analgesia and monitor the patient, there must be another health practitioner present during the procedure, who is trained in observation and monitoring of sedated patients and in resuscitation. The primary responsibility of this other practitioner is to ...
Ultrasound-Assisted Cannulation of the Internal Jugular
... Average access time (skin to vein) was 9.8 seconds (2-68 seconds) by the ultrasound approach and 44.5 seconds (2-1,000 seconds) by the landmark approach (p<0.001). Using ultrasound, puncture of the carotid artery occurred in 1.7% of patients, brachial plexus irritation in 0.4%, and hematoma in 0.2%. ...
... Average access time (skin to vein) was 9.8 seconds (2-68 seconds) by the ultrasound approach and 44.5 seconds (2-1,000 seconds) by the landmark approach (p<0.001). Using ultrasound, puncture of the carotid artery occurred in 1.7% of patients, brachial plexus irritation in 0.4%, and hematoma in 0.2%. ...
Postsurgical Safety of Opioid-sparing
... believe the safety data on the short-term perioperative use of COX-2 selective inhibitors are less than clear for the following reasons. First, the US New Drug Application for rofecoxib was based almost exclusively on studies in patients with chronic pain. Studies to directly support the postsurgica ...
... believe the safety data on the short-term perioperative use of COX-2 selective inhibitors are less than clear for the following reasons. First, the US New Drug Application for rofecoxib was based almost exclusively on studies in patients with chronic pain. Studies to directly support the postsurgica ...
Heparins and Oral Anticoagulants
... Medicines that may increase the risk of bleeding when used in combination with heparins or oral anticoagulants include anticoagulants, antiplatelet agents, non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs, and thrombolytic agents. Decisions about appropriate concomitant use of these medicines for VTE prophy ...
... Medicines that may increase the risk of bleeding when used in combination with heparins or oral anticoagulants include anticoagulants, antiplatelet agents, non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs, and thrombolytic agents. Decisions about appropriate concomitant use of these medicines for VTE prophy ...
Professional Liability in the Dental Practice
... Lessons Learned from Closed Claims. This detailed report, over 16 months in the making, focuses on actual claims experience of the more than 17,000 clients of the Dentist’s Advantage Program. The report findings have been designed to be shared with the entire dental industry. Ideally, every dentist ...
... Lessons Learned from Closed Claims. This detailed report, over 16 months in the making, focuses on actual claims experience of the more than 17,000 clients of the Dentist’s Advantage Program. The report findings have been designed to be shared with the entire dental industry. Ideally, every dentist ...
Heart Failure
... Heart failure is a chronic condition that poses a major and growing threat to the public’s health. Improving the effectiveness of care and optimizing patient outcomes will become increasingly important as the population of the United States ages. • Currently, approximately 5.7 million Americans are ...
... Heart failure is a chronic condition that poses a major and growing threat to the public’s health. Improving the effectiveness of care and optimizing patient outcomes will become increasingly important as the population of the United States ages. • Currently, approximately 5.7 million Americans are ...
ASHP Therapeutic Position Statement on the Cessation of Tobacco
... of tobacco use and drug interactions with smoking, ASHP urges that all patient records, including those in electronic medical records and pharmacy information technology systems, include a designated field for the collection of tobacco-use data and that this field be integrated within the system suc ...
... of tobacco use and drug interactions with smoking, ASHP urges that all patient records, including those in electronic medical records and pharmacy information technology systems, include a designated field for the collection of tobacco-use data and that this field be integrated within the system suc ...
L0038 Antipsychotics in Pediatric Patients final
... lithium. Among the studies on anti-psychotics that were excluded from the meta-analysis were four on risperidone, and two on haloperidol. The two main reasons for study exclusion were that study patients were not diagnosed according to DSM or ICD criteria, or that the studies were augmentation tria ...
... lithium. Among the studies on anti-psychotics that were excluded from the meta-analysis were four on risperidone, and two on haloperidol. The two main reasons for study exclusion were that study patients were not diagnosed according to DSM or ICD criteria, or that the studies were augmentation tria ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
... stimulants (cocaine, methamphetamine). Additional causes may be metabolic in nature (low blood sugar), illness / infections (meningitis) and psychological / mental illness. Patients suffering from agitated delirium may demonstrate intense paranoia, extreme agitation, rapid emotional changes, disorie ...
... stimulants (cocaine, methamphetamine). Additional causes may be metabolic in nature (low blood sugar), illness / infections (meningitis) and psychological / mental illness. Patients suffering from agitated delirium may demonstrate intense paranoia, extreme agitation, rapid emotional changes, disorie ...
Obstetric critical care Clinical problems 2013
... intensivist because of maternal physiological adaptations to pregnancy, pregnancyspecific conditions which may require critical care management and also the presence of a fetus whose well-being is linked to the mother. Successful maternal and neonatal outcomes for patients admitted to a critical car ...
... intensivist because of maternal physiological adaptations to pregnancy, pregnancyspecific conditions which may require critical care management and also the presence of a fetus whose well-being is linked to the mother. Successful maternal and neonatal outcomes for patients admitted to a critical car ...
Pregabalin: Lyrica®
... Inclusion criteria: 18 years old; pain for more than 3 mo after healing of HZ skin rash; SF-MPQ VAS score 40 mm; average daily pain score >4 over the 7 d prior to randomization; stable or normal chest X-ray within past 1 yr Exclusion criteria: malignancy within past 2 y except basal cell carcinoma; ...
... Inclusion criteria: 18 years old; pain for more than 3 mo after healing of HZ skin rash; SF-MPQ VAS score 40 mm; average daily pain score >4 over the 7 d prior to randomization; stable or normal chest X-ray within past 1 yr Exclusion criteria: malignancy within past 2 y except basal cell carcinoma; ...
sedate patients in the ICU
... which clinicians may build their own sedation protocols. It is intended for all groups of ICU patients, including specific patient groups such as neurological injury, burns, cardiac patients and liver patients. ...
... which clinicians may build their own sedation protocols. It is intended for all groups of ICU patients, including specific patient groups such as neurological injury, burns, cardiac patients and liver patients. ...