November December 2011 - Volume 22
... The panel described what they termed “The seven deadly fallacies” of health insurance, which include conflict of interest, the rubber ruler, a straw man argument, false authority, red herring, non sequitur, and post hoc fallacy. Conflict of interest is like a two-headed snake, said panel members. Th ...
... The panel described what they termed “The seven deadly fallacies” of health insurance, which include conflict of interest, the rubber ruler, a straw man argument, false authority, red herring, non sequitur, and post hoc fallacy. Conflict of interest is like a two-headed snake, said panel members. Th ...
Procedural Sedation Course
... your comfort level with the drugs the type of procedure being performed the length of the procedure patient age, comorbidities, past history of sedations, drug allergies ...
... your comfort level with the drugs the type of procedure being performed the length of the procedure patient age, comorbidities, past history of sedations, drug allergies ...
Rituximab and ICE as second-line therapy before
... Thirty-seven patients were enrolled in this study, but one was removed after receiving 1 cycle of RICE when a review of her biopsy demonstrated indolent lymphoma; this patient was considered evaluable for toxicity but not for response. Patients’ characteristics are outlined in Table 1. Sixteen patie ...
... Thirty-seven patients were enrolled in this study, but one was removed after receiving 1 cycle of RICE when a review of her biopsy demonstrated indolent lymphoma; this patient was considered evaluable for toxicity but not for response. Patients’ characteristics are outlined in Table 1. Sixteen patie ...
transitions of care - Improving Together
... healthcare teams have other work priorities that compete with overseeing the discharge planning process. The acuity and care needs of other patients often take precedence over the discharge planning process for patients who are ready for discharge. In addition, there are often communication and coor ...
... healthcare teams have other work priorities that compete with overseeing the discharge planning process. The acuity and care needs of other patients often take precedence over the discharge planning process for patients who are ready for discharge. In addition, there are often communication and coor ...
Choosing the Right Over-the-Counter Treatment for You and Your
... with your pharmacist or physician about the medication, including its purpose, benefits, side effects, and any possible drug interactions. Your pharmacist can help you select the right OTC medications for you and your loved ones. Ask your pharmacist these six questions before taking any new OTC medi ...
... with your pharmacist or physician about the medication, including its purpose, benefits, side effects, and any possible drug interactions. Your pharmacist can help you select the right OTC medications for you and your loved ones. Ask your pharmacist these six questions before taking any new OTC medi ...
The need for macrolides in hospitalised community-acquired pneumonia: propensity analysis
... in the b-lactam and macrolide group, univariate odds ratio (OR) for mortality with combination therapy was 0.29 (95% CI 0.16–0.52; p50.0001). There was no difference in the mean¡SD length of stay, 8.5¡8.8 versus 8.8¡8.4 days, respectively. Likewise, the mean length of stay was similar in the two gro ...
... in the b-lactam and macrolide group, univariate odds ratio (OR) for mortality with combination therapy was 0.29 (95% CI 0.16–0.52; p50.0001). There was no difference in the mean¡SD length of stay, 8.5¡8.8 versus 8.8¡8.4 days, respectively. Likewise, the mean length of stay was similar in the two gro ...
ZS Pharma Announces Late Breaking Presentation of Phase 3 HARMONIZE... Trial Results in Patients with Hyperkalemia at AHA Annual Meeting
... potassium, impairment of mechanisms that transport potassium into cells, or a combination of both factors. The causes of hyperkalemia vary but the most common are chronic kidney disease (CKD), diabetes, heart failure (HF) and side effects from cardio-renal protective drug therapy, such as renin angi ...
... potassium, impairment of mechanisms that transport potassium into cells, or a combination of both factors. The causes of hyperkalemia vary but the most common are chronic kidney disease (CKD), diabetes, heart failure (HF) and side effects from cardio-renal protective drug therapy, such as renin angi ...
Standards of Emergency Nursing Practice
... consumer’s health or situation.” (ENA, 2011, p. 19). A. Patients arriving by ambulance will be roomed, if appropriate, in the ED upon arrival. With space and staffing permitting, all other patients will be placed in a patient room immediately upon arrival or after triage, rather than being assigned ...
... consumer’s health or situation.” (ENA, 2011, p. 19). A. Patients arriving by ambulance will be roomed, if appropriate, in the ED upon arrival. With space and staffing permitting, all other patients will be placed in a patient room immediately upon arrival or after triage, rather than being assigned ...
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... severe Crohn Disease or in patients with an ileostomy or colectomy due to Crohn disease on a costminimisation basis compared with infliximab. There will be no specific listing for the paediatric population as adalimumab has not been trialled in children. The American Gastroenterological Association ...
... severe Crohn Disease or in patients with an ileostomy or colectomy due to Crohn disease on a costminimisation basis compared with infliximab. There will be no specific listing for the paediatric population as adalimumab has not been trialled in children. The American Gastroenterological Association ...
Therapeutic efficacy of L‐ornithine‐L‐aspartate infusions in patients
... therapeutic endpoints impractical for use in the clinical situation and for follow-up observation in large therapeutic studies. Consequently, the participants of the study group decided to use a limited number of simple, validated, sensitive test procedures. Primary variables were postprandial venou ...
... therapeutic endpoints impractical for use in the clinical situation and for follow-up observation in large therapeutic studies. Consequently, the participants of the study group decided to use a limited number of simple, validated, sensitive test procedures. Primary variables were postprandial venou ...
Case 1 - UNC School of Medicine - The University of North Carolina
... care, physiology of aging, palliative care communication and medications. These 8 modules have been designed to teach specialty faculty, at all levels of their career, how to increase effectiveness and quality of care for their older adult patients. In 2009, the University of North Carolina School o ...
... care, physiology of aging, palliative care communication and medications. These 8 modules have been designed to teach specialty faculty, at all levels of their career, how to increase effectiveness and quality of care for their older adult patients. In 2009, the University of North Carolina School o ...
Advances in epilepsy - Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota
... uncontrolled seizures were given three capsules of sunflower oil (as placebo) or sunflower oil and 100 mg of cannabidiol for the first week (as treatment). Thus, patients who were treated received 300 mg of cannabinol daily for the first week. During the next three weeks (weeks two to four) the pati ...
... uncontrolled seizures were given three capsules of sunflower oil (as placebo) or sunflower oil and 100 mg of cannabidiol for the first week (as treatment). Thus, patients who were treated received 300 mg of cannabinol daily for the first week. During the next three weeks (weeks two to four) the pati ...
COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONDER INDUCTION TRAINING COURSE
... The heart beats approximately 60-100 times per minute, with the left hand side delivering oxygenated blood to the cells of the body and the right hand side pumping deoxygenated blood to the lungs for re-oxygenation and waste removal. For this process to happen, the heart muscle is made to contract b ...
... The heart beats approximately 60-100 times per minute, with the left hand side delivering oxygenated blood to the cells of the body and the right hand side pumping deoxygenated blood to the lungs for re-oxygenation and waste removal. For this process to happen, the heart muscle is made to contract b ...
Product Monograph - Takeda Canada Inc.
... A reduction of growth velocity in children or teenagers may occur as a result of inadequate control of chronic diseases such as asthma or from use of corticosteroids for treatment. Physicians should closely follow growth of all children taking corticosteroids by any route and weigh the benefits of c ...
... A reduction of growth velocity in children or teenagers may occur as a result of inadequate control of chronic diseases such as asthma or from use of corticosteroids for treatment. Physicians should closely follow growth of all children taking corticosteroids by any route and weigh the benefits of c ...
Detailed Advice - Scottish Medicines Consortium
... progression due to bone lesions that required external radiation, whichever was earlier) or death (due to any cause) if it occurred before progression was documented.1 Assessment of PFS took place every eight weeks by central independent blinded review with the use of modified RECIST guidelines.4 PF ...
... progression due to bone lesions that required external radiation, whichever was earlier) or death (due to any cause) if it occurred before progression was documented.1 Assessment of PFS took place every eight weeks by central independent blinded review with the use of modified RECIST guidelines.4 PF ...
Byetta®/Bydureon® Educate By Expert toolkit
... The HR represents the risk of an adverse clinical outcome or death among patients reporting severe hypoglycaemia compared with those not reporting severe hypoglycaemia. CI, confidence interval; CV, cardiovascular; CVD, cardiovascular disease; HR, hazard ratio. Zoungas S, et al. N Engl J Med 2010;363 ...
... The HR represents the risk of an adverse clinical outcome or death among patients reporting severe hypoglycaemia compared with those not reporting severe hypoglycaemia. CI, confidence interval; CV, cardiovascular; CVD, cardiovascular disease; HR, hazard ratio. Zoungas S, et al. N Engl J Med 2010;363 ...
oxybutynin – safe prescribing – a little bit dry 1
... Anticholinergic medicines decrease sweating and can increase photosensitivity,13 both of which may be problematic in hot environments. Patients should be informed about the risk of overheating during exercise or in hot weather because these can lead to heatstroke and fever.13 Hot baths and saunas sh ...
... Anticholinergic medicines decrease sweating and can increase photosensitivity,13 both of which may be problematic in hot environments. Patients should be informed about the risk of overheating during exercise or in hot weather because these can lead to heatstroke and fever.13 Hot baths and saunas sh ...
Everything`s bigger in Texas…and getting bigger. Obesity in the ED
... search. Data were extracted from included studies and analysed using a random-effects model to compare outcomes in the obese (body mass index (BMI)≥30kgm(-2)) with the non-obese (BMI<30kgm(-2)) group. • Result: Eventually, 18 studies met our inclusion criteria with 7751 obese patients representing 1 ...
... search. Data were extracted from included studies and analysed using a random-effects model to compare outcomes in the obese (body mass index (BMI)≥30kgm(-2)) with the non-obese (BMI<30kgm(-2)) group. • Result: Eventually, 18 studies met our inclusion criteria with 7751 obese patients representing 1 ...
improving the thrombolysis regime for central venous catheters
... much better for the patient. The clear guidance about when to use urokinase and a “push lock” protocol which incorporated a nomogram detailing the correct volumes for each CVC size, meant that the nursing staff where confident about how and when to correctly use urokinase. This prevented the patient ...
... much better for the patient. The clear guidance about when to use urokinase and a “push lock” protocol which incorporated a nomogram detailing the correct volumes for each CVC size, meant that the nursing staff where confident about how and when to correctly use urokinase. This prevented the patient ...
6: Illustrative Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Analyses
... almost 500 deinstitutionalized patients, most of whom had been diagnosed as chronic schizophrenics. These patients had resided in mental hospitals for an average of 18.2 years prior to deinstitutionalization, and the costs of hospitalization had totaled $70,000 per patient before release. After dein ...
... almost 500 deinstitutionalized patients, most of whom had been diagnosed as chronic schizophrenics. These patients had resided in mental hospitals for an average of 18.2 years prior to deinstitutionalization, and the costs of hospitalization had totaled $70,000 per patient before release. After dein ...
Weight Loss Agents
... Diet, exercise, and behavioral modification should be included in all overweight and obesity management approaches for BMI >25 kg/m2 and other tools [e.g., pharmacotherapy (if BMI >27 kg/m2 with comorbidity or BMI >30 kg/m2) and bariatric surgery (BMI >35 kg/m2 with comorbidity or BMI >40 kg/m2)] ...
... Diet, exercise, and behavioral modification should be included in all overweight and obesity management approaches for BMI >25 kg/m2 and other tools [e.g., pharmacotherapy (if BMI >27 kg/m2 with comorbidity or BMI >30 kg/m2) and bariatric surgery (BMI >35 kg/m2 with comorbidity or BMI >40 kg/m2)] ...
This Item - South Kent Coast CCG
... themselves with this policy and comply with it at all times. Prescribers also have a responsibility to maintain their knowledge of the contents of this policy. 5. PURPOSE AND OUTCOME 5.1 This policy is for all clinical staff working within NHS Eastern and Coastal Kent. It aims to inform on situation ...
... themselves with this policy and comply with it at all times. Prescribers also have a responsibility to maintain their knowledge of the contents of this policy. 5. PURPOSE AND OUTCOME 5.1 This policy is for all clinical staff working within NHS Eastern and Coastal Kent. It aims to inform on situation ...
Abitter pill to swallow: the need for better medications
... results. This means that 60–70% of children with DR-TB should be prescribed treatment based on the clinical risk of having DR-TB, especially in case of contact with infectious DR-TB patients or the failure to respond to conventional anti-tuberculosis treatment. These challenges make it difficult for ...
... results. This means that 60–70% of children with DR-TB should be prescribed treatment based on the clinical risk of having DR-TB, especially in case of contact with infectious DR-TB patients or the failure to respond to conventional anti-tuberculosis treatment. These challenges make it difficult for ...