Medical Policy Title: Treatment of Hyperhidrosis
... patients with persistent bilateral primary axillary hyperhidrosis. Enrollment criteria included a resting sweat production of at least 50 mg/axilla in 5 minutes and a rating of 3 or 4 (underarm sweating barely tolerable or intolerable, and frequently or always interferes with daily activities) on th ...
... patients with persistent bilateral primary axillary hyperhidrosis. Enrollment criteria included a resting sweat production of at least 50 mg/axilla in 5 minutes and a rating of 3 or 4 (underarm sweating barely tolerable or intolerable, and frequently or always interferes with daily activities) on th ...
Official American Thoracic Society/Centers for Disease Control and
... response to therapy; and (4) discussing infectiousness and infection control measures using terminology that is appropriate to the culture, language, age, and reading level of the patient [23]. For non-English-speaking patients, the use of medical interpreter services is preferred over using family ...
... response to therapy; and (4) discussing infectiousness and infection control measures using terminology that is appropriate to the culture, language, age, and reading level of the patient [23]. For non-English-speaking patients, the use of medical interpreter services is preferred over using family ...
Prostate Cancer Patient Outcomes and Choice of Providers
... prostate cancer; (4) documentation that the patient was presented with alternative treatment modalities; the opportunity to consult with a provider of an alternative treatment modality; and the risk of treatment complications in the experience of the practitioner or facility; (5) evidence of institu ...
... prostate cancer; (4) documentation that the patient was presented with alternative treatment modalities; the opportunity to consult with a provider of an alternative treatment modality; and the risk of treatment complications in the experience of the practitioner or facility; (5) evidence of institu ...
Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism
... about three times more likely to be PE after an initial PE than after an initial DVT (about 60% after PE vs. 20% after DVT).11 The prevalence of PE among hospitalized patients in the United States, according to data collected between 1979 and 1999, was 0.4%.12 Though only 40–53 per 100 000 persons w ...
... about three times more likely to be PE after an initial PE than after an initial DVT (about 60% after PE vs. 20% after DVT).11 The prevalence of PE among hospitalized patients in the United States, according to data collected between 1979 and 1999, was 0.4%.12 Though only 40–53 per 100 000 persons w ...
Patient-Pump Interaction with Centrifugal Continuous Flow Left
... examined the effect of increasing pump speed at rest and with exercise on invasively measured central haemodynamics. Pump flow increases with up-titration of pump speed and with exercise. Though increased pump speed decreases filling pressures at rest, the benefit is not seen with exercise despite c ...
... examined the effect of increasing pump speed at rest and with exercise on invasively measured central haemodynamics. Pump flow increases with up-titration of pump speed and with exercise. Though increased pump speed decreases filling pressures at rest, the benefit is not seen with exercise despite c ...
Secukinumab - Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)
... The TGA administers the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (the Act), applying a risk management approach designed to ensure therapeutic goods supplied in Australia meet acceptable standards of quality, safety and efficacy (performance), when necessary. ...
... The TGA administers the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (the Act), applying a risk management approach designed to ensure therapeutic goods supplied in Australia meet acceptable standards of quality, safety and efficacy (performance), when necessary. ...
Surveillance à distance des patients porteurs de défibrillateurs implantés
... Rester en communication jour et nuit avec votre médecin, auquel sont envoyés automatiquement tous vos paramètres et qui peut dès lors intervenir utilement à la moindre alerte … c’est un peu comme si la science-fiction entrait dans votre vie. Plus de déplacements inutiles, plus de reports de rendez-v ...
... Rester en communication jour et nuit avec votre médecin, auquel sont envoyés automatiquement tous vos paramètres et qui peut dès lors intervenir utilement à la moindre alerte … c’est un peu comme si la science-fiction entrait dans votre vie. Plus de déplacements inutiles, plus de reports de rendez-v ...
A Guide to ALS Patient Cares English_Layout 1
... clinics and centres ideally monitor patients every three months to assess progression, adjust care plans, and make recommendations to maximize quality of life. However, patients with ALS may seek help to manage symptoms and discuss coping with the disease with their family doctor between visits, and ...
... clinics and centres ideally monitor patients every three months to assess progression, adjust care plans, and make recommendations to maximize quality of life. However, patients with ALS may seek help to manage symptoms and discuss coping with the disease with their family doctor between visits, and ...
Annual Clinical Skills Evaluation of Residents in Psychiatry
... performance. This means that residents may score below their expected level on selected items but may excel in a majority of areas resulting in an “acceptable” score overall. Items that are bolded relate to domains that are expected of Senior residents. These items should still be scored for Junior ...
... performance. This means that residents may score below their expected level on selected items but may excel in a majority of areas resulting in an “acceptable” score overall. Items that are bolded relate to domains that are expected of Senior residents. These items should still be scored for Junior ...
Baxter Sodium Chloride and Glucose Intravenous
... When selecting the type of infusion solution and the volume/rate of infusion for a geriatric patient, consider that geriatric patients are generally more likely to have cardiac, renal, hepatic, and other diseases or concomitant drug therapy. Genotoxicity/ Carcinogenicity The active ingredients gluco ...
... When selecting the type of infusion solution and the volume/rate of infusion for a geriatric patient, consider that geriatric patients are generally more likely to have cardiac, renal, hepatic, and other diseases or concomitant drug therapy. Genotoxicity/ Carcinogenicity The active ingredients gluco ...
Product Monograph Template - Standard - GlaxoSmithKline
... also be instructed to carry a warning card indicating that they may need supplementary systemic steroids during periods of stress or a severe asthma attack. To assess the risk of adrenal insufficiency in emergency situations, routine tests of adrenal cortical function, including measurement of early ...
... also be instructed to carry a warning card indicating that they may need supplementary systemic steroids during periods of stress or a severe asthma attack. To assess the risk of adrenal insufficiency in emergency situations, routine tests of adrenal cortical function, including measurement of early ...
Drug-Induced EPS, Akathisia, and Tardive Dyskinesia
... helpful to observe the patient when they do not know they are being evaluated, such as when sitting in the waiting area; this is because many individuals can exert a great deal of suppressive control over the motor aspects of the condition, especially when it is only of mild to moderate severity, ca ...
... helpful to observe the patient when they do not know they are being evaluated, such as when sitting in the waiting area; this is because many individuals can exert a great deal of suppressive control over the motor aspects of the condition, especially when it is only of mild to moderate severity, ca ...
ACTOPLUS MET?
... needed, after assessing adequacy of therapeutic response and tolerability, for patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class I or Class II congestive heart failure: 15 mg/500 mg or 15 mg/850 mg once daily and gradually titrated, as needed, after assessing adequacy of therapeutic response a ...
... needed, after assessing adequacy of therapeutic response and tolerability, for patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class I or Class II congestive heart failure: 15 mg/500 mg or 15 mg/850 mg once daily and gradually titrated, as needed, after assessing adequacy of therapeutic response a ...
product monograph
... were used for various indications, has shown a small increased risk of suicidal ideation and behaviour in patients treated with these drugs. The mechanism of this risk is not known. There were 43,892 patients treated in the placebo controlled clinical trials that were included in the meta-analysis. ...
... were used for various indications, has shown a small increased risk of suicidal ideation and behaviour in patients treated with these drugs. The mechanism of this risk is not known. There were 43,892 patients treated in the placebo controlled clinical trials that were included in the meta-analysis. ...
Product Monograph Template - Standard - GlaxoSmithKline
... Although systemic effects have been minimal with recommended doses of FLONASE® aqueous nasal spray, potential risk increases with larger doses. Therefore, larger than recommended doses of FLONASE® aqueous nasal spray should be avoided. When intranasal steroids are used at higher than recommended dos ...
... Although systemic effects have been minimal with recommended doses of FLONASE® aqueous nasal spray, potential risk increases with larger doses. Therefore, larger than recommended doses of FLONASE® aqueous nasal spray should be avoided. When intranasal steroids are used at higher than recommended dos ...
T How to... Top tips for wound dressing selection
... here are a myriad of dressings available to manage chronic wounds and, as a result, it can be quite daunting for the clinician to make a decision as to the ‘best’ dressing for a given wound at a given time. Understanding the basic principles of wound management and coupling that with knowledge of th ...
... here are a myriad of dressings available to manage chronic wounds and, as a result, it can be quite daunting for the clinician to make a decision as to the ‘best’ dressing for a given wound at a given time. Understanding the basic principles of wound management and coupling that with knowledge of th ...
Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
... As with the previous guidelines for TBI, the reader must be aware of the limitations and restricted scope of the guidelines. The guidelines reflect only what is contained in the existing human-based literature. They do not reflect pathomechanistic information from animal studies, nor in vitro or mat ...
... As with the previous guidelines for TBI, the reader must be aware of the limitations and restricted scope of the guidelines. The guidelines reflect only what is contained in the existing human-based literature. They do not reflect pathomechanistic information from animal studies, nor in vitro or mat ...
Product Monograph January 4, 2017
... INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE Adults: TRAMACET® (tramadol hydrochloride and acetaminophen) is indicated for the management of moderate to moderately severe pain. TRAMACET® has not been systematically evaluated beyond 12 weeks in controlled clinical trials. Therefore, the physician who elects to use T ...
... INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE Adults: TRAMACET® (tramadol hydrochloride and acetaminophen) is indicated for the management of moderate to moderately severe pain. TRAMACET® has not been systematically evaluated beyond 12 weeks in controlled clinical trials. Therefore, the physician who elects to use T ...
500ct. 7.5-500 mg HCb and APAP Tablets[Watson[Base[rev2
... Hydrocodone: Serious overdose with hydrocodone is characterized by respiratory depression (a decrease in respiratory rate and/or tidal volume, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, cyanosis), extreme somnolence progressing to stupor or coma, skeletal muscle flaccidity, cold and clammy skin, and sometimes brady ...
... Hydrocodone: Serious overdose with hydrocodone is characterized by respiratory depression (a decrease in respiratory rate and/or tidal volume, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, cyanosis), extreme somnolence progressing to stupor or coma, skeletal muscle flaccidity, cold and clammy skin, and sometimes brady ...
Extract from the Clinical Evaluation Report: Alemtuzumab
... Considering the CLL population experience, data relating to malignancy risk and pregnancy outcomes were discussed. Lymphoproliferative disorders had been noted in the CLL population relating to Epstein Barr virus but no other signals identified. These data would be included in the10 year PSUR for CL ...
... Considering the CLL population experience, data relating to malignancy risk and pregnancy outcomes were discussed. Lymphoproliferative disorders had been noted in the CLL population relating to Epstein Barr virus but no other signals identified. These data would be included in the10 year PSUR for CL ...
TIP 8: Intensive Outpatient Treatment for Alcohol
... needs. Until recently, two models dominated the field of alcohol and other drug abuse treatment: • The medically managed 28−day inpatient treatment program, and • The low−intensity, traditional outpatient service model, which usually offers one weekly session of individual or group therapy. A critic ...
... needs. Until recently, two models dominated the field of alcohol and other drug abuse treatment: • The medically managed 28−day inpatient treatment program, and • The low−intensity, traditional outpatient service model, which usually offers one weekly session of individual or group therapy. A critic ...
Integrating the home and the professional care
... to include into the patient’s EHR data generated and acquired in the domestic environment, thus allowing the safe and reliable exchange of such data among clinicians, caregivers, and patients, according to a newly developed protocol for mobile applications. Currently, the “Healthcare Information Exc ...
... to include into the patient’s EHR data generated and acquired in the domestic environment, thus allowing the safe and reliable exchange of such data among clinicians, caregivers, and patients, according to a newly developed protocol for mobile applications. Currently, the “Healthcare Information Exc ...
Ketorolac Tromethamine Injection, USP
... lowest effective dose for the shortest duration consistent with individual patient treatment goals (see WARNINGS). Acute Pain in Adult Patients Ketorolac tromethamine is indicated for the short-term (≤5 days) management of moderately severe acute pain that requires analgesia at the opioid level, usu ...
... lowest effective dose for the shortest duration consistent with individual patient treatment goals (see WARNINGS). Acute Pain in Adult Patients Ketorolac tromethamine is indicated for the short-term (≤5 days) management of moderately severe acute pain that requires analgesia at the opioid level, usu ...
PD-L1 immunohistochemistry testing for access to pembrolizumab
... PD-L1 expression in NSCLC. Whilst earlier studies have given rise to mixed results, two recent metaanalyses have shown that positive PD-L1 expression is correlated with poor prognosis in NSCLC patients (Wang et al, 2015; Zhou et al, 2015). Zhou et al, 2015 also found that PD-L1 expression is not rel ...
... PD-L1 expression in NSCLC. Whilst earlier studies have given rise to mixed results, two recent metaanalyses have shown that positive PD-L1 expression is correlated with poor prognosis in NSCLC patients (Wang et al, 2015; Zhou et al, 2015). Zhou et al, 2015 also found that PD-L1 expression is not rel ...