... The first version of the VA/DoD pregnancy guideline limited its scope of care to women with uncomplicated pregnancies. No recommendations or guidance were given for providers caring for women with common or minor complications of pregnancy. Thus, the guideline was named as the VA/DoD Clinical Practi ...
Fall Risk Prevention
... All children and adolescents are assumed to be at a greater risk for falls secondary to their developmental stage and developmental activities. Certain clients may be at higher risk for falls secondary to their medical condition, medication regimen, and/or degree of sensorimotor integration 1. Age-b ...
... All children and adolescents are assumed to be at a greater risk for falls secondary to their developmental stage and developmental activities. Certain clients may be at higher risk for falls secondary to their medical condition, medication regimen, and/or degree of sensorimotor integration 1. Age-b ...
How do we transfuse?
... Benefits of FFP transfusion in terms of normalization of coagulation test results Minimal in patients with an INR of less than 1.6-1.7 (PT < 1.7 times normal) ...
... Benefits of FFP transfusion in terms of normalization of coagulation test results Minimal in patients with an INR of less than 1.6-1.7 (PT < 1.7 times normal) ...
Down SYnDrome
... • Most cases of Down syndrome are not inherited, including mosacism. • Translocation Down syndrome can be inherited. A carrier can have a rearrangement of genetic material between chr 21 and another chromosome. This is called a balanced translocation because there is no extra material from chr 21. A ...
... • Most cases of Down syndrome are not inherited, including mosacism. • Translocation Down syndrome can be inherited. A carrier can have a rearrangement of genetic material between chr 21 and another chromosome. This is called a balanced translocation because there is no extra material from chr 21. A ...
Friday, October 19, 2012 6:00 – 8:00 PM San Diego, CA
... nurses, and other allied healthcare personnel, must understand and recognize these new developments in order to accurately diagnose, evaluate, prevent, and treat IFIs. ...
... nurses, and other allied healthcare personnel, must understand and recognize these new developments in order to accurately diagnose, evaluate, prevent, and treat IFIs. ...
Progressive Dyspnea and a Persistent Wheeze
... Respiratory Medicine, 4th edition, W B Saunders Co, 2005. ...
... Respiratory Medicine, 4th edition, W B Saunders Co, 2005. ...
Detailed features of hematological involvement and medication
... and presence of cumulative antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) (as diagnosed according to the 2006 Sapporo criteria) (6) were recorded as obtained from the patient files and electronic registry system. Hematological involvement was classified such that a hemoglobin count of <13gr/dL in males and <12gr/d ...
... and presence of cumulative antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) (as diagnosed according to the 2006 Sapporo criteria) (6) were recorded as obtained from the patient files and electronic registry system. Hematological involvement was classified such that a hemoglobin count of <13gr/dL in males and <12gr/d ...
LabMedica -Vol. 30 No.4• 6-7
... The FM Test is the first test to objectively diagnose fibromyalgia via a simple blood test, with results usually available in one week or less. The FM Test was developed by EpicGenetics (Santa Monica, CA, USA; www.epicgtx.com), and will cost USD 744. The FM test is a multibiomarkerbased assay, which ...
... The FM Test is the first test to objectively diagnose fibromyalgia via a simple blood test, with results usually available in one week or less. The FM Test was developed by EpicGenetics (Santa Monica, CA, USA; www.epicgtx.com), and will cost USD 744. The FM test is a multibiomarkerbased assay, which ...
Methotrexate to Treat Ectopic Pregnancy
... •• Fatigue or lightheadedness •• Cramping abdominal pain ...
... •• Fatigue or lightheadedness •• Cramping abdominal pain ...
Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
... Ketogenic diet A treatment option for epilepsy (LGS) A very strict diet that involves fluid restriction, high fat and low carbohydrate + protein intake. The goal: alter the body’s fuel source from glucose to fat. ...
... Ketogenic diet A treatment option for epilepsy (LGS) A very strict diet that involves fluid restriction, high fat and low carbohydrate + protein intake. The goal: alter the body’s fuel source from glucose to fat. ...
Review of Medications used in Preterm Labour
... Dose: IV bolus of 6.75 mg followed by a 300 mcg/min infusion for three hours Maintenance Dose: 100 mcg/min for up to 45 hours Side effects of medication for mom Hypersensitivity and injection site reactions Stages of gestation medication is safe o >28 weeks of gestation (higher mortality < 28 ...
... Dose: IV bolus of 6.75 mg followed by a 300 mcg/min infusion for three hours Maintenance Dose: 100 mcg/min for up to 45 hours Side effects of medication for mom Hypersensitivity and injection site reactions Stages of gestation medication is safe o >28 weeks of gestation (higher mortality < 28 ...
DR. RAJENDRAN’S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION MEDICINE
... factor increases the sensitivity of detecting early rheumatoid arthritis. Anti-cyclic citrullinate peptide (anti-ccp) antibody testing has ability to identify patients who are likely to have severe disease and irreversible damage. Anti ccp antibodies have not been found at a significant frequency in ...
... factor increases the sensitivity of detecting early rheumatoid arthritis. Anti-cyclic citrullinate peptide (anti-ccp) antibody testing has ability to identify patients who are likely to have severe disease and irreversible damage. Anti ccp antibodies have not been found at a significant frequency in ...
Eliminating HAB Template
... Results: Reduced ADE by 25% over 6 months. Pearls: • Two patient/family advisors were on the ADE committee • They shared the various ways that they organized medications at home and suggested that providing patients with pictures of the pills they were taking in the hospital (since some looked diffe ...
... Results: Reduced ADE by 25% over 6 months. Pearls: • Two patient/family advisors were on the ADE committee • They shared the various ways that they organized medications at home and suggested that providing patients with pictures of the pills they were taking in the hospital (since some looked diffe ...
How to recognize the different faces of Hypertension Reena Kuriacose, MD. FACP.
... - 15–25% of patients with symptomatic PVD in legs renal artery stenosis • Abrupt deterioration in kidney function (30%) after administration of ACE inhibitors • Episodes of pulmonary edema are associated with abrupt surges in BP ...
... - 15–25% of patients with symptomatic PVD in legs renal artery stenosis • Abrupt deterioration in kidney function (30%) after administration of ACE inhibitors • Episodes of pulmonary edema are associated with abrupt surges in BP ...
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to
... 10 to 14 – moderate anxiety; any score 10 or greater is considered clinically significant; 15 or greater – severe anxiety ...
... 10 to 14 – moderate anxiety; any score 10 or greater is considered clinically significant; 15 or greater – severe anxiety ...
Ivacaftor for Cystic Fibrosis March
... many countries, and have been routine throughout the UK since October 2007. These involve a small sample of blood being taken (“heel prick test”) which is tested for high levels of immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT). If an abnormal IRT value is identified, most new born screening programmes perform a ...
... many countries, and have been routine throughout the UK since October 2007. These involve a small sample of blood being taken (“heel prick test”) which is tested for high levels of immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT). If an abnormal IRT value is identified, most new born screening programmes perform a ...
How I treat leukemia in pregnancy
... to coincide with recovery of the maternal blood count. Furthermore, a prolonged duration between chemotherapy administration and foetal delivery will allow for drug elimination through the placenta which may counteract the difficulty of foetal elimination of toxic metabolites due to immaturity of th ...
... to coincide with recovery of the maternal blood count. Furthermore, a prolonged duration between chemotherapy administration and foetal delivery will allow for drug elimination through the placenta which may counteract the difficulty of foetal elimination of toxic metabolites due to immaturity of th ...
A chief of endocrinology department, prof. Vlasenko MV
... V. Development of manifest DM. VI. Total β-cells destruction. Type II or non-insulin-dependent DM (NIDDM) is the most common form of diabetes, accounting for 95 – 90 % of the diabetic population. Most investigators agree that genetic factors underlie NIDDM, but it is probably not caused by defects a ...
... V. Development of manifest DM. VI. Total β-cells destruction. Type II or non-insulin-dependent DM (NIDDM) is the most common form of diabetes, accounting for 95 – 90 % of the diabetic population. Most investigators agree that genetic factors underlie NIDDM, but it is probably not caused by defects a ...
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... standardized directions (e.g., IV lines routed toward the head; enteric lines toward the feet). This is especially important in the care of neonates. Inform non-clinical staff, patients and their families that they must get help from clinical staff whenever there is a real or perceived need to conne ...
... standardized directions (e.g., IV lines routed toward the head; enteric lines toward the feet). This is especially important in the care of neonates. Inform non-clinical staff, patients and their families that they must get help from clinical staff whenever there is a real or perceived need to conne ...
Proteinuria, pancytopenia and hypoxaemic respiratory failure in a 28-year-old female
... severe illness in children, pregnant females, immunocompromised hosts, as well as patients with haematological diseases. However, severe illness in immunocompetent adults is not common. Most infections are asymptomatic. The most common manifestation is erythema infectiosum or ‘‘fifth disease’’, whic ...
... severe illness in children, pregnant females, immunocompromised hosts, as well as patients with haematological diseases. However, severe illness in immunocompetent adults is not common. Most infections are asymptomatic. The most common manifestation is erythema infectiosum or ‘‘fifth disease’’, whic ...
5- Adrenal disorder
... morbidity and mortality and return the patient to a normal functional state by removing the source of hypercortisolism without causing any pituitary or adrenal deficiencies. TREATMENT Nonpharmacologic Therapy • The treatment of choice for both ACTH-dependent and ACTHindependent Cushing’s syndrome is ...
... morbidity and mortality and return the patient to a normal functional state by removing the source of hypercortisolism without causing any pituitary or adrenal deficiencies. TREATMENT Nonpharmacologic Therapy • The treatment of choice for both ACTH-dependent and ACTHindependent Cushing’s syndrome is ...
Ketamine - UBC Critical Care Medicine, Vancouver BC
... Anticoagulation therapy is implicated in about one-third of patients, but adrenal hemorrhage occurs very rarely in patients who are anticoagulated; when it does, it is usually within the first 2 to 12 days of therapy. A case-control study (23 patients with bilateral massive adrenal hemorrhage and 92 ...
... Anticoagulation therapy is implicated in about one-third of patients, but adrenal hemorrhage occurs very rarely in patients who are anticoagulated; when it does, it is usually within the first 2 to 12 days of therapy. A case-control study (23 patients with bilateral massive adrenal hemorrhage and 92 ...
Managing Cardiac Conditions During Labor and Delivery
... P. 2010). These significant differences are attributable to partial occlusion of the inferior vena cava by the weight of the gravid uterus. The best position for the laboring woman with cardiac compromise is the left lateral recumbent position. In this position, pulse pressure increases only six pe ...
... P. 2010). These significant differences are attributable to partial occlusion of the inferior vena cava by the weight of the gravid uterus. The best position for the laboring woman with cardiac compromise is the left lateral recumbent position. In this position, pulse pressure increases only six pe ...
multiple personality disorder patients with a prior diagnosis
... patient did not meet the DSM-III-R criteria for MPD . Respon Several authors have commented on the fact that MPD i s dents had been asked to report cases of MPD and were asked t o often misdiagnosed as schizophrenia (Bliss, 1980 ; Rosen- state whether the case met each of five NIMH criteria for MPD ...
... patient did not meet the DSM-III-R criteria for MPD . Respon Several authors have commented on the fact that MPD i s dents had been asked to report cases of MPD and were asked t o often misdiagnosed as schizophrenia (Bliss, 1980 ; Rosen- state whether the case met each of five NIMH criteria for MPD ...
SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME: STILL A MEDICAL DILEMMA
... signs, symptoms or laboratory reports, which would suggest the same during the current episode of acute illness. The main problem which led to ICU admission and respiratory failure was acute exacerbation of bronchiectasis which was later complicated by severe ventilator associated pneumonia and ARDS ...
... signs, symptoms or laboratory reports, which would suggest the same during the current episode of acute illness. The main problem which led to ICU admission and respiratory failure was acute exacerbation of bronchiectasis which was later complicated by severe ventilator associated pneumonia and ARDS ...