Assessment of Education Outcomes
... reliable scores for individual stations • Training of raters is critical • Takes at least a half-day to test to obtain reliable scores for hands-on skills • Research on validity has found better performance by senior than junior residents (construct validity) and modest correlations between SP exams ...
... reliable scores for individual stations • Training of raters is critical • Takes at least a half-day to test to obtain reliable scores for hands-on skills • Research on validity has found better performance by senior than junior residents (construct validity) and modest correlations between SP exams ...
Maternal Rubella and the Effects on the Fetus
... virus isolation from nasal, throat and urine samples. It can be done by virus detection by RT PCR. It also is done by detection of rubella specific IgM in the cord or serum samples from the child. The most common method to confirm infection is by detection of the virus specific IgM and IgG in se ...
... virus isolation from nasal, throat and urine samples. It can be done by virus detection by RT PCR. It also is done by detection of rubella specific IgM in the cord or serum samples from the child. The most common method to confirm infection is by detection of the virus specific IgM and IgG in se ...
Trevor Everett
... that he and other radiologists did not know how to interpret. In a sense it created even more questions whose answers we did not know, resulting in unnecessary biopsies or follow-up that wasted health care dollars. Now, Dr. Whitlock reports that breast MRI is used more sparingly and as a staging too ...
... that he and other radiologists did not know how to interpret. In a sense it created even more questions whose answers we did not know, resulting in unnecessary biopsies or follow-up that wasted health care dollars. Now, Dr. Whitlock reports that breast MRI is used more sparingly and as a staging too ...
Postpartum Psychosis
... Atonic uterus: prolonged pitocin, magnesium sulfate or labor; ↑ maternal age or parity; uterine ...
... Atonic uterus: prolonged pitocin, magnesium sulfate or labor; ↑ maternal age or parity; uterine ...
Maternal collapse: Challenging the four-minute rule
... is known about maternal physiology in the third trimester. 1.1. Maternal physiology—a brief perspective The changes of maternal physiology would suggest that pregnant women have less than the 4–6 min that non-pregnant adults have before experiencing brain damage during cardiac arrest. During the cou ...
... is known about maternal physiology in the third trimester. 1.1. Maternal physiology—a brief perspective The changes of maternal physiology would suggest that pregnant women have less than the 4–6 min that non-pregnant adults have before experiencing brain damage during cardiac arrest. During the cou ...
Northern Genetics Service Chromosome (Cytogenetic) Analysis
... does not usually affect the person who has it, they may produce pregnancies that end in a miscarriage. Chromosome analysis of both the pregnancy and the parents is often carried out after three or more early miscarriages. Miscarriage of a baby later in pregnancy is much less common but may also be c ...
... does not usually affect the person who has it, they may produce pregnancies that end in a miscarriage. Chromosome analysis of both the pregnancy and the parents is often carried out after three or more early miscarriages. Miscarriage of a baby later in pregnancy is much less common but may also be c ...
Herpes - University of California, Berkeley
... and the immune system of the host. Patients who are immunosuppressed are more likely to have frequent and more severe recurrences. ...
... and the immune system of the host. Patients who are immunosuppressed are more likely to have frequent and more severe recurrences. ...
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH)
... Adults with FH are always treated with drugs in addition to advice on healthy diet and lifestyle. There are several types of drugs which alone or in combination reduce the blood cholesterol. Statins inhibit cholesterol production and are first line treatment in FH. Ezetimibe is a second line therapy ...
... Adults with FH are always treated with drugs in addition to advice on healthy diet and lifestyle. There are several types of drugs which alone or in combination reduce the blood cholesterol. Statins inhibit cholesterol production and are first line treatment in FH. Ezetimibe is a second line therapy ...
Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Consumer Guide (Draft
... The Task Force reviewed studies on the benefits and harms of screening for CRC. They found that there are several effective ways to be screened for CRC. The main benefit of CRC screening is that it can reduce the chance that a person will die from CRC. The Task Force found that adults ages 50 to 75 ...
... The Task Force reviewed studies on the benefits and harms of screening for CRC. They found that there are several effective ways to be screened for CRC. The main benefit of CRC screening is that it can reduce the chance that a person will die from CRC. The Task Force found that adults ages 50 to 75 ...
Routine laboratory testing before endoscopic procedures
... effects on early pregnancy,” and b-human chorionic gonadotropin testing before surgery is recommended, but not mandated, by the ASA.36,46 Pregnancy testing may be considered in women of childbearing age who provide an uncertain pregnancy history or a history suggestive of current pregnancy, unless t ...
... effects on early pregnancy,” and b-human chorionic gonadotropin testing before surgery is recommended, but not mandated, by the ASA.36,46 Pregnancy testing may be considered in women of childbearing age who provide an uncertain pregnancy history or a history suggestive of current pregnancy, unless t ...
Genetic Testing for Loeys-Dietz Syndrome (LDS)
... of the mouth only occurs in LDS patients and not in Marfan patients. On the other hand, Marfan patients, but not LDS patients, often have the lens displaced in one or both of their eyes. However, such characteristic signs of one or the other disease are not always present, making it sometimes diffic ...
... of the mouth only occurs in LDS patients and not in Marfan patients. On the other hand, Marfan patients, but not LDS patients, often have the lens displaced in one or both of their eyes. However, such characteristic signs of one or the other disease are not always present, making it sometimes diffic ...
PCR Test
... --Rapid HIV antibody tests also use blood, oral fluid, or urine to detect HIV antibodies. Results for these tests can take 10–20 minutes. ...
... --Rapid HIV antibody tests also use blood, oral fluid, or urine to detect HIV antibodies. Results for these tests can take 10–20 minutes. ...
Apart from her cough, the patient had no symptoms
... 2. Which test, if any, should be done in order to obtain a diagnosis? ...
... 2. Which test, if any, should be done in order to obtain a diagnosis? ...
Transposition of the Great Arteries
... Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) is a congenital heart defect. Congenital means present at birth. They occur early in pregnancy often before a mother even knows she is pregnant. These structural defects of the heart can vary in severity from simple problems to more serious problems. The pul ...
... Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) is a congenital heart defect. Congenital means present at birth. They occur early in pregnancy often before a mother even knows she is pregnant. These structural defects of the heart can vary in severity from simple problems to more serious problems. The pul ...
Cancer Services Program
... Receive reimbursement for screening, diagnostic and treatment services that you currently provide to CSP eligible, uninsured or underinsured patients, but for which you are not compensated Assistance with patient recruitment, education and case management Access to CSP-sponsored professional and con ...
... Receive reimbursement for screening, diagnostic and treatment services that you currently provide to CSP eligible, uninsured or underinsured patients, but for which you are not compensated Assistance with patient recruitment, education and case management Access to CSP-sponsored professional and con ...
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES)
... History obtained from the patient’s husband revealed no recent infection, fever, weight loss or trauma. She was moving her extremities equally, bilaterally. Reflexes were brisk throughout with equivocal plantar response Rest of the neurological exam was limited as the patient was not following comma ...
... History obtained from the patient’s husband revealed no recent infection, fever, weight loss or trauma. She was moving her extremities equally, bilaterally. Reflexes were brisk throughout with equivocal plantar response Rest of the neurological exam was limited as the patient was not following comma ...
PreopCardiacEval
... Pre-operative Interventions to Modify Risk Investigations • EKG – suitable for most patients over 40 with risk factors • CXR - if any concern from history or physical examination • Bloodwork – if significant co-morbidities or chance of significant blood loss ...
... Pre-operative Interventions to Modify Risk Investigations • EKG – suitable for most patients over 40 with risk factors • CXR - if any concern from history or physical examination • Bloodwork – if significant co-morbidities or chance of significant blood loss ...
A brief history of medical diagnosis and the birth of
... came hospital medicine; and from that time forward, laboratory medicine has served as medicine’s lodestar. The laboratory’s contribution to modern medicine has only recently been recognized by historians as something more than the addition of another resource to medical science and is now being appr ...
... came hospital medicine; and from that time forward, laboratory medicine has served as medicine’s lodestar. The laboratory’s contribution to modern medicine has only recently been recognized by historians as something more than the addition of another resource to medical science and is now being appr ...
kartagener syndrome: a not so rare phenomenon
... been reported.6–10 Although situs inversus is present only in half of the patients with Kartagener Syndrome, its presence in our patients made it easier for us to diagnose the syndrome. Having once been described by Aristotle as the “punishment by gods”6, it is now known to be part of a group of dis ...
... been reported.6–10 Although situs inversus is present only in half of the patients with Kartagener Syndrome, its presence in our patients made it easier for us to diagnose the syndrome. Having once been described by Aristotle as the “punishment by gods”6, it is now known to be part of a group of dis ...
Screening for Substance Abuse During Pregnancy
... report that 5.5 percent of all pregnant women use an illicit drug during pregnancy (National Pregnancy and Health Survey 1996). Abuse of drugs and alcohol among pregnant women often remains unnoticed and untreated. Outward signs of substance abuse may be subtle. Pregnant women who are abusing drugs ...
... report that 5.5 percent of all pregnant women use an illicit drug during pregnancy (National Pregnancy and Health Survey 1996). Abuse of drugs and alcohol among pregnant women often remains unnoticed and untreated. Outward signs of substance abuse may be subtle. Pregnant women who are abusing drugs ...
Nuclear Cardiac Test - Brampton Nuclear Services
... may breathe normally while the pictures are being taken. It is very important that you do not move during the pictures. Moving will cause blurring of the pictures and may necessitate having to take the pictures all over again. As in a regular stress test, ECG electrodes will be attached to your ches ...
... may breathe normally while the pictures are being taken. It is very important that you do not move during the pictures. Moving will cause blurring of the pictures and may necessitate having to take the pictures all over again. As in a regular stress test, ECG electrodes will be attached to your ches ...
Ordering and Interpreting Urine Drug Tests
... • Cannabinoids (on EIA not GCMS): pantoprazole (Protonix), efavirenz (Sustiva, Atripla), NSAIDs False negatives. Are the results due to the patient running out of medication early, diversion, a tampered specimen, or a threshold issue (e.g., workplace testing using a high threshold for reporting a po ...
... • Cannabinoids (on EIA not GCMS): pantoprazole (Protonix), efavirenz (Sustiva, Atripla), NSAIDs False negatives. Are the results due to the patient running out of medication early, diversion, a tampered specimen, or a threshold issue (e.g., workplace testing using a high threshold for reporting a po ...
Chapter 17 Life Cycle Nutrition
... Recommended weight gain during pregnancy depends on prepregnancy weight; caloric needs are increased during the second and third trimester of pregnancy to support weight gain; a prenatal supplement is needed for iron Breast-feeding is the gold standard for infant nutrition; it provides physical, emo ...
... Recommended weight gain during pregnancy depends on prepregnancy weight; caloric needs are increased during the second and third trimester of pregnancy to support weight gain; a prenatal supplement is needed for iron Breast-feeding is the gold standard for infant nutrition; it provides physical, emo ...
Reasons to Call a Pediatric Cardiologist
... • A five-year-old girl reports that her “heart hurts.” She has had a few episodes, which occurred at rest and physical activity. When her mother palpated her anterior chest all, she noted rapid heart rate that was “too hard to count.” The pain usually resolves after a few minutes, and is associated ...
... • A five-year-old girl reports that her “heart hurts.” She has had a few episodes, which occurred at rest and physical activity. When her mother palpated her anterior chest all, she noted rapid heart rate that was “too hard to count.” The pain usually resolves after a few minutes, and is associated ...