Diabetes Rates on the Rise
Data from the CDC indicate that the prevalence of diabetes increased by 82.2% from 1995 to 2010....
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Month: January 2013
Treating Hypertension: Opportunities Aplenty
Guidelines recommend that people with high blood pressure (BP) be prescribed medication and those...
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Devices for Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities: A Guideline Update
According to recent estimates, about 400,000 pacemakers and implantable cardioverter...
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Patient Satisfaction Surveys Are Useless —Take #2
Patient satisfaction surveys are theoretically good things. After all, hospitals and doctors...
Read MoreExamining Length of Stay in 8-Hour Shifts
In previous research, studies have documented significant links between length of stay (LOS) over 24-hour periods and hospital occupancy, the number of ED admissions, and other factors. In the May 2012 Western Journal of...
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Managing Delirium Among Elderly Patients in the ED
National estimates demonstrate that elderly patients are increasingly presenting for care at EDs...
Read MoreLike a Duck: When Quackery and Modern Medicine Collide
Even in the day of the Information Superhighway, patients take the wrong exit to Misinformation Ave. Protoscience, pseudoscience, anti-science, spiritualism, mysticism and plain falsehoods flood some minds at the speed of...
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A Guideline Update for Managing Acute Pain in Perioperative Settings
Pain management is a critical component medical care for patients undergoing surgery, but studies...
Read MoreYounger Adults Having Strokes
Results of a population-based analysis indicate that more people are experiencing stroke at younger ages. Data from the 1990s suggests that the average age a stroke was 71.2 years, but the new study demonstrated that the average...
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Top 10 Features of 2012
The top features from 2012 include drug-seeking behaviors in the ED, lessons on patients with...
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CKD Complicates AAA Repair
Among patients being considered for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair, moderate and severe...
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A Safety Program to Decrease SSIs
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common complication facing colorectal surgery...
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Calcium Supplementation After Thyroidectomy
More than 50,000 thyroid operations are performed in the United States annually, and postoperative...
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Pulmonary Hypertension Remains After Aortic Valve Replacement
Most patients who undergo aortic valve replacement (AVR) appear to have pulmonary hypertension...
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Optimizing Resources in Lung Cancer Surgery
Performing routine needle biopsy of suspicious lung nodules in surgical candidates appears to have...
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Critical Considerations for Blood Culture
Sepsis and septic shock are leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States and...
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Blood Pressure & End-Stage Renal Disease in Patients With CKD
Studies have shown that treating high blood pressure (BP) is one of the most important strategies...
Read MoreExamining Standards of Care in Disasters
Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in the United States, experts began to re-examine current approaches to providing care during disasters. A definitive standard of care for disaster victims has yet to emerge....
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4 in 10 Docs Cave in to Brand-Name Drug Demands
Even when generic drugs are available, approximately 4 of 10 physicians in practice more than 30...
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Reducing the Risk of Suicide in the ED
Each year, an estimated 32,000 Americans commit suicide, about 1,500 of which occur within...
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