Communication Etiquette in Medical Training
Patient-centered communication can impact several aspects of the patient-doctor relationship,...
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Month: April 2014
Making the Case for Early ID Specialist Involvement
In hospital settings, specialists are often consulted when managing patients with complex...
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An Innovation in Diagnosing Stroke
Vertigo and dizziness account for 4 million ED visits per year in the United States, about 5% of...
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Diabetic Macular Edema: Assessing Awareness
Diabetic macular edema (DME)—a thickening of the center of the retina—is the most common cause of...
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Hypoglycemia & Diabetes: Coming to a Consensus
In 2009, a clinical practice guideline on the evaluation and management of adult hypoglycemic...
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Benefits Seen With Patient Activation
Reducing 30-day readmission rates has become an important mission to helping improve quality of...
Read MorePatient Falls Off OR Table: System Error?
An anesthetized patient fell to the floor headfirst from an operating room (OR) table during a laparoscopic appendectomy in Scotland. The table had been tilted into an extreme head-down position to facilitate the operation....
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Gender Bias in Knee Osteoarthritis
According to epidemiologic data, there appear to be biologically derived and behaviorally...
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Reducing Postoperative Pulmonary Complications
Pulmonary complications after surgery are relatively common, occurring in roughly 3% of patients...
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Sexual Assault Training for ED Residents
According to recent estimates, more than 125,000 sexual assaults occur each year in the United...
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The Effect of Health Literacy on Asthma Control
Studies have shown that only about half of American adults have basic reading and numerical...
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Do Hospitals Profit From Surgical Errors?
It depends on what you read. A study of over 34,000 surgical procedures performed at a hospital...
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Flu Vaccination & Cardiovascular Outcomes
Studies have shown that recent influenza-like infection is a non-traditional cardiovascular...
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GI Cancer: Avoiding Potential Hospitalizations
Hospitalizations are a distressing experience for patients with cancer and their families,...
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The Evolution of Medicine
Source: BestMedicalDegrees.com Modern medicine has helped lead to a surge in average life...
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ACC.14: Aspirin Use in Non-Cardiac Surgery
The Particulars: Previous studies indicate that perioperative administration of aspirin varies...
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ACC.14: Balloon- Vs Self-Expandable TAVR
The Particulars: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) can utilize either...
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ACC.14: Renal Denervation for Uncontrolled Hypertension
The Particulars: Data indicate that the Global SYMPLICITY Registry is the largest dataset of...
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ACC.14: ICD Vs. CRT-D
The Particulars: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) with or without an ICD (CRT-D) is...
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