Cancer Care as a Business Decision
My wife is a Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. She works with a very good Internist who gives her a...
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Month: November 2014
Genetic Breakthroughs: Hurdles to the Exam Room
Every day, we are hearing about new genetic discoveries, from finding the loci of various diseases...
Read MoreExamples of Annoying Medical Reporting
1. An article in Time magazine is headlined “It’s Not You, Doctors Are Just Rude.” The first sentence of the article is “Doctors-in-training are in need of a dose of compassion.” It describes a...
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Recommendations on Cardiac Imaging Radiation
The development of cardiac imaging technologies has revolutionized cardiovascular medicine by...
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The “July Effect” & ED Length of Stay
Throughout the medical community, the “July effect” or “July phenomenon” is a well-known entity...
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Telemedicine Adoption in the ICU
ICU telemedicine uses audiovisual technology to provide critical care services remotely, typically...
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Standards for Child Surgical Care
Studies indicate that newborns and children who undergo surgery in environments with pediatric...
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Moving Toward Weight-Centric Care in Diabetes
Obesity is now recognized as one of the leading causes of many diseases. There are also other...
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Nursing by Gender
There are 3.5 million nurses in the United States
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The Impact of Obesity on Total Knee Arthroplasty
According to recent data, more than one-third of American adults were obese in 2010, and studies...
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The Connection Between Sleep Apnea & Diabetes
In clinical research, sleep disordered breathing conditions like obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)...
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I Am Not a Patient Advocate
People have commented on some of my posts, expressing appreciation for my ‘patient advocacy.’ I...
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The Ambulance Drone
Each year nearly a million people in Europe suffer from a cardiac arrest. A mere 8% survives due...
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2014 VEITH Symposium: Ultrasound-Accelerated, Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for DVT
The Particulars: Interest in catheter-directed thrombolysis to treat lower extremity DVT has led...
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2014 VEITH Symposium: Open Vs Endovascular RAAA Repair
The Particulars: Comparisons of open and endovascular repair of ruptured abdominal aortic...
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2014 VEITH Symposium: Iliac Vein Stenting in the Elderly
The Particulars: Few studies have assessed the safety of iliac vein stenting in office-based...
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2014 VEITH Symposium: Age, Urgency, & TEVAR
The Particulars: Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) can be performed either electively...
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2014 VEITH Symposium: Gender Differences in EVAR: A 20-Year Look
The Particulars: Data suggest that women have been under-represented in studies that set...
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AHA 2014: Can Overtreatment of AF Increase Dementia Risk?
The Particulars: Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) often have comorbid cardiovascular disease...
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AHA 2014: Screening for CAD in Patients With Diabetes
The Particulars: Coronary artery disease (CAD) has been shown to be a major cause of...
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