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Oral Mucositis in Head and Neck Cancer or Targeted Therapies
Do targeted cancer therapies cause severe oral mucositis?
Current Strategies for Preventing or Ameliorating Postoperative Ileus
Which well-known strategies are actually effective in avoiding this common complication of surgery?
Applications of Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Despite some concerns of worsening glycemic profiles and increases in LDL levels and bleeding times, omega-3 fatty acids are remarkably safe.
Basic Invasive Ventilation
A great refresher about the modes of ventilation possible with today's ventilators.
Elevated hs-CRP as a Risk Marker of Cardiovascular Events
Studies have indicated that the relationship between elevated serum cholesterol level and adverse cardiac events is attenuated at older age. Might C-reactive protein serve as a predictive marker?
Isolated Forearm Technique in General Anaesthesia
The isolated forearm technique allows otherwise paralysed patients to respond with hand movement, but are these patient signals being misinterpreted?
Patient Safety Culture in Hospitals Across Countries
Find out about similarities and differences in hospital patient safety cultures in three countries: the Netherlands, the USA and Taiwan.
Assessment of Procedural Skills in Anaesthesia
Compared with other areas of learning, procedural skills in anesthesia are assessed poorly. This article presents various methods in which anesthesia procedural skills may be evaluated.
Energy Impairment With Exercise in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Find out how cardiac energetics are impaired during exercise in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Heart Health When Life Is Satisfying
Negative psychological states such as stress and depression are associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease, but do positive states protect?
Kidney Injury in Those Having Angiography and Heart Surgery
Should cardiac surgery be delayed after angiography -- to protect the kidneys?
School Challenges for Children With Type 1 Diabetes
Nurse practitioners caring for patients with T1DM can take an active role in advocating for improved T1DM management in schools. Find out how.
Coronary Artery Calcification and Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness
What are the associations among coronary artery disease risk factors, CAC quantity, and CIMT? Are there shared genetic and environmental contributions?
Substance Abuse: Medical And Slang Terminology
Experts review the current vernacular and the medical and street utility of the drugs.
Extensive Leptomeningeal
Neurosarcoidosis of the spinal cord is a rare manifestation in patients with systemic sarcoidosis -- few patients have spinal cord involvement.
Imaging of Vascular Inflammation and Unstable Plaque
What cardiovascular imaging techniques have the greatest and/or most immediate potential for broad application in clinical practice?
Molecular Breast Imaging: Use of a Dual-Head Dedicated Gamma Camera
What is the incremental gain in sensitivity of molecular breast imaging for the detection of small breast lesions with the additional views provided by a dual-detector system?
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Elderly Patients
The proportion of older individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is rising.
Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus: Diagnosis and Management
Vulvar lichen sclerosus most commonly affects postmenopausal women, but modern treatments can be highly effectively -- once it's diagnosed.