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Vancomycin Nomogram Guidelines in a CPOE System
Can a vancomycin nomogram help guide CPOE dosing and monitoring?
Congenital Heart Disease Beyond the Age of 60
Take a peek at the senior-portrait of congenital heart disease.
Assessment of Venous Invasion in Colorectal Cancer
The identification of venous invasion in colorectal cancer specimens is subject to widespread variability. What factors might influence its under-reporting?
How Health Care Providers Address Intimate Partner Violence
Victims of intimate partner violence often seek medical treatment, providing an opportunity for intervention. This study looks at women's experiences divulging abuse to a healthcare provider.
Radiologic Removal and Replacement of Port-Catheter Systems
The purpose of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the safety and efficacy of radiologic removal and replacement of port-catheter systems.
Paraneoplastic Necrotizing Myopathy in Lung Cancer
Paraneoplastic necrotizing myopathy is a recently defined clinical entity, characterized by massive necrosis of muscle fibers. What was the underlying cause in this patient?
Crosstalk Between the Heart and Kidney
Potential mechanisms are reviewed to support the link between vitamin D deficiency and cardiovascular disease.
Association of Urban Life-Years With Cardiometabolic Risk
Is city living hazardous to your health? This study looks at patterns of cardiometabolic risk factors in an urban environment.
Olmesartan in Hypertensive Patients With Chronic HF
What's the bonus impact of adding olmesartan in hypertensive patients with chronic heart failure already on an ACE, beta-blockers, or both?
Mutations in SETD2 Cause a Novel Overgrowth Condition
By way of targeted next-generation sequencing, the authors propose that Sotos and Sotos-like syndromes are epigenetic diseases caused by loss-of-function mutations in the SETD2 gene.
Windows of Selection for Anti-Malarial Drug Treatments
What is the best method for measuring and analyzing true windows of selection for anti-malaria drugs?
Implementing Smart Pumps for Epidural Infusions
What ensures successful implementation of smart pump technology?
Changes in Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain in Washington
This study of primary care physicians and advanced practice nurses focused on changes in practice patterns and use of support tools in the prescription of opioids for chronic noncancer pain.
A Molecular Mechanism of Formalin Fixation and Antigen Retrieval
In 1991, Shi and coworkers described their finding that boiling tissue sections in heavy metal solutions reversed the formalin-fixation effect.
Anaesthetic Drugs and Survival in Cardiac Surgery
Does the type of anesthetic used in cardiac surgery effect patient survival?
Heart Rate Recovery After 6 Min Walk -- A Powerful Prognostic
This simple measure that has received substantial attention as a tool to examine the functional status of patients with heart and lung disease. Should it become the new standard?
The First Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health
In the 50 years since the first Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health, what more have we learned about the dangers of smoking, and what can public health clinicians do to continue to encourage patients to quit smoking?
Pharmacy Students' Knowledge Regarding Medical Marijuana
Should pharmacy students be getting additional education on the use and potential adverse effects of medical marijuana?
A QI Project for Older Hospitalized Patients
This review identified the factors which facilitate implementing a complex multi-component quality improvement program regarding hospital care for older patients.