Medical Practice

Magazine articles on medical practice and technical issues of treatment.

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Nurse Practitioner January 2009 Clair Kaplan	Assessing & Managing Female Sexual Dysfunction NPs can be important first-line, healthcare providers for women with FSD.
American Journal of Nursing February 2009 Sharts-Hopko & Glynn-Milley	Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Primary open-angle glaucoma, by far the most common form of glaucoma, currently afflicts more than 2 million Americans, more than half of whom probably don't know they have it.
American Journal of Nursing February 2009 Janet K. Specht	Assessment of Transient Urinary Incontinence in Older Adults Many caregivers erroneously consider urinary incontinence to be inevitable in older adults. Failure to identify and respond to transient urinary incontinence may lead to established incontinence and to other poor outcomes.
Nursing Management February 2008 Susan Gallagher Camden	A Captive Condition: Childhood Obesity Both patient safety and caregiver injury are fast becoming serious considerations in managing care of children who are obese.
Nursing February 2009 Daniel A. Hussar	New Drugs 09: Part 1 Learn about 10 new drugs, including nebivolol HCl, the newest beta-adrenergic blocking agent for hypertension.
Wired January 19, 2009 Emily Stone	CSI Scandinavia: Computer Dissects Cadavers With No Scalpel Virtual autopsies reveal evidence that ordinary examinations often miss, like gas trapped inside wounds, which can show the path of a bullet or knife blade. Swedish police have used the images in more than 300 murder cases.
Fast Company February 2009 Tim McKeough	AT&T's Telehealth Wirelessly Monitors Patients' Health AT&T is developing a software tool and networking platform that will use wireless devices to record a patient's health measurements at home and send the data to the doctor.
Nursing January 2009 Susan Gallagher Camden	Shedding Health Risks with Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery More obese patients are turning to bariatric weight loss surgery, which is proving its worth by decreasing or eliminating dangerous comorbidities of obesity. Here's how to help prepare your patient for surgery and care for her afterward.
Nursing January 2009 Ayers & Montgomery	Putting a stop to dysfunctional uterine bleeding Learn how to search for the source of abnormal bleeding and help your patient get back on track.
Nurse Practitioner December 2008 Darlene P. Peters	Colon Cancer Screening: Recommendations and Barriers to Patient Participation Advanced practice nurses and nurse researchers can play a vital role in improving colon cancer screening among patients.
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