Medical Practice

Magazine articles on medical practice and technical issues of treatment.

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Nursing Management August 2010 Maria Christabelle Castro	Unraveling Guillain-Barre Syndrome No one knows for sure what causes Guillain-Barre Syndrome. It's a rare disorder, with a frequency of about 1 to 2 cases per every 100,000 people per year in the United States.
Nursing August 2010 Bartley & Shiflett	Handle older trauma patients with care Your comprehensive understanding of how age-related changes can affect outcomes during and after trauma will help your patients recover to the fullest extent possible.
Nursing August 2010 Tracy E. Green	Pediatric burns: Initial response, lasting effects Pediatric burns are the third leading cause of injury-related deaths of children age 9 and younger.
Nurse Practitioner August 2010 Lee S. Moss	Treatment of the burn patient in primary care According to the American Burn Association 2007 Fact Sheet, approximately 500,000 burn-injured patients receive medical treatment at hospital EDs and outpatient clinics, urgent care centers, and private healthcare provider offices.
Nurse Practitioner August 2010 Virginia Sun	Update on Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Pancreatic cancer is the 10th leading type of all new cancer cases and the fourth leading type of cancer death that affects both men and women.
Nurse Practitioner July 2010 Christine S. Brennan	Overcoming barriers to new treatment options for hepatitis C This article reviews current guidelines for HCV treatment and proposes strategies to overcome potential barriers to state-of-the-art therapy.
Nurse Practitioner July 2010 Kristine A. Scordo	Treating antiretroviral-induced dyslipidemia in HIV-infected adults Studies indicate that HIV-infected patients (both males and females) may be at an increased risk for the development of cardiovascular disease
American Journal of Nursing July 2010 Ruppar & Conn	Interventions to Promote Physical Activity in Chronically Ill Adults The health benefits of physical activity in chronic illness are well documented.
Nursing Management July 2010 Lois Welden	Transfusion confusion Over the past decade, literature has indicated that liberal use of blood transfusions results in poor clinical outcomes in the majority of critically ill patients.
Nursing July 2010 Susan Simmons	A delicate balance: Detecting thyroid disease An estimated 27 million Americans have been diagnosed with thyroid disease, and another 13 million have undiagnosed thyroid disorders.
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