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American Family Physician
September 15, 2001
David S. Kushner |
Concussion in Sports: Minimizing the Risk for Complications Mild traumatic brain injury, or concussion, is a common consequence of collisions, falls and other forms of contact in sports. The physician's responsibilities in assessing an athlete with concussion include offering guidance about the athlete's ability to return to play...   |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2000
Sharon Scott Morey |
Practice Guidelines Headache Consortium Releases Guidelines for Use of CT or MRI in Migraine Work-up... |
Nursing
July 2009
Rachel L. Palmieri |
Unlocking the secrets of locked-in syndrome Locked-in syndrome is characterized by complete paralysis of the voluntary muscles in all parts of the body except those that control blinking and vertical eye movements. |
American Journal of Nursing
November 2011
Christine L. Cutugno |
The 'Graying' of Trauma Care: Addressing Traumatic Injury in Older Adults Evidence-based strategies for managing trauma and its complications in this population. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2001
C. Randall Clinch |
Evaluation of Acute Headaches in Adults Classifying headaches as primary (migraine, tension-type or cluster) or secondary can facilitate evaluation and management. A detailed headache history helps to distinguish among the primary headache disorders... |
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
December 2010
Teresa E. Hills |
Determining brain death: A review of evidence-based guidelines No true standardization of brain death criteria is accepted nationwide, and procedures and protocols vary significantly among facilities. |
Nursing
March 2011
Mink & Miller |
Stroke, Part 2: Respond aggressively to hemorrhagic stroke Patients may arrive at the hospital any time from minutes to days after a hemorrhagic stroke, and nurses need to be prepared for the unique challenges associated with their care. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2002
S. Craig Humphreys |
Neuroimaging in Low Back Pain Patients commonly present to family physicians with low back pain. Because the majority of patients fully or partially recover within six weeks, imaging studies are generally not recommended in the first month of acute low back pain. |
Nurse Practitioner
September 2010
Sarah E. Gay |
An inside view of Venous Thromboembolism As the U.S. population ages, the medical and economic impact of VTE is expected to increase. The nurse practitioner plays a key role in providing prevention and intervention. |
Nursing
September 2010
Donna Nayduch |
Back to basics: Identifying and managing acute spinal cord injury Spinal cord injuries involve damage to the neurons of the spinal cord. They're often devastating because they're associated with life-threatening complications and loss of functional independence. |
American Family Physician
January 1, 2005
Jerry L. Old et al. |
Imaging for Suspected Appendicitis Acute appendicitis is the most common reason for emergency abdominal surgery and must be distinguished from other causes of abdominal pain. Family physicians play a valuable role in the early diagnosis and management of this condition. |
Nursing
June 2011
Cahill & Armstrong |
Caring for an adult with a malignant primary brain tumor Pprimary brain tumors are relatively uncommon, occurring in an estimated 63,000 patients in the united states each year. |
Nursing
August 2011
Sandra C. Voda |
Bad breaks: A nurse's guide to distal radius fractures The most common upper extremity fracture, distal radius fracture accounts for an estimated 17% of fractures treated in the United States emergency departments and 16% of all fractures treated by orthopedic surgeons. |
The Motley Fool
June 6, 2011
Luke Timmerman |
Exelixis Zeroes In on Lead Drug, Sees Activity in the Bones of Prostate Cancer Patients Is Exelixis' risky bet about to pay off? |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2002
Okuyemi & Tsue |
Radiologic Imaging in the Management of Sinusitis Sinusitis is one of the most common diseases treated by primary care physicians. Uncomplicated sinusitis does not require radiologic imagery. However, when symptoms are recurrent or refractory despite adequate treatment, further diagnostic evaluations may be indicated. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
November 1, 2012
Sue Barrowcliffe |
Real World Insights Commercial teams as well as patients can benefit from managed access programs, which are designed to provide access to medicines outside of the clinical and commercial setting, for patients who have no other available treatment options. |
Nurse Practitioner
May 2009
Yvonne D'Arcy |
Is Low Back Pain Getting on Your Nerves? The pain and disability of low back pain are the most common reasons patients seek healthcare. Here are tools for diagnosis and treatment options. |
Nursing
September 2011
Jacqueline Harden |
Take a cool look at therapeutic hypothermia Therapeutic hypothermia may help prevent or minimize neurologic impairment in certain patients after cardiac arrest. This article takes a look at when TH is used and how to care for patients who are undergoing this intervention. |
The Motley Fool
September 7, 2010
Luke Timmerman |
Vertex Nails Third Big Trial With Hepatitis C Drug And in the toughest patients to treat, too. |
Nursing Management
March 2010
Becker & Schmidtke |
All along the watchtower: Suicide risk screening, a pilot study Patients will continue to die if healthcare organizations don't take action and appropriately assess patients at risk for suicide in general hospitals. |
Science News
March 28, 2009 |
Science Past For March 28, 1959 Thoughts on patient resocialization in a mental hospital during the 1950s. |
Nursing
June 2011
Daniel A. Hussar |
New Drugs 2011: Part 2 In this article, you'll learn about seven recently approved drugs, including: fingolimod hydrochloride, an oral drug indicated to treat patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis. |
Nursing
February 2010
Daniel A. Hussar |
New Drugs 2010, PART 1 In this article, you'll learn about 16 new drugs. |
Nursing
October 2009
Yvonne D'Arcy |
Overturning barriers to pain relief in older adults This article will describe how to lower the barriers to effective pain control in older patients and provide practical tips for helping them receive the full benefit from pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies. |
Reason
February 2009
Ronald Bailey |
E.R. Crowding A study blames a rising population, a falling number of emergency departments, and understaffing that prevents stabilized patients from being admitted to other parts of the hospital. |
| AskMen.com |
Your Routine Radiation Dose The radiation risk from a single CT, or computed tomography, to an individual is small, but some doctors are worried about the buildup over time. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
April 1, 2012
Feam & Lagus |
Providing Access Now While regulatory frameworks and medical practices differ between countries, many patients still need early access to new drugs. Industry can help. |
Nursing
March 2010
Peg Gray-Vickrey |
Gathering pearls of knowledge for assessing older adults If you attended nursing school more than 10 years ago, you may have received limited education about gerontological nursing. But as baby boomers age, this is becoming an increasingly important area of nursing practice. |
Nursing
June 2010
Daniel A. Hussar |
New drugs 2010, part 2 In this article, you'll learn about 14 recently marketed new drugs. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2010
Neil Savage |
Medical Imagers Lower the Dose Radiation-lowering techniques were in the works even before studies showed a danger from CT scans and exposure to ionizing radiation. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2008
Morgen E. Peck |
Brain-wave Test Challenges Vegetative-State Diagnosis Tests using an EEG have shown unexpected cortical functioning in vegetative patients. |
National Defense
December 2010
Grace V. Jean |
Spy Game to Help Rehabilitate Veterans Suffering From Brain Injuries To appeal to the gaming generation, researchers are developing a trainer designed to rehabilitate brain injury patients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center through adaptive scenarios that engage them in audio and visual exercises. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2002
Amy R. Sparks |
Imaging of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Given the high rate of morbidity and mortality associated with abdominal aortic aneurysms, accurate diagnosis and preoperative evaluation are essential for improved patient outcomes... |
Nursing
March 2012
Daniel A. Hussar |
New Drugs 2012: part I In this article, you'll learn about 11 recently approved drugs. |
InternetNews
June 14, 2010 |
Lax Data Security Results in Heavy Fines Five California hospitals got an expensive reminder of just how serious the state is about protecting patients' sensitive data. Expect more of the same in the near future. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
March 1, 2012
Paolo De Marino |
Registering Value: Always in the Eye of the Beholder The organizational disconnect between marketing and market access is curable if both groups focus on what counts: who's making the final purchase. |
The Motley Fool
September 8, 2010
Brian Orelli |
You Must Realize This Drug Works by Now Vertex concludes its phase 3 trials with another win. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
June 1, 2014
Ben Comer |
Take as Directed: From Force to Finesse in Promoting Adherence Healthcare players tout patient education and engagement as the keys to better drug adherence rates. Patients agree, as long as that translates to convenient and affordable access to therapy. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
November 1, 2012
Lauri Mitchell |
Who Pays for Specialty Medicines? Providers and patients fish for that delicate balance between access and abandonment. |
CIO
October 27, 2010
Cindy Waxer |
How Mayo Clinic Doctors Use Smartphones to Diagnose Patients Neurologists diagnose patients remotely using images delivered to smartphones. |
CIO
September 27, 2013 |
How IT Can Produce Better Patient Care For Dr. Bob Laskowski, president and CEO of Christiana Care Health System, technology means empowering physicians and patients. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
October 1, 2010 |
Optimizing TV Advertising Placements & Results Brand managers choosing to advertise an anti-depressant on "Criminal Minds" may not be making the best choice. New methodologies reveal "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" along with "The Bachelor" to be shows favored by depressives. |
Managed Care
January 2005
Maureen Glabman |
Health Plans Strain To Contain Rapidly Rising Cost of Imaging PET, CT, MRI -- these and other imaging technologies are valuable but costly. Aetna, Cigna, and a few other plans lead in clamping down on unnecessary use. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
August 1, 2011
Jennifer Ringler |
The Adherence Fight: A TKO? Why does the match against medicines compliance always seem to end in an easy knockout? |
