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Renovating and Expanding ASC Requires Comprehensive Design Plan
As ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) increase their market share, they often need to expand and renovate to meet new demands. Designing new space and living with adjacent construction can be challenging. A key tactic during construction is to phase and compartmentalize areas, allowing for the ASC to continue its daily business while the expansion is underway.
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Is There AV Block?
The long lead II rhythm strip in the figure was recorded at the standard 25 mm/second speed. This tracing was obtained from a middle-aged woman who presented to an outpatient clinic with noncardiac chest pain. How would one interpret this rhythm? Are there signs of AV block? Is it apparent if there is a cardiac problem?
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Esketamine Nasal Spray (Spravato) CIII
Esketamine, in conjunction with an oral antidepressant, is indicated for the amelioration of treatment-resistant depression in adults.
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Witness Observations in Diagnosing Transient Loss of Consciousness
Investigators found that adding witness-reported observations to patient demographics and patient-reported symptoms improved the diagnostic accuracy between epilepsy, syncope, and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.
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Medication First? Ablation First? Either Way, Make Weight Loss a Priority
Weight loss management and aggressive risk factor modification associated with slowing or even reversal of atrial fibrillation progression.
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Behavioral Interventions in Adults for Weight Loss or Weight Loss Maintenance
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force evaluated the risks and benefits of interventions for weight loss and weight loss maintenance to prevent complications from obesity. Panelists found a moderate net benefit from weight loss-intensive behavioral interventions.
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Report Details Effect of Mifepristone Labeling Change
New research indicates that for Texas providers and patients, the 2016 Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new labeling for the abortion drug mifepristone increased access options and brought the proportion of medication abortions in the state into alignment with national data.
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Test in Development to Detect Preterm Birth
Scientists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have published early results of an investigative blood test designed to predict which women may be at increased risk and which ones may be at lower-than-average risk for spontaneous preterm delivery. The researchers have identified circulating microparticle proteins found in blood samples taken in the first trimester of pregnancy that may provide clues about the risk of spontaneous preterm birth.
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National Plan Aimed at Ending HIV in the United States
The goal of a new national plan is to end the HIV epidemic in the United States.
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HPV Immunizations Making Mark on Disease
In a multi-year analysis of cervical precancers, data indicate that the incidence of cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18, which have been targeted by vaccination, has declined.