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When children are diagnosed with cancer, a lot of education needs to take place. Yet it doesnt happen all at once, but over time through several hospital admissions and outpatient clinic visits.
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An asthma pathway was implemented at Childrens Hospitals and Clinics in Minneapolis because this chronic disease is the No. 1 hospital admission. The pathway creates a plan for the course of the patients hospitalization that helps to get the asthma under control, educates the patient and family members, and gets the patient back to a normal lifestyle quickly.
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New guide improves staff education efforts; Promotion of events on patient education; Share your success stories with PEM.
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From the moment a child begins to walk, gravity takes its toll on the body with poor posture, says Scott Bautch, DC, past president of the Occupational Health Council for the Arlington, VA-based American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and a practicing chiropractor in Wausau, WI. Therefore, it is important to develop good habits when the child is young.
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Good posture is important because that is when the musculoskeletal system works best, says Scott Bautch, DC, past president of the Occupational Health Council for the Arlington, VA-based American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and a practicing chiropractor in Wausau, WI. Muscles, ligaments, vertebrae, disks, and nerves are meant to be in good posture, he says.
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To help safeguard against the onset of depression, elderly adults should take care of their overall health, says Elizabeth Harris, RN, APRN, BC, health education coordinator for Behavioral Health at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.
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The statistics are alarming. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, in 1997 adults age 65 and older accounted for 19% of all suicide deaths although they only comprise 13% of the U.S. population.
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During orientation for new employees, patient education is just one of many topics covered. With so much new information taught, it is difficult to predict just how much is remembered.
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Retrospective review of needle emg findings on 45 patients studied during a 20-year period, with surgically verified compression of a single lumbosacral nerve root, was undertaken to determine the accuracy of traditional myotomal charts used to localize nerve root involvement.
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Among patients with plasma cell dyscrasias and polyneuropathy, most have monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), of which 50% are IgM in type. Most of these demonstrate activity against myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG).
