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Severe Vitamin D deficiency appears to worsen dementia and supplementation may be beneficial.
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The treatment of atopic dermati-tis (ATD) usually is initiated with topical steroids (TPS). Because ATD is a chronic remitting and relapsing disorder and may occupy a large cutaneous area, exposure to TPS can be extensive.
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An encounter with a critically ill simulated "patient" was used successfully to analyze the communication skills of experienced physicians and identify areas for improving communication behaviors.
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In a representative sample of Americans, about a third reported getting less than 7 hours of sleep on average, about half reported snoring, and nearly 5% reported falling asleep while driving in the past month.
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Researchers report that, compared with conventional sedation, balanced propofol sedation (BPS) using propofol with midazolam and meperidine provided higher provider satisfaction, better patient cooperation, and similar adverse event profiles in patients undergoing therapeutic endoscopic procedures.
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Six new reports issued by the AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement (AAAHC Institute), a not-for-profit subsidiary of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), offer insights to enhance the quality and efficiency of some of the most common outpatient procedures.
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Some health care facilities are finding that video cameras inside and outside the facility are allowing them to reduce crime and maintain security staffing even as the facility grows.
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Many ambulatory surgery programs are accustomed to using a specific size of vials for hydromorphone, but they have been forced by what is being described as the worst drug shortage ever to convert to vials twice the normal size due to a shortage of their customary vials.