CRP values as a continuous variable have independent predictive value for subsequent coronary events in apparently healthy women.
The authors review the classic course of common pediatric diseases associated with rashes, including varicella-zoster virus, herpes simplex virus (HSV), roseola, and rubella. Understanding the classic patterns, disease progression, high-risk populations, and potential complications allow the ED physician to avoid unnecessary testing in low-risk patients with a classic presentation, and aggressively approach potentially significant rashes in high-risk populations (e.g., neonatal HSV). This article also is designed to increase ED physicians awareness of treatment strategies associated with common viral exanthems.
During a recent survey at Trident Health System in Charleston, SC, there were times it was obvious that a staff member didnt understand what the surveyor was getting at, says Helena Feather, vice president of compliance and health information.
After working 15 years as a discharge planner and earning masters degrees in nursing and clinical research, theres an incongruity that Diane Holland, RN, MS, MBS, who is now pursuing a PhD through the doctoral program at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing in Minneapolis, would like to resolve.
