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Forensic Nurses Need Facts on Emergency Contraception
Forensic nurses, who work with victims of violence, hold a fair amount of misinformation about how emergency contraception works, according to new research.
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Reproductive Health Clinicians Can Improve Access to Emergency Contraception
More people are buying emergency contraception, but they face barriers related to misinformation, pharmacy stocking issues, pharmacy staff’s lack of knowledge, and challenges in obtaining prescription EC.
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Tachycardia in the Emergency Department: Part I
This issue is the first of a two-part discussion of tachycardia, the most common rhythm abnormality seen in the emergency department. Part I will discuss the epidemiology, etiology, and characteristics of the different tachycardic arrhythmias. Part II will discuss conditions affecting other organ systems that can produce tachycardia, then finish by reviewing the assessment and management of these patients. We hope these two issues will be useful to your clinical practice.
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Integrating Reproductive History Could Help Postmenopausal Women’s Long-Term Brain Health
Researchers observed patients with higher cumulative estrogen exposure throughout their life may be at lower risk of developing cerebral small vessel disease.
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Clinicians Consider Many Factors When Deciding on Mechanical Ventilation After Sepsis
Identifying patients at high risk and crafting timely, targeted interventions can improve outcomes.
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Running to Keep Ahead of Coronary Artery Disease
In this cross-sectional review of the Master Athlete Heart study, the authors found lifelong endurance sport participation was not associated with a more favorable coronary plaque composition vs. a healthy lifestyle. Lifelong endurance athletes exhibited more coronary plaques.
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Exploring the Relationship Between Alcohol and Cardiovascular Events
Researchers reported consuming two to 14 alcoholic drinks per week was associated with fewer major adverse cardiovascular events, which the authors noted could be explained in part by less stress-related neural activity demonstrated on PET and CT scans.
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Can Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Help with Insomnia?
In this randomized clinical trial, telephone-administered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia significantly outperformed education alone in alleviating insomnia and reducing daytime fatigue in older adults with osteoarthritis pain.
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CDC Recommends RSV Vaccine for Patients in Third Trimester
The agency says this solution should be administered to patients during weeks 32 through 36 of pregnancy to protect babies against the dangerous virus, both before and shortly after birth.
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The Trouble with ‘Grateful Patient’ Fundraising
Although philanthropic donations are important, physicians pushing patients and families to chip in is ethically problematic.