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There's no doubt that physicians are the linchpin of the healthcare system. And when it comes to patient education and counsel regarding diagnoses, prognoses and possible death, they also bear the leadership role.
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So noted Barbara Chanko, RN, a health care ethicist who was one of the speakers in a Veterans Health Administration national ethics teleconference in late May.
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Few sounds or smells in the emergency department (ED) get our attention as easily as vomiting. In response, we might reflexively order our "one-size-fits-all" standard antiemetic and begin by assuming that this is probably just another case of "gastroenteritis." There are, however, several antiemetics to choose from, each with its own advantages and disadvantages, as well as a myriad of diagnostic possibilities to consider.
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The national organization in the United States dedicated specifically to the care of women with gynecological malignancy is the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists.
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Fibroids seem to strike fear in the hearts of both pregnant patients and their providers when they are foundoften for the first time during an ultrasound examination in early pregnancy.
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n This Issue: Shingles vaccine added to CDC list of vaccines for adults 60 and older; CDC recommends Tdap for postpartum women; new study suggests sequential therapy with antibiotics for H. pylori may be more effective than standard therapy; FDA Actions.
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Alternatives to surgical management of vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) are needed given the high recurrence risk and need for frequent excisional procedures.