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Tips for Introducing a New Data System With the Fewest Problems
Any data system can affect a wide range of hospital operations, interacting with and possibly hindering the operation of other systems, as well as clinical and business operations. Those far-reaching effects can be underestimated, giving hospital leaders a false sense of the scope of the project they are undertaking. Successful implementation begins with hospital leaders identifying an accurate perspective on the work ahead.
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Pre-Op Kits Improve Health, Reduce HAIs and Readmissions
Indiana University Health is reducing hospital stays by providing patients with a bag of items before surgery that help them “tune up” their health and position them better to ward off hospital-acquired infections.
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Can One Be Certain About the Rhythm Diagnosis?
The 12-lead ECG and long lead II rhythm strip in the figure was obtained from a patient who was hemodynamically stable. What is the rhythm in the figure? Why can one be virtually certain what the rhythm diagnosis is before attempting a vagal maneuver or using medication?
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Ubrogepant Tablets (Ubrelvy)
Ubrogepant is indicated for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults.
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Prognosis in Small Fiber Neuropathy
Small fiber neuropathy is a common disorder that causes chronic pain, but rarely progresses to disability or more severe neurological disorders. Management of the pain continues to be the major treatment challenge.
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Colonization With Clostridioides difficile Frequently Leads to a Misdiagnosis of Healthcare-Associated Infection
A prospective cohort study from a single institution revealed 27% of patients diagnosed with healthcare-associated Clostridioides difficile infection were colonized with the same isolate on admission.
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Does Exercise Decrease Incident Depression in a High-Risk Population?
The authors of this large-scale, observational study found that three or more hours weekly of physical activity was associated with a decreased incidence of depression, even in patients with a high genetic risk of depression.
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February Is American Heart Month!
It is a time for everyone to monitor their cardiovascular health and to make healthy lifestyle choices.
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Surgeon General Publishes First Report on Smoking Cessation Guidance in Decades
Includes updated evidence on the importance of quitting tobacco and science-based interventions that can help.
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Penetrating Torso Trauma
Penetrating trauma is a common presenting complaint with the potential for devastating consequences. The diagnostic and therapeutic management of penetrating injuries to the chest and abdomen has undergone substantial evolution. The authors discuss the advances in the care of patients with penetrating chest and abdominal trauma.