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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and has been the leading arrhythmic cause for hospitalization.
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The clinical implications of the recovery of left ventricular (LV) function after treatment of patients with initial systolic heart failure is poorly understood.
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The cause of ischemic stroke remains uncertain despite a complete diagnostic evaluation in many cases. Detection of atrial fibrillation (AF) after cryptogenic stroke would have important therapeutic implications.
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Diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and spinal cord, which measures the integrity of white-matter fiber tracks, can improve the sensitivity and specificity of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis diagnosis.
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A DNA identification technique led this research group to postulate that many herbal products and herbal leaf samples were incorrectly identified and/or adulterated.
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You might think that how you get a tetanus booster or flu shot or how someone gets chemotherapy is settled enough practice that healthcare providers dont need to be harped on about how to do it right.
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Sure, your facility has a Facebook page. And a Twitter feed. Maybe you even get a copy of a tweet now and again if someone says something about his or her stay that is related to quality. But for the most part, that stuff is for marketing, right?
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For the longest time, patient experience was simply measured with a patient satisfaction survey. But we know now that thats not enough to capture the complexity of patient experience in a typical hospital stay. So what do you do?
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Safe patient handling may become an imperative in the nations hospitals not because of any proposed legislation or regulation, but because of rising financial pressures related to both patient safety and workers compensation.
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If you knew the person piloting your plane had been up for the last 20 hours, working non-stop, would you feel safe having him fly you across the country? Would you feel safe having him drive you across town? Probably not.