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At the Cleveland Clinic, smoke-free means more than clearing the air in the hospital. The hospital doesn't want employees smoking anywhere even in their own homes. Smokers need not bother applying for a job, unless they intend to quit.
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When health care workers take a break from caring for patients with heart disease, diabetes, or other diseases influenced by diet, what food choices do they have? A vending machine with potato chips and chocolate bars? A cafeteria with fried chicken and French fries?
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This group of health policy leaders sought to learn the proportion of physicians who are currently using electronic health records, whether they were satisfied with the systems they used, and what impact the physicians believe that these systems have on quality of patient care.
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Pulmonary crackles (the physical finding previously known as râles, French for "rattle") are commonly sought to confirm a diagnosis of heart failure (HF) and can be fine, medium, or coarse. However, crackles can occur in other diseases (interstitial lung disease, asbestosis, alveolitis, and bronchiectasis) and in presumably normal people.
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Allergic rhinitis is often treated successfully with antihistamines and local corticosteroids, but because of inadequate symptom control, patient preference, or both, sometimes allergen desensitization becomes preferable.
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The FDA has approved the combination of dutasteride and tamsulosin for the treatment of symptomatic enlarged prostate.
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Complaints of fatigue were not associated with changes in blood pressure or heart rate but were significantly associated with decreased cardiac index and stroke index even after controlling for demographic variables and depressive symptoms.
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Jane Kang, MD, and Sharon Kolasinski, MD. Vitamin D and Osteoarthritis. Alter Med Alert. 20088:11;85-90.
