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This study reports findings from a sample of 393 nurses who completed a daily log book for 28 days by recording information about work hours, sleep/wake patterns, perceptions of fatigue and stress, and errors or near errors during work shifts.
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Segers and colleagues of the University of Amsterdam conducted this randomized, double-blind clinical trial at a 480-bed community hospital that performs 1200 cardiac surgical procedures annually.
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In the Framingham study non-HDL cholesterol is a stonger predictor of subsequent CHD than LDL cholesterol.
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The same appearances in presentation of men and women with ACS can largely be explained by factors other than sex.
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The amount of myocardial scar on MRI predicts the clinical response to cardiac resynchronization.
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Bivalirudin has been shown to provide equivalent outcomes, but less bleeding in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI).
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More than three fourths of ischemic stroke survivors experience hemiparesis, with the majority of victims continuing to suffer long term limitations in functional use of their upper extremities.
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The relationship between coffee and diabetes is complex. For instance, even though cohort studies suggest less risk of diabetes in coffee drinkers, similar results have been seen in data evaluating decaffeinated coffee consumption, suggesting that some other component than caffeine might be responsible.