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Changes in Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain in Washington
This study of primary care physicians and advanced practice nurses focused on changes in practice patterns and use of support tools in the prescription of opioids for chronic noncancer pain.
Understanding the Choices That Patients Make
Several developments in health care in recent years have focused attention on the patient's role in his or her own health care. Patients are demanding greater participation in the decision making that surrounds their care.
Cultural Competence Instruction in Pharmacy Curriculum
Are pharmacy programs adequately incorporating cultural competence and health disparities instruction into the pharmacy curriculum?
Connective Tissue Disease in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Could anti-nuclear antibody levels be used to distinguish patients with connective tissue disease-related pulmonary arterial hypertension from those with idiopathic PAH?
Current Oral Antiplatelets: Focus Update on Prasugrel
Learn more about prasugrel--a potent antiplatelet agent approved for use in ACS and percutaneous coronary intervention--in this drug profile.
Schedule, Burnout and Patient Care in First-Year Residents
A grueling schedule can result in resident burnout and fatigue -- which in turn can affect the quality of patient care.
Prevalence of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in the US
By using ultrasonographic data instead of merely liver enzymes, this study was able to more accurately assess the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in the US population.
Risk Stratification of Ischaemic Patients ICDs by CRP
Is CRP level associated with fast ventricular tachycardia in this population?
Effects of Once-Daily and Twice-Daily Dosing
Does dosing frequency have a greater effect on patient adherence than the number of tablets per dose?
Blood and Lymphatic Vessel Invasion in Colorectal Cancer
The authors present a new consensus-based pathological diagnostic system for evaluating blood and lymphatic vessel invasion in colorectal cancer.
Vascular Lesions Induced by Renal Nerve Ablation
Learn how ablation site issues could impact outcomes of renal denervation and explore methods to prevent the problems.
Primary Care Fellowship Training and Career Satisfaction
Are primary care fellowship-trained physicians happier and more satisfied than non-fellowship-trained practitioners?
Impact of HBV/HCV on Hospitalization in HIV+ Persons
Does hepatitis coinfection increase health care utilization among persons living with HIV?
Histoplasmosis in Two Human Immunodeficiency Virus-positive
The risk and severity of histoplasmosis, which is now recognized as an important infection in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), increase as immune function declines.
Ecologically Based Assessment for Indigenous Youth Populations
A description of five-stage approach toward conducting an ecologically based assessment, and the implications of this approach for development and implementation of culturally grounded interventions.
Conversion From Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents to Monthly C.E.R.A.
What adjustments need to be made in switching hemodialysis patients from a shorter-acting ESA to a once-monthly dose of continuous erythropoietin receptor activator?
Pharmacological Management of Orthostatic Hypotension
Is there sufficient evidence for the effectiveness of pharmacological regimens for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension?
Fatty Acids in Statin Users vs Non-Users With MI History
How does statin treatment modify the effects of n-3 fatty acids on the incidence of major cardiovascular events?
Spontaneous Splenic Rupture in an Active Duty Marine
What caused this soldier's spleen to spontaneously rupture six months after he returned from Iraq?
Federal Laws on Prescribing Controlled Substances
Federal law prohibits prescribers from pre-signing prescriptions. Here's what the nurse practitioner needs to know.