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From:Tropical Journal of Medical Research (Vol. 17, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedByline: Jamshid. Ayatollahi, Fatemeh. Amighi, Mohammad. Sharifi, Seyed. Shahcheraghi Background: Tuberculosis is an endemic infection in Iran. Despite improved living standards and availability of free drugs,...
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From:Clinical Lipidology (Vol. 9, Issue 2)Author(s): Anna Stears [*] aff1 , Catherine Hames aff1 Keywords: adipose tissue; diabetes; diet; insulin resistance; lipodystrophy; metreleptin; multidisciplinary team; triglycerides Lipodystrophy is a rare...
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From:Pediatric Drugs (Vol. 10, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedAcute kidney injury (AKI; previously called acute renal failure) is characterized by a usually reversible increase in the blood concentration of creatinine and nitrogenous waste products and by the inability of the...
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From:Family Practice News (Vol. 39, Issue 6)Even if you have yet to invest in an electronic medical records system, chances are that you already have some powerful tools at your disposal to make a difference in chronic disease management. I'm referring to your...
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From:Pediatric Nursing (Vol. 24, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedCase managers function in hospitals and other environments in roles in decision making with insurance companies and HMOs and they manage care for populations of children with certain conditions. New hybrids in nurse...
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From:Archives of Disease in Childhood (Vol. 87, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedAim: To investigate whether routine annual assessment blood tests in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients under 5 years influence management. Methods: Retrospective review of the results of the first annual assessment blood...
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From:Healthcare Financial Management (Vol. 57, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedMany employers and health plans are paying extra attention to patients with chronic conditions and costly, complicated illnesses, according to a Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) study released on October...
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From:Health Management Technology (Vol. 21, Issue 9)Data-driven Disease Management The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is developing a Disease Management (DM) Certification program, with final decisions regarding its direction expected by October and...
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From:Postgraduate Medical Journal (Vol. 78, Issue 916) Peer-ReviewedIn 1993, the British Thoracic Society (BTS) issued guidelines for the management of spontaneous pneumothorax. The aim of this study was to determine the level of adherence to and awareness of these guidelines at a...
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From:Evidence-Based Nursing (Vol. 5, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedQUESTION: In patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), do multidisciplinary disease management programmes (DMPs) improve processes of care and reduce morbidity and mortality? Data sources Studies were...
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From:Addiction Professional (Vol. 3, Issue 2)When most people think of tracking in our industry, they likely think of tracking software. Software certainly has its place. But tracking is more than software per se, and it's not just about follow-up calls either....
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From:Ophthalmology Times (Vol. 36, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedIN THE COURSE OF deciding upon a management strategy for a patient with RVO, ophthalmologists must weigh the risk-benefit profiles of therapies and also take patient preferences into account. (1) The decision might be...
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From:Healthcare Financial Management (Vol. 50, Issue 12) Peer-ReviewedIntegrated case management allows payers and providers to reduce costs as well as improve patient care. Integrated case management entails the sharing of information between payers and providers to create a comprehensive...
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From:Journal of the International AIDS Society (Vol. 17, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedIntroduction: Contemporary HIV-related theory and policy emphasize the importance of addressing the social drivers of HIV risk and vulnerability for a long-term response. Consequently, increasing attention is being...
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From:Medical Law Cases - for Doctors (Vol. 9, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedCall/consult the other doctors who are/were involved with the patient, especially family/personal physician, in emergencies, critical or complicated cases. Courts draw favorable inference and this also helps in better...
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From:Nature (Vol. 506, Issue 7487) Peer-ReviewedLeroy Hood, president of the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) in Seattle, Washington, likes to talk about what he calls P4 medicine: health care that is predictive, preventive, personalized and participatory....
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From:Review of Optometry (Vol. 151, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedScleritis manifests as a very painful red eye--but it sometimes suggests that something deeper than the eye is involved. It's often, but not always, associated with an underlying autoimmune disorder. So, it's vitally...
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From:Journal of OsteoporosisPeer-ReviewedHydroxyapatite is chemically related to the inorganic component of bone matrix as a complex structure with the formula of [Ca.sub.10] [(OH).sub.2] [(P[O.sub.4]).sub.6]. Previous studies have reported the application of...
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From:The Midwest Quarterly (Vol. 60, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedType 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a growing epidemic worldwide. T2DM is a chronic disease characterized by high blood glucose, insulin resistance, and impairment in insulin secretion. Over time, it can yield...
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From:Family Practice News (Vol. 49, Issue 1)At a New Year's Eve party a few years back, I noticed a man sitting nearby clutching his left upper arm. He was ashen and obviously uncomfortable. Acute coronary insufficiency, I thought, and I asked him if I could call...