Tag: Patient Education and Counseling
Each hour of delay in detecting abnormal lactates in patients with sepsis increases the odds of in-hospital death: Earlier lactate measurements correlate with quicker treatment with antibiotics and better outcomes
Heart surgery: To have or not to have…your left atrial appendage closed
‘Giant’ problem looms for aging population
How do public ‘report cards’ affect physicians’ treatment decisions?
Key factors to support quality of life in dementia: A robust research analysis has identified what factors can be targeted to support people to live as well as possible with dementia
An ironic health care twist for undocumented immigrants: While immigration policies are going one way, state-focused health care funding policies appear to be going the other – potentially giving states and safety-net providers more resources
Infection control and prevention in clinics is in everyone’s hands
Lightning carries potential danger to people with deep brain stimulators
Potential for more precise diagnosis and treatment of TBI
Can a simple blood test rule out lung cancer?