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Journal of Continuing Education Topics & Issues
Articles from Vol. 10, No. 3, August
An Introduction to LEAN
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Cincinnati's Children's Hospital and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia are large, urban, tertiary care pediatric hospitals, each with more than 400 in-patient beds that serve patients from throughout the world. Some of the specialized pediatric...
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis: BNP-Guided Therapy Optimizes the Timing of Discharge and the Medium Term Risk Stratification in Patients Admitted for Congestive Heart Failure
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Despite a consistent body of data demonstrating the benefits of drug therapy in HF, persistently high rates of readmission, especially within six months of discharge, continue to be documented. Plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), is correlated...
Performance Standards: How Well Is the Job Being Accomplished? an Abbreviated Approach
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Performance Standards Performance standards for each position are the guides that express the particulars of expected job performance to both the manager and the employee. The standards explain not only how well, but in what way, how much and when...
Platelet Function Testing
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Platelets Platelets or thrombocytes are small cells that are vital in the blood clotting process. Platelets are produced in the bone marrow and circulate in the blood until they are activated by collagen, thrombin, ADP receptors (P2Y1 and P2Y12)...
President's Report
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As many of you know, Patrick Cuviello is having some health concerns and so I am filling in briefly for him with this report. In fact, even as I write this message, Pat is in the hospital. I know you all join me in wishing him a speedy recovery. ...
PSA and Its Derivatives
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Since PSA was last reviewed for this publication, more work has been done that clarifies some of the questions. Others remain unanswered and some heatedly discussed. To review PSA and prostate cancer quickly, here is a list of some important points:...
The Moment of Truth on Hypertension
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At least 122 million Americans are overweight or obese. (1) Mean sodium intake is approximately 4,100 mg per day for men and 2,750 mg for women, 75 percent of which comes from processed foods. (2, 3) Fewer than 20 percent of Americans engage in regular...
Worming Their Way Back: Forgotten and New Helminths Continue to Become More Common in the United States
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Despite efforts to eradicate the world of parasites, such as anti-helminth drugs and control measures, parasitic worms persisted in great numbers in many parts of the world, the World Health Organization noted in 1984. Around this same time, some forgotten...
