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Many Providers Say Spiritual Needs Should Be Assessed, But Few Do So
Should health professionals take a screening spiritual history of their patients? Most clinicians agreed they should, a recent survey found.
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Diabetic Retinopathy, Associated Comorbidities, and Treatment Considerations
Diabetic retinopathy is a complex disorder of the microvascular and neuronal structure of the retina. Although poorly understood, the problem does not start in the retina, but rather begins through systemic metabolic dysfunction, which causes damage to retina vessels. This article will review the structure of the retina, the systemic pathophysiology of diabetes, the resulting damage to retinal structure and function, comorbidities, traditional treatments, and prevention and treatment for diabetic retinopathy and its comorbidities.
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Novel Approaches to Justify Ethics Resources: Value Goes Beyond ROI
Ethics services often find it challenging to demonstrate financial impact on the organization due to lack of data and the preventive nature of many interventions.
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Anti-MAG Antibodies: Clinical and Therapeutic Aspects
Anti-MAG antibody-associated neuropathy may present as many disorders, including small fiber neuropathy, sensorimotor neuropathy, Guillain-Barré-like syndrome, and multifocal motor neuropathy. Rituximab appears to be the best therapeutic option.
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Longitudinal tau PET as an Outcome Measure for Clinical Trials
tau PET imaging shows progression of brain Alzheimer’s pathology over time and correlates with cognitive impairment better than amyloid PET. In future clinical trials, tau PET can serve as a biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease progression.
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What Are the Early Predictors for Post-traumatic Epilepsy After Injury?
Following traumatic brain injury, early (first five days after injury) epileptiform abnormalities on EEG were seen more commonly in patients with subsequent post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE), compared to controls, and were found to be a significant and independent predictor of PTE. The presence of subdural hemorrhage was the only other independent predictor of PTE.
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Intracranial Pressure Changes in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
After an exhaustive review of the animal and human studies literature regarding mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), Haider et al. did not reach consistent conclusions regarding evidence for intracranial pressure elevation in human patients who sustain an mTBI.
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Prediction of Persistent Post-concussion Symptoms After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Persistent post-concussion syndrome may last for more than six months, and risk factors include female sex, neck pain, headache, and post-concussive symptoms at two weeks after the injury.
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Correction
The March issue of IRB Advisor featured a story about plain language informed consent with an incorrect reference.
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FDA Moves to Shutter Stem Cell Clinics
The FDA recently filed complaints in federal court seeking “permanent injunctions to stop two stem cell clinics from marketing stem cell products without FDA approval and for significant deviations from current good manufacturing practice requirements.”