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Residents struggle with talking about resuscitation preferences, even with training
Training improved resident-led code status discussions in some ways but not others, according to a recent study.
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NIOSH, OSHA create respiratory protection tools
The Joint Commission develops a monograph on respiratory protection. -
Clinical Briefs
This article covers the following topics: the saga of homocysteine and vasculopathy; roflumilast for acute exacerbations in COPD; and treatment of OSA reduces risk of repeat revascularization after PCI.
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Clinical Briefs
This article covers the following topics: the saga of homocysteine and vasculopathy; roflumilast for acute exacerbations in COPD; and treatment of OSA reduces risk of repeat revascularization after PCI.
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FDA issues proposed rule to address data gaps for active ingredients in healthcare antiseptics
FDA recommends that healthcare personnel continue to use these products consistent with infection control guidelines while additional data are gathered. -
Report offers recommendations for central ethical issues involving neuroscience
A new report on neuroscience and ethics from The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues offers recommendations involving cognitive enhancement, consent capacity, and neuroscience and the legal system.
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Code status orders for psychiatric admissions: They’re not happening consistently
Psychiatric inpatients were less likely to have an order on admission regarding code status compared to medical inpatients, according to a recent study.
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And the band played on: AIDS in an age of miracle treatments and chronic complacency
The incredible success of HIV therapies has relegated a disease that was once a death sentence to a chronic condition for many people. With that has come a frustrating complacency about basic prevention and testing among some groups. -
Is Palliative Care Expertise Inadequate at your Institution?
Hospitals are challenged to meet patients’ palliative care needs despite a scarcity of specialists, lack of training, and persistent misconceptions.
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C. difficile and antibiotic stewardship programs
CMS regulation requiring stewardship programs will change these results considerably.