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Surgeons Referred for Comprehensive Program That Tests Their Cognitive and Physical Skills
In addition to a requirement for in-house practitioners to undergo testing at age 75 and older to be credentialed or re-credentialed, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore also has developed a comprehensive two-day program for surgeons who are referred to them by any facility for more extensive testing of cognitive and physical skills or capabilities.
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Hospital Manager Dismisses Patient’s Complaint After She Secretly Records Comments in the OR
A patient’s secret recording of her surgery revealed what one risk manager calls “inexcusable and reprehensible” behavior, including disparaging remarks about her body, comments that could be considered racially offensive, and suggestions that the woman be touched inappropriately by members of the OR team. The recording also documents what could be malpractice: a surgeon administering penicillin after he verbally acknowledged her allergy.
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College of Surgeons Addresses Aging with Controversial Statement
The first sign of trouble happened when the surgeon was 78. He performed surgery on a woman who subsequently developed a pulmonary embolism. The nurses made urgent calls, but he didn’t respond. The woman died.
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Gallstones and Associated Complications
MONOGRAPH: Biliary causes of right upper quadrant pain with the primary focus on gallstones and their associated complications.
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FDA Actions
In this section: FDA approves a subdermal buprenorphine implant for maintenance treatment of opioid dependence; warns health professionals against using ketoconazole for the treatment of skin and nail fungal infection; investigates a possible link between canagliflozin and an increase in leg and foot amputations; advises against using fluoroquinolones for common infections; and green lights daclizumab for the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis.
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Research: Using Generic Drugs Could Lead to Billions in Savings
If therapeutic substitution of a generic within the same class had been used instead of the branded equivalent, $73 billion could have been saved, including nearly $25 billion in out-of-pocket expenditures for patients.
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Why is This Young Athlete’s ECG Abnormal?
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Clinical Briefs
In this section: glucose variability in type 2 diabetes; bariatric surgery improves pain and function; and two thumbs down for COPD screening.
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Pimavanserin Tablets (Nuplazid)
Pimavanserin is indicated for the treatment of hallucination and delusions associated with Parkinson's disease psychosis.
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Fitness and Cognition in the Elderly
Peak levels of cardiorespiratory fitness are positively correlated with enhanced cognitive function among older adults.