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Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) are two of the most common and serious acute complications of diabetes mellitus.
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This study, conducted using high-fidelity simulation, was designed to determine if a checklist could improve adherence to best practices during crisis events in the operating room (OR).
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A French multidisciplinary team conducted a quality improvement project that was successful in improving pain management and reducing serious adverse events associated with the routine ICU nursing care activities of bathing, massage, linen changes, and repositioning.
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Among men diagnosed with prostate cancer, those with the highest levels of plasma omega-3 fatty acids demonstrated an increased risk for developing prostate cancer, bringing into question various recommendations for increased omega-3 intake.
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A popular field that is being discussed in medical research, in popular science, and by the media, epigenetics is broadly defined as the study of the changes in gene expression that occur on the DNA sequence and are heritable.
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Elderly patients with mild-to-moderate depressive symptoms may experience improvement in affect with the practice of mindfulness-based stress reduction.
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In more than 12,000 patients at high risk of cardiovascular events, daily supplementation with 1 g of fish oil (85% eicosapentaenoic acid plus docosahexaenoic acid) did not reduce cardiovascular morbidity nor mortality over approximately 5 years of follow up.
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Osteoarthritis (OA) can be described as the failed repair of damage that has been caused by excessive mechanical stress (defined as force/unit area) on joint tissues.1 This implies that although multiple factors may lead to OA, mechanical impact (either as a major single event or as repetitive micro trauma) is central to all of these, and that the sequence of events that ensues represents the intrinsic repair process, which may either fail or be successful in restoring joint function. Also known as osteoarthrosis or degenerative joint disease, OA is the most important chronic musculoskeletal disorder in both humans and horses.
