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For novel cancer treatments, effectiveness in clinical practice is not always aligned with clinical efficacy results. As such it is important to understand a treatment’s real-world effectiveness. We examined real-world population-based comparative effectiveness of second-line ipilimumab versus non-i[r]

Statins and Diabetes Risk
In 2012, the FDA required manufacturers of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) to add a warning to their labels about reports of increased blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c)...
Drugs for Osteoarthritis
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Strategic Information
Management in Hospitals
An Introduction to Hospital
Information Systems
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3 What do Hospital Information Systems look like?
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A hospital information system (HIS) was previously defined as the subsystem[r]

Bezlotoxumab (Zinplava) for Prevention of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection
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Nusinersen (Spinraza) for Spinal M[r]

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Ramucirumab monotherapy as a second-line treatment for advanced gastric cancer (AGC) prolongs survival compared to the best supportive care. However, in clinical practice, ramucirumab monotherapy is sometimes used as third- or later-line treatment for AGC refractory to fluoropyrimidine and taxanes.

After completing this unit, you should be able to: Explain what Xrays are and how they are used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, compare invasive and noninvasive diagnostic procedures, carry out the medical assistant’s role in Xray and diagnostic radiology testing, discuss commo

Research and cancer care are closely intertwined; however, it is not clear whether physicians and nurses believe that clinical trials offer the best treatment for patients and, if so, whether this belief is justified.

After completing this chapter, students will be able to: Relate developmental changes in geriatric patients to medical assisting practice; describe common geriatric diseases and disorders and their treatment; identify variations of care for geriatric patients during examinations, screening procedure[r]

Four aspects of the questionnaire. For explanatory research
Measures of the dependent variable(s): clarify what it is you are trying to explain
and develop questions to this
Measures of the independent variable(s):
.... Wording questions: Is the language simple? Can the question be shortened?

The Acute Respiratory DistressSyndrome (ARDS)J. Christopher FarmerA bad day in the ICU…now what?FIO2 = 1.0, PEEP = 15 cm H2O, SpO2 = 85%What is ARDS?DefinitionClinical criteria for diagnosispathophysiologyClinical diagnostic criteria for ARDSDiffuse bilateral infiltrates ([r]

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Sacubitril/Valsartan (Entresto) for Heart Failure
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Rifaximin (Xifaxan) for Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Dia[r]

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In conclusion, PCa patients with a PSA level < 4 ng/ml have more favorable tumor characteristics at diagnosis and receive more benefit from active treatment. However, those patients with advanced TNM stage and high Gleason grade should be paid more attention in clinical application.