An Update on Pulmonary Rehabilitation
In 2006, the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) released a...
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Guidelines
An Update on Fibromuscular Dysplasia
Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) has been defined as a non-atherosclerotic, non-inflammatory vascular...
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Guiding Follow-Up Care in Breast Cancer
In 2006, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) issued practice guidelines on the...
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Stroke Guidelines for Women
Both men and women share many of the same high-risk predictors for stroke, such as smoking, family...
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Guidance on HCP Attire to Prevent Infections
Healthcare personnel (HCP) attire is an aspect of the medical profession steeped in culture and...
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Optimizing Patient Health Before Surgery
Throughout the United States, there has been a call to action to improve the quality and safety of...
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Managing Rotator Cuff Tears
For many older surgical procedures that are associated with good provider and patient...
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Guidance for Social Media Use in Emergency Medicine
share content with other users. In addition to social networking websites like Facebook, other...
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Updated Guidelines for Valvular Heart Disease
According to recent estimates, just less than 3% of Americans have moderate-to-severe valvular...
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Diagnosing & Staging Esophageal Cancer
The overall 5-year survival rates for esophageal cancer are less than 15%. Although esophagectomy...
Read MoreFollowing Guidelines Will Not Create Safe Harbor
At the end of May, Physician’s Weekly featured an article describing a bill that was introduced into the House of Representatives called HR 1406 The Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act. It would create a “safe...
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Expert, Real-Time Advice on HCV
According to recent reports, an estimated 3 to 4 million Americans are chronically infected with...
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Tackling Heart Failure Readmissions
According to recent estimates, heart failure (HF) currently affects about 6 million adults in the...
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Reducing Poor Surgical Oncology Practices
As part of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation’s “Choosing Wisely” campaign, the...
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Palliative Care for Metastatic Cancer
Nearly half of all patients with metastatic cancer have incurable disease, but these individuals...
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New Evidence-Based Guidelines: 4 Signs of Concussion
The first part of new evidence-based guidelines, published in the September 2014 issue of...
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New Guidelines on Pelvic Exams Raise Controversy
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has issued new controversial clinical...
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Transradial Angiography: Coming to a Consensus
Research indicates that the adoption of transradial angiography increased 10-fold between 2007 and...
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Breast-Conserving Surgery for Invasive Breast Cancer
Despite recent improvements in imaging technology, pathology assessments, and the use of systemic...
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Lifestyle Strategies for Heart Risks
In 2013, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology published a...
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