Guidance on Alternative Therapies for Lowering BP
Hypertension affects about 26% of adults worldwide and ranks as the leading chronic risk factor...
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Guidelines
Guidelines for Managing Fever & Neutropenia in Cancer Patients
Neutropenia, a common condition among cancer patients that is caused by low levels of neutrophils,...
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Unhealthy Heart Behaviors: Getting Ahead of the Curve
The American Heart Association (AHA) has set a 2020 goal of improving the heart health of all...
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Guidelines for Managing Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction
Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) describes the acute airway narrowing that occurs as a...
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Forecasting Heart Failure’s Impact
Heart failure (HF) is the leading cause of hospitalization for people aged 65 and older in the...
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A Helpful Guide for CDI Prevention
According to the CDC, the mortality rate associated with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)...
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Acute Spinal Cord Injury: New Practice Guidelines
About a decade ago, the Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves of the...
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Early Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke
In 2013, the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Stroke Association (ASA) updated...
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Guidelines for Managing Gout
The incidence of physician-diagnosed gout has risen over the past 20 years and now affects about...
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Managing Metastatic CRC: Coming to a Consensus
According to the National Cancer Institute, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of...
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Updated Guidelines for Heart Failure
Recently, the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) and American Heart Association...
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Updated Breast Cancer Guidelines for HER2 Testing
A new update to clinical practice guidelines for HER2 testing in breast cancer was published...
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Improving Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), more than 200,000 adults and 6,000 children...
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Optimizing Pre-Op Assessments of Geriatric Surgical Patients
The percentage of Americans aged 65 and older is projected to more than double between 2010 and...
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Heart Disease Awareness Among Women
In 1997, a national survey commissioned by the American Heart Association (AHA) documented that...
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Guideline Recommendations for Prosthetic Joint Infections
Research shows that as many as 20,000 of the nearly 1 million total hip arthroplasty (THA) and...
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Guidelines for CT Use in Lung Cancer Screening
In August 2011, results of the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) were published in the New...
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UA/NSTEMI: A Guideline Update
Following the recent FDA approval of new medications to reduce cardiovascular death and heart...
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Data Standards for ACS & CAD
With the emergence of electronic health records (EHRs) and administrative and professional...
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The ABI: Standardizing Measurements & Interpretations
When the ankle-brachial index (ABI) emerged in 1950, it was initially proposed for use as a...
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