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Nutritional Modifications Among Uninsured Patients with Dyslipidemia
(2016-12-01)
Cardiovascular disease, the leading modifiable cause of death in the United States, is directly impacted by dyslipidemia. Fortunately, dyslipidemia can be treated and reduced with lifestyle modifications such as nutritional ...
Disposition for Adult Patients Presenting with Chest Pain
(2016-07-21)
Many small community hospitals may have limited cardiology services. Subsequently, family medicine and internal medicine providers often construct the disposition of adult patients which present with chest pain. The purpose ...
Health Promotion for African-American Men: Improving awareness of the link between erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular disease
(2016-12-02)
Emerging literature has shown there is link between erectile dysfunction (ED) and cardiovascular (CVD) disease. It has been suggested that ED is an independent risk factor for CVD. The presence of moderate to severe ED in ...
Interprofessional collaborative project for the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of contracted (frozen) shoulder
(2016-07-12)
Contracted (frozen) shoulder (CFS) is a condition characterized by decreased active and passive shoulder range of motion and pain. The etiology of CFS is unknown and even the diagnostic terminology has evolved. Some risk ...
Bridging the Gap: S.T.A.B.L.E. cardiac education and nurses’ self-efficacy
(2016-12-08)
Background: Congenital heart diseases (CHD) are the leading cause of birth defect-associated infant illness and death. An estimated 40,000 infants are born each year with CHDs and of those, about one fourth are labeled ...
Practice Guide for Anesthetic Management of the Parturient Undergoing External Cephalic Version (ECV)
(2016-11-24)
Despite the World Health Organization’s recommendation that cesarean delivery (CD) rates not exceed 15%, one in three women in the United States have a CD. This is a 50% increase since the mid 1990’s. The Term Breech ...