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Location of Impulse Control Found in Brain, May Help Parkinson’s Patients : ScienceAlert

October 4, 2024 dashephe

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Ethical Considerations of Using a Feeding Tube in Dementia

September 29, 2024 dashephe

The four principles of medical ethics: CASE: The patient is a 63 year old with a history of CVA, dementia (BIMS = 9)and failure to thrive. In March 2024 she…

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MOST Form

September 29, 2024 dashephe

What is a MOST form? It is an advanced directive? The MOST form (Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment) is a voluntary form that patients can choose to complete, usually…

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Multiple adverse outcomes associated with antipsychotic use in people with dementia: population based matched cohort study | The BMJ

September 20, 2024 dashephe

https://www.bmj.com/content/385/bmj-2023-076268

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Kentucky Antibiotic Stewardship Innovation Consortium

September 19, 2024 dashephe

Clinical Pearts One Pagers – Clinical Pearls – KASIC (kymdro.org) LTC Treatment Guidance

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Not a UTI in Nursing Home Resident

September 19, 2024 dashephe

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Pyuria does not equal UTI

September 19, 2024 dashephe

Presence of pyuria, in the absence of urinary tract infection symptoms, is not diagnostic of a urinary tractinfection and does not require antibiotic treatment. Absence of pyuria strongly argues against…

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Don’t Lose Your Head: Altered Mental Status (AMS) and UTI

September 19, 2024 dashephe

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TB testing: TB skin Test (TST) vs interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA)

September 18, 2024 dashephe

TB TST vs IGRA MedscapeDownload

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Serum Ammonia Levels Do Not Correlate With Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy Severity in Hospitalized Patients With Cirrhosis – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

September 15, 2024 dashephe

https://www.cghjournal.org/article/S1542-3565(24)00219-2/fulltext In conclusion, these findings in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis and OHE reveal no apparent relationship between serum ammonia levels and OHE severity or time to OHE resolution. Although these…

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