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March 2, 2009 Dear Subscriber, Stay up to date on the latest guidelines, legislative news, and clinical information to meet your practice needs with The Nurse Practitioner's eNews. Join now to receive future issues and to share this issue with your colleagues via e-mail. We want to hear from you! Let us know what's on your mind at [email protected]. |
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Using a systematic approach for interpreting ECGs is necessary. A specific framework helps the reader avoid diagnostic errors made by focusing on the ECG as a whole instead of the individual parts. A step-by-step analysis may also aid the clinician in recognizing both the obvious and subtle abnormalities that may help guide therapy. The key to sound ECG interpretation is using a systematic method and lots of practice. Earn 2.5 Contact Hours. More CE CREDITS VALID IN ALL STATES! |
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How Proper Documentation May Reduce Your Lawsuit Risk | |||
Good documentation can help you defend yourself in a malpractice lawsuit, and it can also keep you out of court in the first place. You have to make sure it's complete, correct, and timely. If it's not, it could be used against you in a lawsuit. |
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Salmonella Outbreak Eases Way for Food Safety Reform | |||
The recent Peanut Corp. of America outbreak has revealed several gaps in the nation's food safety system, including a personnel shortage that has led the FDA to contract out inspections to state officials. More |
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New Safety, New Concerns in Tests for Down Syndrome | |||
A handful of biotech companies are racing to market a new generation of tests for Down syndrome, a development that promises a safer way to spot the most common genetic cause of mental retardation early in pregnancy even as it introduces a host of moral and ethical dilemmas. More |
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Preventive Removal of the Ovaries and Fallopian Tubes Reduces Risk of Breast, Ovarian, and Fallopian Tube Cancers Among Women with BRCA Mutations | |||
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania concluded that the preventive removal of the ovaries and fallopian tubes is strongly associated with a 79% reduction of the relative risk of ovarian and fallopian tube cancers and a 51% reduction of the relative risk of breast cancer in women with BRCA mutations. More | |||
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Taking B Vitamins Can Prevent Vision Loss | ||
Taking B vitamins can prevent a common type of vision loss in older women, according to the first rigorous study of its kind. It's a slight redemption for vitamin supplements, which have suffered recent blows from research finding them powerless at preventing disease. More | |||
Secondhand Smoke May Raise Dementia Risk | |||
According to researchers at the University of Cambridge in England, exposure to secondhand smoke may raise the risk of dementia or similar cognitive problems. More | |||
Psoriasis Drug Could Cause Deadly Brain Infection | |||
The FDA cites three confirmed cases, and a possible fourth, of people diagnosed with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy after being treated with Raptiva. More | |||
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