The prevalence rates of depression in congestive heart failure patients range from 24%-42%. Depression is a graded, independent risk factor for readmission to the ...

The Chronic Care Model (CCM) is an organizing framework for improving chronic illness care and an excellent tool for improving care at both the individual and population level. The model is based ...

Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2007;3(11):778-783. Clinical features initially attributed to PCOS Hirsutism, subfertility, greasy skin and acne Hirsutism, secondary amenorrhea, weight gain ...

Mepitel, Mepilex, and Mepilex Border (Molnlycke Health Care) feature a unique dressing technology called "Safetac." These products are silicone based which results in decreased trauma and pain ...

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The first follow-up studies on patients with BPD in the 1970s were of brief duration (3-5 years), and generally employed broad and unsystematic diagnostic criteria. The results obtained led to the ...

Dermatology Nursing. 2005;17(3):188-190. A 45-year-old woman presented with a rapidly changing nevus on her leg. The clinical approach, epidemiology, diagnostic procedures, and management, along ...

A woman's beliefs about family planning practices are shaped by the culture in which she is raised. Engaging women and their partners in culturally-responsive family planning and contraception ...

Gastroschisis is a congenital defect of the abdominal wall involving evisceration of abdominal contents. The incidence of gastroschisis is approximately 1.4 per 10,000 pregnancies and is rarely ...

The pathogenesis of suboptimal platelet function is multifactorial. Platelets do not function well if there are too many or too few platelets; also the platelets can be present in the appropriate ...

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory condition affecting elderly people and involving the girdles. [1] The mainstay of treatment is oral glucocorticoids (GC), with the recent BSR ...

Little research exists concerning pain assessment in children with CP. Developmental differences such as cognition and ability to communicate significantly influence children's perception of and ...