Paget’s disease: A therapy update
Pain, arthritis, fractures, and skeletal deformities are calling cards of Paget’s disease. A new one-dose drug therapy can produce extended remission.
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedics
Stopping the silent progression of osteoporosis
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Should patients receive neuromuscular blockers while mechanical ventilation is withdrawn?
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CDC recommends annual flu shots for children ages 2 to 4 For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is…
Paget’s disease: A therapy update
Pain, arthritis, fractures, and skeletal deformities are calling cards of Paget’s disease. A new one-dose drug therapy can produce extended remission.
Stopping the silent progression of osteoporosis
An update on risk factors, prevention, and treatment.
Sickle cell trait can take a sudden deadly turn
For someone with sickle cell trait, exercise can trigger dangerous complications. But most people who have the trait, don’t know it.
Be a myth-buster: Stop the misconceptions about fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia produces many symptoms but no signs, so some clinicians dismiss it as a wastebasket diagnosis. But the pain is very real,…
Cervical Spine injuries: Preserving function, improving outcomes
How to provide skilled care that stops the damage and helps your patient manage the injury.
Take Note – August 2007
Good news for younger women taking estrogen Estrogen therapy may have cardioprotective effects for women who start taking it in their 50s.…
Six more hot drugs for today and beyond
These six drug profiles, along with the six in the March issue of American Nurse Today, bring you up to date on…
Selecting lifts for patients with special needs
Learn how to keep four types of special-needs patients mobile and keep yourself injury-free.
Safe patient handling and movement in home healthcare settings
Home health settings present a challenging health care environment for home healthcare workers who perform patient movement and handling activities, such as…
Take Note – January 2007
Controversy over new Lyme disease guidelines The new guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (ISDA) have run into some…
Last Breath: The ethics of pharmacologic paralysis
Should patients receive neuromuscular blockers while mechanical ventilation is withdrawn?
Take Note – October 2006
CDC recommends annual flu shots for children ages 2 to 4 For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…