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Type 2 Diabetes: The Sweet Tooth
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An exploration of type 2 diabetes — what it is, how it's diagnosed, the major risk factors driving the epidemic, and practical prevention strategies that can help reduce your risk.
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Individualized Risk Prediction of Hospital-Acquired Infections Following Median Sternotomy Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study and Nomogram Development
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This retrospective cohort study develops and validates a nomogram for individualized prediction of hospital-acquired infections following median sternotomy cardiac surgery, identifying key risk factors including surgery type, smoking, diabetes, NYHA class, and preoperative TSH levels.
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The Vagina :Bringing the Vagina Back to Life After Menopause Non-Hormonal Treatment Approaches for Atrophic Vaginitis and Chronic UTIs in Estrogen-Restricted Women In honor of the women who have suffered in silence
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This paper is dedicated to the many women I have had the privilege of treating for atrophic vaginitis during menopause. Atrophic vaginitis—characterized by vaginal dryness, tissue thinning, and the involution of the vagina, labia, and urethra—is primarily caused by estrogen deficiency. I reflect on the voices of women whose needs have been unmet due to contraindications for estrogen therapy, often stemming from a history of cancer or other medical concerns. This work seeks to explore evidence-based, non-hormonal alternatives to manage atrophic vaginitis in menopausal women who cannot undergo estrogen therapy. Atrophic vaginitis does not affect the vagina alone—it also compromises the urethra, labia minora, labia majora, and the vaginal introitus (Faubion et al., 2017). Many of my patients have expressed frustration and distress as they navigate these symptoms without access to estrogen treatment. Their suffering and pleas for relief fuel the urgency of exploring and validating safe, effective, and estrogen-free therapeutic options.
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My Journey With Asplenia...So Far
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Essay on my personal experience as a nurse and a patient, in the sense of asplenia as my status now in life. Disclosure of my personal observations as an asplenic person whom is also a nurse.
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A nursing-driven approach towards reducing hypertension: a focus on evening dosing and circadian rhythm
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There are increasing data supporting evening administration as a means of achieving better BP control through re-establishing normal sleeping dipping patterns, thereby preventing the development of comorbidities. Additionally, this dosing change has been shown to prevent the morning surge, a precursor to negative cardiovascular (CV) events, including heart attack and stroke. When the costs are high both fiscally and medically, simple and cost-free interventions should be the first-line treatments.
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Phlebotomy Basics For Nurses
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The processes of phlebotomy are pivotal for patient care. Nurses may have to perform phlebotomy for their patient in various health care settings. Understanding the procedures, processes and reasons behind phlebotomy is the key to ensuring patient safety and positive patient outcomes.
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Basics on Inpatient Blood Sugar Control
Controlling inpatient blood sugars is challenging and complex. Inpatient blood sugars can be affected by a multitude a variables. Some of the variables are nutritional intake, inflammation, stress and steroids. Research indicates more than 50% of Americans could have diabetes or pre-diabetes by the year 2020. Healthcare costs for this population both inpatient and outpatient is enormous and growing. Many of these patients will require hospitalization. Inpatient diabetes treatment can be complex but the outcome enhancement is great. Improving inpatient blood sugar control decreases both complications and mortality. Controlling the blood sugars of this growing patient population is well worth the investment of time and resources.
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