INR Calculator - Clinical Advisor
WEBJun 30, 2010 · A calculator for determining international normalized ratio (INR). Want to view more content from Clinical Advisor?. Register now at no charge to access unlimited clinical news with personalized ...
Health Awareness Months 2024 - Clinical Advisor
WEBNov 1, 2023 · February 1: Time to Talk Day. February 2: Give Kids a Smile Day. February 2: Go Red For Women. February 2: Rheumatoid Awareness Day. February 4: World Cancer Day. February 5-11: Tinnitus Awareness ...
Understanding the Mallampati score - Clinical Advisor
WEBFeb 4, 2016 · Understanding the Mallampati score. In anesthesia, the Mallampati score (or Mallampati classification) is used to predict the ease of intubation. It can also be used to predict whether a patient ...
Muscle pain in older adults may be polymyalgia rheumatica
WEBOct 9, 2014 · Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory disease that can also be associated with giant cell arteritis (GCA). Both illnesses affect patients aged 50 years and older, with a mean age of 70 ...
Phenazopyridine as a treatment for UTI - Clinical Advisor
WEBMay 1, 2011 · Phenazopyridine will often cause false-positive results of urine dipstick testing. If a patient has taken phenazopyridine, culture is warranted for diagnosis. Decision to treat based on history ...
Communicating Concerns About Nonspecific Changes on ECG
WEBJanuary 10, 2013. Although very common, nonspecific ST-T (NSST-T) wave changes on ECG are often misunderstood, poorly explained to patients, or prematurely dismissed by clinicians. On initial ...
A treatment approach for poison ivy - Clinical Advisor
WEBMay 1, 2015 · The first step in the management of a patient with contact dermatitis, such as rhus dermatitis (poison ivy), is decontamination: the individual should wash the area thoroughly with lots of hot ...
What the Buprenorphine X-Waiver Removal Means for Clinicians
WEBPrescribing buprenorphine for opioid use disorder just got easier. The DATA-Waiver (X-Waiver) Program was eliminated on December 29, 2022, with President Biden’s signing of the Consolidated ...
Nonadherent vs Noncompliant: Patients Who Don't Follow …
WEBFeb 25, 2021 · According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, noncompliance is defined as “failure or refusal to comply with something, such as a rule or regulation.”. Nonadherence is simply defined as “a lack ...
Creatinine levels in the elderly - Clinical Advisor
WEBSince serum creatinine is not a reliable indicator of renal function in the elderly, renal function is best assessed and monitored with a 24-hr urine test for creatinine clearance. For more ...
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