Dixie L Taylor
Dixie L Taylor
Although bronchoscopies have been performed for over a century and are relatively safe when practice guidelines are followed, they are invasive and a real source of anxiety and fear for the patient. The role of the critical care nurse is es...
Sandra R Scholten
Sandra R Scholten
As an invasive procedure, endoscopic studies require patient care and considerations that are very similar to minor surgical procedures. There are some general guidelines that are applicable to all endoscopic procedures, and there are speci...
Electrodiagnostic studies [0.03%]
电诊断检查
Deborah Ellison,Michelle L Williams,Grace Moodt et al.
Deborah Ellison et al.
This article overviews electrodiagnostic tests that provide evidence-based data in the treatment and management of abnormalities in nerves and muscles. There is a focused review on cardiac tests, nerve-conduction tests, low-back pain tests,...
Stephen D Krau
Stephen D Krau
A cornerstone in the quest for evidence is the use of diagnostic tests to determine the underlying issue for any symptoms seen in a patient. Clearly, diagnosis is not the final outcome in any patient scenario, but rather the beginning. The ...
Diagnostic testing. Preface [0.03%]
诊断性检验。前言
Stephen D Krau
Stephen D Krau
The neuroscience acute care nurse practitioner: role development, implementation, and improvement [0.03%]
神经科学急性护理专家护士：职能发展、实施和改进
Susan Yeager
Susan Yeager
As the number and opportunities for acute care nurse practitioners (ACNPs) continue to increase, the successful integration of these providers into the health care setting becomes more of a challenge. This article outlines strategies for ro...
Robin L Saiki
Robin L Saiki
This article discuss the pathophysiology of traumatic brain injury and increased intracranial pressure, the consequences and treatment of secondary insults, and strategies for the medical and nursing management of the patient who has trauma...
Dana A Stradling
Dana A Stradling
Telemedicine or telehealth has been broadly defined as the use of telecommunications technologies to provide medical information and services. The use of telemedicine in the treatment of stroke-telestroke-has shown great promise in improvin...
Tracey Anderson
Tracey Anderson
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a catastrophic event that carries a mortality rate of 25% to 50%, with 10% to 15% of patients dying before reaching a hospital. Approximately 30,000 aneurysms rupture each year in the United States. Aneurysm...
Dawn Meyer
Dawn Meyer
This article reviews the current use of antiplatelet medications in secondary stroke prevention and in acute stroke treatment. Antiplatelet medications prevent emboli and thrombus formation to avert further vascular occlusion and ischemia. ...