Nurses News CE

• American Dietetic Association Endorses Vegetarian Diets CME/CE An updated position paper concludes that such diets, if well-planned, are healthful and nutritious for all age groups and can help prevent and treat chronic diseases.
  Medscape Medical News CME, July 2009
• New Meta-Analysis: Statins of Benefit in Primary Prevention CME/CE A meta-analysis, including some contemporary statin trials, has found that the agents significantly improve survival and reduce coronary and cardiovascular endpoints in primary-prevention populations.
  Heartwire CME, July 2009
• Importance of Exercise and Physical Activity in Older Adults Reviewed CME/CE An American College of Sports Medicine Position Stand offers an overview of issues critical to understanding the importance of exercise and physical activity in older adult populations.
  Medscape Medical News CME, July 2009
• Wolves in Sheep's Clothing: Don't Ignore White-Coat and Masked Hypertension CME/CE White-coat hypertension and masked hypertension should not be regarded as benign, say the authors of a new 10-year study.
  Heartwire CME, July 2009
• Depression Symptoms Linked to Cardiovascular Mortality in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure CME/CE After adjustment for other factors in patients with atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure who receive optimal treatment, elevated depression symptoms are linked to cardiovascular mortality.
  Medscape Medical News CME, July 2009
• Anxiety, Depression Linked to Angina Frequency in Heart Patients CME/CE New research shows that ischemic heart disease patients who suffer significant anxiety have close to a 5-fold increased risk of experiencing frequent angina.
  Medscape Medical News CME, July 2009
• Moderate Wine, Little Meat, Many Vegetables May Be Key Mediterranean Diet Items Linked to Longer Life CME/CE A population-based cohort study of individuals in Greece has teased out items in the Mediterranean diet that appear to contribute to the increased longevity associated with this diet.
  Heartwire CME, July 2009
• Bariatric Surgery May Help Protect Against Cancer in Obese Women CME/CE In a prospective, controlled intervention trial, bariatric surgery was associated with reduced cancer incidence in obese women but not in obese men.
  Medscape Medical News CME, June 2009
• Cancer Risk in Schizophrenia Needs More Attention CME/CE People with schizophrenia are 50% more likely to die of cancer than people in the general population.
  Medscape Medical News CME, June 2009
• Acute Lung Injury, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Management in Children Reviewed CME/CE Promising treatments may include endotracheal surfactant, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation, noninvasive ventilation, and use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a rescue therapy.
  Medscape Medical News CME, June 2009
• Exercise Training Boosts Benefits of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy CME/CE The addition of an exercise program yielded improved functional and hemodynamic changes on top of those already observed with biventricular pacing in patients with heart failure.
  Heartwire CME, June 2009
• Safety of Neuraminidase Inhibitors to Treat H1N1 Influenza During Pregnancy Reviewed CME/CE The use of oseltamivir is preferred vs zanamivir for the treatment of H1N1 influenza during pregnancy because more safety data are available.
  Medscape Medical News CME, June 2009
• Bleeding Disorders May Cause Menorrhagia and Postpartum Hemorrhage CME/CE A consensus meeting aimed to improve physician recognition of bleeding disorders as a cause of menorrhagia and postpartum hemorrhage so that effective disease-specific treatment can be provided.
  Medscape Medical News CME, June 2009
• Calcium Supplementation May Not Improve Weight Loss in Obese Patients CME/CE A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of elemental calcium, 1500 mg/day, for 2 years shows no statistically or clinically significant effects on weight in overweight and obese adults.
  Medscape Medical News CME, June 2009
• Screening at 2 Months Identifies Most Women With Postpartum Depression CME/CE Using a well-child visit to screen for postpartum depression 2 months after delivery will catch the majority of women likely to develop the condition within the first 6 postpartum months.
  Medscape Medical News CME, June 2009
• Evidence-Based Catheter-Care Procedures May Reduce Bloodstream Infection Rate CME/CE A study shows that a teaching intervention regarding hand hygiene is associated with a significantly reduced rate of catheter-related bloodstream infections.
  Medscape Medical News CME, June 2009
• ACOG Issues Guidelines on Managing Obesity in Pregnancy CME/CE A practice bulletin reviews the risks for obesity in pregnancy, the outcomes of pregnancy after bariatric surgery, and recommendations for management of pregnancy and delivery after bariatric surgery.
  Medscape Medical News CME, June 2009
• Screening Tool May Help Identify Abnormal Blood Pressure in Children and Teens CME/CE A simplified pediatric blood pressure table can quickly and easily identify children and adolescents whose blood pressure readings merit further evaluation by a clinician.
  Medscape Medical News CME, June 2009
• Web- and Computer-Based Smoking Cessation Programs May Be Effective for Adult Smokers CME/CE A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials suggests that sufficient clinical evidence supports the use of Web-based and computer-based smoking cessation programs for adult smokers.
  Medscape Medical News CME, June 2009
• Proton-Pump Inhibitor Use Linked to Increased Risk for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia CME/CE In a large, prospective, hospital-based pharmacoepidemiologic cohort, acid suppressive medication use was associated with 30% increased odds of hospital-acquired pneumonia.
  Medscape Medical News CME, June 2009