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• Is Coconut Oil Effective for Alzheimer Disease? Does clinical evidence support claims that coconut oil can improve symptoms of Alzheimer disease?
  Ask the Experts, May 2012
• Are My Patients Taking Their Meds? How can you tell whether patients are taking their medications, and what works in keeping them adherent with therapy?
  Ask the Experts, May 2012
• Who Can Enter Computerized Orders for Physicians? CPOE has changed the ordering dynamics. Can staff enter computerized orders for physicians, similar to 'verbal orders'?
  Legal and Professional Issues for Nurses, May 2012
• Should Type 2 DM Patients Self-monitor Their Blood Glucose? Does self-monitoring of blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes improve outcomes?
  Ask the Experts, May 2012
• Are ACE Inhibitor/ARB Combinations Beneficial? Does a dual approach to RAAS inhibition provide added antihypertensive benefit?
  Ask the Experts, May 2012
• Who Is Responsible for the Actions of a Student Nurse? A scenario is posed that should never occur, but it does raise important issues about student nurses and delegation of responsibility.
  Ask the Experts, May 2012
• When Students Become Dangerous The recent tragedy in Oakland, California, demonstrates that even nursing students can become violent. What are the implications for nursing faculty and students?
  Ask the Experts, May 2012
• Is Sublingual Immunotherapy Effective for Allergies? Sublingual immunotherapy is an option in patients with allergies who can't tolerate, or wish to avoid, injections.
  Ask the Experts, May 2012
• Brand vs Generic Drugs: Are Patient Outcomes Affected? Do innovator drugs work better than generic? Read this for a discussion regarding 2 common medications: levothyroxine and warfarin.
  Ask the Experts, April 2012
• How Can I Treat a Patient's Anxiety Without Benzodiazepines? Richard Ferri outlines the options for the treatment of anxiety when you prefer to prescribe something other than a benzodiazepine.
  Ask the Experts, April 2012
• Estimating Creatinine Clearance in the Elderly Elderly patients often have low serum creatinines. Should these be used in GFR estimates?
  Ask the Experts, April 2012
• Who Has a Right to Take Photographs of Nurses? Our previous article, ‘Is it Legal to Take and Display Photographs of Staff Nurses,’ stimulated many more questions about photographs in healthcare. Our legal expert responds to 2 of these questions.
  Legal and Professional Issues for Nurses, April 2012
• Can a Nurse Practitioner Recertify a Patient for Home Care? A Medscape reader asks for clarification on the rules for nurse practitioners and home care services.
  Legal and Professional Issues for Nurses, April 2012
• What Is the Role of SPS for Hyperkalemia in CKD? Can sodium polystyrene sulfonate be used for acute hyperkalemia in patients with CKD?
  Ask the Experts, April 2012
• What Can Be Done to Prevent Firearm Injury in Children? Make sure you know what you should be telling parents about gun safety and their children -- before a tragedy occurs.
  Ask the Experts, April 2012
• Felon: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing What's the best way to manage this often deceptive fungal infection?
  Ask the Experts, April 2012
• Can Cetuximab-Associated Rash Be Prevented? Most patients who receive epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors will develop rash. Can this adverse effect be prevented?
  Ask the Experts, April 2012
• Alternative Methods of Analgesic Delivery in the ED An explanation of the some of the nonstandard methods of delivering pain medication in the emergency department.
  Ask the Experts, March 2012
• How Should TDF/FTC Be Used for Preexposure Prophylaxis? CDC guidelines are available to help clinicians manage patients receiving this antiretroviral combination for HIV prophylaxis.
  Ask the Experts, March 2012
• How Does Krill Oil Compare With Fish Oil? Can krill oil or fish oil serve as a substitute for oily fish In patients who aren't willing to ingest recommended amounts?
  Ask the Experts, March 2012

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