Nursing Journal Articles

• Intubation and Ventilation Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak The authors describe the challenges and their experiences in Wuhan regarding intubation and ventilation for patients with COVID-19 amid an enhanced risk of cross-infection.
  Anesthesiology, June 01, 2020
• Mitigation of Postsurgical Scars Using Lasers: A Review What role do lasers have in the treatment of postsurgical scars? This review explores the potential value.
  Plastic Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open (PRS Global Open), June 01, 2020
• The Potential and Reality of AI in Clinical Application In which areas are AI technologies and platforms ready for prime-time? This brief report examines the current state of AI in real-world clinical practice.
  Applied Radiology, May 29, 2020
• Brodalumab in Obese and Nonobese Patients With Psoriasis Does obesity have any impact on the response to therapy and safety of brodalumab in patients with psoriasis?
  The British Journal of Dermatology, May 29, 2020
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Children--United States This preliminary description of pediatric U.S. COVID-19 cases highlights important differences in presentation, course, and outcomes among children and adults.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, May 29, 2020
• Risk Factors for CVD in Adults With T1D Certain factors may be associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease in type 1 diabetes. What are they?
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, May 29, 2020
• Swelling of the Ear Lobe As a Manifestation of Lyme Disease This case describes an unusual dermatologic presentation of Lyme disease, borrelial lymphocytoma, which is rare in the US but more common in Europe.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, May 29, 2020
• Periodontal Inflamed Surface Area in Patients on Dialysis This study aimed to quantify the inflammatory burden that periodontitis causes in dialysis patients. Is one modality of dialysis associated with a lower periodontal inflamed surface area?
  BMC Oral Health, May 29, 2020
• A Feast of Observations About Diet Observational studies concerning the relationship of food and nutrition to health abound, but as this commentary points out, most have significant limitations.
  Circulation, May 29, 2020
• Antiarrhythmic Treatment in Atrial Fibrillation Review the various types of antiarrhythmic agents used in the treatment of atrial fibrillation in this primer. How should the selection of an appropriate drug be made?
  U.S. Pharmacist, May 29, 2020
• Hormone Therapy and Sarcopenia in Postmenopausal Women Might hormone replacement therapy attenuate the loss of muscle mass and strength that often occurs in postmenopausal women?
  Menopause, May 29, 2020
• Prognostic Value of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Cancer In this analysis, the potential prognostic value of patient-reported outcomes in cancer is explored.
  Journal of Oncology Practice, May 29, 2020
• Conditioning Intensity of Allogeneic Transplantation for AML Might the intensity of allogeneic transplantation conditioning impact outcomes among AML patients with residual disease?
  Journal of Clinical Oncology, May 29, 2020
• The EMTALA Loophole in Psychiatric Care When it comes to emergency psychiatric care, many delays and loopholes remain. What can be done to bridge the gap?
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, May 28, 2020
• Robotic-Assisted Breast Surgery: Proceed With Caution The use of robotic-assisted mastectomy is on the rise, but a new editorial urges caution. Read more on the issues.
  Annals of Surgery, May 28, 2020
• Low SAM/SAH Ratio in Urine is Associated With CKD Are homocysteine, cysteine, S-adenosylmethionine, and S-adenosylhomocysteine levels in urine specimens useful as indicators of renal dysfunction?
  Laboratory Medicine, May 27, 2020
• Clinical Applications of Polygenic Breast Cancer Risk Polygenic testing may have a potential role in the genetic risk assessment for breast cancer, but it has its limitations. Is it ready for implementation?
  Breast Cancer Research, May 27, 2020
• Current Understanding and Management of Meniere's Disease Explore the etiology, diagnosis, comorbidities, and practical management of Meniere's disease in this review.
  Seminars in Neurology, May 27, 2020
• Hepatitis A Hospitalization Costs, United States, 2017 What do we currently know about the costs associated with hepatitis A-related hospitalizations?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 27, 2020
• Amyloid and Tau Deposition and Hippocampal Downregulation This study aimed to investigate the neural correlates of hippocampal downregulation associated with core Alzheimer's disease CSF biomarkers.
  Brain, May 27, 2020