Nursing Journal Articles

• Uric Acid Control in Advanced CKD Does conventional allopurinol dosing achieve adequate serum uric acid goals in advanced CKD?
  Southern Medical Journal, October 2018
• Mumps Outbreak Associated With Cheerleading Competitions This report of a mumps outbreak among attendees of cheerleading competitions highlights the possibility of transmission at athletic events.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 2018
• Lack of Communication About Medical Marijuana With Patients Medical marijuana is widely available, but are physicians aware if their patients are using it?
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, October 2018
• Frailty and Resilience as Outcome Measures in Geriatric Care The author examines the complex concepts of frailty and resilience and explores differing approaches to their use as outcome measures in the context of geriatric care.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, October 2018
• Death From Transfusion-Transmitted Anaplasmosis In this report, a case of a fatality due to transfusion-transmitted anaplasmosis is described. Would donated blood screening have prevented this?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, October 2018
• Unilateral Pulmonary Edema: A Case Report What was the cause of this patient's unilateral pulmonary edema, and how was it diagnosed in a limited resource setting?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, October 2018
• Nutrition and the Plastic Surgeon What can plastic surgeons do to help promote optimal nutritional status among perioperative patients?
  Plastic Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open (PRS Global Open), October 2018
• Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis With Hyperosmolarity A new study examines the incidence and complication rates associated with the mixed presentation of diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolarity among children with diabetes.
  Endocrine Practice, October 2018
• The All Age Asthma Cohort (ALLIANCE) The ALLIANCE cohort study aims to unravel the complex mechanisms behind the development of wheeze and asthma phenotypes across all ages.
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, October 2018
• Derivation and Validation of the POTTER Calculator The authors describe the development of an interactive risk calculator for emergency surgery, which may provide a real-time, accurate means of predicting mortality risk.
  Annals of Surgery, October 2018
• A Rare Catch in a Nonhealing Wound In this case, a rare and invasive microbial infection was identified as the cause of a chronic nonhealing surgical wound.
  Wounds, October 2018
• Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Heart Failure Atrial fibrillation frequently coexists with heart failure and may result in increased adverse outcomes. Review therapeutic considerations and best approaches to treatment in this article.
  American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, October 2018
• Managing Chronic and Acute COPD Exacerbations Review an updated pharmacotherapy treatment algorithm and new recommendations for the prevention and management of acute COPD exacerbations as presented in the latest GOLD guidelines.
  U.S. Pharmacist, October 2018
• Believing Her Pain: My Education in Interpersonal Violence Are we too quick to disbelieve and dismiss patients' complaints of persistent pain? In this essay, the author recounts troubling, missed opportunities to recognize victims of interpersonal violence.
  Annals of Family Medicine, October 2018
• Sexual Risk Behavior Among Sexual Minority Students Is there a higher prevalence of sexual risk behaviors among sexual minority youth?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 2018
• Patient Outcomes After the ICU Nurse Staffing Regulations Did state legislation regulating ICU nurse staffing result in improved patient outcomes?
  Critical Care Medicine, October 2018
• Effectiveness of Early PT vs Usual Care for Low Back Pain How does early PT compare with usual care for low back pain in terms of outcomes and healthcare utilization costs?
  Spine, October 2018
• Variation in Costs of Catheter Ablation for AF This study examined the cost variation of catheter ablation for AF at the patient and the facility level. How does AF ablation cost relate to subsequent healthcare utilization?
  Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, October 2018
• When Is Teenage Plastic Surgery vs Cosmetic Surgery Okay? When it comes to performing plastic surgery on adolescents, what psychological and ethical issues should be considered? Find out what there is to know.
  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, October 2018
• State, Local, and Territorial Zika Preparedness Activities Have the jurisdictions selected to receive supplemental funding from the CDC made progress toward Zika readiness, response, and recovery goals?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 2018