Nursing Journal Articles

• Gaps Between Clinical Trials and Patient Treatment In this commentary, the authors outline shortcomings in the knowledge-base related to antipsychotic medications, highlighting disconnects between clinical trial results and real-life clinical use.
  Schizophrenia Bulletin, August 2018
• Venturing Beyond the Binary Sexual Health Interview In this essay, the author proposes a revamping of the sexual health interview with the aim of better monitoring of sexual behavior and health outcomes, irrespective of identity and sexual orientation.
  American Journal of Public Health, August 2018
• Treatment Choice, Satisfaction and QoL in Graves' Disease How satisfied are Graves' disease patients with their choice of treatment modality and quality of life?
  Clinical Endocrinology, August 2018
• Have We Reached the Point of Primary Prevention for AF? Should we offer primary prevention therapy for patients at risk of atrial fibrillation, even before the arrhythmia has occurred? What are the risks, and which patients would benefit?
  Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, August 2018
• Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Inpatient Setting This case series demonstrates how point-of-care ultrasound can improve bedside examination, differential diagnosis, and clinical decision making for hospitalized patients.
  Southern Medical Journal, August 2018
• Access to Treatment for HBV Infection -- Worldwide, 2016 Has increased availability of generic antivirals effective in treating chronic HBV infection improved access to treatment around the globe?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, August 2018
• Antioxidant for Taxane-Induced Neuropathy Be careful with antioxidants. Research finds that acetyl-L-carnitine worsened taxane-associated peripheral neuropathy.
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute, August 2018
• Thyroid Markers in Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes Risk Levels of certain thyroid hormones during the first and second trimester of pregnancy may indicate a greater risk for developing gestational diabetes mellitus.
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, August 2018
• Overdose Deaths With Carfentanil and Other Fentanyl Analogs Carfentanil, intended for sedation of large animals, is the most potent fentanyl analog in the US, and has recently been implicated in an alarming number of deaths in some states.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, August 2018
• Subclinical Hypothyroidism During Conception and Pregnancy Find out about the benefits and risks of treatment for subclinical hypothyroidism among pregnant women and those planning conception.
  Journal of the Endocrine Society, August 2018
• Selecting Lung Cancer Screenees Using Risk Prediction Models Several trials are evaluating whether risk can be used to to determine eligibility for lung cancer screening.
  Translational Lung Cancer Research, August 2018
• Altered Mental Status: Recommendations for Prehospital Care Get up-to-date on the most current evidence for the prehospital evaluation and treatment of a patient with altered mental status.
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, August 2018
• To Salt or Not to Salt?--That Is the Question in Cirrhosis Should patients with cirrhosis be on a salt-restricted diet? This review examines the role of sodium balance in cirrhosis, and weighs the pros and cons of dietary restriction.
  Liver International, August 2018
• Health Care Practices That Excel in Hypertension Control Are there common characteristics of health care practices that achieve effective hypertension control rates at or above 70%?
  Preventing Chronic Disease, August 2018
• Burnout in Small Urban Independent Primary Care Practices Do burnout rates and associated factors differ between providers practicing in small independent primary care practices compared to those in hospital settings or large practices?
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, August 2018
• Visit-to-visit Blood Pressure Variability: A Risk Marker? A recent study investigates the predictive value of visit-to-visit blood pressure fluctuations, which are commonly observed in clinical practice. Which patients present high or low risk?
  European Heart Journal, August 2018
• ADHD and Alternative Tobacco Product Use During Adolescence Are ADHD symptoms a risk factor for increased likelihood of e-cigarette use in adolescents? What might be the psychosocial mechanisms underlying the pathway from ADHD to e-cigarettes?
  Journal of Pediatric Psychology, August 2018
• Perceived Diagnostic Uncertainty in Pediatric Chronic Pain Perceived diagnostic uncertainty in pediatric patients with chronic pain affects both parent and child. How does it impact behavioral responses, treatment choices, and future experience of pain?
  Pain, August 2018
• Drug-Induced Thyroid Storm in Hashimoto's Disease Were the immune checkpoint inhibitors used to treat his melanoma responsible for development of thyroid storm in this patient with concurrent Hashimoto's disease and diabetes?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, August 2018
• Quality Control Practices for Chemistry and Immunochemistry This survey of clinical laboratories within leading academic medical centers found a wide variation in quality control procedures for chemistry and immunochemistry testing.
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology, August 2018