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  1. Long-Term Care and the Response to COVID-19 | PSNet

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    October 28, 2020 - spread of COVID-19 infection, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease … Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): People with Certain Medical Conditions. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/covid/risk-factors/? … They've never done this before, they may not have an infectious diseases specialist in their building … They have done a good job taking care of people with active COVID-19 disease, but people did not want

  2. Primary Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Research Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypofractionated-radiation-therapy-protocol.pdf
    April 17, 2024 - Five-year survival rates range from 100% for men with local disease at diagnosis to 35.4% for men with … distant disease.2 Prostate cancer treatment is considered to have the largest racial disparities among … Key Question 3.a Do findings vary with respect to pretreatment characteristics (i.e., tumor stage, disease … Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. 2022 2022/09/01;25(3):397- 402. doi: 10.1038/s41391-021-00451 … Health inequity drives disease biology to create disparities in prostate cancer outcomes.

  3. Standards and Regulatory Frameworks Workgroup: Prioritizing Patient Preferences for Standardization to Support PC CDS (pdf file)

    cdsic.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/SRF_Patient%20Preference%20Standardization%20Priorities_508.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Disease-specific treatment preferences (such as preferences for receiving a transplant for advanced … Conduct and participate in further research to advance disease-specific validated preference solicitation … Participants shared preferences related to location of clinical care and health services and disease-specific … patient with an aggressive form of cancer whose treatment preferences evolved over the course of her disease … As an example, a patient with end-stage renal disease may initially indicate a preference for dialysis

  4. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/atrial-fibrillation_research-protocol.pdf
    May 22, 2012 - achieved in all patients with AF to prevent myocardial infarction (if significant coronary artery disease … , kidney disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, thyroid disease, pulmonary disease)  Patients who … , persistent, permanent) o Patients with specific comorbidities (heart failure, coronary artery disease … , kidney disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, thyroid disease, pulmonary disease.) … , and improved outcomes in patients with AF (e.g., duration of AF, heart failure, coronary artery disease

  5. Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/DMDPeSf_nEUM-HrVrX6c7U
    June 20, 2017 - Recommendation Statement US Preventive Services Task Force IMPORTANCE Based on year 2000 Centers for Disease … - specific body mass index [BMI] in the 95th percentile or greater, based on year 2000 Centers for Disease … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 2000 CDC growth charts. https://www. … of measures of obesity in childhood for predicting obesity and the development of obesity-related diseases … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  6. The Forgotten Med | PSNet

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    July 01, 2006 - The Case A 78-year-old woman with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) came to … &M Cases Overdose of Gabapentin and Oxycodone in a Patient with End-Stage Renal Disease … : A Case for Appropriate Interruptive Drug-Disease Alerts.

  7. Delayed Diagnosis of Kidney Transplant Complications | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-diagnosis-kidney-transplant-complications
    January 29, 2020 - The Case A 69-year-old man with End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) secondary to diabetes mellitus and … Available at Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Transplant Work Group. … WebM&M Cases Complications of Vascular Access Procedures in Patients with Kidney Disease

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49399/psn-pdf
    May 01, 2003 - Her history is remarkable for pelvic inflammatory disease at the age of 22 followed by an ectopic pregnancy … Additional contraindications include hepatic dysfunction, blood dyscrasia or renal disease as evidenced … Serious active infection at any site, history of peptic ulcer disease or ulcerative colitis, and AIDS

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49794/psn-pdf
    May 01, 2017 - communication-error-closed-icu The Case A 70-year-old man with a complex medical history including end-stage renal disease … (status post kidney transplant), coronary artery disease, and peripheral vascular disease requiring

  10. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.383_slideshow.ppt
    September 01, 2016 - problems including hypertension, hypothyroidism, hyperlipidemia, gastroesophageal reflux, coronary artery disease … levothyroxine for hypothyroidism, pantoprazole for gastroesophageal reflux, aspirin for coronary artery disease … common risk factors may increase ADE risk by as much as 30%: Poor patient record-keeping Chronic kidney disease

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49529/psn-pdf
    February 01, 2007 - psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/crossed-coverage The Case A 27-year-old woman with a history of congenital heart disease … Factors that may impact the INR: drug interactions, malnutrition, alcohol, concomitant disease (e.g., … thyroid dysfunction, liver disease, fever), medication adherence.

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49662/psn-pdf
    August 01, 2012 - insertion is to improve nutritional status, quality of life, and life expectancy.(3,8) The two most common disease … controversial.(3,8) A PEG should not be inserted as a symbolic gesture or in patients with terminal disease … Indications for PEG • Cancer: head and neck, gastrointestinal • Neurologic dysphagia: stroke, Parkinson disease

  13. Archived: Lung Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lung-cancer-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - controlled trials provide no significant evidence that lung cancer screening reduces mortality from this disease … Occupational medicine state of the art review: prevention of pulmonary disease. … Screening for adult respiratory disease.

  14. Pediatric Diagnostic Safety Research and Initiatives Across the Care Continuum | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-pediatric-safety-3.html
    August 01, 2023 - Since most research on diagnostic performance in the PICU has been disease oriented, almost all of the … current interventions promoting diagnostic safety in daily PICU practice are disease specific, such … as electronic sepsis alerts and clinical pathways. 112-114 However, momentum is building for more disease-agnostic

  15. Cost of Disparities Fact Sheet (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/race/ReportcardsIB.pdf
    September 26, 2011 - The report card presents five categories of data (maternal and child health, chronic disease, infectious … disease, violence and injury, and risk behaviors) for five major racial and ethnic populations (African … are vital statistics, the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, youth surveys, and infectious disease

  16. Screening for Skin Cancer: Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/j-FyHoTDHNJu_qmotFzJq3
    February 15, 2001 - referral of high-risk patients) is the most promising strategy for addressing the excess bur- den of disease … Washington, DC: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promo- tion, U.S. … Guidelines for preventive interventions in primary health care: cardiovascular disease and cancer.

  17. Archived: Ovarian Cancer: Screening, May 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/ovarian-cancer-screening-2004
    May 04, 2004 - increased risk for developing ovarian cancer. 7 , 8 Most women with ovarian cancer have non-localized disease … The American Cancer Society (ACS) states that women with a strong family history of this disease may … Washington, DC: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; 1996.

  18. Appendix A. Key Characteristics of Transforming Primary Care Grants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/synthesis-report/appa.html
    October 01, 2015 - set (e.g., engaging nurses or medical assistants in patient education, taking histories, or chronic disease … provided practices with monthly practice change and leadership ratings to track implementation and use of disease … Implemented virtual visits through nurse call line and secure emailing, chronic disease management, previsit

  19. Characteristics of Frequent Users of Three Hospital Emergency Departments | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/emergency-dept/frequent-use.html
    July 01, 2017 - medical records, including past diagnoses of any of five chronic conditions (asthma, coronary artery disease … About one-third (33%) had a history of schizophrenia, bipolar disease, or psychosis. … care physician or clinic in the medical record AND Confirmed with patient |___| Psychiatric Disease

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60330/psn-pdf
    May 05, 2020 - improves patient self-management and overall outcomes, particularly in the management of discrete disease … unrelated to COVID-19 that cannot be postponed, such as required monitoring of medications for chronic disease … Centers COVID-19 Telehealth Resources - Building a Telehealth Program Etiquette Checklist Centers for Disease
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