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9421. Strongyloides: A Hidden Traveler and Potentially Lethal Missed Diagnosis. | PSNet
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      August 25, 2021 - with positive stool or serological tests should receive treatment with ivermectin, which is highly effective … Other widely used antiparasitic agents, such as albendazole, are less effective. … A single dose or two of ivermectin is usually effective for persons with chronic strongyloidiasis, but

9422. Prolonged DKA in Pregnancy: A Case of Communication Breakdown. | PSNet
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      June 28, 2023 - Effective communication: The team prioritizes and continuously refines its communication skills. … our case utilized these principles, the patient’s DKA might have been treated in a more timely and effective … Core principles & values of effective team-based health care. NAM Perspectives.

9423. Three Areas To Immediately Advance Diagnosis In Rural Healthcare | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2024 - visits annually, with 17 percent (23 million) of these visits attributable to frequent users. 70   Effective … reliance on emergency services. 70 This approach also improves patient outcomes and leads to more cost-effective … Effective screening protocols are crucial for identifying and reducing diagnostic errors by addressing

9424. Ace-Inhibitor-Arb-Update-Surveillance-160328 (pdf file)
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      May 29, 2025 - certain"ARBs" have"been"shown"to"be"more"effective"than"others)"in"addition"to"differences"between"drug … $These$data$demonstrated$that$treatment$of$stage$1"2$hypertension$with$AZL"M$was$more$effective$than$ … $In$elderly$patients$with$systolic$hypertension,$aliskiren$proved$to$be$more$effective$and$ better$ … $CONCLUSION:$Aliskiren$is$as$effective$as$ARBs$(losartan,$valsartan,$and$irbesartan)$in$controlling$BP … $The$agreement$between$smoothness$index$and$TOVI$demonstrates$that$they$are$similarly$effective$in$the

9425. Success Stories from the AHRQ-Funded Health IT Portfolio (2009) (pdf file)
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      May 02, 2014 - Physicians feel that SAFEHealth allows them to provide higher quality, more effective medical care, … Instead, they followed a different, more cost-effective path. … Additional training could also be provided to physicians and their staff on quality measures and effective … Effective management of PHI helps patients to better communicate with clinicians, which can lead to … Effective consumer health IT systems are necessary to support the complex task of personal health information

9426. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      July 15, 2007 - Drug treatment for dyslipidemia in children has been studied and shown to be effective only for suspected … Is screening for dyslipidemia in children/adolescents effective in delaying the onset and reducing the … Statins are effective for reducing TC and LDL-C in children with FH. … It relates the over-arching question: "Is screening for dyslipidemia in children/adolescents effective … Statins are effective for reducing TC and LDL in children with familial hypercholesterolemia.

9427. Presentation: Program Overview
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      December 01, 2017 - Checklists can only be effective if they are actually used. 11 Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program … Group Processes Norms Role Clarity Effective Team Communication Conflict Resolution Education and … group processes of safety teams include: Role clarity, Effective team communication, Conflict resolution … Effective group work requires that all members share responsibility for group decisions and group interaction … Fourth, effective executives have a hands-on leadership style.

9428. Quick Start Guide to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder | The Academy
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      January 01, 2021 - Medications for OUD are effective treatment by themselves and they save lives. … [sic]" 47 Do I Need Special Training to be Effective? … MOUD is the standard of care 55 and that there is extensive research showing that it is MUCH more effective … If so, they may be aware of what dose is effective in preventing craving or withdrawal symptoms, and … it is reasonable to assume that previously effective dose.

9429. Evidence Summary: Anxiety Disorders in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      June 20, 2023 - Anxiety Treatment Evidence indicated that treatment for anxiety disorders is effective, including in … First, it was designed to establish whether there are effective treatments and valid screening tools … Brief problem-solving treatment in primary care (PST-PC) was not more effective than placebo for elderly … Lay providers can deliver effective cognitive behavior therapy for older adults with generalized anxiety … How effective are cognitive behavior therapies for major depression and anxiety disorders?

9430. Does Counseling by Clinicians Improve Physical Activity? A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2010 - the primary care clinician played any role.7 This review concluded that counseling was “moderately effective … (2) If so, what types of interventions are most effective? … of physical activity.36 These long-term interventions may be more feasible for clinicians and more effective … Although research suggests that counseling can be effective in some specific situations, the evidence … is insufficient to generally conclude that counseling is effective.

9431. Evidence Summary: Pregnant Women: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      June 11, 2019 - New evidence confirms that combination ART is highly effective at reducing the risk of mother-to-child … Conclusions and Relevance: Combination ART was highly effective at reducing risk of mother-to-child … States declined after the widespread adoption of routine prenatal screening, coupled with the use of effective … also included 4 trials that found ART with fewer drugs or more abbreviated courses of therapy also effective … Low rates of mother-to-child transmission of HIV following effective pregnancy interventions in the United

9432. Screening and Interventions to Prevent Dental Caries in Children Younger Than 5 Years: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      December 07, 2021 - How effective is oral screening (including risk as- sessment) performed by a primary care clinician in … How effective is parental or caregiver/guardian oral health education provided by a primary care clinician … How effective is referral by a primary care clinician to a dental health care professional in preventing … How effective are preventive interventions (dietary fluoride supplementation, topical fluoride application … b 1 How effective is parental or caregiver/guardian oral health education provided by a primary care

9433. Grading_didactic_faculty_approved (ppt file)
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      January 01, 2013 - of evidence when comparing medical interventions —Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Effective … of evidence when comparing medical interventions —Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Effective … of evidence when comparing medical interventions —Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Effective … of evidence when comparing medical interventions —Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Effective … of evidence when comparing medical interventions —Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Effective

9434. EHC Protocol: Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults and Children: Comparative Effectiveness of Preventive Medical Strategies (pdf file)
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      September 24, 2024 - recurrent nephrolithiasis (i.e., kidney stone disease [KSD]) can address are which interventions are most effective … , in which patients; whether metabolically targeted therapy is more effective than empiric therapy; … and which imaging strategies are most effective. … Effective Health Care Program. … Review of Key Questions AHRQ posted the preliminary KQs on the AHRQ Effective Health Care Website for

9435. Disposition of Comments for Treatment Strategies for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease (pdf file)
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      May 29, 2013 - Comments to Research Review The Effective Health Care (EHC) Program encourages the public to participate … The authors need to indicate for the reader that effective treatment strategies are based upon the … They can then compare the treatments to determine which is most effective to treat specific patterns … The authors have failed in their task to demonstrate that surgery is more effective than usual care … The use of these medications could be nominated as a new topic on the AHRQ Effective Healthcare Web

9436. Recommendation #5 - Lowest Effective Dose | CDS Connect
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9437. Topic Refinement | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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9438. Assessing Applicability | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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9439. Urinary incontinence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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9440. Education Resources | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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