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Previous data have demonstrated that alcohol is the single greatest contributor to injury in the United States. A study published in the February 2008 Journal of Emergency Nursing found that a standardized screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) process can be conducted successfully by emergency nurses. Although this finding is encouraging, the investigators note that there are substantial operational barriers to widespread routine implementation. They add that these barriers must be addressed before emergency nurses incorporate SBIRT as a routine part of ED care.
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A study published in the July 14, 2008 Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that...
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The FDA has approved a drug-eluting stent (Xience V Everolimus Eluting coronary stent system,...
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Enhancing Post-Discharge Contact After AMI
Published studies have demonstrated that patients who suffer an acute myocardial infarction have poor adherence to medications after discharge, but efforts to improve post-discharge communication may enhance outcomes.
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Mental health distress and disability appear to be pervasive issues among adults and children who experienced long-term displacement or other serious effects as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, according to a study published in the June 3, 2008 issue of Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. The authors note that as time progresses after a disaster, social and psychological factors may play key roles in accelerating or impeding the recovery of affected populations. Efforts to expand disaster recovery and preparedness policies to include long-term social re-engagement efforts after disasters “should be considered as a means of reducing mental health sequelae,” the study team concluded.
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A national investigation has found that angina appears to affect nearly 20% of patients who have had a myocardial infarction (MI) within a year of the event. The study, published in the June 23, 2008 Archives of Internal Medicine, found that patients experiencing angina after MI were more likely to:
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Despite a recent trend toward improved survival, new data suggest that survival following exercise-related sudden cardiac arrest in young Americans has been universally poor over the last 7 years, according to a study published in the June 2008 issue of Heart. Of the 486 cases examined in the study, females were more likely to survive sudden cardiac arrest than males. Researchers noted that reporting systems need to be improved to accurately monitor these events. Furthermore, strategies are necessary to improve outcomes from exercise-related sudden cardiac arrest in younger adults. Such strategies to be considered include improved emergency response planning and public access defibrillation programs.
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October 6, 2008 • Vol. V, No. 21
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| "Clinicians and drug manufacturers have worked diligently to develop targeted therapies that improve survival rates." |
| RICHARD S. FINN, MD |
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology
University of California, Los Angeles
Researcher
UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center |
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