• Maintain appropriate documentation of necessary paperwork and various
types of patient reports necessary for future reference.
Not exact matches
In the most recent
of these
reports (in the latest issue
of Science), Dr. Jennifer Wargo, a surgeon and research scientist at M.D. Anderson, along with several dozen colleagues at other institutions, reveal that the composition
of a
patient's gut microbiota can significantly influence whether he or she responds to an immune checkpoint inhibitor — the
type of cancer immunotherapy that releases the emergency brakes in the car analogy above.
Respondents who had robotic surgeries
reported less pain after a day and a week, and there were no differences between the two
types of patients after 12 weeks when it came to sexual function or urinary control.
The
types of new information that Whitecoat will collect is based upon the
Patient Reported Outcome Measures framework, which is gaining prominence.
In this interview with The Gold
Report, Reagor outlines
types of companies he prefers and pairs those with names that
patient investors could parlay into promising profits.
A higher proportion
of patients with early - onset BCC
reported indoor tanning with a tanning lamp compared to controls, and this association was present for all
types of indoor tanning devices.
Patients with temporal -
type migraine derive similar and significant improvement from techniques that relieve pressure on (decompression) or remove a portion
of (neurectomy) the nerve responsible for triggering their headaches,
reports the study by ASPS Member Surgeon Bahman Guyuron, MD, Emeritus professor
of plastic surgery at Case School
of Medicine, Cleveland, and colleagues.
Approximately 36 %
of patients reported some
type of mental impairment at pretreatment evaluation, including depression, insomnia, confusion, poor concentration, sleep disturbances, nervousness, or poor memory.
«There have been previous
reports of other labs deriving beta cell
types from stem cells, no other group has produced mature beta cells as suitable for use in
patients,» he said.
«We also are looking at comprehensive packages for getting
patients involved in preventing other
types of complications by asking them to
report any symptoms
of pneumonia or deep vein thrombosis and reminding them when and how often to exercise to improve physical therapy outcomes,» Ms. Lu said.
Patients recently diagnosed with
type 1diabetes who received transplants
of their own immune stem cells were able to go without insulin injections for nearly five years after the procedure, scientists
report today.
Almost immediately, Boston researchers set out to detail the
types of otologic injury and
report on the outcomes
of patients undergoing otologic treatment.
That paper
reported that two - thirds
of Type 2 diabetic men with chronic kidney disease have low testosterone levels and that among
patients on dialysis, a remarkable 90 percent have low testosterone.
In other families, both the
patient who was tested and her relatives carried a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation
of a
type not
reported by commercial testing.
Patients with other
types of cancer have
reported similar problems.
In a
report on the trials, published online Feb. 8 in Neurology, the investigators conclude that the diet is a «feasible» option for people with so - called super-refractory status epilepticus (SRSE), the most severe seizure classification, in which up to an estimated 60 percent
of patients die once they develop this
type of seizure.
In response to flu virus, the activity
of type I and
type III interferon genes was abnormally low in the
patient's dendritic cells, the team
reports online today in Science.
A second study,
of patients with
type 1 diabetes, emphasizes the potential importance
of treating depressive symptoms regardless
of their cause: It found that the greater depressive symptoms a
patient reported, the higher that person's mortality risk.
Earlier this year, scientists at University
of California, Los Angeles, and Advanced Cell Technology
of Marlborough, Massachusetts,
reported in The Lancet about the safe and successful use
of RPE cells derived from human embryonic stem cells, rather than iPS cells, to treat a different
type of AMD in a limited number
of human
patients.
To examine whether physical workload is a possible risk factor for RA, information on different
types of self -
reported exposure was analysed from a population
of 3,680 RA
patients and 5,935 matched controls included in the Swedish Epidemiological Investigation
of Rheumatoid Arthritis (EIRA).
Among them: inconsistencies in the number or
type of patients («Women present in early
reports seem to have become men by later
reports,» the authors write); statistically insignificant differences
reported as significant; and contradictory information in figures and written results.
In a
report published this week in Proceedings
of the National Academy
of Sciences (PNAS), investigators say metformin, an inexpensive drug commonly used to treat
patients with
type 2 diabetes, appears to block symptoms
of nicotine withdrawal in rodents.
No
reports have examined the degree
of heteroplasmy (presence
of more than one
type of mitochondrial genome) in ME / CFS
patients vs. controls.
The presentation, entitled «Ibudilast — Phosphodiesterase
Type 4 Inhibitor — Bi-Modal Therapy with Riluzole in Early Cohort and Advanced Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Patients — Final
Report and Future Directions «(Source) will be presented by principal investigator
of the clinical study, Dr. Benjamin Rix Brooks,
of the Carolinas HealthCare System's Neuromuscular / ALS - MDA Center at Carolinas HealthCare System Neurosciences Institute.
And if it wasn't hard enough, I heard more
reports of somatic mosaicism (mutations present only in certain cell or tissue
types) underlying disease susceptibility, meaning that DNA from blood cells may not be informative in some
patients for some diseases.
In the several years since those first
reports, new advances in the derivation
of hiPSCs from various tissue sources (including those from human
patients) and using diverse reprogramming techniques, and in their use as a pluripotent cell source in the induced differentiation
of a wide array
of somatic cell
types, have appeared with almost startling rapidity.
In a substudy, review outcomes were also compared across different
types of clinical research, based in large part on the designations and definitions derived from a number
of sources, including a
report by Nathan, 14 the Institute
of Medicine, 20 the NIH Director's Panel on Clinical Research, 9 the Association
of American Medical Colleges and American Medical Association, 21 and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.22 All 3599 R01 applications involving human subjects that were submitted to NIH for the October 2002 council were categorized into 1
of the following: (1)
patient - oriented studies
of mechanisms
of human disease (bench to bedside); (2) clinical trials and other clinical interventions; (3)
patient - oriented research focusing on development
of new technologies; (4) epidemiological studies; (5) behavioral studies (including studies
of normal human behavior); (6) health services research; and (7) use
of deidentified human tissue.
Details
of a first - in - human case
report showed that a
patient with melanoma was able to achieve a durable complete response with the combination
of two
types of immunotherapy.
WEDNESDAY, May 17, 2017 (HealthDay News)-- After a popular
type of weight - loss surgery, nearly 21 percent
of patients develop a drinking problem, sometimes years later, researchers
report.
The doctor will use the lab to determine what
type of bacteria (assuming it's not a viral infection) and based on the lab
report, will prescribe an antibiotic most appropriate (and one that the
patient isn't allergic to) that has the best chance
of killing the bacteria.
In contrast, Dr. Alexander Haskell (author
of «Hope for Hashimoto's») and Dr. Mark Starr (author
of «Hypothyroidism
Type II»),
report that for some
patients, natural thyroid formulations from animal thyroids, such as Armour ®, may be perpetuating the autoimmune attack due to containing thyroglobulin and TPO, and they only recommend compounded and synthetic thyroid medications for people with Hashimoto's (6,7).
During the past years, a multitude
of mouse studies indeed proved anti-tumor effects
of KDs for various tumor
types, and a few case
reports and pre-clinical studies obtained promising results in cancer
patients as well.
Self -
reported facilitators
of and impediments to maintenance
of healthy lifestyle behaviours following a supervised research based lifestyle intervention program in
patients with
type 2 diabetes.
In
patients with
type 2 diabetes, recent studies have
reported that intravenous (i.v.) infusion
of LA increases insulin - mediated glucose disposal, whereas oral administration
of LA has only marginal effects.
Low glycemic index (GI) foods have been shown to improve glycemic control in
patients with
type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).1, 2 Legumes, also known as pulses (dried beans, chick peas, and lentils), were the first class
of foods recognized as having low GI values3 and have been recommended in many national DM guidelines.4 - 6 However, few studies have assessed the effect
of legumes in DM, 7 even fewer have documented the quantity used to improve glycemic control, and none have
reported their effect on cardiovascular risk.8 Not only are legumes good sources
of slowly digested starch, but they are also relatively high in fiber and vegetable protein.
Tampa General Hospital, Florida, CA Pediatrics ICU RN, 2/2011 to Present • Observe
patient behavior and symptoms and
reporting directly to on - call physicians • Treat critical child
patients with personal affection and comfort while supporting parents • Supervise life equipment and deal with IV administration fluids and other medications • Keep a check on supplies and
reporting any
type of malfunctioning immediately • Handle emergency cases and managing treatment referrals and records
Performed testing activities for
Patient Care Management tool, which enables medical staffs to Check - in patients, Create and manage patient profile including their current medical condition, document outcome of evaluation / diagnosis including short - term and long - term care needs and treatment plans, assign patient to medical staff based on treatment plan, document treatment progress, submit claims for insurance purpose and generate various types of reporting for man
Patient Care Management tool, which enables medical staffs to Check - in
patients, Create and manage
patient profile including their current medical condition, document outcome of evaluation / diagnosis including short - term and long - term care needs and treatment plans, assign patient to medical staff based on treatment plan, document treatment progress, submit claims for insurance purpose and generate various types of reporting for man
patient profile including their current medical condition, document outcome
of evaluation / diagnosis including short - term and long - term care needs and treatment plans, assign
patient to medical staff based on treatment plan, document treatment progress, submit claims for insurance purpose and generate various types of reporting for man
patient to medical staff based on treatment plan, document treatment progress, submit claims for insurance purpose and generate various
types of reporting for management
• Apt at using shorthand, stenotype machine and audio based transcribers to take down verbatim • In - depth knowledge
of common medical terminology and profound ability to use the same effectively in order to communicate case details • Strong organizational skills, proven ability to collect and compile all medical data needed for
patient case formulation and filing • Particularly effective in simplifying medical jargons and expanding medical abbreviations to produce easily comprehendible data for case compilation and processing • Efficient in identifying errors in given text and correcting the same • Excellent collaboration and coordination skills, proven ability to collect data regarding
patient case from all relevant departments and assemble the same in the
patients» medical record file • Expert in transcribing clinical dictations and getting the same analyzed and verified by concerned medical practitioner • Excellent time management skills with track record
of delivering timely case
reports for case follow up and educational purposes • Attentive listener with proven ability to follow instructions to book, thus ensuring error free delivery
of assignments • Computer literate with strong PC operation skills and profound knowledge
of various data recording software • Profound ability to categorize different
types of content according to the area
of specialization to facilitate data identification and retrieval • Strong language skills, full command on generating transcribed content free
of grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors • Highly capable
of producing accurate data in printed form based on dictations and audio recording by surgeons and healthcare providers • Well versed in verifying given text against an audio verbatim to ensure its accuracy and correctness • Fully knowledgeable
of data confidentiality protocols applicable to transcribed data • Proficient in interpreting and rectifying data discrepancies in medical content • Excellent knowledge
of basic physiology and anatomy • Strong expertise in comprehending complex procedures carried out in the operating room • Effective listening skills with strong attention to detail and high level
of accuracy
My duties for this position includes, Greeting
patients and visitors, Obtained
patient information for registration and insurance filing, Determined
patient's needs and processed according to
type of case, Assisted with check in and out
of patients, Answered phone and directed calls, Scheduled appointments, Performed routine clerical, data entry and data retrieval tasks, Entered
patients» data using 10 - key punch, Posted payments into system, Balanced batch and reconciled cash, Prepared
reports using MS Word and Excel, Respected
patients» right to privacy and confidentiality.
Because this study is building on prior research that had already explored the impact
of attachment styles in a primary care population
of predominantly
type 2 diabetic
patients (23), and because the majority
of patients in the DCC are
type 1 diabetic
patients, this study
reports analyses that focus only on
type 1 diabetic
patients from this clinic.
Alcohol misuse was measured using the 3 AUDIT consumption questions (AUDIT - C) that sum to scores
of 0 to 12.32
Patients reported amount and
type of health care and medication use at each assessment.
In an earlier
report of type 2 diabetes (23), we showed that
of three groups
of variables included in a predictive model (demographics, disease status, and family characteristics), only disease impact and family financial stress were significant, independent contributors to both depressive affect and anxiety among both European - American and Latino
patients, with family conflict resolution as a significant predictor only for European - American
patients.
Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental disorders during childhood and adolescence, with a prevalence
of 3 — 5 % in school - age children (6 — 12 years) and 10 — 19 % in adolescents (13 — 18 years); 1, 2 and the prevalence
of anxiety disorders in this population tends to increase over time.3 Anxiety is the most common psychological symptom
reported by children and adolescents; however, presentation varies with age as younger
patients often
report undifferentiated anxiety symptoms, for example, muscle tension, headache, stomachache or angry outbursts.4 According to the standard diagnostic systems, there are various
types of anxiety disorders, for example, generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), social phobias (SOP), social anxiety disorder (SAD), panic disorder (PD), overanxious disorder, separation anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD).5 Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents often occur with a number
of comorbidities, such as autism spectrum disorders, 6 depressive disorders, 7 conduct disorder, 8 substance abuse9 or suicide - related behaviour.10 Youths with anxiety disorders experience serious impairment in social functioning (eg, poor school achievement; relational problems with family members and peers).11, 12 Childhood and adolescent anxiety disorders can persist despite treatment, 1 and they are associated with later adult psychopathology.13, 14