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Antipsychotic drugs and hyperglycemia in older patients with diabetes. |
Lipscombe LL, Lévesque L, Gruneir A, et al. |
Antipsychotic Drugs and Hyperglycemia Background: Antipsychotic drug use among the elderly has increased dramatically over the last decade. Case reports of acute hyperglycemia after initiating ... |
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The presence of a family witness impacts physician performance during simulated medical codes. |
Fernandez R, Compton S, Jones KA, Velilla MA. |
Impact of Family Witness on Physicians' Performance During Codes Background: The practice of allowing one family member to observe in-hospital resuscitation is controversial. Does the presence of a f... |
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Pain assessment in nursing home residents with dementia: psychometric properties and clinical utility of the CNA Pain Assessment Tool (CPAT). |
Cervo FA, Bruckenthal P, Chen JJ, et al. |
Pain Assessment in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia Background: Pain is difficult to assess in cognitively impaired older adults. The Certified Nursing Assistant Pain Assessment Tool (C... |
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Baseline quality of life as a prognostic indicator of survival: a meta-analysis of individual patient data from EORTC clinical trials. |
Quinten C, Coens C, Mauer M, et al; EORTC Clinical Groups. |
Baseline Quality of Life as a Prognostic Indicator Background: Individual studies have assessed the prognostic value of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) with mixed results. Are HRQO... |
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