Health Awareness Months 2024 - Clinical Advisor
WEBNov 1, 2023 — February 1: Time to Talk Day. February 2: Give Kids a Smile Day. February 2: Go Red For Women. February 2: Rheumatoid Awareness Day. February 4: World Cancer Day. February 5-11: Tinnitus Awareness ...
Should the “Doctor” Title Be Reserved for Physicians?
WEBSeptember 8, 2023. Credit: Getty Images. The perspectives of professional societies and experts differ significantly on whether clinicians other than physicians should be permitted to use the ...
Communicating Concerns About Nonspecific Changes on ECG
WEBJanuary 10, 2013. Although very common, nonspecific ST-T (NSST-T) wave changes on ECG are often misunderstood, poorly explained to patients, or prematurely dismissed by clinicians. On initial ...
Understanding the Mallampati score - Clinical Advisor
WEBFeb 4, 2016 — Understanding the Mallampati score. In anesthesia, the Mallampati score (or Mallampati classification) is used to predict the ease of intubation. It can also be used to predict whether a patient ...
Diagnosis and Management of Nasal Bone Fractures
WEBFeb 26, 2024 — Nasal bone fractures account for approximately 40% of all facial fractures. 1 In children, the most common cause of nasal bone fractures (NBFs) is sports (59.3%), followed by being in fights (10.8 ...
The Pros and Cons of Medical Cannabis: Current Evidence
WEBNov 11, 2021 — Cannabis is one of the most commonly used drugs in the United States. More than 48.2 million people in the US aged 12 years and older (17.5%) have used cannabis in the last year. 1 Although ...
RAISE Act Signed into Law, Increases Salary Caps for VA Nurses …
WEBMarch 30, 2022. President Joseph Biden signed the bipartisan VA Nurse and PA Retention and Income Security Enhancement (RAISE) Act into law on March 15, 2022, increasing the pay limitation on ...
Fasting Insulin vs Hemoglobin A1c: Are We Getting It Right?
WEBAug 9, 2018 — Via meta-analysis, Barry et al found the pooled sensitivity of HbA1c to be 0.49 with a specificity of 0.79 and the pooled sensitivity of FPG to be 0.25 with a specificity of 0.94. 8 The ...
What the Buprenorphine X-Waiver Removal Means for Clinicians
WEBPrescribing buprenorphine for opioid use disorder just got easier. The DATA-Waiver (X-Waiver) Program was eliminated on December 29, 2022, with President Biden’s signing of the Consolidated ...
Debunking the Myths Surrounding Scabies - Clinical Advisor
WEBJan 20, 2010 — A scabies infestation is the result of contact with the Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis mite. The word scabies is derived from the Latin word “scabere,” which means to scratch.1. The female ...