Focused rounds address central line–associated bloodstream infection risks

by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)Credit: American Association of Critical-Care NursesCentral catheter rounds serve as an important adjunct to bundles designed to prevent central l

Updated on: August 30,2024 0

Focused rounds address central line–associated bloodstream infection risks

by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)Credit: American Association of Critical-Care NursesCentral catheter rounds serve as an important adjunct to bundles designed to prevent central l

Updated on:August 30,2024 0

Black patients less likely to receive diagnostic testing in emergency department, finds study

by Elana GotkineBlack patients are less likely than White patients with a nonspecific diagnosis of interest to receive related diagnostic testing in the emergency department, according to a study&nbsp

Updated on: September 11,2024 0

Black patients less likely to receive diagnostic testing in emergency department, finds study

by Elana GotkineBlack patients are less likely than White patients with a nonspecific diagnosis of interest to receive related diagnostic testing in the emergency department, according to a study&nbsp

Updated on:September 11,2024 0

Emergency department screening more than doubles detection of syphilis cases

byNIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesRapid testing items for syphilis (bottom right); a colorized electron micrograph of Treponema pallidum, the bacteria that cause syphili

Updated on: October 02,2024 0

Emergency department screening more than doubles detection of syphilis cases

byNIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesRapid testing items for syphilis (bottom right); a colorized electron micrograph of Treponema pallidum, the bacteria that cause syphili

Updated on:October 02,2024 0

Oakland clinic gets medical device maker to disclose risk of false blood-oxygen reading

by Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe pulse oximeter, a device that measures the degree to which red blood cells are saturated with oxygen, is one of health care&#3

Updated on: November 21,2024 0

Oakland clinic gets medical device maker to disclose risk of false blood-oxygen reading

by Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe pulse oximeter, a device that measures the degree to which red blood cells are saturated with oxygen, is one of health care&#3

Updated on:November 21,2024 0