To evaluate the effects of low-dose ketamine on midazolam-fentanyl-propofol-based sedation for outpatient colonoscopy. DESIGN: Prospective‚ randomized‚ double-blinded‚ placebo-controlled trial. SETTING: Gastroenterology unit at a practice and clinical research center. SUBJECTS: Ninety-seven healthy American Society of Anesthesiology physical status 1 volunteers. INTERVENTIONS: Subjects were randomized to receive midazolam (0.02 mg/kg)‚ fentanyl (1 μg/kg)‚ and ketamine (0.3 mg/kg) and midazolam (0
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The occurrence of appendicitis is a common yet serious clinical problem and often leads to surgery‚ especially in the case of perforated appendicitis. Appendicitis is the due to the human appendix common tendency to become inflamed‚ causing excruciating pain. This essay will refer to the condition presented in the provided case study‚ perforated appendicitis. The essay will explore the pathogenesis and clinical symptoms in that may manifest in this appendicitis case. More specifically the cellular
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MDT 10K June 24‚ 2013 leader in medical technology - alleviating pain‚ restoring health‚ and extending life for millions of people around the world. Medtronic was founded in 1949‚ serves hospitals‚ physicians‚ clinicians‚ and patients in more than 140 countries two operating segments that manufacture and sell device-based medical therapies cardiac and vascular group for cardiac and endovascular disease pacemakers‚ defibrillator‚ monitoring devices‚ Transcatheter Heart Valves‚ grafts restorative
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A pediatrician is a physician who has taken extra training in the development and diseases of infants‚ children‚ adolescents‚ and young adults through age 21. Parents are advised to begin the process of selecting a pediatrician about three months before their baby is due to be born. Most obstetricians will assist with the referral‚ and the American Academy of Pediatrics also offers a referral service. Other parents may also have recommendations and advice to offer. Because new parents will rely on
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specialize into various facets of paediatric medicine‚ surgery and psychiatry. Paediatricians must do an extra six years of training after completing their medical degree and further years if they wish to enter a subspecialty (Eg. cardiology or gastroenterology). Paediatricians can work in private practices while some work in hospitals. Key skills required include communication and organisational skills; empathy‚ patience and to enjoy working with children and parents. Pulmonology is an area of medicine
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full-time urology faculty in the United States. Altogether‚ fourteen specialties at the Cleveland Clinic were ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in 2013: heart (cardiology) and cardiac surgery (#1); digestive disorders (gastroenterology) (#2); urology (#2); rheumatology (#2); orthopedic surgery (#3); nephrology
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One of the many options you have as a healthcare professional is choosing a medical specialty in which to practice. Whether you’re a nurse‚ a physician‚ or allied health professional‚ choosing a medical specialty will help focus your educational goals‚ job search efforts‚ and career choices. The sooner you identify your true passion in medicine‚ the more successful you may become‚ by working in a field you love. For example‚ is your passion working with kids‚ pregnant moms‚ cancer patients‚ or
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delegates duties regarding patient care. The RN works with patients’ families. She may offer support and advice about managing their family member’s illness. Additional duties for a RN depend on their specialty. For example‚ if she works as a gastroenterology nurse‚ she assists patients who have intestinal and digestive problems. A LPN also help patients who are injured‚ sick or under the care of a RN or doctor. The LPN completes important nursing tasks. He records patients’ height‚ weight‚ blood
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There are many types of accrediting agencies that consumers can refer to for information regarding an organization’s compliance with the standards that are established by these agencies. Two of the major accrediting agencies are the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO) and the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HEAP). These agencies are widely used in all healthcare facilities that accept Medicare (McWay‚ 2014). An agency for consumers in search of information
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” AMA President Ardis Dee Hoven‚ MD‚ said in a news release. There are 335 CPT code changes that reflect recent developments in surgical‚ medical‚ and diagnostic services. First‚ approximately twenty-five percent of the changes occur in the gastroenterology section. This follows a two-year effort to accurately reflect improvements in endoscopy devices‚ procedures and techniques. The advancements include miniaturization‚ powerful optical magnification and new imaging technologies that lead to minimally
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