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Issue: Fall 2011 Vol. 6 - Issue 3
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The Power is Within; The Time is Now
– Jennifer Kegel, M.D.
Integrative Medicine is an evidence-based approach that should not be confused with holistic/alternative therapies which lack validation by peer-reviewed research. It addresses the powerful interaction of every individual’s mind, body, and spirit, it mobilizes the body’s innate capacity for healing, and it enables and enhances allopathic medical management.
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Hypothermia for Neuroprotection in the Newborn
– Janet E. Larson, M.D. and Dorothy McElwee, MSN, NNP-BC
Hypothermia for treatment of perinatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy achieves significant reductions in long-term mortality and neurological impairment of the newborn. The underlying physiological principles in neonates are also relevant to understanding the more-common application of hypothermia in adults for neuroprotection after cardiac arrest.
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– Leigh S. Shuman, M.D.
The second installment of this two-part series concludes an informative of discussion of PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems) and how it is bringing about a revolution in radiology that impacts all physicians and patients.
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Predictors of Emergency Department Super-Utilizers
– Michael A. Horst, Ph.D., MPHS, MS; Jeffrey R. Martin, M.D.; Angela S. Gambler, MBA, Andrew S. Coco, M.D., MPH
Why do some patients use a disproportionate share of Emergency Department resources? Do they differ from "super-utilizers" of inpatient facilities? An effort to characterize them has important implications for health care costs.
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