We spend 18 percent of our national gross domestic product on health care. As health care spending continues to grow and as we appropriately drive the health care system toward a payment system that ...

Most patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Europe are treated in primary care, but perceptions on what guides primary care physicians (PCPs) in managing patients are lacking.

Patterns of Resuscitation Care and Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Patients With Advanced Cancer Good communication can be associated with better end-of-life outcomes. The US Oncology ...

Janine E. Curcio and Dr. Robert Lowe provide a seven-point scale based on speech and responsiveness to decide whether or not to use sedation for an agitated patient. Managing an agitated or aggressive ...

Measuring patient weight is considered a routine assessment that is frequently delegated to unregistered staff. Yet patient weight is a fundamental part of nutrition assessment and may be used to ...

This is part 1 of a six-part series on patient assessment procedures. It discusses the calculation and use of body mass index (BMI). This is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that is ...

New Assay Evaluates Neutralizing Anti-IFN-β in Individuals Afflicted with Multiple Sclerosis Groundbreaking news concerning multiple sclerosis (MS) appeared in the mainstream media earlier this year ...

Iron deficiency may impair aerobic performance. This study aimed to determine whether treatment with intravenous iron (ferric carboxymaltose) would improve symptoms in patients who had heart failure, ...