Original Research
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Original Research
Evaluating the Impact of a Urinalysis to Reflex Culture Process Change in the Emergency Department at a Veterans Affairs Hospital
This quality improvement study examined the impact of a process change for automated urine cultures following urinalysis to determine whether it...
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Original Research
PTSD Disability Examination Reports: A Comparison of Veterans Health Administration and Contract Examiners
This study provides the first systematic evidence of significant variation of symptom/impairment reporting and overall quality in a comparison of...
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Original Research
Integrating Massage Therapy Into the Health Care of Female Veterans
Massage may be effective in ameliorating pain and anxiety and increasing relaxation in female veterans receiving care at a women’s health clinic...
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Original Research
Naloxone Dispensing in Patients at Risk for Opioid Overdose After Total Knee Arthroplasty Within the Veterans Health Administration
This cohort study examined patients’ risk factors for opioid overdose and their association with naloxone prescribing among veterans undergoing...
Commentary
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Commentary
The Balance of Truth-Telling and Respect for Confidentiality: The Ethics of Case Reports
The CARE guidelines can help case report authors hone the art of anonymizing the protected health information of subjects while also accurately...
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Commentary
Machine Learning: the Future of Total Knee Replacement
With more than 3 million TKRs expected over the next decade, machine learning, large databases usage, robotic surgery, and patient-reported...
Program Profile
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Program Profile
What Federal Practitioners Need to Know About the National Practitioner Data Bank
The NPDB is a federal online repository of reports containing information on medical malpractice payments and certain adverse actions related to...
Case Reports
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Case Reports
Rapid Desensitization after a Type I Hypersensitivity Reaction to Ceftazidime/Avibactam
This is the first case report demonstrating a successful rapid induction of tolerance using drug desensitization for the antibiotic ceftazidime/...
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Case Reports
Repeat Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Duplicated Gallbladder After 16-Year Interval
A patient with recurrent, persistent right upper quadrant pain after cholecystectomy was ultimately found to have a duplicated gallbladder.
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Case Reports
Mild Grisel Syndrome: Expanding the Differential for Posttonsillectomy Adenoidectomy Symptoms
Serious, life-threatening complications can arise from Grisel syndrome while good functional outcomes can be achieved with timely and appropriate...