Rapid Intraoperative
Parathyroid Hormone Assay in the Surgical Management of Hyperparathyroidism
In
this study, intraoperative PTH levels predicted the postoperative
outcome for all patients, providing valuable information to surgeons
and decreasing the duration of surgery and hospital stay.
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Perinatal
Loss Among Twins
From
this retrospective cohort study, Lynch et al conclude that loss in
twins is most strongly associated with monochorionic diamniotic placentation.
They emphasize the importance of comprehensive clinical review to
fully understand the sequence of clinical events leading to this adverse
pregnancy outcome.
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Heart
Failure Etiology Is Usually Pluricausal Whether or Not There is Associated
Coronary Disease
An
attempt to classify underlying etiology of heart failure for an epidemiologic
study yielded surprises, including that no preponderant cause was
identifiable in a large proportion and that most had multiple etiologic
factors.
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Communication
Practices of Physicians With High Patient-Satisfaction Ratings
Videotaped
clinic visits and follow-up interviews reveal that the highest rated
physicians focus on the patient's agenda and draw out their story
with active listening responses, which builds a personal connection.
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Association
Between Satisfaction and Familiarity with Physician Among New Adult
Members
Patients
judge clinicians on the basis of how well they think clinicians know
and care about them as individuals. Wells and Meder found a consistent
trend of increasing satisfaction in the first four new patient visits
with the same provider thus supporting the assumption that patient
satisfaction increases as familiarity increases.
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