Pocket Guide Research Articles

A Qualitative Study of Medical Student Attitudes About Individualizing Diabetes Care in Vulnerable Elders

The VA/Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline recommends individualizing diabetes care for the elderly by assessing the risks of tight glycemic control, while considering the benefits of preventing end-organ damage. However, vulnerable elders continue to receive aggressive diabetes treatment and are at increased risk of hypoglycemia. It is unclear whether effective tools are available to help VA healthcare providers translate these guidelines into practice. In particular, the VA Diabetes Pocket Guide has not been well evaluated for its use in facilitating this shift toward individualizing glycemic targets.

RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds (2nd edition)

RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds (2nd edition)

Psych Notes: Clinical Pocket Guide (3rd edition)

Psych Notes: Clinical Pocket Guide by Darlene D. Pedersen is a compact resource designed for clinical use. The pages are waterproof and can be written on and the notes can then be removed with an a...

Pediatric Surge Pocket Guide: Review of an easily accessible tool for managing an influx of pediatric patients

As seen in recent disasters, large-scale crisis events have the potential to cause significant pediatric death and injury. During such disaster situations, both distance and decreased mobility will likely limit access to pediatric hospitals. Thus, all hospitals, regardless if they regularly treat children or not, should anticipate an influx of pediatric patients in the event of a disaster. The Pediatric Surge Pocket Guide was developed for and distributed at a Pediatric Medical Surge Workshop held by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health in June 2009. Designed both as a supplement to the workshop training and as an effective stand-alone resource, the Guide provides comprehensive pediatric-specific recommendations for hospitals experiencing a surge in pediatric capacity. Because of its unique pocket-size format, the Guide has the potential to be a readily accessible tool with application to a wide range of disaster or nondisaster situations, for use in hospital or nonhospital settings, and by pediatric specialists, nonspecialists, and nonclinicians alike.

Pocket Guide to Children with Special Health Care and Nutritional Needs

Pocket Guide to Children with Special Health Care and Nutritional Needs

The Case Files

The Case Files

Psych Notes: Clinical Pocket Guide (3rd ed.)

Psych Notes: Clinical Pocket Guide by Darlene D. Pedersen is a compact resource designed for clinical use. The pages are waterproof and can be written on and then the writing can be removed with an...

ADA Pocket Guide to Gluten-Free Strategies for Clients with Multiple Diet Restrictions

ADA Pocket Guide to Gluten-Free Strategies for Clients with Multiple Diet Restrictions

Risks associated with antipsychotic drugs

Nursing and Residential CareVol. 14, No. 8 Clinical ReviewRisks associated with antipsychotic drugsSangita PandyaSangita PandyaSearch for more papers by this authorSangita PandyaPublished Online:16 Aug 2013https://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2012.14.8.400AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Alzheimer's Society (2011) Antipsychotic drugs. http://bit.ly/HS7IRn (accessed 5 July 2012) Google ScholarAlzheimer's Society (2012a) Focused Intervention Training and Support (FITS) http://alzheimers.org.uk/FITS (accessed 3 July 2012) Google ScholarAlzheimer's Society (2012b) Care home training programme aims to reduce antipsychotic prescriptions. http://alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=1238 (accessed 3 July 2012) Google ScholarBanerjee S (2009) The Use of Antipsychotic Medication for People with Dementia: Time for Action. The Stationary Office, London Google ScholarCooper JE (1994) Pocket Guide to the ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders with Glossary and Diagnostic Criteria for Research. Elsevier Health Sciences, Philadelphia Google ScholarGelder M, Mayou R, Cowen P (2001) Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry. 4th edn, Oxford University Press, Oxford Google ScholarJoint Formulary Committee (2010) British National Formulary 59. BMA and RPS Publishing, London Google ScholarJoint Formulary Committee (2012) British National Formulary 63. BMA and RPS Publishing, London Google ScholarNational Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (2007) A NICE-SCIE Guideline on supporting people with dementia and their carers in health and social care National Clinical Practice Guideline Number 42. http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/live/10998/30320/30320.pdf (accessed 5 July 2012) Google ScholarNational Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (2006) Bipolar disorder The management of bipolar disorder in adults, children and adolescents, in primary and secondary care. Clinical guideline 38. http://bit.ly/MQm0Yr (accessed 3 July 2012) Google ScholarNHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement (2011) An economic evaluation of alternatives to antipsychotic drugs for individuals living with dementia. NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, Coventry Google ScholarRang HP, Dale MM, Ritter JM, Moore PK (2003) Pharmacology. 5th edn. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh Google ScholarSoanes C (2006) Compact Oxford English Dictionary for Students. Oxford University Press, Oxford Google ScholarTaylor D, Paton C, Kerwin R (2007) The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines. 9th edn. Informa Healthcare, London Google ScholarWalker R, Whittlesea C (2007) Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. 4th edn. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh Google ScholarWalker K (2009) Metabolic Syndrome and Antipsy-chotics. Graylands Hospital Drug Bulletin. 16(2): 1–4 Google ScholarWestbury JL (2009) How community pharmacists can help reduce antipsychotic use in care homes. Pharmaceutical Journal 283(7582): 653–4 Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 1 August 2012Volume 14Issue 8ISSN (print): 1465-9301ISSN (online): 2052-2932 Metrics History Published online 16 August 2013 Published in print 1 August 2012 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedThe author would like to acknowledge the help of Dr Peter Rivers and Dr Stephen Bennett, Senior Lecturers, DeMontfort University.PDF download

Treating the Signature Injury

Treating the Signature Injury

ADA Pocket Guide to Gluten-Free Strategies for Clients with Multiple Diet Restrictions

ADA Pocket Guide to Gluten-Free Strategies for Clients with Multiple Diet Restrictions

Book Review: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Pocket Guide to Children With Special Health Care and Nutritional Needs

Book Review: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Pocket Guide to Children With Special Health Care and Nutritional Needs

Coffee Palaces in Australia: A Pub with No Beer

Coffee Palaces in Australia: A Pub with No Beer

Pocket guide to teaching for medical instructors.

Pocket guide to teaching for medical instructors.

The Faber Pocket Guide to Britten. By John Bridcut. * Letter from a Life: The Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten, Vol. 5: 1958-1965. Ed. by Philip Reed and Mervyn Cooke.

The Faber Pocket Guide to Britten. By John Bridcut. * Letter from a Life: The Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten, Vol. 5: 1958-1965. Ed. by Philip Reed and Mervyn Cooke.

BiotecVisions 2012, February

BiotecVisions 2012, February

Book Review: ADA Pocket Guide to Eating Disorders

Book Review: ADA Pocket Guide to Eating Disorders

Implementing Surviving Sepsis guidelines in a district general hospital

We describe efforts made at Blackpool Victoria Hospital to implement the well-established international Surviving Sepsis guidelines. These included posters, pocket guides and stickers inserted in patient notes. All doctors and nurses in acute areas received specific information and education. Sepsis teams comprising both doctors and nurses were formed to encourage implementation and to audit and disseminate data. Data collection occurred from February to November 2009. Cases were considered prospectively at the time of initial assessment and 198 patients were identified; 169 (85%) had blood cultures taken; 146 (74%) had lactate levels measured; and 145 (74%) received antibiotics within the target time. We believe these results demonstrate relatively effective implementation of guidelines in the challenging environment of a district general hospital. Our results could be replicated easily and provide a good way of reducing patient mortality at minimal financial cost.

United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine: Warfighter research focusing on the past 25 years

The United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) celebrated its 50th anniversary on July 1, 2011. This article reviews its history, evolution, and transition of its research programs as well as its scientific and military accomplishments, emphasizing the past 25 yr. During the 1990s, USARIEM published a series of pocket guides providing guidance for sustaining Warfighter health and performance in Southwest Asia, Somalia, the former Republic of Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and Haiti. Issues identified during Operation Desert Storm elicited research that improved nutritional guidelines for protracted desert operations; safer use of nuclear, chemical, and biological protective clothing; equipment, development, and fielding of efficient microclimate cooling systems; and effective evaluation of pharmaceuticals to protect soldiers from chemical and biological threats. During the first decade of the 21st century, USARIEM and the Department of the Army published official medical/performance doctrines for operations in the heat and cold and at high altitude. The current Global War on Terrorism focused research to improve doctrines for hot, cold, and high-altitude operations, reduce musculoskeletal training injuries, provide improved field nutrition, more efficient planning for operational water requirements, and improve both military clothing and materiel. This article also describes the critically important interactions and communications between USARIEM and deployed units and the benefits to Warfighters from this association. This report presents USARIEM's unique and world-class facilities, organizational changes, scientific and support personnel, and major research accomplishments, including the publication of 2,200 scientific papers over the past 25 yr.

Implementing Nutrition Diagnosis: At a Multisite Health Care Organization

The American Dietetic Association Nutrition Care Process (NCP) is designed to improve patient care and interdisciplinary communication through the consistent use of standardized nutrition language. Supported by Dietitians of Canada, the NCP has been gaining prominence across Canada. In spring 2009, registered dietitians at Providence Health Care, an academic, multisite health care organization in Vancouver, British Columbia, began using the NCP with a focus on nutrition diagnosis. The success of nutrition diagnosis at Providence Health Care has depended on support from the Clinical Nutrition Department leadership, commitment from the NCP champions, regularly scheduled lunch-and-learn sessions, revised nutrition assessment forms with a section for nutrition diagnosis statements, and the Pocket Guide for International Dietetics & Nutrition Terminology (IDNT) Reference Manual. Audit results from June through August 2010 showed a 92% nutrition diagnosis completion rate for acute-care and long-term care sites within Providence Health Care. Ongoing audits will be used to evaluate the accuracy and quality of nutrition diagnosis statements. This evaluation will allow Providence Health Care dietitians to move forward with nutrition intervention.