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Dialysis in the acute setting
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-10)
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is frequently encountered in the hospital setting. It may be present on admission or may develop during the hospital stay. Early and consistent recognition of AKI has been a challenge. This has ...
Introduction : essays in honor of Wallace Huffman
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2015)
This introduction relates how Wallace Huffman went from a farm boy in southern Iowa to Iowa State University and the University of Chicago, and then brought the human capital approach of T.W. Schultz and D. Gale Johnson ...
Is arthroscopic subacromial decompression effective for shoulder impingement?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
Q: Is arthroscopic subacromial decompression effective for shoulder impingement? Evidence-based answer: It's impossible to say for certain in the absence of randomized controlled trials. However, in patients whose impingement ...
How well do antivirals shorten genital herpes pain duration?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
Q: How well do antivirals shorten genital herpes pain duration? Evidence-based answer: Oral and intravenous (IV) acyclovir each shorten the duration of pain for a first primary outbreak of herpes by about 50%; topical ...
Sterile or non-sterile gloves for minor skin excisions?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
Sterile or non-sterile gloves for minor skin excisions? Non-sterile gloves are just as effective as sterile gloves in preventing surgical site infection after minor skin surgeries. PRACTICE CHANGER: Consider using non-sterile ...
Antibiotic de-escalation in culture-negative healthcare-associated pneumonia
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-04)
The guidelines from the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) recommend "early, appropriate antibiotics inadequate doses, while avoiding excessive antibiotics by de-escalation ...
Vocal wisdom
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
A decorated teacher hears the soul through the singing voice.
Loren's lasting legacy
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Loren Reid's life spread across 11 decades. Along the way, the professor emeritus of speech influenced 9,000 MU student lives.
What's the best way to predict the success of a trial of labor after a previous C-section?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
Q: What's the best way to predict the success of a trial of labor after a previous C-section? Evidence-based answer: while 8 scoring tools predict success rates for a trial of labor after previous cesarean section (TOLAC), ...
Poverty Re-Cycles: Why America Needs to Prioritize Child Health Disparities
(UMKC Honors Program, 2015)
When we think about children, we envision cute, innocent little people who have not
a care in the world. Though optimistic, this vision is unfortunately not reality. Today, more
and more children are suffering health ...
Sickle-cell disease contributes to cognitive impairment in children
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2015)
An examination of how sickle-cell disease contributes to cognitive impairment in children. The definition, classification, and pathophysiology of sickle-cell disease is discussed to support the cognitive impairment seen ...
An analysis of risk assessment questions based on loss-averse preference
(2015)
A variety of risk assessment questionnaires are used within the financial planning profession to assess client risk preferences. Evidence indicates that the average person overweighs losses relative to an arbitrary reference ...
The heart of the university
(Mizzou Alumni Association, 2015)
The Heart of the University
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Nothing has been as central to the lives of University of Missouri students as the library. Yet few academic divisions have changed as fundamentally or rapidly. From implementing the nation's first library automation system ...
Storing and sharing wisdom and traditional knowledge in the library
(2015)
Traditional library practice focuses on print collections and developing collections of materials that have been published, which means the documents have gone through some kind of review or vetting process. This practice ...
Sonny Assu: A Fresh Perspective on the World of Contemporary Art
(UMKC Honors Program, 2015)
Native American art has previously been out of the traditional scope of the art world; only
recently has it begun to truly make its transition from the world of anthropology museums
into the western contemporary art ...
"Halfway between two shores�" : Rolando Este?vez's La Silla
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2015)
The impact of maternal occupation and pre-pregnancy weight status on childhood obesity
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2015)
Matched mother/child data from the 2008 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth are used to estimate how child, maternal, and household characteristics -- including the mother's occupation and pre-pregnancy weight status -- ...
Labeling GM food in India : anticipating the effects on GM brinjal and rice marketing chains
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2015)
Several genetically modified (GM) food crops have reached an advanced stage in the research and regulatory pipeline in India. The government of India is in the process of introducing a mandatory labeling policy for GM food. ...