In October 2005, the Zalk Veterinary Medical Library at the University of Missouri-Columbia introduced a clinical librarian service for faculty, interns, and residents of the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH). ...

This poster examines how facets of science studies and evolutionary studies can be used to build collaborative portals for researchers.

While monitoring of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients requires repeated blood sampling, excessive sampling can lead to anemia. Upon PICU admission, 33% of patients are anemic and 41% develop anemia. Anemia ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) remains important to clinicians and patients because it can be highly infectious and challenging to diagnose. The CDC reports that there were 10,528 cases of TB in the U.S. in 2011, and 529 ...

A key contributor to insulin-mediated glucose uptake is insulin-induced vasodilation of skeletal muscle arterioles, which is impared with obesity and Type 2 diabetes (T2D). Abnormalities in the vascular reactivity to insulin ...

Medulloblastomas (MB), the most common pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumor, is a neuroepithelial tumor characterized by its rapid progression, aggressive nature, and tendency to metastasize along the brain-spinal ...

Many heavy metal-contaminated sites where nuclear weapons have been produced contain high concentrations of nitrate. Nitrate inhibits dissimilatory sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), bacteria known to precipitate heavy metals. ...

Alcohol promotes sleep and is widely used as a sleep aid. Tolerance to the sleep promoting effects of alcohol develops over time with its repeated use, which plays an important role in the gradual escalation of alcohol ...

This study reports on the preference and use of information resources by first-year medical students at the University of Missouri School of Medicine. It was part of a larger study that was conducted to understand their ...

The chemotherapeutic agent cisplatin is usually contraindicated in renal transplant recipients due to its well-known side effect of nephrotoxicity, but is an important (and sometimes irreplaceable) drug in the management ...

The electronic health record (EHR) and use of computers in today's exam rooms is a dramatic change in medicine from decades past. There are concerns about how the computer and EHR might adversely affect patient-provider ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by social interaction deficits, communication impairments, and restricted, repetitive behaviors. ASD, with estimates of incidence as high as 1 ...

Advanced imaging is a major driver of health care expenditures. Magnetic resonance imaging provides advantages over radiography because of its ability to visualize soft tissues within the knee joint. The clinical relevance ...

Learning and understanding fluoroscopic neuroanatomy and acquiring the skills to safely perform spine injections is an essential part of training for many radiology, neurology, neurosurgery, anesthesia, and physical medicine ...

This poster presents the findings of a pilot study examining volunteerism among musculoskeletal specialty physicians.

Lymphedema (LE) is a life-long potential consequence of breast cancer treatment that may affect quality of life of breast cancer survivors in long-term survivorship. Previous studies reported that about 2 million women ...

Posted presented in 2012 at the American Society for Information Science & Technology 75th Annual Meeting Proceedings.

There is a lack of consistent recommendations regarding perioperative anticoagulant management among different disciplines and even within disciplines. With the growing rates of obesity seen in this country, with more ...

Craniosynostosis is a congenital defect in which one or more of the cranial sutures close prematurely, affecting 1 in 2000 to 2500 live births worldwide. Historically, sagittal craniosynostosis has been reported to be the ...

In the past two decades, the prevalence of childhood obesity has doubled. Obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes mellitus have been shown to be interrelated. Hypovitaminosis D has also been shown to be more ...