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How best to manage the patient in term labor whose group B strep status is unknown?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2009)
Monitor the patient and treat her with intrapartum chemoprophylaxis based on identified risk factors, unless a rapid, highly sensitive (greater than or equal to 85%) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test is immediately ...
What treatments work best for constipation in children?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2009)
Osmotic laxatives produce the best results. Fiber and behavior modification may have a role. Increased fiber and behavior modification are the most often recommended first steps in managing chronic functional constipation ...
Can extended anticoagulation prophylaxis after discharge prevent thromboembolism?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2022)
A meta-analysis confirmed the benefit of thromboprophylaxis with a direct oral anticoagulant for high-risk nonsurgical patients after hospital discharge.
What's the best way to motivate patients to exercise?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2010)
-component strategies that include school-based interventions combined with either family or community involvement increase physical activity (SOR: A, systematic review)....
Need an add-on to metformin? Consider this
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2017)
Need an add-on to metformin? Consider this. Sulfonylureas have been the preferred add-on therapy to metformin for T2DM, but a study finds that DPP-4s have lower risks of death, CV events, and hypoglycemia. Practice changer: Consider a dipeptidyl...
What is the best management for patients with evidence of asymptomatic ischemia on exercise stress testing?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2007)
Patients with intermediate- or high-risk Duke Treadmill Score (DTS) on exercise stress testing (EST) should undergo myocardial perfusion imaging or exercise echocardiography, especially if they have abnormal values of ...
What's the best treatment for pyogenic granuloma?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2010)
Simple surgical excision is associated with a low risk of recurrence, but often leaves a visible scar. Curettage or shave excision, with cautery, is more likely to succeed in 1 session than cryotherapy; both may leave a ...
Debt types and burdens by family structures
(2020)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine family structure differences in debt types and burdens of American families. Design/methodology/approach: Data are obtained from the 2016 Survey of Consumer Finances. Eight types of family structures...
Estimating carbon stock change in agroforestry and family forestry practices
(2009)
The Carbon Management Evaluation Tool for Voluntary Reporting (COMET-VR) is an online tool that estimates short-term carbon stock (CS) changes under different farm or forest land management systems, including temperate agroforestry practices...
Muse, number 43 (2009)
(University of Missouri, Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2009)
What is the most effective way to treat recurrent canker sores?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
Amlexanox appears to be most effective overall. Amlexanox 5% paste reduces ulcer size, pain duration, and healing time (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, multiple randomized controlled trials [RCTs]). Topical steroids ...
Missouri hospitalist, issue 25 (2010 January 28)
(University of Missouri. Department of Medicine. Division of Hospital Medicine, 2010-01)
Designated hospice rooms in nursing homes : a new model of end-of-life care
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
features present in designated hospice rooms; and a prevailing emphasis on accommodating the needs of family members. The findings from this study will be beneficial to nursing home owners and administrators, social workers, and architects dedicated...
An examination of musical instrument practice among collegiate musicians
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This dissertation consists of three projects that were designed to investigate collegiate instrumentalists' practice habits and motivation orientations. The first investigation was a review of the literature about instrumental practice strategies...
After the crop : the impact of downsizing on photojournalism quality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
A content analysis (N=1,288) of four mid-size regional newspapers before and after periods of layoffs and workforce reduction showed that photographic quality had been negatively affected. Using the quantitative data, ...
A study of gender issues in data journalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Understanding family violence assessment practices of pediatric emergency department nurses and physicians
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-12-16)
analyses were performed to evaluate two additional yes/no questions related to participants personal experience with family violence. The predictor variables of attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control made a significant contribution...
Considering cultural factors in the links between disclosure and relatinship quality in U.S. Latinx families
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
As the population of Latinx youth and families continues to grow within the United States, the more necessary it is to understand the dynamics of these families, especially given the positive impact that family support has on college success...
Exploring individual, family, and community factors predicting business success in Hispanic and Latino experiences
(Cambio Center, 2012)
This research examines what selected individual, family, and community factors best predict Hispanic/Latino male and female entrepreneurs? engagement in entrepreneurial activities and business success. In this study, individual factors...
Contentious politics and social media : a study of the networked publics in the Ayotzinapa twitter protests #PaseDeLista1al43
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This study analyzed the networked public that was emergent on Twitter based on analysis of the use of the hashtag #PaseDelista1al43 to protest the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico in 2014. As social media have expanded, practitioners...