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Ask a pathologist
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-07)
This article answers the question: Our hospital blood bank has started using platelet additive solution (PAS) platelets and psoralen treated platelets. What are the advantages and disadvantages of these different types of ...
Case Reports : Two patients with parathyroid hormone suppression caused by proton pump inhibitors
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-07)
Hypocalcemia can be associated with coexisting hypomagnesemia, which induces hypoparathyroidism as well as resistance to parathyroid hormone (PTH). Here, we present two patients with severe hypomagnesemia and associated ...
Let's Talk
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2017)
On any given day in the hallways of the School of Journalism, you might hear a particular voice - a big voice. It contains enough rasp and flint that you'd instinctively avoid provoking its higher decibels. It's also bright, ...
Bacteria to the Future
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2017)
A research team at the MU-affiliated Cancer is turning heads with an untraditional approach to fighting cancer.
Eyes of the Tigers
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2017)
Batters have been using vision drills to improve reaction time since the dawn of baseball. But new Mizzou coach Steve Bieser and his staff have embraced a new pitch-recognition technology that has translated to the hottest ...
Greek evolution
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2017)
Since the University of Missouri's first fraternity, Phi Kappa Psi, was founded on campus in 1869, Mizzou's Greek organizations have simultaneously nurtured treasured traditions and adapted to the changing culture. With ...
Mom : the ladies behind the letters
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2017)
The role of sorority or fraternity director is truly the mother of all university jobs. These masterful multitaskers, known as house moms or house dads, serve as mentors for students and as caretakers of the grand and ...
Astronomical view
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2017)
Astronomy Professor Angela Speck prepares Columbia for its first total solar eclipse in more than 500 years.
Understanding appeals of video games for readers’ advisory and recommendation
(Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2017)
Despite their increasing popularity and inclusion in library collections, video games are rarely suggested in library advisory or recommendation services. In this work, we use the concept of appeals from existing literature ...
Case Reports : Topiramate, a concealed cause of severe metabolic acidosis
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-07)
Severe metabolic acidosis is common among critically ill patients, and topiramate is a rare cause that may fail recognition. We report a lady with acute encephalopathy who had severe non-anion gap metabolic acidosis that ...
ECG dilemma
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-07)
Gender differences in financial risk tolerance
(2017)
The purpose of this research is to explore gender differences in financial risk tolerance using a large, nationally representative dataset, the Survey of Consumer Finances. The impact of the explanatory variables in the ...
The benefits--and limits-- of PPIs with warfarin regimens
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2017)
Patients on warfarin + antiplatelet/NSAID regimens are likely to benefit from the gastroprotective effect of PPIs. For patients taking warfarin alone, it's a different story. PRACTICE CHANGER: Prescribe a proton pump ...
What is the optimal frequency for dental checkups for children and adults?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2017)
Q: What is the optimal frequency for dental checkups for children and adults? A: It is unclear, but studies suggest that it should be based largely on individual risk. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends ...
Music of the Cherokee Nation
(University of Missouri, Campus Writing Program, 2017)
Music history in North America begins long before Europeans came ashore; however, because classically trained musicians view music history through the lens of European practices and experiences, it becomes difficult to ...
Remembering and Recreating Origins: The Transformation of a Tradition of Canonical Parallelism among the Rotenese of Eastern Indonesia
(2017-10)
This paper examines and illustrates key oral traditions of canonical parallelism among the Rotenese of eastern Indonesia. The Rotenese are concerned with maintaining a knowledge of origins and the poets who perpetuate this ...
Modern biotechnology for innovation of agricultural development in the developing world : what role can Japan play?
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2017)
Genetically modified organism (GMO) technology is among a wide range of modern agricultural biotechnologies that is undergoing research and development (R and D) for developing countries in Japan, although GM crops have ...
Health-risk concerns vs. medical benefits of the GM technology
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2017)
Genetically modified crops have been controversial from a health -- as well as an environmental -- standpoint, and the science community puts substantial effort into communicating with consumers. Relevant to the communication ...
"Cold turkey" works best for smoking cessation
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2017)
"Cold turkey" works best for smoking cessation. PRACTICE CHANGER: Counsel patients who want to quit smoking that abrupt smoking cessation is more effective for long-term abstinence than taking a gradual approach. STRENGTH ...
SSRIs for depression/heart failure patients? Not so fast
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2017)
This study should put to rest the practice of starting SSRIs in depressed patients with heart failure in an attempt to affect CVD outcomes. PRACTICE CHANGER: Do not prescribe selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors to ...