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MRSA-A Deadly Threat on the Rise May 21, 2008 12:03 PM by Glen McDaniel: The incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ( MRSA ) is increasing at an alarming rate. In fact, MRSA is now the No. 1 diagnosis in people presenting to U.S. emergency departments with skin and soft tissue infections. The infection is Read More...
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Words Have Power, Choose Them Wisely March 6, 2008 10:45 AM by Glen McDaniel: A nurse calls from the oncology clinic wanting to know how long she would have to wait to get the results of a CBC in order to start the patient's chemotherapy. The lab assistant answering the phone stumbles and says something like "we are really short Read More...
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What's the Best Cardiac Marker? January 28, 2008 2:43 PM by Glen McDaniel: The acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are a continuum of ischemic heart disease that spans the entire range from unstable angina, associated with reversible injury; to frank myocardial infarction with large areas of cardiac necrosis. Here are some facts: Read More...
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Offshore Clinical Lab Tests December 18, 2007 10:41 AM by Glen McDaniel: Remember when outsourcing did not apply to healthcare? Businesses developed the concept of contracting or otherwise arranging for some services to be performed outside the main business if it made financial sense. Outsourcing is utilizing experts from Read More...
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