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Where do hands go? An audit of sequential hand-touch events on a hospital ward [PDF]
, 2012 Reservoirs of pathogens could establish themselves at forgotten sites on a ward, posing a continued risk for transmission to patients via unwashed hands.
Dancer, S.J. +3 more
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Identifying the Diagnostic Challenges and Indicators of Orthostatic Tremor: Patient Perspectives
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Background The diagnosis of orthostatic tremor (OT) is challenging because of its non‐specific symptoms and a broad range of differential diagnosis, resulting in a complex and lengthy diagnostic journey. Objective The aim was to assess the diagnostic delay in OT and to identify key clinical indicators as reported by patients.
Wietske A. Babeliowsky +7 more
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STETHOSCOPE OR STETHOPHONE [PDF]
Journal of the American Medical Association, 1919 To the Editor: —Referring to your editorial on Laennec and the stethoscope, you give the Greek word [unk]κοπe[unk]ν to mean "to examine." Could not the word also be translated "to view" or "to observe"? The ending "scope" being associated with all instruments used for examining by sight, as the telescope, microscope, spectroscope, etc., it seems an ...
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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2014 Introduction: This study aimed to assess the impact of a stethoscope disinfection sensitization campaign among doctors and nurses in a Nigerian teaching hospital. Methodology: The design was a before-and-after study.
Chigozie Jesse Uneke +5 more
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PsyCh Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Situational awareness (SA) refers to “knowing what is going on” in a situation. As an essential concept originating in aviation literature approximately 40 years ago, SA has demonstrated significant potential and has since been extended across various fields, leading to a growing body of research.
Rong Fang +7 more
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Heart and Lung Sound Measurement Using an Esophageal Stethoscope with Adaptive Noise Cancellation
Italian National Conference on Sensors, 2021 In surgeries where general anesthesia is required, the auscultation of heart and lung sounds is essential to provide information on the patient’s cardiorespiratory system.
Nourelhuda Mohamed +5 more
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Compliance with focused antenatal care services: do health workers in rural Burkina Faso, Uganda and Tanzania perform all ANC procedures? [PDF]
, 2012 \ud \ud To assess health workers' compliance with the procedures set in the focused antenatal care (ANC) guidelines in rural Uganda, Tanzania and Burkina Faso; to compare the compliance within and among the three study sites; and to appraise the logistic
Anya +37 more
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Suspected congenital oesophageal stenosis in a cat
Veterinary Record Case Reports, EarlyView.Abstract A 6‐week‐old, female, British shorthair cat was presented with a 4‐week history of regurgitation and a 2‐day history of cough and dyspnoea. Thoracic radiographs revealed an alveolar pattern suggestive of pneumonia secondary to regurgitation, and antibiotic therapy was initiated. After identifying a smooth stenosis with no signs of inflammation
Charline Fauquet +6 more
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