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Stethoscope: a friend or an enemy?
CONTEXT: The stethoscope is a universal tool in the hospital that is in direct contact with many patients and can therefore be a vector in the dissemination of bacterial infections.
Maria Elisa Zuliani Maluf +3 more
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Small in Scale, Big in Possibilities: Wayne State Researcher Develops Nano- and Micro-Scale Devices for Improved Medical Practices [PDF]
The stethoscope is a longstanding symbol of the medical profession, having been used by doctors for more than two centuries to obtain basic vital signs through listening to the heart and respiratory noises.
Oprean, Amy
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Addressing the Quality and Safety Gap Part II: How Nurses Are Shaping, and Being Shaped by, Health Information Technologies [PDF]
Explores the role of health information technologies (HIT) in improving patient safety and the role of nurses in designing, implementing, and educating clinicians to use HIT, including electronic health records and bar code medication ...
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Drill/borescope System for the Mars Polar Pathfinder [PDF]
The primary goals of the Mars Polar Pathfinder (MPP) Discovery Mission are to characterize the composition and structure of Mars' north polar ice cap, and to determine whether a climate record may be preserved in layers of ice and dust.
Paige, D. A. +2 more
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بررسی فراوانی باسیلهای گرم منفی در محیط و تجهیزات بیمارستانهای غرب استان گلستان [PDF]
چکیده: (۷۲ مشاهده) زمینه و هدف: عفونتهای بیمارستانی به دلیل مرگ و میر و هزینه اقتصادی، یکی از مهمترین چالشهای قرن حاضر به حساب میآیند. باسیلهای گرم منفی عامل عفونتهای اکتسابی از بیمارستانها هستند و محیط بیمارستان یکی از مهمترین جایگاههای ...
آیت اللهی, علی اصغر +5 more
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Jacob, Hen, Elizabeth, Foden
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Respiratory sound analysis as a diagnosis tool for breathing disorders [PDF]
This paper provides an overview of respiratory sound analysis (RSA) and its functionality as a diagnostic tool for breathing disorders. A number of respiratory conditions and the techniques used to diagnose them, including sleep apnoea, lung sound ...
Amper-West, Matthew +3 more
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Auscultation is a fundamental diagnostic technique that provides valuable diagnostic information about different parts of the body. With the increasing prevalence of digital stethoscopes and telehealth applications, there is a growing trend towards ...
Zahra Mansour +4 more
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Doctor without borders : he's a physician who covers huge stretches of rural Texas -- and whose work provides key lessons about the fate and future of rural health care in America [PDF]
textDr. Jim Luecke, a rural family physician in Alpine, Texas, is one of six doctors responsible for thousands of patients across a sprawling 25,000 square foot remote region of the state.
Garcia-Ditta, Alexa Nicole 1986-
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