Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Institution
- Keyword
-
- Anticoagulation (1)
- Atrial fibrillation (1)
- BRCA (1)
- BRCA1 (1)
- BRCA2 (1)
-
- Breast cancer (1)
- Breast cancer in men (1)
- Education (1)
- Family medicine (1)
- Genetic counseling (1)
- Genetic testing (1)
- Kangaroo Mother Care (1)
- Perioperative (1)
- Preterm care (1)
- Preterm infants (1)
- Primary care (1)
- Procedure (1)
- Residency (1)
- Resident (1)
- Surgery (1)
- Traditional incubator care (1)
- USPSTF breast cancer guidelines (1)
- Warfarin (1)
- Publication
- Publication Type
Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Primary Care
Genetic Screening For Breast Cancer In The Primary Care Setting, Michael Nick Gomez
Genetic Screening For Breast Cancer In The Primary Care Setting, Michael Nick Gomez
Doctor of Nursing Practice
The purpose of this project was to increase adherence to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for breast cancer screening and genetic testing.Screening for breast cancer risk factors including genetic testing helps reduce the incidence of breast cancer. A protocol was developed based on national clinical guidelines to increase screening and genetic testing for breast cancer. Provider responsibilities included screening all patients 18 years of age and older for risks factors of breast cancer, referring patients with a significant risk based on the screening for genetic testing and providing referrals for genetic counseling …
Kangaroo Mother Care And Traditional Care, Arianna Smola, Kirsten Lawson
Kangaroo Mother Care And Traditional Care, Arianna Smola, Kirsten Lawson
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Prematurity and low birth weight are leading causes of infant death. Throughout recent years care methods for this population have evolved from incubator care to Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC). The purpose of this systematic review was to answer the following PICO question: in the case of preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants, how does the technique of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) compare to traditional incubator use, regarding long and short-term outcomes of preterm and LBW infant recovery. Methods of this study included the selection of twenty peer-reviewed articles that studied the effect of incubators and KMC on premature and …
Family Medicine Resident Education On Perioperative Management Of Patients On Anticoagulation, Hanna Mathers
Family Medicine Resident Education On Perioperative Management Of Patients On Anticoagulation, Hanna Mathers
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Family Medicine residents at CMMC in Lewiston, Maine manage patients in an outpatient clinic as well as on an inpatient family medicine teaching service. Many patients in the community are anticoagulated for native valve atrial fibrillation and undergo surgical procedures both in the inpatient and outpatient setting. Residents are often asked on to determine the necessity and timing of anticoagulation discontinuation for patients that they see. With patients on newer oral anticoagulants and various degrees of risk, it can be a challenge to make an informed choice. Residents have found that they would feel more confident in perioperative management of …