Nurse-Led Exercise Stress Testing Is It Still Safe Practice?

Is it safe for Multiple Sclerosis patients to fast?

Ramadan fasting predispose multiple sclerosis (MS) patients to a great challenge. Clinicians should have practical knowledge about the effects of fasting on MS. A mini-symposium was held in 2013 to answer the common questions about fasting in MS patients. In current review we present a summary of the mentioned mini-symposium.Generally, fasting is possible for most stable MS patients. Thorough m...

Pre-discharge defibrillation testing: Is it still justified?

BACKGROUND An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is routinely used to prevent sudden cardiac death. Since the introduction of that device into clinical practice, a defibrillation test (the so-called pre-discharge test [PDT]) has been an inseparable part of the ICD implantation procedure. Recently, the usefulness of PDT has been called into question. METHODS The aim of this research ...

Exercise stress testing is useful, safe, and efficient even in patients aged 75 years or older.

OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical and hemodynamic variables obtained with exercise testing in elderly patients SW >75 years. METHODS This study assessed 100 patients aged 75-94 years (80+/-4 years) undergoing symptom-limited exercise testing, 65% of whom were asymptomatic, 25% had nonanginal chest pain, and 10% had typical precordialgia. Of the 100 patients, 32% were males, 50% were hyperten...

Quantitative Dengue Test: Is it Practical for Clinical Practice?

Revenue effects of practice nurse-led care for chronic diseases.

OBJECTIVE To determine the economic feasibility in Australian general practices of using a practice nurse (PN)-led care model of chronic disease management. METHODS A cost-analysis of item numbers from the Medicare Benefit Schedule (MBS) was performed in three Australian general practices, one urban, one regional and one rural. Patients (n =254; >18 years of age) with chronic conditions (type...