Other Issues with Defibrillators

Ethical issues with implantable defibrillators.

Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death in high risk populations.1 These devices were initially used only in patients who had survived an episode of life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmia,2−4 but recent clinical trials have yielded favorable results in populations of patients who have not experienced such arrhythmias but who are at high risk....

Football and Other Issues.

Other Issues in Assessment Planning

Quality and feasibility are important factors in assessment planning, but they do not always present themselves in the general ways discussed in Chapter Four. Our case studies produced examples of six other administrative considerations related to quality and feasibility that also play a significant role in assessment planning. Not all programs will need to address all of these issues, but as a...

3 Hando and Other Issues

Networking protocols are being modi ed to handle mobility of hosts. This paper argues that there is a need to make mobility explicit at every level of the OSI model | even above the network level through user or application level. Further, it is proposed that the mobile host and the rst hop (wireless link) of communication be handled di erently than the rest of the network. Hence, in networks w...

Sugars and Other Health Issues

Sugars are a key dietary component. In fact, the central nervous system (ie, the brain) contains cells that have an absolute requirement for the sugar glucose. In addition to the glucose requirement, sugars are also consumed for their pleasant taste and ease of digestion. The role of sugars in dental health, behavior, andmental and physical performance has been studied. All fermentable carbohyd...