Post-procedure imaging for Hickman line insertions: Is it necessary?

cpr training for nurses: how often is it necessary?

vaccination against hepatitis a for hemophilic patients: is it necessary?

conclusions more than 40% of the hemophilic patients under 20 years of age in the present study had no immunity against hepatitis a, and 23% of hepatitis c patients had not had a hepatitis a co-infection yet. since hepatitis a can show a fulminant course in hepatitis c patients, vaccination against hepatitis a seems necessary in hemophilic patients in the region. background hemophilic patients ...

Imaging of parathyroid lesions with radionuclides - Is it worth doing?

Parathyroid adenomas, or hyperplasia may be present in patients with hypercalcemia. Treatment Is by surgical excision, but about 10% of the lesions may be In ectopic locations. Pre-operative localization of the lesions with non-lvasive imaging, using radionuclides, ultrasound, CT, or MR], may simplify surgery, and reduce patient morbidity. However, the reports of the accuracy of the curre...

Cognitive rehabilitation for schizophrenia: is it possible? Is it necessary?

Limitations of available psychosocial interventions combined with the increasing evidence that schizophrenia is characterized by diverse deficits in information processing has stimulated great interest in the possibility of cognitive rehabilitation. However, the current optimism seems unjustified. The precise role of information processing in the behavioral handicaps evidenced by schizophrenic ...

Special Issue on Image security: secure imaging - is it necessary?

Editorial Special Issue on Image security: secure imaging—is it necessary? In the mathematical model of Shannon, ''the fundamental problem of communication is that of reproducing at one point either exactly or approximately a message selected at another point''. The pioneering papers of Shannon described also cryptographic coding for ensuring confidentiality. Efficient, confidential, authentic ...