PRM6 Are You Counting Prescription Medications Utilization Correctly?

Are you correctly using rigid sterilization containers for IUSS?

The otologist's tuning fork examination--are you striking it correctly?

OBJECTIVE To determine if the manner in which a tuning fork is activated affects its vibrational response. STUDY DESIGN Diagnostic test assessment. SETTING Hearing Center of Excellence laboratory. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A Polytec OFV-5000 scanning vibrometer was used to measure the vibrational response of 256-Hz, 512-Hz, and 1024-Hz tuning forks after activation. The tuning forks were activ...

Complementary/Alternative versus Prescription Medications

Investigators from the Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, determined the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in an outpatient pediatric neurology clinic, and assessed family attitudes toward the efficacy of CAM versus prescription medications.

Helping low-income patients obtain prescription medications.

Low-income patients without prescription medication insurance coverage may be forced to choose between essential medications and food. Programs are available to help low-income patients obtain prescription medications at no cost.

Unapproved prescription cough, cold, and allergy medications.

Correspondence Management (Dr Maygers), Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center; and the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (Dr Sevransky) and the Division of Geriatric Medicine (Dr Cordts), Johns Hopkins University . Financial/nonfi nancial disclosures: The authors have reported to CHEST that no potential confl icts of interest exist with any companies/organizations whose products...