normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 introduction: disasters whether natural or man-made can inflict widespread damage in every society. disaster effects on hospitals were discussed by many specialties in many fields. the aim of this article was discussion disasters effect on medical records department, which responsible for safeguard keeping of patient medic...

patients with syndrome x coronary disease represent a heterogeneous group of patients. medical treatment with dilators and calcium channel blockers are not very effective. we evaluated the use of transmyocardial laser revascularization (tmlr) in treating 5 patients with this syndrome. between may 2002 to december 2005, 5 patients with cardiac syndrome x (mean age of 49.7 years) underwent tmlr. ...

Introduction: Extensive use of diagnostic radiology is the largest contributor to total population radiation doses. Thus, appropriate equipment and safe practice are necessary for good-quality images with optimal doses. This study aimed to perform quality control (QC) audit for radiography and fluoroscopy devices owned by private sector in Syria (2005-2013) to verify compliance of performance o...

Background: Medication interactions are associated with various unwanted adverse drug reactions. Medication Reconciliation involves a process in which a complete list of patient's previously prescribed medications are recorded and subsequently evaluated within the context of concomitantly prescribed medications and present medical condition during the hospitalization. Method: Medical records ...

Background: Medication interactions are associated with various unwanted adverse drug reactions. Medication Reconciliation involves a process in which a complete list of patient's previously prescribed medications are recorded and subsequently evaluated within the context of concomitantly prescribed medications and present medical condition during the hospitalization. Method: Medical records ...

background: the use of the ionizing radiation in the medical practice has evolved since its beginnings. their benefit for the patient is considerable in term of comfort, diagnostic and therapeutic effectiveness. it is estimated that 30% to 50% of critical decisions in medical approaches is based on x-ray examination. using the x-ray as a diagnostic means by clinicians requires appropriate and a...

X Matthew J. Kan,1 X Jennifer E. Lee,2 Joan G. Wilson,2 Angela L. Everhart,2 X Candice M. Brown,3 Andrew N. Hoofnagle,4 Marilyn Jansen,2 X Michael P. Vitek,2 X Michael D. Gunn,1,5 and X Carol A. Colton2 1Department of Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, 2Department of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, 3Department of Ne...