Monday, November 23, 2009
Compliance with Antihypertensives
In an interesting study by Mazzaglia and associates, the authors found that patients with cancer were more likely to be noncompliant with antihypertensive medication therapy.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
It takes courage to pursue certification
Certification would be a worthy goal and one that may pay handsomely in terms of career mobility and other opportunities. Have faith in your goals and you will have the courage to work through your fear.
Monday, November 16, 2009
BNP and Respiratory Distress
In the question above Ms. Leslie has a BNP level of 1273 which is clearly elevated and would indicate heart failure. This information would be useful if Ms. Leslie had a complicated symptom presentation, such as what often occurs in patients with multiple cardiac and pulmonary medical conditions.