C.N.I.B. Mobile Eye Care Unit in Newfoundland.
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Biomedical subjects
D Ash
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Retrospective detection of exposure to sulfur mustard: improvements on an assay for liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis of albumin-sulfur mustard adducts.
We here report on the further development of the method comprising the pronase digestion of albumin alkylated by sulfur mustard and the subsequent mass spectrometric analysis of an adducted tripeptide. This includes significant improvements in both the albumin isolation procedure and the automation of the microliquid chromatography-electrospray-tandem mass spectrometric analysis. We also report on the results of a small reference range study, in which we have established that there are no detectable interferences in sera from unexposed individuals.
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Sustaining safe and acceptable bowel care in spinal cord injured patients.
This article aims to increase understanding of the bowel care needs of patients with spinal cord injury. Spinal cord injury centres provide expert bowel management for these patients but healthcare staff in general hospitals may not be familiar with the techniques required.
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Evaluating cost center productivity.
The monthly and yearly productivity summaries were developed and applied to a computer spreadsheet to aid the nurse manager in better understanding and communicating budget issues for diverse ambulatory care departments. A computerized spreadsheet using a commercially available personal computer program, such as Lotus, Quattro Pro, or Excel, can be used to more quickly and accurately track and summarize monthly budget reports. The data can be entered into the spreadsheet either manually or imported by query from the financial mainframe system. Contact your agency's finance or information department for information on how to accomplish this. Periodically acuity and resources should be measured and compared with quality monitors to maintain standards. For the past 10 years, our facility has successfully used this tool to make more informed decisions by identifying trouble spots early, and taking corrective action to avoid crisis management.
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Quality assurance in brachytherapy: the role of the ICRU in achieving uniformity in dose and volume specification for reporting.
A quality assurance programme in brachytherapy implies a general consensus on the method of dose and volume specification for reporting. This in turn implies a consensus on certain definitions of terms and concepts. For several decades, the ICRU (International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements) has been actively involved in an effort to reach a consensus between different brachytherapy centres worldwide, and to improve uniformity in reporting. The ICRU has prepared two reports containing recommendations for reporting brachytherapy treatments. The first, report #38 published in 1985, deals with intracavitary therapy in gynecology. The second deals with interstitial therapy, and is now in press. A summary of these two ICRU reports is presented here. Some definitions of terms and concepts are first recalled and discussed: Total Reference Air Kerma (TRAK), gross tumor volume (GTV), clinical target volume (CTV), treated volume, mean central dose, dose uniformity parameters, etc. Specific recommendations for reporting interstitial and intracavitary brachytherapy are then presented.
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