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The most recent guidelines for the treatment of schizophrenia include not only antipsychotic regimens, but therapy. Therapy comes in the form of individual and family interventions. Current research for the cultural-adaptation of family intervention…

Aspiration of gastric contents remains a significant perioperative complication, with potentially disastrous consequences such as pneumonia, hypoxia, or even death. Accurate assessment of aspiration risk is crucial, yet traditional clinical methods …

Background: Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) requires timely intervention with thrombolytics to provide increased survivability and decreased disability. Telestroke is a new and growing technology used to increase access to thrombolytics within 3-4.5 hou…

Background: Total knee arthroplasties (TKA) have long been considered the standard when looking at venous thrombotic events (VTE) risks. Such operations are rated as a high-risk procedure by the American Heart Association when analyzing prophylaxis …

The purpose of this mixed-methods action research study is to determine whether redesigning the online student orientation course (SOR 101) using universal design for learning (UDL) principles improves student satisfaction with course design clarity…

Introduction: Since the American Society of Anesthesiologists established standards requiring end-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO₂) monitoring in 2011, anesthesia-related mortality has significantly decreased. While pulse oximetry is now the standard of …

Psychiatric illness confers significant morbidity and mortality to female adolescents who are affected. To expertly combat this issue, risk factors for psychiatric illness specific to adolescent females must be explored and identified. This research…

Background: Increasing sensitizations to food amongst rising generations has created a challenge for the health care system to determine the correct path of assessing the degree of allergic response in patients. Currently the gold diagnostic standar…

Objective: The purpose of this systematic review is to determine if the use of elexacaftor, tezacaftor and ivacaftor (ETI) therapy is associated with improvement in morbidity and surrogate clinical data for people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF) with at…

Background: Anesthesia professionals are experts in handling high-risk medications, equipment, and conducting patient assessments. Neuromuscular blocking medications are commonly used in general anesthesia. This research project presents current evi…

Medication non-adherence is a prevalent issue among patients diagnosed with psychotic symptoms, which results in relapse and re-hospitalization. Current measures to address medication non-adherence in the psychiatric setting have not been successful…

Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI), a leading cause of death and disability in pediatric patients, disrupts the brain's normal functioning. The symptoms and severity of TBI can vary widely from patient to patient;therefore, treatment should be…

Background: Postpartum depression is a prevalent disease that affects many women. Research is lacking on whether physical activity during pregnancy can help prevent postpartum depression (PPD). There are currently no guidelines for the prevention of…