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Objective: The objective of this study was to determine if there are long term morbidities or mortality in renally impaired patients with the use of IV contrast-enhanced studies. Methods: A detailed systematic review was conducted to gather informat…

Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an insidious neurodegenerative disease with cardinal features of gradual cognitive decline and interference in activities of daily living (ADL). This disease is pervasive and affects over 10% of the adult popu…

Background: Plantar fasciitis (PF) is the most prevalent source of heel pain, contributing to a formidable cost of illness and affecting people from every age group, physical condition, and economic strata. Despite its ubiquitous impact on society, …

The purpose of this correlational study was to analyze the relationship between race and socioeconomic status on educational attainment amongst high school students in the United States. Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological Model was used as the study's t…

Objective: To assess the effect that maternal Body Mass Index (BMI) over 30 kg/m2 has on the risk of her offspring developing childhood obesity. Design: Systematic Literature Review. Methods: A search was performed using the databases PubMed, EBSCOh…

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is an increasingly diagnosed disorder whose mainstay treatment has been stimulant medications for many years. While the short-term effects of stimulant medications have been well documented, a consensu…

Background: Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is a rare autoimmune degenerative neurological consequence of many established viral and bacterial infections. The SARS-CoV-2 virus is a variation of the corona RNA virus strains discovered in 2019, and is k…

Problem: There is an increased rate of breast cancer mortality among adult women in Maryland, due to poor compliance to breast cancer screening with mammogram. Purpose: The purpose of this change project was to implement the American Cancer Society …

The purpose of this correlational quantitative study was to investigate the relationship between age and media literacy for postsecondary civics students in the northeastern United States. This study was significant by the methodological, theoretica…

The purpose of this quantitative study, using a correlational research design approach, was to investigate the correlation between achievement and chronic absenteeism for students in fourth through sixth grades enrolled in a public Tennessee school …

Background: Lidocaine with epinephrine is routinely used to achieve peripheral nerve blockade in non-appendage anatomical sites due to the vasoconstrictive properties and prolonged duration. Medical recommendations suggest avoiding epinephrine use i…

Background: Supervised injection facilities (SIF) have established use in several countries with the aim to combat increasing overdose rates, spread of infection, and facilitate enrollment in addiction treatment facilities for people who inject drug…