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Pertsov A M and Jalife J 1995 Cardiac Eiectrophysioiogy From Ceii to Bedside ed D P Zipes and J Jalife (Philadelphia Saunders) p 403... 

Leuko-reduction can be performed at the time of collection by apheresis in the blood lab or at the patient s bedside. Economic, quaUty assurance. 

Immunosensors promise to become principal players ia chemical, diagnostic, and environmental analyses by the latter 1990s. Given the practical limits of immunosensors (low ppb or ng/mL to mid-pptr or pg/mL) and their portabiUty, the primary appHcation is expected to be as rapid screening devices ia noncentralized clinical laboratories, ia iatensive care faciUties, and as bedside monitors, ia physicians offices, and ia environmental and iadustrial settings (49—52). Industrial appHcations for immunosensors will also include use as the basis for automated on-line or flow-injection analysis systems to analyze and control pharmaceutical, food, and chemical processing lines (53). Immunosensors are not expected to replace laboratory-based immunoassays, but to open up new appHcations for immunoassay-based technology. 

Restricted Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Responses," Biomedicine 96 Medical Research from Bench to Bedside, Washiagton, D.C., May 3—6, 1996. 

Chatenoud L (2003) CD3-specific antibody-induced active tolerance from bench to bedside. Nat. Rev. Immunol 3 123-132... 

Never leave a drug at the patient s bedside to be taken later unless there is a specific order by the... 

DIARRHEA. When these dragp are used orally they occasionally result in excessive salivation, abdominal cramping, flatus, and sometimes diarrhea The patient is informed that these reactions will continue until tolerance develops, usually within a few weeks. Until tolerance develops, the nurse ensures that proper facilities, such as a bedside commode, bedpan, or bathroom, are readily available. The patient is encouraged to ambulate to assist the passing of flatus. If needed, a rectal tube may be used to assist in the passing of flatus. The nurse keeps a record of the fluid intake and output and tlie number, consistency, and frequency of stools if diarrhea is present. The primary health care provider is informed if diarrhea is excessive because this may be an indication of toxicity. 

The primary care provider allows the patient to keep pilocarpine eye drops at the bedside and to self-administer the eye drops 4 times daily. The nurse... 

The nurse never leaves hypnotics and sedatives at the patient s bedside to be taken at a later hour hypnotics and sedatives are controlled substances (see Chap. 1). hi addition, the nurse never leaves these dru unattended in the nurses station, hallway, or other areas to which patients, visitors, or hospital personnel have direct access. If these dragp are prepared in advance, it is important to place them in a locked cupboard until the time of administration. 

Antiseptic and germicidal drugp kept at die patient s bedside must be clearly labeled with die name of die product, die strengtii, and when applicable die date of preparation of die solution. The nurse replaces hard-to-read or soiled, stained labels as needed. These solutions... 

Weinshilboum R, Wang L. Pharmacogenomics bench to bedside. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2004 3 739-48. 

The use of wireless computer systems has gain popularity in data collection for clinical trials. They have been used as a substitute for normal paper-based patient diaries (Koop et al. [19]) to increase data quality and shorten the time needed to close the database. They have also been used for mobile interviewing [20] and for bedside data collection [21]. In patient-directed data entry, subjects are given handheld computers to answer the trial s questions (Clarke et al. [22]). 

Swanson A. Computerized bedside randomization in a randomized clinical trial. Controlled Clin Trials 2003 24 3S 166S. 

After the capillary has been filled, it is necessary to transport the capillary, usually, to the laboratory. For this purpose it is sealed at bedside. Most commonly it is capped with a plastic cap which is commercially available. However, it can be sealed with either sealing wax or with Kronig s cement, and then be brought to the laboratory. This sealing of the tube is shown in Figure 9. 

Snider, G. L. Interpretation of the Arterial Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Partial Pressures A Simplified Approach for Bedside Use. Chest (1973), 6, 801 - 806. 

Hand PJ, Kwan J, Lindley RI, Dennis MS, Wardlaw JM. Distinguishing between stroke and mimic at the bedside the brain attack study. Stroke 2006 37 769-775. 

The discormect between the efficacy of rt-PA and its infrequent use is a significant problem, one which telemedicine may solve by bringing to the bedside both neurological and imaging expertise, facilitating the appropriate use of this therapy. 

Shafqat et al. ° previously validated the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) assessment as a reliable method of evaluating patients with stroke symptoms at a bandwidth of 384 kbit/s comparing a bedside neurologist to a telemedicine-enabled neurologist teamed with a bedside nurse in patients with ischemic stroke and NIHSS scores ranging from 1 to 24. There was an excellent correlation between bedside and remote scores (inter-rater correlation coefficient... 

The NG route is used most commonly for short-term (less than 1 month) enteral access. Some institutions prefer the OG route because of less damage to the sinuses the OG route is also useful in situations such as facial trauma, where nasopharyngeal damage prevents NG feeding. The major advantage of these routes is that the tubes can be placed quickly and inexpensively by the nurse at the bedside. 

Nasogastric or orogastric Short-term Intact gag reflex Normal gastric emptying Manually at bedside Ease of placement Allows for all methods of administration Inexpensive Multiple commercially available tubes and sizes Potential tube displacement Potential increased aspiration risk... 

Haber found a place to study physical chemistry almost by chance. He had kept constant vigil at the bedside of a dying friend, whose grateful brother suggested that Haber apply to the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, where an influential relative could help. The school, near the Rhine River in the center of German liberalism, maintained close ties with a large... 

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