COVER STORY
CE Offering: Diabetes
Get specialist advice that can be used in generalist practice. Our discussion focuses on two well-recognized algorithms for glycemic control and how to incorporate them in everyday patient care. Medication choices, lifestyle interventions and glucose monitoring are discussed.
by KC Arnold, NP (Cover image by Jeffrey Leeser/Doris Mohr)
Feature Articles
Women's Health
This article updates NPs about the second human papillomavirus vaccine, Cervarix, which was cleared for marketing in October. In the same month, the FDA approved a new indication for Gardasil in young men.
by Christie Klisz, NP, and Clair Kaplan, NP
Pediatrics
This article presents an ethics case study centered on HPV vaccination for adolescent girls. The patient wants to be vaccinated but her mother will not give approval. What can you do when law and ethics collide?
by Saribel Garcia Ceballos, NP
Cardiology/ Women's Health
Learn about takotsubo cardiomyopathy, which is brought on by stress, shock or extreme grief. Most cases resolve with supportive inpatient care and standard treatment for cardiomyopathy. The author provides case studies to support the discussion.
by Andrea L. Beale, NP
Geriatrics
This article educates NPs about mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and why older adults should be routinely screened for it. MCI is the transitional state between intact cognition and dementia.
by Christine Reynholds Ordway, NP
Geriatrics/ Urology
Get insightful information about urinary incontinence in long-term care settings. Too often, urinary incontinence is undertreated in these facilities due to misconceptions about what simple clinical interventions can achieve.
by Diane A. Smith, NP, Erin Chini, NP, and Frazer Buntin
Allergy and Immunology
This article provides a thorough discussion of anaphylaxis, the body's systemic response to an anaphylactic reaction.
by Cari A. Spettel, NP