Publications by authors named "Carolyn Nelson"
Context: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a preventable, deadly, and costly complication of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Some individuals with T1DM have recurrent DKA admissions.
Objective: We sought to characterize social factors that differ between patients with single vs multiple DKA admissions at an urban, safety-net hospital.
This article describes a quality improvement project to reduce the number of patients with diabetes who have poor glycemic control in a large tertiary care endocrinology clinic. The project used the Lean Six Sigma Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control process improvement methodology to develop clinic workflow processes for obtaining A1C measurements in a timely manner to facilitate interventions to improve glycemic control. The percentage of patients with poorly controlled diabetes (A1C >9.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnalysis of soft tissue display during enjoyment smiling: part 1--Caucasians.
Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent
January 2014
Esthetic considerations have become increasingly important in dental therapy. Evaluation of the soft tissue display during enjoyment smiling can provide useful information for esthetic oral rehabilitation. To date, no study has quantified the amount and frequency of soft tissue display in the area of the papilla.
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- Edwardsiella tarda is primarily associated with gastroenteritis but can cause rare extraintestinal infections, such as meningitis and abscesses.
- Over a decade, 10 cases of these unusual infections were identified in a medical institution, with some patients having risk factors like diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease.
- Despite a high mortality rate reported in some studies, all patients treated at this institution successfully responded to antimicrobial treatment.
Background: Controversy over the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine has reduced uptake, raising concerns of a future disease epidemic.
Aims: To explore parents' accounts of decision making relating to the MMR vaccine controversy, identifying uptake determinants and education needs.
Design Of Study: Qualitative interviews analysed using the 'framework' approach.