Combining Ferric Salt and Cactus Mucilage for Arsenic Removal from Water.

New methods to remediate arsenic-contaminated water continue to be studied, particularly to fill the need for accessible methods that can significantly impact developing communities. A combination of cactus mucilage and ferric (Fe(III)) salt was investigated as a flocculation-coagulation system to remove arsenic (As) from water. As(V) solutions, ferric nitrate, and mucilage suspensions were mixed and left to stand for various periods of time.

Testing a teaching appointment and geragogy-based approach to medication knowledge at discharge.

Limited research is available on how best to provide discharge teaching for rehabilitation patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of different methods for providing education to increase patient knowledge about discharge medications. Using a convenience sample of patients and family members, a randomized, experimental study design was conducted to compare three methods for teaching about discharge medications (geragogy format plus scheduled time for teaching; geragogy format alone; standard teaching method).

Clinical outcome of patients who develop PAF after CABG surgery.

This was a retrospective analysis of patients who had CABG surgery at our hospital over a 12-month period to determine the intermediate-term prognosis of those who had developed PAF after their operation before hospital discharge. Of 317 patients who were operated by a single surgical group, 116 (37%) had AF postoperatively of whom 112 had the paroxysmal form. Of these, 36 were treated with class I or III antiarrhythmic drugs and rate control drugs (group 1) and 76 were treated with rate control alone (group 2).