Publications by authors named "Harry Heverling"

Article Synopsis
  • Ultrasound guidance is crucial for ensuring safety and effectiveness in medical procedures, especially in emergency departments.
  • Using ultrasound significantly enhances the chances of success on the first attempt, reduces the time needed to complete procedures, and lowers the risk of complications compared to traditional methods that rely on physical landmarks.
  • The principles of ultrasound guidance can be easily adapted for various bedside procedures once they are mastered.
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Introduction: Opioid overdose is a leading cause of death in the USA. Internet-based teaching can improve medical knowledge among trainees, but there are limited data to show the effect of Internet-based teaching on clinical competence in medical training, including management of opioid poisoning.

Methods: We used an ecological design to assess the effect of an Internet-based teaching module on the management of a simulated opioid-poisoned patient.

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For many patients today, HIV has become a chronic disease. For those patients who have access to and adhere to lifelong antiretroviral (ARV) therapy, the potential for drug-drug interactions has become a real and life-threatening concern. It is known that most ARV drug interactions occur through the cytochrome P450 (CYP) pathway.

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Antiretroviral therapy has changed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection from a near-certainly fatal illness to one that can be managed chronically. More patients are taking antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) for longer periods of time, which naturally results in more observed toxicity. Overdose with ARVs is not commonly reported.

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The polyphenolic compounds curcumin and quercetin increased sensitivity of ovarian cancer cells (CAOV3 and SKOV3) to cisplatin. The effect was obtained when the compounds were added simultaneously with cisplatin, as well as when they were added 24 h before. High serum levels of certain cytokines, for example interleukin-6 (IL-6), have been associated with poor prognosis and cisplatin resistance in various forms of cancer.

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