Publications by authors named "Monica L Johnson"
Background: It has been reported that the general population is not skillful at identifying stinging insects with the exception of the honeybee. No information is available to evaluate allergy physicians' accuracy with stinging insect identification.
Objective: To measure the accuracy of allergists' ability to identify stinging insects and assess their common practices for evaluating individuals with suspected insect hypersensitivity.
The HIT study: Hymenoptera Identification Test--how accurate are people at identifying stinging insects?
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol
September 2014
Background: Stinging insects in the order Hymenoptera include bees, wasps, yellow jackets, hornets, and ants. Hymenoptera sting injuries range from localized swelling to rarely death. Insect identification is helpful in the management of sting injuries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To examine the changes in performance on heart failure knowledge assessments administered before and after discharge education.
Methods: We conducted a randomized controlled trial comparing the effects of a 1-h, one-on-one teaching session with a nurse educator to the standard discharge process in patients with systolic heart failure. Patients completed a 30 point heart failure knowledge questionnaire (HFKQ) prior to and 3 months after the education intervention.
Background And Aims: Identification of patients with heart failure (HF) at high risk of hospital readmission is critical to refine processes for reducing readmission rates. We hypothesized that patients with higher 6-min walk (6MW) distance at the time of hospital discharge are at low risk for early readmission.
Methods: We prospectively enrolled 265 patients admitted with HF and left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
Introduction: Brugada syndrome describes a subgroup of patients at risk for polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, and sudden cardiac death and is likely underdiagnosed among aviators.
Case Report: A 40-year-old male pilot presented to the clinic for his physical. He denied any symptoms on initial questioning.
Background: It is unknown if physician education through heart failure (HF) patient-specific quality-of-care report cards (HFRC) impacts outpatient HF guideline adherence.
Methods: A prospective pre-post design study was performed to test the hypothesis that a one-time, patient-specific HFRC delivered to physicians after HF patient (ejection fraction < or = 40%) discharge would lead to improved HF guideline adherence compared with control practitioners. Patients were contacted at 1, 3, and 6 months after discharge to assess medication usage and intolerances.
Background: Serum brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) has been reported to be elevated in heart transplant recipients with both cellular and vascular rejection. Whether BNP can be used to help predict the severity of rejection is not well established.
Methods: We analyzed serial BNP measurements obtained during endomyocardial biopsy procedures in consecutive heart transplant patients occurring >45 days after transplantation.
Background: Although interventions combining patient education and postdischarge management have demonstrated benefits in patients with chronic heart failure, the benefit attributable to patient education alone is not known. We hypothesized that a patient discharge education program would improve clinical outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure.
Methods And Results: We conducted a randomized, controlled trial of 223 systolic heart failure patients and compared the effects of a 1-hour, one-on-one teaching session with a nurse educator to the standard discharge process.