Implementation of a clinical pathway to screen and treat medical inpatients for opioid withdrawal.

Background: Opioid-related inpatient hospital stays are increasing at alarming rates. Unidentified and poorly treated opioid withdrawal may be associated with inpatients leaving against medical advice and increased health care utilization. To address these concerns, we developed and implemented a clinical pathway to screen and treat medical service inpatients for opioid withdrawal.

Optimal Design of Switchable Wearable Antenna Array for Wireless Sensor Networks.

In the paper, we present a novel approach to the optimum design of wearable antenna arrays intended for off-body links of wireless body area networks. Specifically, we investigate a four-element array that has a switchable radiation pattern able to direct its higher gain towards a signal source and a lower gain towards an interference. The aim is to increase the signal to interference ratio.

MRI safety risks in the obese: The case of the disposable lighter stored in the pannus.

Obese patients constitute 40% of the adult population. MRIs of obese patients are typically challenging because of the effects of a large field of view on image quality and the increased risk of thermal burns from contact with the bore. In this case report, the impacts of obesity on MRI procedures and safety are introduced.

Many-Objective Automated Optimization of a Four-Band Antenna for Multiband Wireless Sensor Networks.

This paper describes a new design and an optimization framework for a four-band antenna to be used in wireless sensor networks. The antenna is designed to operate effectively in two open frequency bands (ISM-Industrial, Scientific, Medical), 2.4 GHz and 5.