Publications by authors named "Terry Lund"
Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has emerged as an essential bedside tool for clinicians, but lack of access to ultrasound equipment has been a top barrier to POCUS use. Recently, several handheld ultrasound devices ("handhelds") have become available, and clinicians are seeking data to guide purchasing decisions. Few comparative studies of different handhelds have been done.
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- * Lack of training (72%) is the primary barrier to POCUS use, with 65% of nephrology groups expressing a need for additional training, and other barriers include limited access to ultrasound equipment (54%).
- * The conclusion emphasizes the necessity for increased investment in POCUS training and equipment to improve its application in nephrology practices and enhance patient care.
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- Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) aids rheumatologists in monitoring diseases, diagnosing conditions, and guiding procedures, but there’s limited knowledge about its current use and barriers faced by practitioners.
- A study conducted via web-based surveys among VA medical centers found high response rates, revealing that most rheumatologists frequently use POCUS for diagnosing issues like synovitis and for procedures like joint injections.
- Common barriers include a shortage of trained providers, insufficient funding for training and equipment, and a lack of established POCUS policies, indicating a need for investment in training and infrastructure for effective adoption in rheumatology.
Retinal ganglion cells can be classified into more than 40 distinct subtypes, whether by functional classification or transcriptomics. The examination of these subtypes in relation to their physiology, projection patterns, and circuitry would be greatly facilitated through the identification of specific molecular identifiers for the generation of transgenic mice. Advances in single cell transcriptomic profiling have enabled the identification of molecular signatures for cellular subtypes that are only rarely found.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRetrieval practice has been shown to produce significant enhancements in student learning of course information, but the extent to which students make use of retrieval to learn information on their own is unclear. In the current study, students in a large introductory biology course were provided with optional online review questions that could be accessed as Test questions (requiring students to answer the questions before receiving feedback) or as Read questions (providing students with the question and correct answer up-front). Students more often chose to access the questions as Test compared with Read, and students who used the Test questions scored significantly higher on subsequent exams compared with students who used Read questions or did not access the questions at all.
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