Disease foundations provide a critical patient perspective and encourage a crisp focus on translating basic science into urgent clinical applications for patients in need.
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Imagine energy efficient hospitals that save money on energy bills to use for critical patient care, and that promote renewable energy as a community health and resilience strategy.
The condition of another critical patient was upgraded.
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Imagine a patient in critical condition bleeding of multiple stab wounds.
The transplant is used to get the patient past the critical stage of the illness.
It has a one-to-one nurse-patient ratio in critical care and one-to-four in the rest.
One patient remained in critical condition Monday at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, while another was in serious condition.
As any physician will tell you, patient education is critical to treating diseases.
The physician-patient interaction is critical in successfully managing the progress made in treating these diseases and determining which medication is most appropriate.
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When it comes to diagnosing illness, doctors may turn a deaf ear to some of the most critical information: what the patient has to say.
Furthermore, in critical-care situations, the patient might be unconscious and, therefore, unable to grant access to essential health information.
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"The patient is currently in a critical but stable condition, " she added.
He added that planning 20 years in advance was "a hugely important step forward" because past failures to plan far enough ahead had led to problems delivering improvements in patient care due to a critical shortage of doctors and nurses.
The hospital also told The New York Times that it had developed a new checklist to ensure medical staff reviewed all critical lab results and vital signs before a patient leaves.
The patient, alas, is still in critical condition.
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But, on Friday, Mount Elizabeth said the patient's health, already "extremely critical" on admission, had taken a turn for the worse.
Life sciences companies have reached a critical juncture where they must move beyond simply experimenting with patient engagement around the margins and ratchet up their investment in innovative business models that build enduring relationships with their customers.
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Attention to detail is critical in the prevention and control of any MDRO in a patient room.
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