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Background: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), a leading cause of maternal mortality globally, occurs when blood loss exceeds 1,000 milliliters with hypovolemia within 24 hours after delivery. Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the …

The purpose of this quantitative study was to compare mean first-time pass rates on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) of nursing graduates who were trained in hybrid versus traditional prelicensure nursing p…

Background: When an individual is diagnosed with dementia and their functioning begins to decline, they often rely on family members for assistance. It is estimated that 65-75% of the time, this care is provided at home by family members, including …

Background. The ketogenic diet (KD) is a high fat diet with low carbohydrates (usually in either a 4:1 or 3:1 ratio) and relatively average protein. The KD has been explored as adjunctive therapy for intractable epilepsy since the 1920s. Objective. …

Background: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a life-altering and common disease that continues to rise in the United States. Current treatment guidelines include monotherapy or combination therapy of medication, psychotherapy, and electroconvulsiv…

Background: In 2013, the American Heart Association (AHA) published guidelines on the effect of pet ownership on cardiovascular health. At the time, it was the only guideline published by a formal body that medical providers could use to guide patie…

Abstract: Currently, the United States of America maintains the highest maternal mortality rate (MMR) out of all industrialized nations. The goal of this paper is to compare guidelines for the top three causes of maternal death in the United States …

Background: Around 322 million people battle with depression worldwide. There are no current guidelines or a standard of care to help treat patients with treatment resistant depression. The recent FDA approval of esketamine aims to help these treatm…

Introduction/Background: The inaccurate assessment of neuromuscular blockade (NMB) status by anesthesia providers places patients at risk for postoperative residual neuromuscular blockade (RNMB), with an incidence of up to 60% in the absence or inad…

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients are at increased risk for mortality due to the progression of the disease and complications associated. Exercise has been shown to help improve cardiorespiratory fitness and to decrease mortality ris…

Background: This evidence-based medicine literature review compares outcomes of morbidity and mortality between surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Although originally approved for patients who…

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common debilitating autoimmune disease worldwide resulting in progressive disability in thousands of patients annually. Current treatments such as disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) aim to slow disease…