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Introduction/Background: Subtle acts of verbal and nonverbal offensive behaviors, expressions, and interactions are common in the clinical environment and are disproportionately encountered by individuals belonging to marginalized or underrepresente…

Background: Opioid use disorder (OUD) and the complications associated with opioid use is a growing concern across the globe. Increased deaths, morbidity, and crimes associated with opioid misuse are increasing in the United States. Groups such as N…

The healthcare industry has made various advancements, yet clinicians have resisted embracing modern advances intended to improve patient outcomes. Providers may resist change because they achieved comfort with specific techniques that have proven s…

Background: Sepsis has one of the highest mortality rates of hospitalized patients, yet there is not a “gold standard” diagnostic medical decision making tool outside of the intensive care unit. SIRS criteria have been used for the past three decade…

Alzheimer’s Disease affects millions of older people in the United States and sleep disturbances have been linked to mental decline in patients with AD. This research sought to determine whether bright light therapy could serve as an effective non-p…

Background: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a common condition that affects much of the world’s population. This disorder is characterized as an ongoing pattern of hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention that can interfere with daily …

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: Cardiac arrest is a common medical event that more than five-hundred thousand patients suffer from each year in the United States. The procedure seen most commonly in the American healthcare system includes ushering any present family me…

The purpose of this qualitative grounded theory study is to analyze the potential lack of coaching opportunities for Black women executives in the corporate sector. For the utility of the study, the benefits of coaching engagements for Black women e…

Objective: The objective of this research is to identify what observational studies have been published to compare malpractice rates between Physician Assistants (PAs) and other providers, while also addressing common causative factors for these mal…

Abstract: Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, thus making it an important focus of attention in the clinical setting. When a patient presents with an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and subsequently u…