October 2016

This Continuing Education activity is supported by an educational grant from Philips Respironics, Inc.

Head lice are 6-legged insects about the size of a sesame seed that cling to the scalp and neck and survive by feeding on human blood.

Being proactive rather than reactive can go a long way toward leading to optimal outcomes in clinical practice.

Clinicians can do 3 easy things when caring for diabetic patients to prevent drug interactions: implement medication reconciliation into daily practice, understand how drugs interact with each other, and know high-risk antidiabetic drug­–drug combinations.

Physician assistant Sonia Rupani, MS, PA-C, has demonstrated a passion for improving patient health throughout her entire life.

An individual living with diabetes has a 25% chance of developing a diabetic ulceration on their feet over their lifetime.

Approximately 29 million Americans have diabetes, although a quarter of them are unaware of it.

It is widely accepted that diabetes is a chronic condition characterized by hyperglycemia and high blood sugar, with multiple comorbities.

Since the beginnings of modern medicine, experts have recognized a connection between diabetes and mental illness.

Many patients with diabetes often do not completely grasp the consequences of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia on vascular health, and health care providers should not assume that a patient has been well educated on the pathophysiology of diabetes.

More than 86 million Americans over the age of 20 have prediabetes, 29 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes, and another 8.1 million Americans are living with undiagnosed diabetes.

Read about the new Rx products featured in October 2016.

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s summer’s subdued close meets fall’s booming commencement, we’ve found ourselves once again in the busy season.

The increasing incidence of diabetes is outpacing the number of health care providers skilled in caring for affected patients.