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  • J&J Campaign Promotes Nursing
    J&J Campaign Promotes Nursing The pamphlet is eye catching. A group of young nurses in blue scrubs, rest with stethoscopes around their necks, name badges clipped in place, pens dangling from their pockets and confidently smirking. They don't look exhausted, crabby or ...More
    May 1, 2002
    Posted in Articles
  • Bronchoscope Pseudomonas Outbreak Rattles Johns Hopkins
    Two pulmonary patients at Johns Hopkins Medical Center have died of pneumonia after being treated with Olympus bronchoscopes that were recalled several months prior to the procedures. The bronchoscopes were voluntarily taken off the market by the company after it was ...More
    May 1, 2002
    Posted in Articles, Industry Issues, Procedures
  • What is Professionalism?
    What is Professionalism? By Terri Herzog RN, CGRN Are you a true professional? I know this sounds like a boring topic but it's not what you think. According to Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary 10th edition, professionalism is the conduct, aims or qualities that ...More
    May 1, 2002
    Posted in Articles, Industry Issues
  • Hepatitis: The Quiet Killer
    There are six known viruses that can cause inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis A, B, C, D, E and G infect the liver, causing the organ to weaken and die. May is National Hepatitis Awareness Month. Hepatitis A, B and C are the most infectious and most dangerous forms of ...More
    May 1, 2002
    Posted in Articles, Disorders
  • SGNA Special
    U.S. Endoscopy GroupBooth 321 The newly designed Roth Net™ is the premier device for both polyp and foreign body retrieval. Improvements to this patented innovation include the "easy-pack" net delivery system, a stiffer loop wire and a reinforced sheath. All of these ...More
    May 1, 2002
    Posted in Articles, Industry Issues, Procedures
  • Endo Nerds Unite!
    While surfing the Internet to scan national newspapers, I came upon a headline that made me jump: "Hospital Says Faulty Recall May Have exposed 400 to Infection." I read the online article quickly, hurried to the printer to review the text again and furiously made interview ...More
    May 1, 2002
    Posted in Articles, Industry Issues
  • ALL STARS: Grossmont Hospital
    Grossmont Hospital Endo Suite Also nominated for Endo All Star status are members of the endoscopy suite at Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, Calif. Last April, the staff moved into a new endoscopy suite that features seven procedure rooms. "It was a great move for us because ...More
    May 1, 2002
    Posted in Articles
  • What is FAP?
    Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) also known as familial polyposis (affecting the colon), and Gardner Syndrome (colon and extracolonic manifestations), is a hereditary colorectal cancer syndrome associated with the development of hundreds to thousands of adenomatous ...More
    May 1, 2002
    Posted in Articles, Disorders, Industry Issues, Procedures
  • Scoping Out Repairs
    Brian Newton, president of The Scope Exchange, an endoscopy repair company based in Greensboro, NC, explains the latest information for keeping delicate equipment functioning effectively. Q: How often should endoscopes be checked for maintenance? Are there generally blatant ...More
    March 1, 2002
    Posted in Articles, Procedures
  • Crohn's Treatment Receives FDA Approval
    Crohn's disease plagues an estimated 500,000 Americans, causing inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain, and weight loss. Some patients also develop fistulas and other complications. While this chronic inflammatory bowel disease causes ...More
    March 1, 2002
    Posted in Articles, Industry Issues
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