Delaware medical journal
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Paget Schroetter Syndrome (PSS) or "effort thrombosis" is a rare form of primary upper extremity deep vein thrombosis often seen in individuals with anatomic variants involving the thoracic outlet and exacerbated by repetitive microtrauma to the subclavian vein. Diagnosis can be made with ultrasound and confirmed with MR venography or conventional venography. We report a case of PSS in a young male athlete who was treated with pharmacologic and mechanical thrombolysis.
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Delaware medical journal · Jun 2012
Comparative StudyThe Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services Electronic Health Records for hospitals.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Electronic Health Records (EHR) incentive program for hospitals is described with respect to the requirements to receive the incentive payments, how to calculate the amount, and the pertinent time frames. Comparisons between the CMS EHR and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) are presented. The hallmarks of successful computerized health records are reviewed.
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Delaware medical journal · Jun 2012
Letter Biography Historical ArticleResponse to shell shock and the Battle of the Somme: history and the great war poets, in retrospect.