Martha K. Raymond, RN, BSN, BS

An Archives of Internal Medicine study reported that older diabetes patients who started antipsychotic drug therapy had higher overall likelihoods of hyperglycemia.

A recent study showed that non-invasive oxygen ventilation reduced rates of respiratory failure and reintubation in recently extubated, at-risk patients more effectively than convention oxygen therapy.

As part of Advanstar and ModernMedicine's cross-publication focus on cardiometabolic disorders and weight, RN will present four nurse-oriented care plans for diseases in this spectrum, starting with features on diabetes and blood lipids.

A study of patients with atrial fibrillation and one or more comorbidities showed that using left atrial appendage closure reduced rates of stroke, cardiovascular death, and systemic embolism more effectively than warfarin therapy.