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Often however, a spectrum of DDM is defined encompassing apathy, abulia, and akinetic mutism, with apathy being the mildest form and akinetic mutism being the most severe or extreme form. [1] [2] [3] Akinetic mutism involves alertness but absence of movement and speech due to profound lack of will.
Dynamic decision making research uses computer simulations which are laboratory analogues for real-life situations. These computer simulations are also called “microworlds” [4] and are used to examine people's behavior in simulated real world settings where people typically try to control a complex system where later decisions are affected by earlier decisions. [5]
Arden syntax is a markup language used for representing and sharing medical knowledge. [1] This clinical and scientific knowledge language is used in an executable format by clinical decision support systems [2] to generate alerts, interpretations, and to screen and manage messages to clinicians.
Dementia is a devastating condition that can affect everything from your thinking to your personality. And while you can't always control your risk of developing the disease, new research finds ...
Variations in healthcare provider training & experience [45] [52] and failure to acknowledge the prevalence and seriousness of medical errors also increase the risk. [53] [54] The so-called July effect occurs when new residents arrive at teaching hospitals, causing an increase in medication errors according to a study of data from 1979 to 2006.
New research suggests that paralyzed patients could regain some degree of movement — perhaps even walk again. In a study led by EPFL (Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne) and Lausanne ...
Defensive medicine takes two main forms: assurance behavior and avoidance behavior.Assurance behavior involves the charging of additional, unnecessary services to a) reduce adverse outcomes, b) deter patients from filing medical malpractice claims, or c) preempt any future legal action by documenting that the practitioner is practicing according to the standard of care.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now classifies eggs as a “healthy, nutrient-dense" food, according to a new proposed rule. Registered dietitians react to the change.