MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'grade'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:10:36 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5131076&cid=t_124495_175_f&fid=39258&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FInsidePaTraining%2F%7E3%2FRLXPAioAqMI%2Fapplying-to-physician-assistant-school-low-grade Applying to Physician Assistant school with a low grade might seem like a recipe for rejection, but this isn’t necessarily true. Of course, the best way to maximize your chances of acceptance is to have only outstanding grades, but things happen, and it isn’t always possible.  There is nothing about having a low grade (or [...] (Source: Inside PA Training) Inside PA Training blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5131076 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 06:55:43 +0100 5131076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069530&cid=t_124495_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F27%2Flunch-wars-win-the-battle-for-our-childrens-health%2F Oh how happy I was to see the new book Lunch Wars: How to Start a School Food Revolution and Win the Battle for Our Children’s Heath by Amy Kalafa, producer of the award-winning documentary “Two Angry Moms.” I get on my soapbox all too often about this very issue, because I have one child who is so sensitive to food that teachers can tell if he ate a cookie at lunch, and the other possesses about as much will power as I have when it comes to saying no to cinnamon-flavored soft pretzels. Why, in the world, would they offer seven-year-olds the option to buy Klondike bars, cinnamon-flavored soft-pretzels, Doritos, and Gatorade? I think the answer has to do with budgets. But in the process we are raising fat kids whose academic progress is compromised by all the crap they shove in their ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069530 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:56:50 +0100 5069530 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4820763&cid=t_124495_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fsmall-bowel-injury-aast-classification%2F The American Association for the Study of Trauma has classified small bowel injury into five grades depending on severity and degree of devascularization. They are: Grade 1 – partial bowel wall thickness laceration or contusion/hematoma without devascularization Grade 2 – Less than 50% circumferential full-thickness laceration Grade 3 – Greater than 50% circumferential full-thickness laceration but without complete transection Grade 4 – Complete transection of bowel Grade 5 – Transection accompanied by segmental loss or with devascularization of a segment of bowel (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4820763 Sat, 14 May 2011 06:00:24 +0100 4820763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4820765&cid=t_124495_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fpancreas-injury-aast-classification%2F The American Association for the Study of Trauma has classified pancreatic injury into five grades depending on the severity and location of parenchymal and duct disruption. They are: Grade 1 – superficial laceration to gland without duct injury or small hematoma in gland without duct injury Grade 2 – major laceration to gland without duct injury or large hematoma in gland without duct injury Grade 3 – parenchymal laceration with duct injury or distal transection Grade 4 – parenchymal laceration involving the ampulla of Vater or proximal transection Grade 5 – massive disruption or obliteration of pancreatic head (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4820765 Fri, 13 May 2011 06:00:42 +0100 4820765 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4780346&cid=t_124495_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F03%2Fwho-knew-no-networking-on-the-social-networking-site-facebook%2F Silly me. I was thinking that the social networking site currently named Facebook could prove to be an effective networking tool. I humbly admit that I am one of those media whores who friends New York Times journalists not so much so that I can get to know them and eventually invite them over to my home for a nice meal my husband can whip up, but so that I can pitch them a story via Facebook mail and save myself and the technology company for whom I do some publicity about four grand a year, the average cost of a sophisticated media database and press release distribution service. I’m cheap and I’m tacky. Yes I am. Proud of it! Is that why I’ve been placed on probation? Yes. A two-day probation. Like the kind I used to get in Catholic grade school when I couldn’t s... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4780346 Tue, 03 May 2011 18:00:13 +0100 4780346 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4714826&cid=t_124495_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F14%2Fwhen-physical-exercise-feels-just-like-a-panic-attack%2F Photo credit: Thomas Hawk I’ve had more honest-to-goodness panic attacks in my life than I can count. And by “honest-to-goodness”, I mean the real deal: racing heart, palpitations, nausea, dizziness, shortness of breath, incredibly unsolicited surges of adrenaline…and so on. Simultaneously. Many people — from friends to doctors — told me to start exercising. My friends said it would reduce my stress and help me to sleep better at night. The University of Georgia says it can reduce my anxiety. My doctor told me that getting in shape will reduce heart palpitations and increase my lung capacity. True, true, and true. But here’s the big Catch-22 that kept me from following everyone’s good advice: exercising made me panic. And why? Well, a body ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4714826 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 01:22:48 +0100 4714826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4704714&cid=t_124495_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F12%2F6-things-every-kid-should-know-about-a-parents-depression%2F Depression never happens in a vacuum. Like a ripple in the water, a parent’s illness can’t help but affect her offspring. Different studies have documented how depression in a new mother clearly affects her interactions with her baby or toddler. Depressed mothers are more withdrawn, less responsive to their infant’s signals. “Their facial expressions and displays of emotion [are] more muted or flat, and their voices [are] monotone,” explains Ruta Nonacs in “A Deeper Shade of Blue.” “They [remain] disengaged and [do] little to support their child’s activities or exploration of the environment.” A mother’s depression also affects grade-schoolers and adolescents. When parents fail to meet the needs of the people under their care, some kids begin to act out, have ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4704714 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:05:43 +0100 4704714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4245354&cid=t_124495_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F12%2F09%2Fdoes-the-gre-measure-anything-related-to-graduate-school%2F The Graduate Record Examination, or GRE, is required for admission to many graduate schools around the country. The computerized test includes verbal, quantitative and analytical writing sections.   The test was designed to predict success in graduate school. The research, however, does not support the idea that a high GRE score will predict graduate school success. Sternberg & Williams (1997) conducted a study to investigate how well GRE scores predicted graduate students’ success. Forty psychology faculty members at Yale were asked to rate graduate students’ abilities on five scales:  analytical, creative, practical, research and teaching.   The researchers also looked at first- and second-year student’s grade point averages, and overall evaluations of disserta... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4245354 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:56:11 +0100 4245354 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4001710&cid=t_124495_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F09%2F25%2F6-more-steps-to-better-communication%2F In a recent job interview, I was asked, “How would you get your client to see things your way?” I said, “By seeing things his way first.” The associate looked a little confused, so I continued. “You aren’t going to get anywhere if you don’t listen first, right? You can’t make him come around to your plan, if you don’t understand the purpose and intention behind his plan.” In their insightful book, We Need to Talk: Steps to Better Communication, Paul Donoghue, PhD and Mary Siegel, PhD discuss how a few tweaks in how we approach difficult conversations can save relationships. Whether it be confrontations between spouses, parents and children, work colleagues, or friends, knowing a few basic skills of expressing ourselves can lead t... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4001710 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 11:50:22 +0100 4001710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3816663&cid=t_124495_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fshape-of-my-eye-changed-because-of.html The shape of my eye changed because of a physical hardship: I hit a toilet with my head, with my eyes open, and my eyeball got smashed.  I don't know yet if the effects are permanent, but I do know one thing: it has changed my focus.  Literally.  I focus my camera just as I always have, but because the "perspective" in my eye itself has changed, what I see looks...different.  There is more blur.  Almost like I am less attached to the subject.  Yet more art?I've admired a few photographers for years: the one I love most is Amy Glover, first a professional alliance, then friend, then the woman who discipled me, and now fellow artist.  The allegory between art and soul is so complete, it's almost too good to be true.  Just as I've followed the "perspect... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3816663 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:51:00 +0100 3816663 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3795025&cid=t_124495_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fsunrise.html Windswept.  We spent our last morning on Folly Beach watching the sunrise just a few weeks ago in South Carolina.  The kids in p.j.s, adults hungering for crabcake eggs benedict at the Lost Dog.  I feel the same way...scrubbed clean with exhaustion, soul adrift in a quiet sea, eyes heavy...today.  Headache is through the roof painful, infection seems a bit worse today in my pacer pocket.  The doctor was on the fence but decided it doesn't look "grossly infected", so I can stay home, take my oral antibiotics and avoid a surgical revision of the pacemaker, at least for the moment.  My comprehensive exam has been resubmitted.  If all goes well and I pass the written portion, I will defend sometime the week of August 2 (i.e. next week).  Luckily, I have ... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3795025 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:48:00 +0100 3795025 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3726746&cid=t_124495_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fhome-bed-heaven.html I skipped everything I *thought* I wanted to do on the way home from the hospital yesterday...even walking in to Walgreens for a few essentials.  Coming out of the hospital after the pacemaker was a different experience - felt great.  Yesterday I felt more tired and more on the verge of nothingness than I have since my college days.  Which is interesting.  Back then, I thought it was my heart making me so tired, but now I wonder if it is the many, many times I hit my head when I fainted.  As soon as I got home yesterday, I went to bed and I really haven't gotten up yet, except for brief intervals to use the bathroom and have a drink.  I forced myself to eat something this morning, as I have no appetite yet.  I haven't had to take any pain relievers as my ... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3726746 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:36:00 +0100 3726746 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3699497&cid=t_124495_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmicrobiology-and-the-cooties-epidemic%2F2010.06.25 Remember “cooties” in grade school? You know, the germs or disease that girls gave boys or boys gave girls in grade school if they touched? Well, it seems they’re becoming an epidemic. Thank goodness someone checked for “cooties” on the Stanley Cup: The NHL champion Blackhawks’ beloved trophy stopped by the Chicago Tribune newsroom, and so we took the opportunity to do something the Cup’s keeper said had never been done: We swabbed it for germs. We sent the samples to the Chicago lab EMSL Analytical, which found very little general bacteria and no signs of staph, salmonella or E. coli. “It’s surprisingly clean,” lab manager Nancy McDonald said. Just 400 counts of general bacteria were found, she said. By comparison, a desk in an o... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3699497 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3699497 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3607516&cid=t_124495_99_f&fid=35344&url=http%3A%2F%2Fzackarysholemberger.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Ftranslating-even-one-sentence-is-hard.html A story by Chaim Grade (yes, her husband) excerpted in this week's Yiddish Forward doesn't seem all that interesting from a narrative point of view, or innovative stylistically, but it's lovely writing all the same.Here's the first sentence.אונטער די קאַלטע שטיינערנע געוועלבן פֿון קלויז ישן זיצן זקנים בײַ דעמבענע שטענדערס.Unter di kalte shteynerne gevelbn fun kloyz yoshn zitsn skeynim ba dembene shtenders.Under the cold stone vaults of the * the old men sit at oaken *s.Kloyz yoshn is a macaronic phrase, yoshn meaning - of course - old in loshn-koydesh, and kloyz being a smallish prayer- or study-house. "Old study house" doesn't get at it, because yoshn is part of the name here, not an adjective. Maybe Old Study House, bu... Zackary Sholem Berger blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3607516 Thu, 27 May 2010 19:15:00 +0100 3607516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3416361&cid=t_124495_155_f&fid=38410&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FOncopathology%2F%7E3%2FhG0tYN6UHSU%2Fhigh-grade-prostatic-intraepithelial.html : Common questions asked about HGPIN are : -How do we as pathologists make these diagnoses? -What do they mean for the patient in terms of cancer risk? -What is/are the optimal strategies for follow-up so that if cancer does eventually develop it is caught at an early, curable stage? Pathology criteria for diagnosis of HGPIN: -Architecturally benign acini/ducts lined by atypical cells. -These cells show large nuclei and prominent nucleoli (cytologic features of carcinoma). -Generally at least 10% of the luminal cells should show these features to make the diagnosis. Diagnosis of HGPIN has been shown to be reproducible. Low grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia has poor reproducibility (even among experts), ill defined diagnostic criteria, and no true clinical relevance. It is for ... Oncopathology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3416361 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:39:00 +0100 3416361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2908545&cid=t_124495_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F19%2Fcochrane-colloquium-2009-better-working-relationship-between-cochrane-and-guideline-developers%2F Last week I attended the annual Cochrane Colloquium in Singapore. I will summarize some of the meetings. Here is a summary of an interesting (parallel) special session: Creating a closer working relationship between Cochrane and Guideline Developers. This session was brought together as a partnership between the Guidelines International Network (G-I-N) and The Cochrane Collaboration to [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2908545 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:02:35 +0100 2908545 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2313544&cid=t_124495_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F05%2F9-ways-to-face-your-fears%2F Fears are like annoying relatives. You can’t avoid them forever, and ignoring them won’t make them go away. Come Thanksgiving, they’ll plop down right next to you and ask to borrow your fork. So you’d better figure out how to confront the little devils before they eat your dessert too. Here are a few fun ideas for how to tell your fears to hit the bricks. 1. Yell at them. Tell them to go to a place where there are no lemonade stands. 2. Laugh at them. A good technique: start with “ha” and end with “hee.” 3. Talk about them. Preferably to a friend, over a cup of strong coffee. 4. Scare them away. Any mask will do, but any beast or vampire getup is particularly effective. 5. Dress them up. With the right attire and hairdo, you can make anything... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2313544 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:23:49 +0100 2313544 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2258162&cid=t_124495_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F12%2F12-things-i-learned-from-my-therapist%2F I’ve spent more time in therapy than I care to think about. More hours on that bloody couch than I’ve spent in the shower, brushing my teeth, or on the phone with telemarketers, because let’s face it, when I’m home, there really are no decision makers at my house. If I calculate one hour a week for 12 years, that’s 600 hours, which is 25 DAYS. What do I have to show for it? Lots of wisdom and advice. Journals and journals of it. But for your sake, I’ll just list 12. And after you get done reading my shrink insights, I want you to tell me yours, because I’m compiling such pearls for a writing project. 1. Know your triggers. From the first year of therapy: know your triggers. If a conversation about global warming, consumerism, or the trash crisis in the U.S. is overwhelming yo... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2258162 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:58:03 +0100 2258162 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1286285&cid=t_124495_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F247284545%2F Yes—what with the poll over at Larry King Live asking if you believe that vaccines cause or contribute to autism; and the CNN report tonight; and the fact that all I had to do while standing in line at the store with two bottles of melatonin, sushi and watermelon for Charlie, and my eco-friendly “carry your own bag” shopping bag was to turn around and behold! there was the headline “David Kirby on Autism and Vaccines” on the cover of Mothering magazine—-once again this blog, which is an autism blog, is in danger of becoming a vaccine blog, as you can see from recent past posts. For the record, I voted “NO” in the Larry King poll and I have to say that “yes” there will be more posts here about vaccines, which, one can say, have bec... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1286285 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:42:50 +0100 1286285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1186498&cid=t_124495_165_f&fid=36770&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmetaot.com%2Fblogs%2F%255Buser%255D-3 1. Introduction: As a member of the British Association of Occupational Therapists I refer to the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct 1 and Core Standards 2 specified by the College of Occupational Therapists. I also refer to National Service Frameworks[3] produced by the Department of Health and guidelines produced by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence[4]. Working within the National Health Service I rarely feel empowered to follow these standards or guidelines. This mismatch between professional ideals and working reality seems to be a never-ending source of conflict and emotional turmoil. To manage this conflict I refer to Hindu/Buddhist scriptures on the practice of yoga. Some essence of these has been summarised in a journal article titled ‘The Ayurvedic M... meta-ot blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1186498 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:11:46 +0100 1186498 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=675425&cid=t_124495_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F15%2Fsurvival-spotlight-david-didnt-ask-why-me-he-asked-what-no%2F Filed under: Brain Cancer, Survivor SpotlightI found David's website while researching about Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM), the most aggressive type of brain tumor. I found his website to be very inspiring. My uncle died of GBM twenty years ago this coming holiday season. David is an 11 year survivor this year! You can visit David's website at www.davidmbailey.com. How did you find out you had cancer? I started getting these really bad headaches. One morning, I fell over and felt nauseous. My wife called 911 and I remember getting in the ambulance thinking it was silly. I had a small seizure in the ambulance and when we got to the ER, I had a major grand-mal seizure. They did a quick cat-scan and saw a large mass in my head so they put me on a helicopter and flew me to a bigger hospital w... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=675425 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 675425