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O Graham

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PubMed2000

The ultrasound diagnosis of retained fetal bones in West African patients complaining of infertility.

Prolonged retention of intrauterine bone is a recognised cause of secondary infertility. Between 1989 and 1995, eleven West African women had retained intrauterine bone as the cause of their infertility. All the women had had termination of pregnancies in their countries of origin. Transvaginal ultrasound scan detected bright intrauterine echoes suggestive of bone which was confirmed and removed at hysteroscopy. Subsequently eight women conceived spontaneously 12 pregnancies. Doctors treating West African women with infertility should be aware of this condition and include transvaginal ultrasound scan in their investigations.

Abortion, Incomplete↗
PubMed1989

A model for ambulatory care of patients with epilepsy and other neurological disorders.

A model for ambulatory care of patients with epilepsy and other neurological disorders facilitates delivery of high quality nursing care, provides a framework for formulating standard nursing care plans and incorporates patient education components. Education and development of nurses working in this setting is fostered through caregiving activities and development of teaching materials coordinated through the model. The model can be modified to meet the needs of each patient or the requirements of various clinical research protocols and adapted to patients with non-neurological medical or surgical diagnoses.

Ambulatory Care↗
PubMed1985

A model for developing and pre-testing a multi-media teaching program to enhance the self-care behavior of diabetes insipidus patients.

A patient-education program was designed by members of the Neurology Nursing Service. The program was designed to provide patients with diabetes insipidus with the information needed to help them manage their condition in the hospital and at home upon discharge. The program was approved by the Nursing Department's Patient Education Committee. The nurses worked closely with the hospital's patient-education coordinator and television-production staff to produce a videotape for educating patients about managing diabetes insipidus. A literature review of patient-education resources on diabetes insipidus revealed that no materials were available in either audiovisual or print media. The program utilized the multi-media approach of a videotape that was shown over closed-circuit television and a booklet outlining the salient points of the television program. All patients utilizing the program have been pre-tested and post-tested to assess their achievement of behavioral objectives.

Diabetes Insipidus↗