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Neurological History and Physical Examination: [Print] - eMedicine Clinical Procedures

eMedicine Specialties > Clinical Procedures > none Neurological History and Physical Examination Kalarickal J Oommen, MD, FAAN, Professor and Crofoot Chair of Epilepsy, Department of Neurology, Chief, Section of Epilepsy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center; Medical Director, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Covenant Comprehensive Epilepsy Center Updated: Nov 25, 2...

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The history of the cardiac emergency room, and the patient’s history

The first Cardiac Emergency Room (CER) was founded in 1978 by Professor Dirk Durrer in Amsterdam. CERs have since then been opened in many countries, with the initial goal of reducing time delays in patients with acute myocardial infarction. In this role they have contributed to the reductions in mortality from coronary disease that have been observed in the past decades [1]. In later years, th...

Mergers and Acquisitions

 what a merger is and how it differs from an acquisition;  some of the reasons why companies merge;  the underlying merger rationales;  what a merger driver is;  what the primary merger drivers are;  the difference between horizontal integration, vertical integration and conglomeration;  the basic merger lifecycle and lifecycle phases;  some basic measures of success for mergers;  the ...

Employee Rights and Acquisitions

This paper examines the outcomes of corporate acquisitions from the perspective of stakeholdershareholder agency conflicts. Using state variation in labor rights laws, we find that acquirers with strong labor rights experience lower announcement returns. The effect can be attributed to such acquirers pursuing deals that are not in the best interest of the acquirer’s shareholders. The negative e...