introduction: the manual and paper-based process of production and storage of medical records in iran have led to difficulties in filing and retrieval of the medical records. one of the usual solutions is using computerized medical records via electronic storage of paper-based medical records. the aim of this study was to recognize using computerized medical records in nine selected hospitals. ...

dynamic assessment (da) which is rooted in vygotsky’s (1978) sociocultural theory involves the integration of instruction and assessment in a dialectical way to achieve two main purposes: enhancing learners' development and understanding about their learning potential. however, the feasibility and appropriateness of mediation are two main concerns of da. the former is concerned with the applica...

introduction: despite potential benefits of cpoe (computerized physician order entry) systems, recent studies have cast some doubts on their role in reducing errors. cpoe systems with poorly designed interfaces have proven to cause dissatisfaction and introduce new kinds of errors in the ordering process. the main objective of this study is to identify problems related to a cpoe medication syst...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the principle nursing interventions/actions, prescribed in the immediate post-operative period for patients who receive lung transplantation, recorded in the medical records, and to map these using the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) taxonomy. METHOD Retrospective documental research using 183 medical records of patients who received lung transplantation (...

The European Classification of Infertility Taskforce (ECIT) has been formed by ESHRE to develop a set of infertility-related codes (descriptions, interventions and outcomes) appropriate for computerization (http://www.ecit.info). In this article, ECIT reflects on previous suggestions in this Debate series, agreeing with the weaknesses of the current terminology used in reproductive medicine. Al...

OBJECTIVE Physical interventions (nonpharmacological and nonsurgical) are the mainstay of treatment for patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). Physiotherapy is the most common of all physical interventions and includes specific vastus medialis obliquus or general quadriceps strengthening and/or realignment procedures (tape, brace, stretching). These treatments appear to be based on sound theoreti...

A 21-year-old white male was evaluated in our echocardiographic laboratory for presumed mitral valvular bacterial endocarditis. Electrocardiographic, physical, and initial two-dimensional echocardiographic findings suggested a left-to-right shunt at the atrial septal level. However, injection of contrast saline solution failed to demonstrate signs of an atrial septal defect. Continuation of the...

Most primary malignancies of the heart, among them also osteosarcoma are found in the left and very uncommonly in the right ventricle. We report a 75-year-old patient with a primary osteosarcoma sited in the right ventricle occluding the pulmonary outflow. The diagnosis was made when the patient was alive, using echocardiography and computerized scan tomography examinations. Like in previous re...

The problem of medication errors in health care has been well documented [1], and reducing medication errors has become an important goal in health care organizations. High-technology approaches, such as computerized physician order entry, have achieved impressive results in improving the medication process [2]. However, improvements to medication safety may also be achieved through the impleme...

Over the past 10 years, there has been a rapid adoption of new technology that has allowed us to image the vascular system in a noninvasive manner with greater speed and improved resolution. The “gold standard,” catheter-based angiography, is now more often used with therapeutic interventions rather than purely diagnostic studies. Catheter-based angiography is being replaced by computerized tom...