Department of Veterans Affairs, FY 2007

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Department of Veterans Affairs, FY 2008

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Department of Veterans Affairs (All), FY 2007

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Department of Veterans Affairs (All), FY 2008

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Validation of a clinical algorithm to identify low-risk patients with pulmonary embolism.

Summary Background: We previously derived a clinical prognostic algorithm to identify patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) who are at low-risk of short-term mortality who could be safely discharged early or treated entirely in an outpatient setting. Objectives: To externally validate the clinical prognostic algorithm in an independent patient sample. Methods: We validated the algorithm in 983 consecutive patients prospectively diagnosed with PE at an emergency department of a university hospital. Patients with none of the algorithm's 10 prognostic variables (age >/= 70 years, cancer, heart failure, chronic lung disease, chronic renal disease, cerebrovascular disease, pulse >/= 110/min., systolic blood pressure < 100 mm Hg, oxygen saturation < 90%, and altered mental status) at baseline were defined as low-risk. We compared 30-day overall mortality among low-risk patients based on the algorithm between the validation and the original derivation sample. We also assessed the rate of PE-related and bleeding-related mortality among low-risk patients. Results: Overall, the algorithm classified 16.3% of patients with PE as low-risk. Mortality at 30 days was 1.9% among low-risk patients and did not differ between the validation and the original derivation sample. Among low-risk patients, only 0.6% died from definite or possible PE, and 0% died from bleeding. Conclusions: This study validates an easy-to-use, clinical prognostic algorithm for PE that accurately identifies patients with PE who are at low-risk of short-term mortality. Low-risk patients based on our algorithm are potential candidates for less costly outpatient treatment.

Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, FY 2007

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Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, FY 2008

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Intoxications alcooliques massives aux urgences: combien, qui, quoi et comment [Massive alcoholic poisoning in the emergency department: how many, who, what and how?].

Alcohol abuse causes numerous medical and social problems. In spite of the decrease of the global consumption of alcohol per capita in Switzerland during the last years, the cases of massive alcoholic poisoning seem increasing in emergency departments. Very few data is available at the moment on this phenomenon. The present article focuses on this problem within the framework of the emergency department of the CHUV. It aims at bringing to light on the sociodemographic and medical characteristics, as well as on the characteristics of the stay of these patients who are admitted with such a problem, to have a global vision of this phenomenon.

Combined report on the institutions under the control of the Iowa Department of Corrections for the year ended June 30, 2008

Combined report on the institutions under the control of the Iowa Department of Corrections for the year ended June 30, 2008

Report on the Iowa Veterans Home and the Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs for the year ended June 30, 2008

Report on the Iowa Veterans Home and the Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs for the year ended June 30, 2008

Classificação de solos planossólicos do Sertão do Araripe (PE)

Neste trabalho objetivou-se caracterizar e classificar solos com horizonte B plânico subjacente a um horizonte B textural e, portanto, em posição não-diagnóstica para a classe dos Planossolos do Sistema Brasileiro de Classificação de Solos (SIBCS). Foram selecionados três perfis representativos destes solos no município de Ouricuri, microrregião de Araripina, no Sertão de Pernambuco, área de ocorrência expressiva de solos planossólicos. Os perfis foram descritos e amostras deformadas foram coletadas de todos os horizontes para realização das análises físicas e químicas. Amostras indeformadas foram coletadas para determinação da densidade do solo. Os resultados mostram que os solos, formados de uma dupla contribuição de material de origem (cobertura sedimentar e rochas cristalinas do Pré-Cambriano), apresentam duas seções distintas, que refletem a contribuição dos materiais originários. A seção superior é formada pelos horizontes A, BA, Bt e, ou, Btf, e a inferior é formada pelos horizontes 2Btbn e 2BCn. Os horizontes da seção superior apresentam cores cromadas, textura mais arenosa, densidade mais baixa, maior condutividade hidráulica e menor atividade da fração argila do que os horizontes da seção inferior dos perfis, que se apresentam muito densos, pouco cromados e constituem uma barreira à percolação da água. Propõe-se a seguinte classificação para os perfis estudados: Plintossolo Argilúvico eutrófico planossólico sódico (perfil 1); Argissolo Amarelo eutrófico planossólico solódico (perfil 2) e Argissolo Amarelo eutrófico plíntico planossólico sódico (perfil 3). Os resultados indicam a necessidade de modificações na conceituação do horizonte B plânico do SIBCS, para permitir o enquadramento dos solos estudados. Sugere-se a eliminação da obrigatoriedade de ser o horizonte B plânico imediatamente subjacente a um horizonte A ou E, bem como da necessidade de mudança textural abrupta, desde que apresente transição abrupta que configure um fraturamento muito nítido com o horizonte que o antecede (A, E ou Bt).

The History of the Establishment of the Division of Child Welfare of the Social Welfare Department of the State of Iowa, 1938

History of Child Welfare Legislation in the State of Iowa 1838-1898; Establishment of the Iowa State board of Control in 1898 and its influence on Child Welfare Legislation until 1925; Immediate background, organizing and the administration functions of the Child Welfare Division of the Social Welfare Department of the State of Iowa. NOTE: This document has pagination errors.

Report of the Section of Agencies and Institutions Division of Child Welfare State Department of Social Welfare, 1943

History of child and social welfare in the State of Iowa including legal responsibilities, rules and regulations, inspections and licensing and supervision. it also covers cooperation with state agencies. It also describes in detail the histories, functions and problems of individual welfare homes and schools.