MDNews - Greater Kansas

August/September 2013

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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents Aug/Sept 2013 PAGE 6 on the cover Superglue Baby: A Rare but Lifesaving Case FEATURES DEPARTMENTS EnDovaSCular TEChnology SavES inFanT STroKE viCTiM 6 Three-week-old Ashlyn Julian was crying inconsolably, and her mother knew something was terribly wrong. Doctors at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., determined Ashlyn had suffered a stroke. The Director of Endovascular Neurosurgery, Koji Ebersole, MD, at The University of Kansas Hospital believed he could help Ashlyn by using endovascular technology. PhySiCal ThEraPy PhySiCian liFE BalanCE urology uPDaTE nEPhrology uPDaTE hoSPiTal rounDS BrEaKing MEDiCal nEwS: a nEw Tool For BuSy PhySiCianS 9 Keeping up with developments in medical research and with continuing medical education requirements is more difficult for physicians as practices cope with more hectic schedules, greater documentation requirements and the need for increased patient throughput. Steve Nesbit, DO, Chief Hospital Medical Officer for Via Christi, shares how an online tool is easing those burdens. ThE lighT haS TurnED on For CanCEr DETECTion 12 Fluorescence-based diagnostic oncology may help identify tumor characteristics, offering physicians a new opportunity to provide efficacious treatment. Because fluorescent investigations track multicolor microRNA, they show signs of distinct cancer types, and in the future, may be the key to definitive prognosis. 14 5 8 14 16 17

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