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The target article tackles an important and complicated issue of the underlying links between curiosity and creativity. Although thought-provoking, the target article overlooks contemporary theories and research on these constructs. Consequently, the proposed model is inconsistent with prior research in the developmental and educational fields and would benefit from better specification and clarity around key constructs and processes.
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Creativity , Exploratory Behavior , Humans , Exploratory Behavior/physiologyABSTRACT
Curiosity is widely acknowledged as a crucial aspect of children's development and as an important part of the learning process, with prior research showing associations between curiosity and achievement. Despite this evidence, there is little research on the development of curiosity or on promoting curiosity in school settings, and measures of curiosity promotion in the classroom are absent from the published literature. This article introduces the Curiosity in Classrooms (CiC) Framework coding protocol, a tool for observing and coding instructional practices that support the promotion of curiosity. We describe the development of the framework and observation instrument and the results of a feasibility study using the protocol, which gives a descriptive overview of curiosity-promoting instruction in 35 elementary-level math lessons. Our discussion includes lessons learned from this work and suggestions for future research using the developed observation tool.
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Spectral Doppler and plethysmographic waveforms vary significantly in the presence of circulatory assist devices. Understanding the effect these devices have on the waveforms and flow characteristics is necessary for the appropriate interpretation of duplex ultrasound and other noninvasive vascular studies. We review the different arterial waveforms that can be seen with circulatory assist devices.
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation , Heart-Assist Devices , Arteries/diagnostic imaging , HumansSubject(s)
Muscle Cramp , Vascular Diseases , Humans , Leg , Muscle Cramp/diagnosis , Muscle Cramp/etiology , Muscle Cramp/therapySubject(s)
Stockings, Compression , Venous Insufficiency , Humans , Leg/blood supply , Venous Insufficiency/therapyABSTRACT
Creativity is typically measured using divergent thinking tasks where participants are asked to generate multiple responses following a prompt. However, being able to generate responses captures only a partial picture of creativity. Convergent thinking, in which a single solution is chosen, is an equally important part of creativity that is often left out of divergent thinking assessments. Moreover, as the field of creativity evolves, exploration is starting to be recognized as an understudied component of how children generate and apply creative solutions. The current study moved beyond typical divergent thinking tasks and examined a measure of creativity that also captured 4- to 6-year-old children's convergent thinking and exploration behaviors. A total of 130 children participated in a creative problem-solving task where they were asked to remove a ball from a jar using everyday objects. Children's actions were coded as divergent thinking, convergent thinking, or exploration behaviors. Results demonstrated that divergent and convergent thinking performance was not associated with success on the task, indicating that simply generating and selecting more responses is not always enough to achieve a creative outcome. Children's exploration behaviors were positively associated with success on the task. Exploration behaviors were more likely to lead to success if they were purposeful and iterative. These findings provide some of the first evidence that children's exploration is a vital component of creativity.
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Creativity , Thinking , Achievement , Child , Child, Preschool , Exploratory Behavior , Humans , Problem SolvingSubject(s)
Hemodynamics , Ultrasonography , Varicose Veins/diagnostic imaging , Veins/diagnostic imaging , Venous Insufficiency/diagnostic imaging , Venous Valves/physiopathology , Clinical Decision-Making , Humans , Patient Positioning , Predictive Value of Tests , Prognosis , Varicose Veins/physiopathology , Varicose Veins/therapy , Veins/physiopathology , Venous Insufficiency/physiopathology , Venous Insufficiency/therapyABSTRACT
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major preventable disease that affects hospitalized inpatients. Risk stratification and prophylactic measures have good evidence supporting their use, but multiple reasons exist that prevent full adoption, compliance, and efficacy that may underlie the persistence of VTE over the past several decades. This policy statement provides a focused review of VTE, risk scoring systems, prophylaxis, and tracking methods. From this summary, 5 major areas of policy guidance are presented that the American Heart Association believes will lead to better implementation, tracking, and prevention of VTE events. They include performing VTE risk assessment and reporting the level of VTE risk in all hospitalized patients, integrating preventable VTE as a benchmark for hospital comparison and pay-for-performance programs, supporting appropriations to improve public awareness of VTE, tracking VTE nationwide with the use of standardized definitions, and developing a centralized data steward for data tracking on VTE risk assessment, prophylaxis, and rates.
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Hospitalization , Inpatients , Venous Thromboembolism/etiology , Venous Thromboembolism/prevention & control , Congresses as Topic , Disease Management , Disease Susceptibility , Health Care Costs , Humans , Practice Guidelines as Topic , Premedication , Risk Assessment , Risk Factors , Venous Thromboembolism/diagnosis , Venous Thromboembolism/therapySubject(s)
Anticoagulants/therapeutic use , Fibrinolytic Agents/therapeutic use , Neoplasms/drug therapy , Pulmonary Embolism/prevention & control , Venous Thromboembolism/prevention & control , Venous Thrombosis/prevention & control , Anticoagulants/adverse effects , Catheter Obstruction/etiology , Fibrinolytic Agents/adverse effects , Hemorrhage/chemically induced , Humans , Neoplasms/blood , Neoplasms/complications , Neoplasms/diagnosis , Pulmonary Embolism/blood , Pulmonary Embolism/diagnosis , Pulmonary Embolism/etiology , Risk Factors , Treatment Outcome , Venous Thromboembolism/blood , Venous Thromboembolism/diagnosis , Venous Thromboembolism/etiology , Venous Thrombosis/blood , Venous Thrombosis/diagnosis , Venous Thrombosis/etiologySubject(s)
Cardiovascular Diseases/prevention & control , Exercise , Healthy Lifestyle , Risk Reduction Behavior , Cardiorespiratory Fitness , Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology , Cardiovascular Diseases/physiopathology , Health Status , Hemodynamics , Humans , Protective Factors , Risk Assessment , Risk Factors , Sedentary Behavior , Time FactorsSubject(s)
Travel-Related Illness , Venous Thromboembolism , Air Travel , Anticoagulants/therapeutic use , Automobiles , Humans , Predictive Value of Tests , Prognosis , Risk Factors , Time Factors , Venous Thromboembolism/diagnosis , Venous Thromboembolism/epidemiology , Venous Thromboembolism/prevention & controlSubject(s)
Catheter Obstruction/etiology , Catheterization, Central Venous/adverse effects , Catheterization, Peripheral/adverse effects , Catheters, Indwelling/adverse effects , Central Venous Catheters/adverse effects , Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis/etiology , Venous Thrombosis/etiology , Catheterization, Central Venous/instrumentation , Catheterization, Peripheral/instrumentation , Equipment Design , Humans , Predictive Value of Tests , Risk Factors , Time Factors , Treatment Outcome , Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis/diagnosis , Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis/therapy , Venous Thrombosis/diagnosis , Venous Thrombosis/therapySubject(s)
Anticoagulants/adverse effects , Blood Platelets/drug effects , Heparin/adverse effects , Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic/chemically induced , Anticoagulants/immunology , Blood Platelets/immunology , Computed Tomography Angiography , Heparin/immunology , Humans , Platelet Factor 4/blood , Platelet Factor 4/immunology , Prognosis , Pulmonary Embolism/blood , Pulmonary Embolism/chemically induced , Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic/blood , Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic/diagnosis , Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic/immunology , Risk Factors , Venous Thrombosis/blood , Venous Thrombosis/chemically inducedABSTRACT
OPINION STATEMENT: Lower extremity edema is extremely common among patients seen across multiple specialties. The differential diagnosis is broad and ranges from simple dependent edema to more complex conditions such as chronic venous disease and lymphedema. Several key features from the history and physical exam can assist with the diagnosis. Imaging is rarely necessary at the initial visit unless venous thromboembolism is suspected. Treatment is specific to the etiology of the edema, but compression stockings, elevation, exercise, and weight loss remain the cornerstone in most cases.
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IVC filters are medical devices that are placed in the large vein of the abdomen to prevent blood clots from traveling from the veins of the legs to the lungs. They are most commonly used when a patient cannot receive blood thinners to treat leg blood clots (DVT). IVC filter insertion can be done as an outpatient under local anesthesia, with only a puncture to a vein in the leg or neck. Most IVC filters are designed to be removed when no longer necessary. IVC filter complications are uncommon.