title: Nurses can lead the charge in tackling metabolic syndrome.
abstract: The condition has grown to epidemic proportions in the U.S., and in many cases physicians feel ill-equipped to provide the kind of support, education, and follow-up needed to get the various risk factors involved under control. However, some argue that nurses are uniquely prepared to intervene and make a difference with patients who have this complex cluster of disorders.
mesh_terms: D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D013689:Telephone; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology