In a survey of 56 consecutive, non-urgent referrals to a hospital diabetic clinic, the majority (57%) were because of unsatisfactory glycaemic control. Non-urgent referrals of patients with at-risk feet (n = 6) were fewer than urgent referrals or admissions for acute foot problems (n = 11...
They asked me if I wanted to go home again, go have breakfast, or go out on a walk. The reason was that they didn’t want me cooped up in a hospital room for so long, since some deliveries can take quite a long time. We also discussed the type of room I’d like for after ...
“Patients surveyed reported that physicians may not recognize the breadth of burden pterygium has on their lives,” said Dr. Daniel Terveen, ophthalmologist at Vance Thompson Vision in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. “Simple tasks like putting in contact lenses, applying makeup and using a computer ...
Jerusalem is quiet. The roads are quiet. Quiet is rare in this city that teems with the pious, the fervent, the urgent. Wondering whether we’ll find people enough at the Wall for a minyan (quorum), we walk with fast steps along twisting ways. We need a quorum in order to recite Ka...
I can walk around all day in the hot tropical sun naked as a jaybird and my Anglo-Irish skin stays white as Elmer’s glue. I strongly recommend you try it yourself. And when I get the feeling I’m spending more than I’m earning, I just stop looking at my bank balance. Problem...
While nuclear ATM clearly has a role for DNA repair in proliferating cells, these fractionation findings emphasise the urgent need to understand what the functions of cytosolic ATM in postmitotic neurons are, and how impaired stress adaptation there might trigger a neurodegenerative process. Given the...
The theme of this review is of great clinical significance, as the rapid increase in NAFLD prevalence and associated complications call for an urgent need for an easy and simple noninvasive method that could be used in clinical settings in order to screen these patients. We provided data ...
Of course, no one asked me how my head injury occurred when I was going through intake at urgent care, and the doctor who looked me over in the exam room pitched a fit and yelled at me when I said that it happened at work. “This is a workman’s comp case?! Jesus, you should ...
A Nurse-Run Walk-In Clinic: Cost-Effective Alternative to Non-urgent Emergency Depart- ment Use by the Uninsured. J Community Health. 2013.Bicki A,Silva A,Joseph V,et al.A nurse-run walk-in clinic:cost-effective alternative to non-urgent emergency department use by the uninsured.Journal ...
Study Objective Determine if non-urgent, uninsured patients presenting to an urban academic emergency department (ED) would prefer a local free clinic as an alternative to the ED. Methods The study design was a prospective, anonymous survey. The study site was the ED at an urban level I ...