[What pre-existing medical conditions put people at higher risk?] [ 有哪些既存病症会使人们 面临更高的感染风险?] First of all, pulmonary disease existing as a comorbidity is also important. In general, the elderly are at greater risk, especially those over 70, because their immune systems ar...
or any other form of “directive” or document. To assist families in these situations, where there is an immediate need for decision making, the Health Care Surrogate Act provides the needed guidance. The medical provider can look to the statute and determine who should be the decision maker...
Make end-of-life decisions.Ask your healthcare provider for more information about advanced medical directives. These documents help you decide and write down your choices for end-of-life care. It is best to complete them early in your illness, when you can think clearly about your wishes. ...
What is an end-of-life doula? An end-of-life doula, also called a death doula, helps you and your loved ones before, during, and after death. They provide emotional and physical support, education about the dying process, preparation for what's to come, and guidance while you're grievi...
Is the midwife licensed by the state? Is the midwife affiliated with a medical practice, hospital, or birthing center? Does this midwife have a good reputation? What type of experience does the midwife have and in what settings (hospitals, birthing centers, home births)?
Medical textbooks have always taught—and clinical practice correspondingly operates on the supposition—that type 2 diabetes can only “inexorably progress.” The belief is that once a patient with diabetes requires pharmacointervention, the disease is intractable. This long-entrenched dogma is omnipresen...
Morning report is a foundational educational conference in graduate medical education. Nearly all internal medicine residencies hold morning report and residents consistently rate the conference highly [1,2,3,4]. Over time, the purpose and structure of morning report have evolved [5, 6]. Morning ...
We used a shell of the mollusk Pinctada margaritifera, which shows very strong iridescence col- ors, to study how this color is pro- duced in the layers of nacre in shells. From observations with a scanning electron microscope (SEM), this particular shell exhibits a very fine-scale diffrac...
This data should be presented in a neutral manner and without preconception to respect the autonomy of the patient. One common pitfall in presentation of data in medical literature is unintentional and seldom intentional misuse of Relative Risk......
Type 1.Type 1 starches are found in partially milled seeds and grains, as well as in some dense starchy foods. This type of starch is stuck within fibrous cell walls of the seed or grain. So it’s not digestible unless it’s milled or ground. ...