DR. BLUNDELL'S REASONS

Reasons for inpatients not to seek clarity at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, Pretoria

BACKGROUND Healthcare practitioners should provide patients with information regarding their clinical conditions. Patients should also feel free to seek clarity on information provided. However, not all patients seek this clarity. OBJECTIVES To explore the reasons inpatients gave for not seeking clarity on information that was received but not understood. METHODS This was a qualitative arm ...

Dr Google or Dr Lazy?

Sir, I was recently on call for nephrology, and something happened. I was rung by a first year junior doctor at 1 am, saying that a patient's 'MEWS score was 6'. The patient had had a renal transplant that day. A score of 6 is very high. It should trigger a rapid senior review, and possible intensive care re-ferral. Modified early warning score (MEWS) is an electronic early warning score based ...

PATHOLOGY OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM Dr: Khitam Dr: Sazan Dr: Kifah Dr amear

BLOOD VESSEL DISEASES Blood vessels have a primary function of nourishing various organs and tissues of the body by supplying them with blood. Vascular diseases are manifested clinically through three mechanisms that are reflected through the diseased vessel (s) as 1. Progressive narrowing of the lumen associated with progressive ischemia of the relevant tissues. 2. Thrombosis associated with p...

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DR. ABBASALI SANADGOL

Dr. Abbasali Sanadgol is an associate professor in rangelands and forests research institute, IRAN, He is retired now. He earned his undergraduate and master degrees in natural resources and range management in 1976 and 1992 respectively from natural resources faculty of Tehran University and worked as a natural resources and range management researcher for 29 years at education and research ag...