Dr Google or Dr Lazy?

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 ...

[La saisie semi-automatique : la « précieuse » assistante du Dr Google?].

Comme nous sommes nombreux à le faire, je me suis récemment tourné vers Google pour trouver rapidement la copie de l’article sur le profil d’innocuité du vaccin contre le virus du papillome humain par Slade et ses collègues, publié dans JAMA1. En écrivant dans le champ de recherche avec un but bien précis, j’ai largement ignoré la liste déroulante de saisie semi-automatique de Google qui propos...

After Dr Google: peer-to-peer health care.

Although the majority of US adults has Internet access and gathers health information online, the Internet does not replace clinicians. People rate health professionals as their top source for technical questions such as diagnosis and treatment, but nonprofessionals (eg, friends and family) are rated higher for emotional support and quick remedies. For their most recent health issue, 21% of adu...

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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