Has he apologized or not?

But he has no chest pain…

Atypical presentations of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are not uncommon and have been associated with higher mortality probably, because these patients are misdiagnosed and undertreated. They are most frequently encountered in older patients, women and in patients with diabetes, chronic renal failure or dementia. It is also well described in the literature that many chemotherapy agents are as...

whether hospital accreditation has led to improvement of care quality in iran or not?

the most important mission of hospitals is to provide appropriate and high quality care for patients. different methods and models have been used to assess the quality of care. one conventional model used recently in many countries is the accreditation model which has been efficient in developing structural, process, and outcome standards. accreditation is a systematic process carried out based...

He Loves Me Not.

Sir In the article in your current issue on making so-called ‘orphan drugs’ available via the NHS, it seems to be tacitly assumed that our overriding duty as physicians and surgeons is to prolong the existence of our patients whether or not that is their main preoccupation and what our overpopulated world needs. We do not of course ever ‘save’ lives when we prolong them unless we concern oursel...

Has ethics changed or is it currently not being applied?

My patient has carotid stenosis. should he get stenting or endarterectomy?