Should ambulant patients be directed to reception or triage first?

Should ambulant patients be directed to reception or triage first?

OBJECTIVES Developments in triage have led to patients being directed to triage rather than reception upon arrival in A&E. This study aimed to discover if attending triage or reception first, was preferable in terms of timeliness, clarity and safety. METHODS The study compared two consecutive four week periods during which patients were directed to attend triage first and then reception first...

Different Stroke Scales; Which Scale or Scales Should Be Use?

Background: There has been considerable development in the clinometric of stroke. But, researcher is concerned that some scales are too generic, inherently and the insight may not be provided. The current study was conducted to determine which scale or scales should be used in stroke survivors. Methods: We selected 67 studies which published between January 2010 and December 2018 from Up to d...

Whether all patients with Central precocious puberty should be treated?

Extended Abstract   Precocious puberty is the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics before 8 years old in girls and 9 years old in boys. Precocious puberty is divided into 3 groups of central, peripheral and normal variants. Central precocious puberty is accompanied by activation of hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis which causes increase in secretion of GnRH, and in turn increase i...

Histoplasmosis or Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Patients in the Amazon: What Should Be Treated First?

1 Centre d9Investigation Clinique Antilles Guyane, Inserm CIC1424, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana, France, 2 Equipe EA3593, Ecosystèmes amazoniens et Pathologie Tropicale, Université de la Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana, France, 3 Service de Dermatologie Vénérologie, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana, France, 4 Hôpital de Jour Adultes, Consultations Sp...

Which of them should be trained cardiology residents, TEE or eFoCUS?