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When to Go to Urgent Care for a Sore Throat: How Can Urgent Care Help?

Doctor On Demand

Paramedics can provide life-saving treatment on the way to the hospital. Paramedics can provide immediate emergency interventions on the way to the hospital, including oxygen support and life-saving medications. Some autoimmune disorders can lead to throat irritation due to chronic inflammation or dryness.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

The way we were treating him with dementia in the hospital, the way we talked about him, that he’s not there. Malaz: … to restrain them in the hospital. You come over to the clinic, you go to the hospital, you provide service, and the insurance and you negotiate how much you’re going to get paid. Eric: Okay.

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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

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Summary Transcript Summary Hospitals are hazardous places for older adults. These hazards include delirium, malnutrition, falls, infections, and hospital associated disability (which about â…“ of older adults get during a hospital stay). 2020 Hospital at Home-Plus: A Platform of Facility-Based Care. Annals of Int Med.

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