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Emergency Room vs. Urgent Care

Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

If you have a cold, respiratory infection, bladder infection, or other health issue that can be treated without hospital care, then you need urgent care. When To Go To the Emergency Room (ER) Emergency rooms are typically part of hospitals, and generally are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The post Emergency Room vs.

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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

Rather, it’s a dental professional who can demonstrate the proper techniques at your next appointment. In comparison, the first VR-recorded surgery was performed at the Royal London Hospital in 2016. Its importance was also highlighted during the COVID-19 crisis to bypass supply chains to meet hospitals’ demands.

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What to Expect Before, During, and after a Carotid Endarterectomy

Vascular Physician

Most patients can expect to recover in the hospital for 1-2 days after surgery. Your healthcare provider will also schedule follow-up appointments and prescribe any new prescriptions you may need. Prior to the procedure, you will have a consultation and evaluation.

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

Doctor On Demand

In these cases, an urgent care clinic might be the best option since it offers same-day appointments, extended hours, and immediate treatment. If your symptoms get worse before your appointment, you may need to go to urgent care. No fever or difficulty swallowing Without these red flags, it’s typically safe to wait for an appointment.

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Caring for the Unrepresented: A Podcast with Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, Yael Zweig

GeriPal

Like, I’ve had people who’ve appointed their super as their healthcare decision makers and certainly, I mean, I feel like every, every time we talk about what’s changed in, in day to day life, we reflect on Covid. Patient just got discharged from the hospital, just coming back from the skilled nursing facility.

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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

I’ve worked in hospital settings as an occupational therapist, inpatient rehab and outpatient rehab. Emmy: I was seeing people in the hospital setting, saying they had had a massive brain injury. Emmy: Ended up starting a program, outpatient at our hospital at the time. How did you get interested in this?

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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

GeriPal

The hospital refused without a court order, and the case eventually made its way to the Supreme Court. The Cruzan ruling led to a flood of interest in Advance Directives, and eventually to the Patient Self Determination Act, which mandates provision of information about advanced directives to all hospitalized patients.

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