Chronic Condition Complication ER Transportation 
Doctor On Demand
APRIL 28, 2025
Learn more about which symptoms mean you should go to urgent care or the ER, as well as when to use telehealth or see a primary care doctor. When to go to the ER for a sore throat Go to the emergency room (ER) if your sore throat causes any difficulty swallowing or breathing.
GeriPal
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
In that clinical experience, we saw a lot of older adults who would develop acute illness, often exacerbations of their chronic conditions. Patients will come into the ER, they bypass the inpatient experience entirely, and go straight home. And it was not uncommon for them to, absolutely, refuse to go to the hospital.
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