scholarly journals Managing the Dyspeptic Patient: Experience of a Single-Visit Dyspepsia Clinic

1988 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 212-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Lobo ◽  
R Dickinson
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Diagnosis ◽  
Patient Experience ◽  
Organic Disease ◽  
Outpatient Services ◽  
Single Visit ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
Endoscopic Findings ◽  
Dyspeptic Patient ◽  
Clinical Consultation ◽  
One Year

During a one-year period, 206 of 245 patients referred directly to a single-visit dyspepsia clinic underwent gastroscopy after clinical consultation. Endoscopic findings enabled diagnosis in the majority and no complications occurred. In 12 patients with positive endoscopies there was an unrelated clinical diagnosis, and 23 with normal endoscopies had organic disease. Such a clinic has advantages both for patients in providing single-visit diagnosis and management for the majority, and for the hospital in reducing the load on outpatient services. Prior consultation may prevent both unwarranted use of endoscopy facilities and inappropriate diagnosis.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Patient Experience During Virtual and In-Person Urgent Care Visits: Time and Cost Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 237437352098148
Author(s):  
Saif Khairat ◽  
Xi Lin ◽  
Songzi Liu ◽  
Zhaohui Man ◽  
Tanzila Zaman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Experience ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Turnaround Time ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Urgent Care ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Virtual Visits ◽  
One Year

Urgent care (UC) is one of the fastest growing venues of health care delivery for nonemergent conditions. This study compared the patient experience during virtual and in-person urgent care visits. We conducted a cross-sectional study of patients with the same diagnosis during Virtual Urgent Care (VUC) and in-person UC visits with the same diagnosis with regard to time and cost over a period of one year. We recorded and analyzed 16 685 urgent care visits: In-person UC (n = 14 734), VUC (n = 1262). Significant differences were found in the average total time for a visit in an in-person UC (70.89 minutes), and VUC (9.38 minutes). The average total cost of VUC ($49) and in-person UC ($142.657) differed significantly. Significant difference was found between UC turnaround time and VC turnaround time (Dependent variable (DV): 53.77, P < .01). We found significant differences in cost and time between in favor of virtual visits. Our findings suggest additional policy reform to expand the use of virtual care among target populations to improve access, reduce costs, meet the needs of patients, and reduce emergency department visits.

scholarly journals Bioimpedance Vector Analysis for Heart Failure: Should We Put It on the Agenda?

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Liang ◽  
Rui Li ◽  
Jia-Yue Bai ◽  
Ning Gu
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Cardiac Output ◽  
Clinical Diagnosis ◽  
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure ◽  
Decompensated Heart Failure ◽  
Clinical Syndrome ◽  
Vector Analysis ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
Volume Assessment ◽  
Intracardiac Pressure

Heart failure is a clinical syndrome, resulting in increased intracardiac pressure and/or decreased cardiac output under rest or stress. In acute decompensated heart failure, volume assessment is essential for clinical diagnosis and management. More and more evidence shows the advantages of bioimpedance vector analysis in this issue. Here, we critically present a brief review of bioimpedance vector analysis in the prediction and management of heart failure to give a reference to clinical physicians and guideline makers.

scholarly journals Patient experience of nasal obstruction and its clinical assessment

2018 ◽  
Vol 132 (4) ◽  
pp. 318-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Nip ◽  
M Tan ◽  
K L Whitcroft ◽  
R Gupta ◽  
T S Leung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nasal Obstruction ◽  
Patient Experience ◽  
Flow Measurement ◽  
Prospective Survey ◽  
Type Method ◽  
Novel Device ◽  
Nasal Inspiratory Peak Flow ◽  
Assessment Techniques ◽  
Current Assessment ◽  
One Year

AbstractBackground:The correlation between objective and subjective nasal obstruction is poor, and dissatisfaction rates after surgery for nasal obstruction are high. Accordingly, novel assessment techniques may be required. This survey aimed to determine patient experience and preferences for the measurement of nasal obstruction.Method:Prospective survey of rhinology patients.Results:Of 72 questionnaires distributed, 60 were completed (response rate of 83 per cent). Obstruction duration (more than one year) (χ2 = 13.5, p = 0.00024), but not obstruction severity, affected willingness to spend more time being assessed. Questionnaires (48 per cent) and nasal inspiratory peak flow measurement (53 per cent) are the most commonly used assessment techniques. Forty-nine per cent of participants found their assessment unhelpful in understanding their obstruction. Eighty-two per cent agreed or strongly agreed that a visual and numerical aid would help them understand their blockage.Conclusion:Many patients are dissatisfied with current assessment techniques; a novel device with visual or numerical results may help. Obstruction duration determines willingness to undergo longer assessment.

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1961 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 687-690
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Diagnosis ◽  
Round Table ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
The Common ◽  
Ward Rounds ◽  
Allergic Disorders

The Division of Graduate Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, will sponsor a postgraduate course in immunology and allergy in pediatrics on February 12-16, 1962. In response to repeated requests by previous registrants, this "subspecialty course" for pediatricians has been planned to provide comprehensive instruction in the fundamentals of immunology, with their application to practical clinical diagnosis and management of the "common" allergic disorders as well as various other diseases with conspicuous immunologic relationships. As usual, instruction will consist of lectures, amphitheatre clinics, ward rounds and round table conferences, with participation of many faculty members from all related and pertinent disciplines.

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