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This lady came for a general check-up. She was over 40 years of age and overweight, but the main reason for the visit was that the husband suspected that she had diabetes. After a brief clinical examination at the outpatient clinic, I told her that her blood pressure is slightly high but that may be due to the fact that it was her first visit to the hospital and reassured her.

The husband took over. "No, no, doctor. I am sure she has high BP. Just order ...

Updated January 5th, 2010 at 03:26 PM by Shashikiran

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Diabetes , Medicine

When I was a medical student, the only PDA that I knew was Patent Ductus Arteriosus. Thank God, I didn’t have it. Now I know another PDA and thank God, I have it.

I am talking about Personal Digital Assistants, also called handheld computers or palmtops.

It’s a growing trend. More and more clinicians are using this gadget for accessing information at the point of care. While some well-organized hospitals have even daily patient data available ...

Updated 1 Week Ago at 07:20 PM by Shashikiran

Tags: diabetes, eag, glucose, handheld, hbaic, palmtop, pda

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Diabetes , Medicine , Technology