Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien
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This study examines the long-term outcome of a cohort of 317 pediatric patients who presented to an emergency department with chest pain. There were no deaths and few hospital stays. Patients were all perceived as "well" (self-assessment or parental assessment) at follow-up contact. This study supports the belief that chest pain in children is benign.
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The physician-patient relationship, like any human relationship, blends two types of interactions described by philosopher Martin Buber. In an "I-It" interaction, the physician objectifies the patient and his or her problem; in an "I-Thou" interaction, the physician perceives the patient as an emotional being. My encounters with medical practitioners as a patient with brachial neuritis and Guillain-Barré syndrome illustrate these forms of the physician-patient relationship.
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Devil's club (Oplopanax horridum) is a popular medicinal plant used by Native Indian tribes in the Pacific Northwest. One reported indication for using this plant is in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. ⋯ The authors performed a pilot study in which blood glucose levels were carefully monitored in an insulin-dependent diabetic patient, a newly diagnosed non-insulin-dependent diabetic, and two healthy adults while they drank devil's club tea. The limited data do not show any hypoglycemic effect of devil's club tea.