http://disqus.com/people/a23e0599e2ae4bc0f132ad377b92a209/enFri, 08 Dec 2006 03:14:00 -0000http://symtym.disqus.com/8220e8221_is_for_emergency/#comment-1889829Yeppers.<br><br>By coincidence, I just blogged about some "typical" day past or present in a level I trauma center ED. May bring laughs, groans or help with constipation - you be the judge!universal healthMon, 04 Dec 2006 11:38:00 -0000http://symtym.disqus.com/expectations_trumps_exam/#comment-1889830Yes to all of the above reasons and to add to them: employers' expectations that workers come to work when ill (presenteeism), parents' inability to take time away from work to bring children in for office visits, delay in getting office/clinic appointments, decreased availability of school nurses to see children with acute symptoms, attempts for primary providers to see as many patients as can be crammed into the clinic/office schedule, little risk of acute harm for extant practice.<br><br>Does anyone still use the self-assessment diagnostic tool to distinguish viral from bacterial caused URIs?universal healthFri, 08 Dec 2006 03:14:00 -0000