— worrying too much about one's appearance can degenerate into serious pathology.
As a result, the scientific studies of the era often failed to find clear evidence of serious pathology and had the perverse effect of exonerating the cigarette.
In general practice, however (primary care), British GPs are taught to manage uncertainty, and to treat large numbers of patients more quickly based on the likelihood of serious pathology.
Conclusion ARF is a serious pathology burdened with a heavy morbidity and mortality.
To determine whether negative cervical cytology excludes serious pathology in women with postcoital bleeding.
To determine whether postcoital bleeding increases the risk of serious pathology in women with an abnormal smear.
We ordered the CT because we believed that any abdominal tenderness in such an elderly patient could indicate serious pathology, such as abscess, aortic aneurysm, or mesenteric ischemia.
Despite seemingly innocuous symptoms, many elderly patients with acute abdominal pain have serious pathology, including surgical disease and extra-abdominal processes manifesting with abdominal complaints.
Exclusion-criteria: pregnancy, physiotherapy for headache 12 months before the study, serious pathology and a history of neck or head trauma.
A potential serious pathology associated with this sesamoid is its interposition into a dislocated IP joint, making it irreducible [7, 8].
The assumption that recurrent attenders to the emergency department do not necessarily have serious pathology must be challenged in this specific scenario.
