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patientjournal.ning.com — “It is well known that diagnostic tests are not perfect. They vary in their sensitivity and specificity giving rise to false positives and false negatives. This can lead to patients being subject to unnecessary medical procedures and impaired quality of life (resulting from anxiety and treatment adverse effects). in light of this why are primary care physicians and specialists still poor at discussing with patients the advantages and disadvantages of such tests? Is it because of time, the worry aView full resource at patientjournal.ning.com

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Peripheral Reality Intake - PatientJournal

patientjournal.ning.com — “In today's acute care hospital setting, the use of guided imagery as a means of lessening the stress that patients and their families are subjected to in this hectic environment. The use of words and of images can be extremely beneficial on not only a psychological but also on physiological levels of healing via a user friendly atmosphere. Providing digital photographic images on curtains and walls allows a brief respite from the immediacy at hand and continues to allow the body to heal whilst tView full resource at patientjournal.ning.com

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