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Examining consent within the patient-doctor relationship
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- Published on: 10 March 2009
- Published on: 10 March 2009patient/doctor careShow More
I'm sure you are aware of a simple and inexpensive test for heart failure and pulmonary patients called a six minute walk test. It has many useful outcomes (e.g. maximum oxygen uptake and possibility of a fairly certain prediction of mortality in 18 months if the distance walked is less than 300m). Clearly, over a period, periodic tests show if a patient's exercise capacity is falling (- 45m) and at least provide some war...
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