Reason for referrals among military primary care physicians.

In order to assess the reasons for high referral rates to secondary medical care services in the Israel Defence Force-Medical Corps, we conducted a study in which 28 physicians in five primary care clinics took part. Seven hundred thirty-seven patients were referred to specialists. The referral reasons were learned from questionnaires filled in for each of these patients.

What's in a teaspoon? Underdosing with acetaminophen in family practice.

A study was made of 100 paediatric encounters in which an accompanying parent stated that the child had been given acetaminophen syrup during the preceding 24 hours. In 80% of cases a household teaspoon had been used to determine the amount of medication required. The volumes of these spoons were measured using a syringe.