首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] House calls are making a small comeback, as hospitals discover
[originaltext] House calls are making a small comeback, as hospitals discover
游客
2024-01-21
36
管理
问题
House calls are making a small comeback, as hospitals discover they can provide better treatment for a lower cost by sending teams of doctors, nurses and others to patients’ homes after they have been discharged. (16) There was a time when house calls were a common way to deliver medical care—especially in low-income neighborhoods of major cities. Few of us are still around who practiced medicine this way, but it wasn’t uncommon from the 1950s through the 1980s, when medical residents earned anywhere from zero to $ 300 per month, to supplement our incomes this way. In the Bronx, where I worked, doctors would sign their patients out to us or the medical society, and we would be on call until the next morning. We charged $ 7 before midnight and $ 10 after—cash only. We carried drugs in our medical bags, and robbers knew it, so the threat of being robbed for drugs or cash was very real. (17) Some of us, myself included, brought large dogs on some calls. (18) Patients loved this system. Instead of sitting in an emergency room for hours, they usually received prompt attention at a lower cost. We’d arrive to a complaint of chest pain or a child with a fever, and do a thorough examination and dispense medication on the spot. (19) Anxiety attacks were another common problem. I’d get a call from someone saying her husband was having a heart attack. "Where is he now?" I’d ask. "He’s outside getting some air," she would respond. Heart attack patients can’t do that, so I knew there was no emergency. But when I got there, I sometimes dispensed a sedative. 16. What does the speaker say about the house calls between the 1950s and 1980s?
17. How did the speaker prevent himself from being robbed?
18. Why did patients love house calls?
19. What was the common problem for the speaker?
选项
A、The heavy medical device.
B、The traffic congestion.
C、The low payment.
D、The anxiety attack.
答案
D
解析
短文结尾处指出,焦虑是另一个常见的问题,然后讲话者通过亲身经历来佐证这一问题。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3380681.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]InanunannouncedmeetingwiththeIsraeliprimeminister,Jor
[originaltext]InanunannouncedmeetingwiththeIsraeliprimeminister,Jor
[originaltext]InanunannouncedmeetingwiththeIsraeliprimeminister,Jo
[originaltext]InanunannouncedmeetingwiththeIsraeliprimeminister,Jor
[originaltext]Fivemillionjobsintheworld’sleadingeconomiescoulddisap
[originaltext]Fivemillionjobsintheworld’sleadingeconomiescoulddisap
[originaltext][5]Fivemillionjobsintheworld’sleadingeconomiescouldd
[originaltext][5]Fivemillionjobsintheworld’sleadingeconomiescouldd
[originaltext]Fivemillionjobsintheworld’sleadingeconomiescoulddisa
[originaltext]Fivemillionjobsintheworld’sleadingeconomiescoulddisap
随机试题
Heredity(遗传)isnottheonlythingthatinfluencesourcolor.Whereandhow
Pollutionoccurswheneverunnaturalsubstancesareintroducedintoanenvir
《电力法》中所称电价是指()。A.电力生产企业的上网电价 B.电网间的互供
在混凝土工程量大、浇筑强度高、施工周期长、施工地点集中的大中型工程中被广泛应用的
下列产科处理哪项不正确A.横位,死胎,先兆子宫破裂一碎胎术 B.头位死胎,宫口
面色蒸黑,肌肤甲错的病机是A.肾虚 B.水饮 C.寒证 D.瘀血 E.痛
A.阻碍胆酸"肝肠循环" B.保护动脉内皮 C.影响胆固醇代谢 D.影响甘
男性,48岁。4小时前突然呕血500ml,黑便2次,共500g。既往10年前有“
以下对师生关系的表述不准确的是()。A.教学上是授受关系 B.人格上是平等关系
高速公路中线放样主要依据的设计表格是()。A.路基设计表 B.水准点表 C.
最新回复
(
0
)