Check packages of prepared baked items and avoid any with soy protein, casein, wheat gluten, malted barley, and non-fat dried milk as an ingredient. Avoid aspartame, Nutrasweet, diet drinks and artificially sweetened desserts - ESPECIALLY gelatin.
Referral (medicine) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In medicine, referral is the transfer of care for a patient from one clinician to another. Tertiary care is usually done by referral from primary or secondary medical care personnel.
Sometimes, however, there is confusion regarding the difference between a consult and a referral. A consultation is a rendering of advice or professional opinion, followed by a report of findings to the referring physician. A referral on the other hand is simply a request to assume care of a patient. In order to bill for a consult, it is essential for that to be supported in the medical record. 1  Besides the key components which are required for coding any visit, there must also be documentation of the four âRsâ: 2  Request â for the consultant to see the patient (in writing). 3  Reason â why consult is requested.