Emotions in primary care: Are there cultural differences in the expression of cues and concerns?
Migrant patient-related factors influence the amount of emotional cue expression in primary care. GPs perceive these cues as indicating the presence of psychosocial problems and provide space for patients to elaborate on their emotional distress.
In daily clinical practice, a 0.5 mmol/L or greater increase in lactate from baseline to post-12-min walk test may be utilized as an index to determine when COPD patients should start rehabilitation, or to assess muscle alterations in the lower extremities in COPD patients undergoing rehabilitation.