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Wonder surrounds a urine specimen from an aggressive older patient
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Wonder surrounds a urine specimen from an aggressive older patient
Wednesday 21 June 2023, 12:50 AM

You Are My Sunshine is the aged-care facility aggression-disarming song of choice [Image: Todd Kent on Unsplash]
GP Jonathan Bentley describes what happened when one of his normally cheerful older patients became aggressive
Key points, Asymptomatic bacteriuria is common in older people and does not require treatment.
Symptoms of urinary tract infection in older people include confu, Pract Green w Pale Yellow
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