professor lasserson is here to see 91—year—old ted.and has been referred to dan by a specialist. hello, my name's dan. i'm one of the doctors from the hospital. how are you? i — i feel really rotten. you feel rotten? yeah. are you getting any pain in your chest? no. no? 0k. oryourtummy? last week, ted fell, and paramedics wanted to take him to hospital. but ted, supported by his wife and daughter, didn't want to go. he was always able to do his own medication — up until about three weeks ago. hospital at home has given them choice. it means a doctor, nurse or paramedic will visit him every day. can i undo this? cos i'm going to need to listen to your heart and lungs and have a scan of you. yeah, yeah. usually blood tests, heart monitoring and an ultrasound scan would involve separate hospital or gp appointments. but professor lasserson and his team carry all this equipment in their bags. the ultrasound scanner even connects to his mobile phone. that black area is fluid and then outside the lung and in the chest cavity. that bright thin

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