El Wafi and Roux also planned to set up an appointment Friday with the French Embassy.

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He tries to set up an appointment for the next day, so he can see the patient in person.

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Today, of course, we all contact our friends to tell them the latest joke, or contact our psychiatrist to set up an appointment.

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Since the symptoms of primary aldosteronism aren't always obvious, your doctor may be the one to suggest you set up an appointment to get screened for the condition.

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In addition to any immediate emergency care, an operator on can put in a computerized referral to the local VA suicide prevention coordinator who will set up an appointment the next day, she says.

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They could wait however long it takes to see an ER doctor (likely several hours) or the ER staff would set them up with an appointment with a primary care physician within 24 hours.

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