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PEMPix 2023 Online Case 4: You Can’t Get Fooled Again

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Physical exam Vital Signs: Temperature: 37.9 °C, Additional labs ordered per the consultant’s recommendations were notable for elevated PT/PTT, AFP, plasma tyrosine, and urine succinylacetone consistent with a diagnosis of tyrosinemia. 2006 Jul 24 [Updated 2017 May 25]. Normal tracking Cardiovascular: Tachycardia.

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Hospice in Prison Part 1: An interview with Michele DiTomas and Keith Knauf

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Through a series of events, I started working as a consultant to the Department of Corrections in around 2006, and I was assigned to the California Medical Facility. Michele: Thank you for having me. Eric: And you’re also the medical director of the hospice unit here. Michele: Yep.

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