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How to Get Rid of Old/Unused Medicines

Noreta Family Medicine

As a family doctor, I hear my patients talk about their “medicine cabinet full of old medicines” all the time. A research study from 2006 showed that 50% of the people surveyed incorrectly flushed their meds down the toilet (read more HERE ). Accessed via [link] 3) To get rid of used needles – These require special attention!

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 1: Differentiating organic versus psychiatric causes of agitation and altered mental status

PEMBlog

Furthermore, the connection between physical and functional symptoms is inextricably linked in many patients. Special thanks to Manpreet Singh, MD ( @MprizzleER ) for helping to put this collaboration together. Diagnostic yield of head CT in pediatric emergency department patients with acute psychosis or hallucinations.

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HIV, Aging, and Palliative Care: Peter Selwyn and Meredith Greene

GeriPal

And so the patients who had been admitted there to die, essentially most, if not all, got better and HIV became much more of a chronic condition. It is kind of weird that my first publication was in jama, part of the Care of the Aging Patient series. And I think patients too, don’t always people. Meredith 11:29 Yeah.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

Don’t get me wrong, the evidence points to cost savings, but as Chris Callahan and Kathleen Unroe pointed out in a JAGS editorial in 2020 “in comprehensive dementia care models, savings may accrue to Medicare, but the expenses accrue to a fluid and unstable network of local service providers, patients, and their families.” Care Ecosystem.