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Access to health care and services for the Deaf: A scoping review of reviews [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Additional searches included searches on Google Scholar, manual searches, citation tracking and reference list screening. ’s (2006) narrative synthesis was used to analyze and report the results. Popay et al.’s A consultation was conducted with eight members of the Deaf community to complete the results.

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More than the rule of 2s: All about Meckel Diverticulum

PEMBlog

2006 Oct;99(10):501-5. Meckel diverticulum. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 26 Oct 2023) [link] Sagar J, Kumar V, Shah DK. Meckel’s diverticulum: a systematic review. J R Soc Med. An J, Zabbo CP. Meckel Diverticulum. Updated 2023 Jan 30]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-.

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Politics and practice guidelines: a volatile mix

The Health Policy Exchange

It's understandable that this episode made future AHRQ leaders reluctant to wade into explosive scientific controversies, especially regarding sacred cows of medicine such as mammography and prostate cancer screening. When the AHRQ-supported U.S. Phillips, Jr.

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Kaiser Permanente study shows screening efforts cut colorectal cancer deaths in half

Permanente Medicine

A new Kaiser Permanente study showed how an integrated colorectal cancer screening program cut cancer deaths in half, reduced incidence by nearly a third, and erased racial health disparities in screenings, incidence, and death rates. underscoring the need to raise awareness, screen proactively, and improve treatment.

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What every physician should know about care experience (and why it matters)

Permanente Medicine

I joined SCPMG straight from residency in 2006. Let’s get this important cancer screening test done. I also love that we do all the screenings, which is not disease prevention, but it’s early detection. Today we are talking about the patient care experience specifically here at Kaiser Permanente, but also in general.

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

PEMBlog

Platelets 134 × 10 9 /L Alk phos 470 U/L AST 84 U/L ALT 40 U/L VBG pH 7.320, pCO2 81, HCO2 22 Urine Drug Screen positive for cannabinoids The patient had chest x-ray without any notable pathology. 2006 Jul 24 [Updated 2017 May 25]. Irritable and sleepy Relevant Labs Hgb 9.9 mg/dL Hct 30.7% Rashad MM, Nassar C. Sudan J Paediatr.

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

GeriPal

There was some at the time, which was 2006 so also, it’s been a while since the guidance has been updated and other guidance for other viral infections like hepatitis B and C. Eric 18:59 What is the recommendation currently for HIV screening in older adults or in non older adults? You know, those age limits have been removed.