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

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Furthermore, the connection between physical and functional symptoms is inextricably linked in many patients. After listening to this episode you will be able to: Describe the findings on history and physical examination that differentiate organic vs psychiatric causes of agitation and altered mental status. Pediatrics 2021; 147.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 2: Non-pharmacologic management of agitated children

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This entails utilizing the least invasive non-pharmacologic means of assisting them, before moving to physical or chemical restraints. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award (U07MC37471) totaling $3M with 0 percent financed with nongovernmental sources. Deaths due to physical restraint. PMC3272587.

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Health and Wealth Shocks: Lauren Hunt, Rebecca Rodin, Tsai-Chin Cho

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Wait, so one key message is that social health is linked to physical and cognitive health?!? Eric 12:03 I’m interested in that because I hear a lot about people losing their, like, one way, like people get health issue and then lose all their finances, especially in the U.S. And the government can do something about that?!?

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