PEMBlog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

She was diagnosed with constipation. The family declined an enema in the ED, and she was discharged home on a miralax cleanout to follow up with her PCP. The patient completed the miralax cleanout followed by daily miralax, and started having soft, formed stools daily without any pain (Bristol type 4). 2012 Jan;5(1):67-70.

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PCP PCP Diagnosis Diagnose 69

PEMBlog

MAY 1, 2025

Learning Objectives Describe the classic and atypical clinical presentations of Parvovirus B19 infection in pediatric patients, including erythema infectiosum, arthropathy, transient aplastic crisis, and chronic anemia in immunocompromised hosts. It is a non-enveloped, single-stranded DNA virus in the Parvoviridae family.

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Complication Patient-Centered Patients Clinic 83

PEMBlog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

2012 Oct;147(4):619-26. Tracheomalacia and bronchomalacia in children: incidence and patient characteristics. But it might underestimate it because lots of mild cases don’t actually present clinically, and they’re not diagnosed endoscopically. The best way to diagnose this is through imaging like CT scans.

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Diagnosis IT Diagnose Patients 52

GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

We’ve invited two death doulas, Jane Euler and John Loughnane (who is also a family doc and palliative care physician), to talk about the role of a doula at the end of life. There’s an organization that I took my training from, which began, I want to say, in 2012. John: I am what I am, which is a family practice doctor.

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Provider Illness IT Healthcare 119

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

First, in our editorial, we expressed concern about the length of stay metric not being patient centric, though important for health systems focused on cost savings. And, of course, this is what families of patients undergoing palliative care go through. Three things I love about this podcast, and why you should listen.

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Consulting Hospital Patient-Centered IT 122

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Kennedy comes to this memory cafe twice a month since being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease in his late 50s. He recommends memory cafes to other people with dementia and their families. “I come in now and it’s like, it’s family, it’s a big, extended family. I get to meet them.

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Patients Families Family Diagnosis 52