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Under Pressure: Hypertensive Emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department

PEMBlog

While elevated blood pressure readings are critical data points, the presence of symptoms and signs of end-organ dysfunction are paramount in diagnosing a hypertensive emergency (Kamat 2024). Additional lab testing can be completed to account for the broader differential diagnoses. 2012 Sep 5;4:85-92. Open Access Emerg Med.

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RCT of Default Inpatient PC Consults: Kate Courtright & Scott Halpern

GeriPal

Going back to when I was shopping this idea around the health systems in 2012, we landed on the stepped-wedge design because no one was… I said before you couldn’t randomize people to get palliative care or not, specifically. Eric: Utilization, utilization, utilization. Scott: This was, yes. Eric: Yeah.

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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

GeriPal

There’s an organization that I took my training from, which began, I want to say, in 2012. Our folks all die of congestive heart failure and dementia, even oncology diagnoses with new immunotherapies like the old days. We utilize the generous donations from our foundation to support the end-of-life doula program.

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As Federal Health Grants Shrink, Memory Cafes Help Dementia Patients and Their Caregivers

Physician's Weekly

Kennedy comes to this memory cafe twice a month since being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease in his late 50s. have been diagnosed with some form of dementia. ” The monthly budget goes toward crafts, books, coffee, snacks, and some utilities for the two-hour meetings. I get to meet them.