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When to Go to a Doctor for Chest Congestion: At-home Care vs. Medical Attention

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Virtual visits can diagnose colds, flu , or allergies and help you manage symptoms at home. If you notice that your lips or fingers look blue or gray (a condition called cyanosis), you need emergency care. You should never ignore chest pain or chest soreness with congestion. Warm liquids can be especially soothing to irritated airways.

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Transgender Health, Aging, and Advocacy: A Podcast with Noelle Marie Javier and Jace Flatt

GeriPal

It was also the time that in 2015, that people who were trans and famous really put being trans on the map at that time, too. Eric and I remember him from that time and he’s now at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he is associate professor in the department of social and behavioral health. Eric 04:53 How is it public?

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary Social connections impact our health in profound ways, whether it is the support we receive from family and friends in navigating serious illness, the joy from shared social activities, or connecting with our community. Welcome back, Ashwin. Ashwin Kotwal: Excited to be back. Eric: Now, it’s interesting. Alex: Great.

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What is going on with MAID in Canada? Bill Gardner, Leonie Herx, & Sonu Gaind

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The MAID issue then came on the table in Canada after the 2015 Supreme Court ruling in Carter v. Summary Transcript Summary Four percent of deaths in Canada are due to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). Four percent. To many this rapid expansion will represent autonomy run amok. It is the slippery slope made real. It was amazing. Oh my gosh.

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Podcast: Cervical Spine Injuries & Imaging in Children

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2015 Apr;22(4):441-6. Epub 2015 Mar 16. It’s particularly difficult to diagnose cervical spine injuries in kids under three because they can’t give you an accurate history and cooperate with the exam. Cervical Spine Injuries are fortunately rare in children. Leonard JC, Jaffe DM, Olsen CS, Kuppermann N.

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Prognosis Superspecial: A Podcast with Kara Bischoff, James Deardorff, and Elizabeth Lilley

GeriPal

So how physically active the patient is, how much time they spend awake, how much they’re eating, how much care they need, that type of thing. MOC Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.75 You got it. Kara 04:09 Sure. Eric 05:50 Yeah.

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

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Too many people do because it’s really hard to keep their loved ones at home for the cost, the enormous financial, mental and physical strain for the family. We’ll cover why the GUIDE model is important (hint – it all comes down to funding), how it was developed, what components will it include, and how it will be evaluated.