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PEMPix 2023 Online Case 2: Walk Softly

PEMBlog

She was seen at an urgent care the day prior to presentation, diagnosed with a viral exanthem, and discharged with oral prednisone. Physical exam Initial vital signs: T 37.5 °C Papular purpuric gloves and socks syndrome The patient was diagnosed with papular purpuric gloves and socks syndrome (PPGSS). Conjunctiva normal.

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #2: Flight of Passage

PEMBlog

He had easy work of breathing, and physical exam was only notable for decreased breath sounds over the left lower lobe. Bronchopulmonary sequestration Our patient was diagnosed with bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS). doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.TNMI7-0032-2016. On arrival, the patient was febrile to 38.3C. Lymphoma D.

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Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

These factors may have impacted their diet, physical activity, and medications, thus impacting their creatinine levels and the inputs that we use for GFR. 2016 Jul;91(7):916-20. Establishing a Task Force to Reassess the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases. September 12, 2018. Race Matters? doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001232.

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A podcast episode about laryngomalacia

PEMBlog

2016 Apr;83:78-83. 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. Isaac A, Zhang H, Soon SR, Campbell S, El-Hakim H. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol.

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

PEMBlog

2016 Jan;37(1):3-15; quiz 16-7, 47. You won’t be able to diagnose them on history and physical alone. And biochemical testing is really needed in most cases to independently diagnose a specific IEM. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Pediatr Rev. doi: 10.1542/pir.2014-0122.

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Palliative care for cancer: Podcast with Jennifer Temel and Areej El-Jawahri

GeriPal

And as a resident, I just was drawn, similar to many oncology clinicians and fellows, to just be traumatic and difficult experience of patients with blood cancers during prolonged and intense hospitalizations, where they experience a lot of physical symptoms, emotional trauma related to the diagnoses. Areej: I think it was 2016.

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GeriPal Takeover! Nancy Lundeberg and Annie Medina-Walpole

GeriPal

We used all of our political capital to make sure it happens in Chicago, which is where we started for the literature Updates back in 2016, back when it was just me and Ken, and then we brought in Alex, like two years later. Annie 05:16 So if you look back in history, I think Eric and Ken have been doing this since 2016. Go Cubs, go.

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