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Episode 37 – Clinical Unknown with Dr. Kwan, Dan, and Rabih – Diplopia

The Clinical Problem Solvers

In 2016, she was awarded the inaugural research fellowship in diagnostic excellence with the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine. Janice prides herself on being a passionate snack enthusiast, devoted family member, and loyal Toronto sports fan

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #1: Mission: SPACE

PEMBlog

PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. During this ED visit, the family notes that the child has had 1 week of vomiting whenever he eats. What’s the Diagnosis? 2016 (2016): 6964713. doi:10.1155/2016/6964713 Kim, Ga-Eun et al.

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PEMPix 2023 Online Case 2: Walk Softly

PEMBlog

PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. The family denies any sore throat, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, conjunctivitis. The diagnosis can be made clinically. Clinical Pediatric Dermatology 5 th ed, Elsevier, 2016, 382-401. Gu SL, Jorizzo JL.

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Dementia and high risk surgery: Joel Weissman and Samir Shah

GeriPal

And then, the family, her kids got together, my wife and her brother and sister got together and said, wait a minute, mom did not want this, right? But we know that 30% of all decedents who are Medicare beneficiaries either die from dementia or have an existing diagnosis of dementia, which is something we talk about quite often, Joel and I.

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Private Equity Gobbling Up Hospices plus Hospice and Dementia: Melissa Aldridge, Krista Harrison, & Lauren Hunt

GeriPal

Second, Hospice was originally designed for patients with advanced cancer, but the fastest growing admitting diagnosis is dementia. And yet, disenrollment from hospice, either due to patient/family revoking the benefit or stabilization of illness (extended prognosis) is remarkably high for people with dementia among some hospices.

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

PEMBlog

Consider it a supplement to what you remember from Biochemistry and the instructions on the family’s laminated care plan sheet. 2016 Jan;37(1):3-15; quiz 16-7, 47. Inborn errors of metabolism in infancy: a guide to diagnosis. So, importantly, you may not have a positive family history. 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

This is my early father’s day gift from the family. But at that time I was struck by how in that field, there wasn’t a focus or really interest in symptom management and support for patients and their families. Alex: I’ve got to show you the back of the Jersey. Eric: Yeah. Alex: That’s right. Jennifer: Oh nice.

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