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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #2: Flight of Passage

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He had easy work of breathing, and physical exam was only notable for decreased breath sounds over the left lower lobe. Pulmonology and surgery were consulted during his hospital stay, and he has since had a left lower lobectomy after healing from his pneumonia. 2018 Jul;48(3):247-250. Epub 2018 Apr 6. PMID: 29621946.

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Q&A: Experts Urge Pediatric Advocacy Amid Worsening Climate Hazards

Physician's Weekly

As climate change increases in certain pediatric illnesses like asthma, pediatricians have a role in caring for children, especially in vulnerable communities. The commentary that accompanied a retrospective cohort study of increased post-EWE asthma among children. How can all clinicians influence climate-related health policies?

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Palliative Care in India: M.R. Rajagopal

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I mean, just such struggles around corruption in hospitals, access to opioid pain medication, and you almost had to wait until a friend of yours was in power, so you could have access, get permission. What she called total pain, physical, psychosocial, and spiritual, and she started addressing it. So, the community comes in.

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