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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. It is believed that this sequestered portion of his lung placed him at an elevated risk for infections as this is a known complication of bronchopulmonary sequestration. 2023 Jul 24. mg/dL, normal <0.1

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When to Go to Urgent Care for a Sore Throat: How Can Urgent Care Help?

Doctor On Demand

In fact, most sore throat symptoms resolve in three days for 60-70% of patients, according to March 2025 UpToDate, an evidence-based clinical decision support system used by healthcare professionals. Infections or allergic reactions can block your airway and lead to life-threatening complications. Do you have a weak immune system (e.g.,

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The Nature of Suffering: BJ Miller and Naomi Saks

GeriPal

2023 Dec 20:S1524-9042(23)00202-3. I mean, to me, the Buddhist concept that there are multiple forms of suffering, like there’s the suffering that’s due to pain and physical symptoms. I think there is a difference, too, between physical suffering, and we have to also give that its dignity. Pain Manag Nurs.

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PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

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-Alex End Well Talk [link] Resources on the PEACH Program Program Review Paper A recent publication in Longwoods Healthcare Quarterly reviewing the PEACH model. So we did a podcast on aging and homelessness with Margot Kushel in 2023. The raw reality is that the many of the people we care for do not trust the healthcare system.

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Allowing Patients to Die: Louise Aronson and Bill Andereck

GeriPal

And Bill Andereck is still haunted by the decision he made to have the police break down the door to rescue his patient who attempted suicide in the 1980s, as detailed in this essay in the Cambridge Quarterly of HealthCare Ethics. Louise 05:02 Yes, well, I don’t know about 2024, but in 2023, yes, it could happen.

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Buckle Up: DOJ Initiates Rulemaking to Reschedule Marijuana

FDA Law

and its abuse may lead to only moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence. 29, 2023) (“Basis”); NPRM at 44,603. DEA explained that “the lack of consistent concentrations” of delta-9-THC and other substances in marijuana complicates the effects of different constituents within marijuana. 21 U.S.C. §

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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

GeriPal

The pneumonia could get treated, but I think geriatricians, actually, were well aware of iatrogenic complications of care and quality gaps, even well before the IOM reports of the late 1990s and the like. Just think about something like a nurse visit, a nursing visit, or a physical therapy visit. There are some subtleties there.

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