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Parvo Podcast! Erythema Infectiosum, Fifth Disease, and more!

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Well break down the virology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, and complications of Parvovirus B19. Recognize key diagnostic features that help differentiate Parvovirus B19 from other viral exanthems and systemic illnesses. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. link] Macri, Angela, and Crane, Jonathan S. Parvoviruses.

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The Mycoplasma Comeback: Why This Atypical Pneumonia is Back – A PEMCurrents Podcast

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Learning Objectives Describe the clinical presentation, epidemiology, and complications of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in pediatric patients, including its atypical manifestations. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 18 Oct. Plus, well discuss whether M.

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The Nature of Suffering: BJ Miller and Naomi Saks

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2023 Dec 20:S1524-9042(23)00202-3. The illness narratives suffering, healing, and the human condition. I think even the word patient, patient, I think, comes from the word suffer, the one who suffers. I’ve had a patient in one room, they have stage four breast cancer. Pain Manag Nurs. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2023.11.004.

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PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

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link] PEACH Good Wishes Program A program that provides meaningful gifts for unhoused individuals who are terminally ill. So we did a podcast on aging and homelessness with Margot Kushel in 2023. So we’re going to be today talking about serious illness palliative care in the homelessness population. People with.

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Allowing Patients to Die: Louise Aronson and Bill Andereck

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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. And he’s also chaired the California Pacific Medical Center’s ethics committee since 1985.

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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

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We talk with Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones about the hospital-at-home movement, which has been shown to reduce costs, improve outcomes and improve the patient experience. JAGS Hospital-at-Home Interventions vs In-Hospital Stay for Patients With Chronic Disease Who Present to the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

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