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You don’t need labs to medically clear a psych patient

PEMBlog

Attention to any toxidromes, any abnormal vital signs or mental status, eye findings, and neurologic examination provide the greatest help in narrowing the differential diagnosis. Laboratory evaluation should be based on individual patient history and exam. Hosp Pediatr (2023) 13 (1): 66–71

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

Doctor On Demand

Here’s what to expect during an urgent care visit for strep: Patient history and a physical examination First, a nurse or doctor will ask you questions about your sore throat, like when it started, how much it hurts, and whether you have other symptoms. Then, they’ll perform a physical examination.

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

PEMBlog

She is a member of the Clinical Genome Resource Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM) Clinical Domain Working Group, where as a biocurator she assesses the pathogenicity of variants in IEM-associated genes to facilitate expedited genetic diagnosis for IEMs. Updated 2023 Jul 17]. Inborn errors of metabolism in infancy: a guide to diagnosis.

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A podcast episode about laryngomalacia

PEMBlog

Early diagnosis is crucial as it can impact a child’s growth and development. Learn all about diagnosis and management of this common problem in this brief podcast episode. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-. Laryngomalacia, is the most common cause of infant stridor. Laryngomalacia.

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What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

GeriPal

And so I think that’s why it has its moment now even in 2023. And when you and I talk about, what’s the key medical decision or diagnosis that we’re making all the time, we’re making a decision about like, “Is this patient sick enough to die? So I just can’t keep going. Alex: That’s great.

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What are the signs of an eating disorder?

Vida Family Medicine

This week, February 27-March 5, 2023, marks National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. At Vida Family Medicine we offer primary care services to individuals in recovery from eating disorders. If you or someone you love is suffering, I hope that this information will help you find the resources you need to find recovery.

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Aging and Homelessness: Margot Kushel

GeriPal

What are the structural factors and individual factors that contribute to homelessness? We would drill down on the tenth differential diagnosis of medium vessel vasculitis, and then we would discharge them back out to the streets. The worse the structural factors are, the fewer individual factors you need to become homeless.