2023, Illness and Lab Testing - Primary Care Digest

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

PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

When should the emergency physician obtain lab tests to medically clear such patients? There is abundant evidence showing that routine lab tests in such patients have a very low yield and are not indicated, in adults as well as in children. Decades ago, psychiatric complaints in the pediatric ED were infrequent.

Lab Testing

Lab Testing Medical Patients Mental Health

Chronic disease management among people with serious mental illness across rural, small urban, and metropolitan settings [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: People with serious mental illness (SMI) are at increased risk of complications and earlier death from comorbid chronic diseases, compared with patients without mental illness.

Chronic Disease Management

Chronic Disease Management Chronic Disease Illness Management

What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

For example, we spend the first half talking about a RCT simulation study of clinician verbal and non-verbal communication with a seriously ill patient with cancer. And so I think that’s why it has its moment now even in 2023. They look at the signs and symptoms, they do a physical exam, maybe some lab tests or some imaging.

Patient-Centered

Patient-Centered Patients IT Healthcare

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

Chronic disease management among people with serious mental illness across rural, small urban, and metropolitan settings [Health care disparities]

What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

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