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Intervention Strategies for Management of Comorbid Depression Among Individuals With Hypertension: A Scoping Review [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Methods: Following the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines and PRISMA-ScR standards, a comprehensive search was conducted across multiple databases, including PUBMED, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, CBM, and CNKI, covering the literature from January 2004 to December 2023.

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Introduction The Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) recognizes the utility and potential for Measurement Based Care (MBC) as a core feature of high-quality integrated healthcare. Rather, it is an evidence-based, collaborative process that mirrors the well-established framework of using physical symptom monitoring (e.g.,

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Using technology to reclaim our time

Today's Hospitalist

At its core, the technology utilizes sophisticated speech recognition to transcribe a conversation in the exam room or at the bedside. These systems also provide a consistent note structure, which can improve the overall readability and utility of patient records. Published July 26, 2023. Published October 11, 2023.

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Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

These factors may have impacted their diet, physical activity, and medications, thus impacting their creatinine levels and the inputs that we use for GFR. Our esteemed publications should ensure that investigations that utilize racial variables follow these guidelines before being published. 2019;322(2):113-114. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.577

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

PEMBlog

Clinical utility of screening laboratory tests in pediatric psychiatric patients presenting to the emergency department for medical clearance. Hosp Pediatr (2023) 13 (1): 66–71 Routine laboratory testing does not need to be performed. Health Aff (Millwood). 2015;34(5):812-818 Chun TH. Ann Emerg Med. Ann Emerg Med. 2014;63(6):666-675.e663.

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A review of the utility of the ECG in Pediatric Syncope

PEMBlog

History and physical examination are critical components to any emergency department evaluation but are especially helpful in syncope patients. Congenital Long QT Syndrome with arrow showing QT interval (courtesy of life in the fast lane [link] LQT1 is most common, triggered by emotional or physical stress (diving, swimming).

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 2: Non-pharmacologic management of agitated children

PEMBlog

This entails utilizing the least invasive non-pharmacologic means of assisting them, before moving to physical or chemical restraints. Deaths due to physical restraint. Physical and chemical restraints. Patient that are agitated should always be treated with dignity and respect. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2012 Jan;109(3):27-32.