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Assessment of Project ECHO(R) Opioid Use Disorder Sessions for Primary Care Teams [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design and Analysis: PC teams (clinical and non-clinical roles) attended 12 online monthly OUD sessions. Population studied: PC teams (clinical and non-clinical roles). Intervention: 12 monthly online OUD sessions held from April 2023 to March 2024.

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Migraine headaches: diagnostic and treatment tips

Common Sense Family Doctor

The POUND mnemonic (ie, pulsatile quality, one-day duration, unilateral headache, nausea or vomiting, disabling intensity) can help clinicians make the diagnosis of migraine in primary care, and the Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) quantifies headache severity.

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #3: It’s a Small World

PEMBlog

PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. Diagnosis is made based on history and slit lamp findings. Accessed June 18, 2024. Accessed June 18, 2024. Accessed June 18, 2024. Accessed June 20, 2024. This is the third of the four cases.

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #4: Frozen Ever After

PEMBlog

PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. Given multiple areas of cortical hyperostosis in the absence of healing or acute fracture, a diagnosis of infantile cortical hyperostosis was made that was later confirmed with genetic testing. mg/dL] Phosphorus 6.7

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AMPLIFY™ Technology Enhances Prenatal Screening for 22q11.2 Microdeletion

Myriad Genetics

Mayo Clinic. Accessed February 22, 2024. Prenatal Diagnosis. Published April 16, 2024. Prenatal diagnosis of the 22q11.2 The annual incidence of DiGeorge/velocardiofacial syndrome.  J Med Genet  1998;  35 : 789–790. DiGeorge syndrome (22q11.2 deletion syndrome) – Symptoms and causes. Microdeletions. 

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

PEMBlog

Well cover its clinical presentation, epidemiology, diagnostic approach, and management, including why standard beta-lactam antibiotics wont work. Learning Objectives Describe the clinical presentation, epidemiology, and complications of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in pediatric patients, including its atypical manifestations.

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AI/ML-enabled Medical Devices Have Everyone’s Attention, Including FDA’s

FDA Law

discusses several approaches that companies are exploring for use of AI in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease, including AI-enabled software for retinal scans and identification of genetic triggers. The first article—“Is the Eye the Window to Alzheimer’s?”—discusses increased access to care in rural areas) and its potential risks (e.g.,

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