PEMBlog

MARCH 4, 2025

In this episode we dive into the resurgence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae an atypical bacterial cause of community-acquired pneumonia thats making waves in pediatric emergency medicine. 2024, www.uptodate.com/contents/mycoplasma-pneumoniae-infection-in-children. 2024 Dec;56(1):2386636. Epub 2024 Aug 3. UpToDate , 1 Nov.

Patient-Centered 91

Patient-Centered Diagnosis Complication Community 91

PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Bronchopulmonary sequestration Our patient was diagnosed with bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS). It is believed that this sequestered portion of his lung placed him at an elevated risk for infections as this is a known complication of bronchopulmonary sequestration. Bronchopulmonary sequestration C. Lymphoma D. of all CLMs.

Diagnosis 52

Diagnosis Diagnose Patients Asthma 52

GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2024

ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. It’s under recognized, under diagnosed, under treated, under discussed, understudied as a result. But that combination is actually quite common, and it’s quite challenging to diagnose and manage, at least in the traditional sense. Alison 29:08 Yes.

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IT Patient-Centered Patients Clinic 121

PEMBlog

JUNE 2, 2025

While elevated blood pressure readings are critical data points, the presence of symptoms and signs of end-organ dysfunction are paramount in diagnosing a hypertensive emergency (Kamat 2024). Additional lab testing can be completed to account for the broader differential diagnoses.

Hypertension 75

Hypertension Management Physicals Lab Testing 75

GeriPal

JUNE 13, 2024

ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. We need this type of push to make us feel that we are part of a community and we are part of a movement and things are changing because we are around. Thank you for that gift to our community and to the patients. For any MOC questions, please email moc@ucsf.edu.

Illness 134

Illness Patient-Centered Patients IT 134

GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

A planned expansion of MAID to include people with mental illness was placed on hold until March 2024. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. And so now for March, 2024, the government still has said they’re planning to expand it for mental illness conditions.

Illness 144

Illness IT Medical Provider 144

GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

The reason I chose this song is because I’m currently working on bringing advanced care planning sessions to the Latino community. In our planning sessions, one of the biggest barriers to advanced care planning in this community is just talking about death. Alex 03:54 Very generous. Eric 03:57 Okay, we got a lot to talk about.

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Primary Care IT Clinic Patient-Centered 80