Myriad Genetics

APRIL 26, 2024

Dense breast tissue complicates this as it makes cancers more difficult to detect. 3 According to new FDA guidelines, 4 by September 2024, all breast imaging facilities must alert a patient by letter if they have dense breasts and will recommend they contact their clinicians who can discuss potential follow-ups and risk assessment.

Screening 52

Screening Family Families Diagnose 52

PEMBlog

MAY 1, 2025

Well break down the virology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, and complications of Parvovirus B19. Parvovirus B19 is best known for causing fifth disease, but in certain patients it can lead to some serious complications like aplastic crises, fetal hydrops, or chronic anemia. So how do we diagnose Parvovirus B19?

Complication 83

Complication Patient-Centered Patients Clinic 83

GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2024

ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Incontinence and avoiding issues can present in an older individual, in some cases, just like they do a younger person. Biological aging or physiological aging varies from individual to individual. For any MOC questions, please email moc@ucsf.edu.

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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.

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Hypertension Management Physicals Lab Testing 75

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. So it started off for individuals with a terminal illness. They could have a prognosis of years, or decades. For any MOC questions, please email moc@ucsf.edu.

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Illness IT Medical Provider 144

GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. So we really wondered, you know, in modern palliative care practice, where we’re seeing patients a lot farther upstream than we used to, and we’re seeing patients with a wider range of diagnoses, we wanted to update, sort of. Why did you do that paper, James?

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Family Families Patient-Centered Patients 108

GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

And interesting enough, this is a really fascinating study that just got published in JAMA I M in December of 2024. But the process of implementing this project across two big health systems in our area was very complicated and had its share of both challenges and rewards. And is it at all individualized to the patient?

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Primary Care IT Clinic Illness 80