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Advanced Imaging of Children in the ED: Ultrasound, CT, and MRI

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2024-066854. 2024-066855. We know that nine out of ten children that go to the ER do not go to children’s hospital ERs. A lot of times when we consult a service, it’s a resident who might be at another hospital. Pediatrics. 2024;154(1):e2024066854. doi:10.1542/peds.2024-066854. Pediatrics.

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

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Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. So, again, to reinforce, since IEMs have very specific non specific presentations, the goal in the ER is not to specifically diagnose the IEM. And importantly, call a stat genetics consult for further guidance or management. your genetics consult hasn’t responded yet.

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Allowing Patients to Die: Louise Aronson and Bill Andereck

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Louise 05:02 Yes, well, I don’t know about 2024, but in 2023, yes, it could happen. So elderly people who aspirated, got pneumonia, had an mi, didn’t get hauled off to the emergency room on an ambulance crew so they could die in the ER. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024.

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The Promise and Pitfalls of AI in Medicine: Guest Bob Wachter

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And I wonder, now, was this 2024 version sort of a redo? Alex: Yeah, we talk a lot about de-skilling in geriatrics and palliative care, because so much of what we do is a consultant role. I think a lot of back office function, predicting ER loads and OR loads to do better scheduling of staff.