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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #4: Frozen Ever After

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No recent illnesses or any other symptoms. Infantile Cortical Hyperostosis The child protection team and orthopedics were consulted due to concern for possible healing femur fracture. Infants whose mothers received regular prenatal care are unlikely to develop congenital syphilis as it is routinely screened for during pregnancy.

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Since the mid-1990s, our capacity for innovation has never stopped as hospitalists navigate a complex landscape of acute illnesses, interprofessional collaborations and the imperative to provide efficient, high-quality care. Published May 13, 2024. We have seen explosive growth and become a cornerstone of modern health care systems.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

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After discussing screening options for substance use disorder, we go on to talk about both the treatments for it and the issues that arise. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Subscribers will claim MOC credit by completing an evaluation with self-reflection questions. This is Eric Widera. It’s me.

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RCT of Default Inpatient PC Consults: Kate Courtright & Scott Halpern

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This week, we talk about the other major palliative care trial of default palliative care consults for hospitalized older adults with COPD, kidney disease, or dementia, published in the same issue of JAMA. and consulting for Papa Health. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024.

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RCT of Palliative Care for Heart Failure and Lung Disease: David Bekelman and Lyndsay DeGroot

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Summary Transcript Summary In a JAMA 2020 systematic review of palliative care for non-cancer serious illness, Kieran Quinn found many positives, as we discussed on our podcast and in our editorial. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. For any MOC questions, please email moc@ucsf.edu.

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Implementing Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: A Podcast wtih Connie Cole, Kathleen Unroe, and Cari Levy

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nursing homes grapple with serious illnesses, and roughly half experience dementia. JAGS 2024 Nursing Home Palliative Care Referral Process, Barriers, and Proposed Solutions: A Qualitative Study. And so we do have consultants who come in the building. And usually it’s simply for a consultation.

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

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Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Now, newborn screening, or NBS, includes testing newly born infants for certain IEMs. But again, metabolic GI illness, interrupt other interruptions in feeding schedule, intense exercise. And importantly, call a stat genetics consult for further guidance or management.