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

PEMBlog

In this episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast , Brad Sobolewski discusses advanced imaging in pediatric emergency care with Dr. Jennifer Marin ( jennifer.marin@chp.edu ) from UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh. 2024-066854. 2024-066855. Pediatrics. 2024;154(1):e2024066854. doi:10.1542/peds.2024-066854.

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My favorite public health and health care books of 2024

Common Sense Family Doctor

The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER , by Thomas Fisher 3. The Hospital: Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town , by Brian Alexander 5. Crisis Averted: The Hidden Science of Fighting Outbreaks , by Caitlin Rivers 2.

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Dialysis vs Conservative Management for Older Adults: Manju Kurella Tamura, Susan Wong, & Maria Montez-Rath

GeriPal

Additional link to study with heatmaps of specific locations (hospital, nursing home, home) after initiating dialysis. -@AlexSmithMD ** NOTE: To claim CME credit for this episode, click here ** Transcript Eric 00:11 Welcome to the GeriPal podcast. I felt like more often than not, we erred towards dialysis because there it is.

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

PEMBlog

Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Her name is Emily Groopman, and she’s a current resident at Children’s National Hospital. So, again, to reinforce, since IEMs have very specific non specific presentations, the goal in the ER is not to specifically diagnose the IEM. Inborn Errors of Metabolism.

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Allowing Patients to Die: Louise Aronson and Bill Andereck

GeriPal

He had a 14 month recovery in hospital and rehab and continually asked to have life sustaining treatment suspended so that he could be allowed to die. Louise 05:02 Yes, well, I don’t know about 2024, but in 2023, yes, it could happen. She didn’t die in the hospital. A farmer nearby came to. I’m gonna die.

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

GeriPal

And I wonder, now, was this 2024 version sort of a redo? At the Mayo clinic, for example, they’ve got a very robust hospital at home program. I think a lot of back office function, predicting ER loads and OR loads to do better scheduling of staff. And the first one was with Zeke Emanuel.

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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary Hospitals are hazardous places for older adults. These hazards include delirium, malnutrition, falls, infections, and hospital associated disability (which about â…“ of older adults get during a hospital stay). 2020 Hospital at Home-Plus: A Platform of Facility-Based Care. Annals of Int Med.

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