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

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2024-066854. 2024-066855. Optimizing Advanced Imaging of the Pediatric Patient in the Emergency Department: Policy Statement. Pediatrics. 2024;154(1):e2024066854. doi:10.1542/peds.2024-066854. Optimizing Advanced Imaging of the Pediatric Patient in the Emergency Department: Technical Report. Pediatrics. 2024;154(1):e2024066855.

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My favorite public health and health care books of 2024

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The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER , by Thomas Fisher 3. The Good Doctor: A Father, a Son, and the Evolution of Medical Ethics , by Barron Lerner 4. The Hospital: Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town , by Brian Alexander 5.

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Anxiety in Late Life and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Alex Gamble and Brianna Williamson

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ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Summary Transcript Summary “Anxiety is a lot like a toddler. It never stops talking, tells you you’re wrong about everything, and wakes you up at 3 a.m.” I’m not sure who wrote this quote, but it feels right to me. Alex Gamble, do you have a song? I forgot my guitar.

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

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Do target trials differ from randomized trials and “ordinary” observational studies, or do they differ?!? Eric is skeptical. Bottom line: if faced with the decision to initiate dialysis, waiting is generally better. Let it be (hint hint). Again, we’re going to be talking about conservative management versus dialysis in older adults.

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

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Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. This episode will help you better prepare for and manage children with inborn errors of metabolism in the Emergency Department. Consider it a supplement to what you remember from Biochemistry and the instructions on the family’s laminated care plan sheet. Updated 2023 Jul 17].

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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. But before we go into all of that, I think, Bill, you have a song request for Alex. Bill 01:52 I do. Bill 01:53 Alex asked me for a song that was resonating in my head at the time, and it would be Guy Clark’s song, T he Cape. I’ll make sure.

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

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We discuss, among other things: Findings that in several studies AI was rated by patients as more empathetic than human clinicians (not less, that isn’t a typo). Turns my concern about lack of empathy from AI on its head – the AI may be more empathetic than clinicians, not less. ” Eric: What was it called again, Wachter’s World?