The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

To diagnose and treat a patient, a healthcare professional listens to the patient, reads their health files, looks at medical images and interprets laboratory results. It’s obvious what a potential removing language barriers holds for medical appointments. However, medicine, by nature, is multimodal as are humans.

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CDOCS

AUGUST 19, 2021

<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><em>Author: Devan Letemendia​</em></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px;">Excellence in diagnosis and treatment planning begins with imaging. </span></p> <p>[image:Figure_4.jpg]</p>

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CDOCS

MAY 4, 2021

Couple this with the in-office technologies of CEREC&reg; Primescan and CBCT allowed us to gain control of the technical processes necessary to manage and produce the surgical and restorative phases of treatment at one location.</span></p> 1-3)</span></p> <p>[image:Screenshot_at_May_05_08_56_41.jpg]<br

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Dr. Michael Bazel

AUGUST 8, 2024

Specialized Testing for STIs or IC: If an infection is not found, further tests may be necessary to diagnose underlying conditions like STIs or interstitial cystitis. Timely diagnosis and treatment are crucial to prevent complications. Early intervention can make all the difference in managing your health effectively.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

Their success is understandable : they offer a fast and easy method to check any skin conditions, typically for a fraction of the cost of a traditional healthcare appointment. It can diagnose six types of common skin conditions – pimples, acne, scars, dark spots, pigmentation, and dark circles.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

So, the question becomes, what, if anything, should we do differently in the primary care setting to diagnose the disease? On todays podcast, weve invited Nathaniel Chin back to the GeriPal podcast to talk about what primary care needs to manage this new world of Alzheimers disease effectively. Does a good history matter anymore?

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 11, 2024

It's the first point of contact for all your medical needs, from routine check-ups to managing chronic conditions. During these regular appointments, doctors conduct various tests and screenings to catch issues early. So, make that appointment, build that connection, and take charge of your health.

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Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

Urgent care clinics provide quick diagnoses and treatments, including antibiotics if needed. However, there are “Red Flag” symptoms that require urgent evaluation and management. In these cases, an urgent care clinic might be the best option since it offers same-day appointments, extended hours, and immediate treatment.

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Vascular Physician

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

If you have been diagnosed with pelvic venous disorders or suspect that you might have it, here is what you need to know about understanding the condition. Diagnosing Pelvic Venous Disorders Diagnosing these conditions can be a challenge since there are many other causes of pelvic pain.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

In particular, we talk about Katie’s and Jesica’s paper in NEJM titled “ Juggling Two Full-Time Jobs — Methadone Clinic Engagement and Cancer Care ,” which described the difficulty in managing cancer pain and methadone for opioid use disorder. Maybe we’ll get to talking about that today. Jessie, welcome back to GeriPal. Jessie: Yes.

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GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

Often when there’s a cognitive concern, it’s a family member that is calling saying, “I just want to make sure my mom should still be driving after this happened, or after this diagnosis.” And then found out at the appointment; the wife was there, too: and no, it turns out he was still driving. Emmy: Yeah.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

We might say, “Of course you’re sad, you just got a very serious diagnosis.” Because often what we hear from patients, “I do a lot of pain management research,” but mood comes up in that a lot, is that, “Oh, I don’t want to talk to my doctor about this. Is this a new onset depression?

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GeriPal

JANUARY 30, 2025

But in reality, given workforce shortages and just the challenges and the resources necessary to be able to provide early integrated palliative care from the time of diagnosis of advanced cancer, the model simply is not implementable, at least not in our current state with our available infrastructure and resources. And well skilled.

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GeriPal

JUNE 15, 2023

Five minute appointments. Now actually suggesting perhaps that you missed a diagnosis that you should have considered? And this case has been worked out the best in terms of the artificial intelligence suggesting diagnoses the clinician may have missed. Alex: Yeah, that means you could see more patients, right. Eric: Yeah.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Why the field is moving away from prescribing methadone to bupenorphine; how to manage patients prescribed methadone for opioid use disorder who then develop serious and painful illness – should we/can we split up the once daily dosing to achieve better pain control? When to consider bupenorphine vs methadone? That’s what we do.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 20, 2022

On today today’s podcast, we are joined by guest host and UCSF geriatrician Ashwin Kotwal as we welcome Dr. Tisamarie Sherry (Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy (BHDAP) , appointed by the Biden administration). Devika: That’s right. Eric: That’s helpful.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Managing anger is hard, it’s really hard. And yet we don’t ever talk about how to manage it. And also the whole potential psychiatric diagnoses. I wish they were just a diagnosis. And I was aware in the room that at the appointment when he was mad at the system, I could have sat with that forever.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

So, for example, everyone who was diagnosed with an advanced or metastatic lung cancer had a prognosis on the order of months. Within eight weeks of diagnosis of advanced disease. Eric 16:38 So everybody was diagnosed with an advanced lung cancer sometime in the last twelve weeks and then they were randomized. Palliative care.

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