The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Recall from our first article in the “Clinical Reasoning Corner” that pretest probability represents the relative probability we attribute to a certain disease before we gather further diagnostic data. As this article explains , using LRs can be time consuming, making it impractical to apply them to every clinical decision.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Other complications include obstruction due to intussusception or volvulus, leading to bowel ischemia and shock. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 26 Oct 2023) [link] Sagar J, Kumar V, Shah DK. The most common presentation in children under 5 years of age is rectal bleeding, which may be intermittent or massive.

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PEMBlog

JANUARY 21, 2025

This article delineates the salient clinical features, associated complications, cost considerations, and risk profiles for each virus, thereby providing a framework for informed clinical decision-making. Common Complications : Otitis media : Diagnosis is supported by the presence of a bulging tympanic membrane with purulent effusion.

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

Eric: And swallowing is complicated, right? You see something on a bedside swallow, or on a FEES, you’re diagnosing what you think it is. Eric: So let me ask you this, Rale, because I feel like, it could be wrong, but the most common time where we start diagnosing dysphagia is during a hospital stay. Nicole: Yes.

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

There’s an article about her in New York Times. And so certainly from a family’s perspective, a family caregiver perspective, the last thing we want to have when it comes to good dementia care is a diagnose and audio scenario, or in this case, some type of screening result, and then we’ll see you again in six months.

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GeriPal

MAY 11, 2023

But I would say that in terms of education, it’s really complicated because it’s so confounded by socioeconomic status and so many social determinants of health. The biomarker discovery is tremendous, and I think truly will change the entire way ADRD is diagnosed and conceptualized in some ways. This is Eric Widera.

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Rao Doctor

APRIL 3, 2025

In my previous article I covered the types of illness and the causes. One of the primary tools used in diagnosing fever is the thermometer, an instrument that measures body temperature. Fever can present alongside other symptoms, such as chills and fatigue, which may help in diagnosing the underlying cause. FEVER FAQs (contd.)

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 20, 2022

This all came out from JAGS just published their first Clin-STAR corner, which is, and we’ll talk about what that is, but it’s a series of articles bringing in specialists to talk about updates in the last couple years within their field. Mody for the mentorship and for the opportunity to bring together these articles.

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Edge Family Medicine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Here’s why early detection matters: More Effective Treatment : Diagnosing diseases early allows for timely intervention, making treatments more effective, less invasive, and often less costly. By identifying health issues in their initial stages, patients can make informed decisions and act promptly.

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PEMBlog

JUNE 2, 2025

What you can expect to learn from this article: Recognize signs of end-organ injury when BP is 95th percentile + 30 mmHg. Before your blood pressure rises as well, know that this PEMBlog article is here to provide an overview of the recognition and management of hypertensive emergencies.

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GeriPal

JUNE 16, 2022

First, we talk with Christine, a researcher and geriatrician from the University of North Carolina, who recently published a JAGS article titled Overdiagnosis of urinary tract infections by nursing home clinicians versus a clinical guideline. 50 to 70% of people who are diagnosed with UTIs probably don’t have a UTI.

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GeriPal

JULY 28, 2022

And I just want to highlight, Jennifer has a great JPSM article that just came out. Would you also just mind mentioning kind of the JPSM article too? What drove you to write that article on this important trip to Seattle? And my article is about when I was a mid to junior faculty member trying to build this career.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 24, 2023

Had multiple physical, psychological complications as a result of that. And I had no idea what that would look like or what I would do until I happened upon an article by actually a fellow Winnipegger, a man named Jim Brown who was an expert in mood disorders. She died at the age of 55, and was born with cerebral palsy.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 26, 2023

Our guests Tim Farrell, Ramona Rhodes, and Nancy Lunderbjerg wrote an article in JAGS on this issue, and Sharon Brangman wrote a separate JAGS article on the need to achieve diversity in study populations. The article was titled, “ Change is coming ” – which also gives you a hint as to today’s song request. Eric: Yes.

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GeriPal

JUNE 15, 2023

For example, there was one article that we reviewed for Jags where it asked great questions, they gave great prompts, and ChatGPT answered great questions about antipsychotics and gave a list of references to back up ChatGPT’s assertions. Our names were slightly off. And they were complete hallucinations. Alex: Mm-hmm. Charlotta: Yeah.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Today we talk with Anne Rohlfing, Lynn Flint, and Anne Kelly, authors of a JGIM article on the reasons we shouldn’t stop at “no.” This is not a process where they can see into the future around what complications or challenges may arise, but this is the world that we live in and we can anticipate that. Should you stop at “no?”

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GeriPal

AUGUST 25, 2022

I had looked at a research article that had recently evaluated the prevalence of private equity transactions in the hospice market and noted that there was a pretty substantial uptick in the past decade, and really over the course of say around 2015 to 2019. People across all diagnoses want hospice care. Melissa: Sure. Melissa: Yeah.

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

Check out the Pub Crawl GeriPal post for more info, and follow #HPMParty on Twitter to keep us as we crawl! ** In the last several years, I’ve seen more and more articles about end-of-life doulas ( like this NY Times article from 2021 ). I’m unsure what they do, how often they’re used, and who pays for their work.

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AMMD

APRIL 1, 2025

Technically, no… but it’s a little more complicated than that. Before I do, I want to set the intention for this article. How Is Candida Diagnosed? Healthcare providers typically diagnose candidiasis through a combination of medical history, symptom evaluation, and laboratory tests.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

So we’re going to be talking about this complicated topic that a lot of people have differing opinions to and potentially very strong opinions, medical aid in dying. You get me with one-finger-chords on the guitar if you’re watching on YouTube (best I could manage). So figured out a little harmonica- Eric: That was wonderful.

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GeriPal

MAY 1, 2025

One in 10 people with newly diagnosed HIV is an older adult. And over that first 15 years, which was a very difficult time when there was no treatment at all available, everybody died and usually within months or a year or two of when they were diagnosed. A review article, which I still like to go to. And I also remember.

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GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary We are dusting off our crystal balls today with three amazing guests who have all recently published an article on prognosis over the last couple months: Kara Bischoff, James Deardorff, and Elizabeth Lilley. Eric 00:13 And Alex, we have a super special today, three different articles. This is Eric W id era.

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GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

Eric 01:07 So we have an amazing lineup of guests and we’re going to be talking about a pragmatic study on advanced care planning, which we’ll have links to in our show, notes for the actual article. Yeah, we did not do that because dementia is so often under diagnosed and there’s a lack of awareness.

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GeriPal

JUNE 6, 2024

Here are some articles that Kira and I have written about the topic, and that’s really how my interest in addressing sexual health concerns started. A lot of people, and we have some data to say that you might have distress, but sex is not one of the reasons for your distress when you’re first diagnosed. Sharon 15:21 Right.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 22, 2024

I think, Winston, in your article, you even said for probably brief periods of time, they’re still conscious. And just not to put too fine a point to it, articles in New England Journal this week about people in persistent vegetative state who were able to accomplish some sort of tasks.

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Pamela Wible MD

JUNE 19, 2025

And these are just little clips from news articles and shows because people find it really interesting when they meet a real happy doctor. ” I’m like “Do you really want to like complicate your life? You see a patient for 20 minutes and diagnose bronchitis, the patient pays you $100. Just stop right now.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

By the time Eric Tennant was diagnosed in 2023 with a rare cancer of the bile ducts, the disease had spread to his bones. Ekirch, who was diagnosed with small fiber neuropathy in 2023, was recommended by her doctor to try an expensive blood plasma treatment called intravenous immunoglobulin to ease her near-constant pain.

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