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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

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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Fever FAQs (contd.)- Signs, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Rao Doctor

In my previous article I covered the types of illness and the causes. In case you have missed it, click below to read- FEVER FAQ- Part 1 Fever Diagnosis: How is your health assessed? When assessing a fever, we doctors employ a systematic approach to ensure accurate diagnosis and effective management.

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Psychological Issues in Palliative Care: Elissa Kozlov and Des Azizoddin

GeriPal

Elissa: Well, I don’t know what you’re doing in your practice, but I think you just touched on a lot of the trickiness around mental health assessment at end of life or in the context of serious illness. Or is it that I’m just not screening? If you’re low energy, well, is that the illness or depression?