The Clinical Problem Solvers

JULY 28, 2020

The Gender Gap in Diagnostic Reasoning: The Launch of Women in Diagnosis (WDx) Smitha Ganeshan, MD MBA Acknowledgements: Sharmin Shekarchian, MD, Emma Levine, MD, and Lindsey Shipley, MD, Daniel Minter, MD Medicine has a gender problem.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 15, 2025

Prescription (Rx) fills for select psychiatric medications were evaluated over 365 days post-diagnosis using pharmacy claims. The results showed the 2 cohorts SH, MGKH included 1,24,742 and 22,141 patients with PPD, respectively. Most patients (SH: 64.9%, MGKH: 76.4%) filled at least 1 Rx within a year post-diagnosis; among these, 76.4%

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

The specific aim of the Commission was to establish objective criteria for disease diagnosis, aiding clinical decision making and prioritization of therapeutic interventions and public health strategies,” wrote W. The group comprised 58 experts across several specialties and countries, including people with lived experience of obesity.

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Rao Doctor

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In this article today, I am going to answer a few frequently asked questions about this illness and also learn how to get rid of it. Understanding the causes of fever is crucial for effective diagnosis and treatment. Recognizing these types is crucial for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 15, 2025

Analyses were stratified by age at diagnosis (<30 years, ≥30 years), calendar period (1998–2012, 2013–2020), and index cytology (non-high-grade, high-grade). Stratified analyses by age, diagnosis year, and index cytology showed similar outcomes. The primary outcome was vulvar, vaginal, anal cancer, or precancer.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 14, 2025

Those from high-incidence countries exhibited the highest rates of previous TB diagnosis (14%), first-line resistance (12%), and multidrug resistance (6%).

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Gonzalez — The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) recently published a series of articles as part of its special report “What’s Ahead for Artificial Intelligence.” Three of these articles focus on medical applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) and explore FDA’s role in regulating such products.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 15, 2025

The mean time for PsA diagnosis was 20.20 Source: academic.oup.com/rheumatology/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/rheumatology/keaf307/8156778 The post Key Ultrasound Markers Predict Psoriatic Arthritis first appeared on Physician's Weekly. months (SD ± 12.02).

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Objectives Define likelihood ratios and their utility in diagnostic reasoning Identify how likelihood ratios alter the probability of a diagnosis Apply likelihood ratios in clinical reasoning What are likelihood ratios and how do they work? A LR > 1 increases the probability of a specific diagnosis.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 2, 2025

In this article, we will consider the digital health tools that are facilitating cough monitoring. They are now expanding to influenza and tuberculosis diagnosis with the same technology. But one’s cough can provide insights for self-monitoring, and digital health advances have started to facilitate the cough-tracking process.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 15, 2025

They identified subjects with syphilitic uveitis from 2013 to 2024 using International Classification for Disease (ICD) codes for uveitis combined with positive treponemal and non-treponemal syphilis tests within 1 month of diagnosis. Incidence and prevalence rates were calculated for the same period.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

AUGUST 25, 2019

A lung biopsy demonstrated necrotizing granulomatous inflammation, and a diagnosis of GPA was made. Sarah Goglin taught us that sinus symptoms can be an early finding, and it is not uncommon for patients to be treated for recurrent bacterial sinusitis many times before a diagnosis of GPA is made.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 1, 2025

An article on acute migraine headaches in the April 2025 issue of American Family Physician reviewed current treatment strategies for acute migraine headaches, which “account for … 3.6 million primary care visits annually and are the fifth most common reason for emergency department visits” in the United States.

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AMMD

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The average age of a breast cancer diagnosis has statistically been around 65. I will have an article about the dangers of gadolinium dye soon. I also did a screening blood test to look for circulating tumor cells, which I will have an article on this soon! Breast Cancer, as are all cancers, is on the rise. Don’t worry!

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Logansport Memorial Hospital

APRIL 23, 2024

In this blog article, Dr. Scott Marsh, our podiatrist here at Logansport Memorial, shares some tips to keep your feet healthy. Early detection and diagnosis can prevent significant issues, including surgery. It’s important to maintain the health of your feet because they can be a clue to your overall health.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

DECEMBER 14, 2024

A previous AFP article that reviewed treatment options for localized prostate cancer, including active surveillance, included the patient-administered Charlson Comorbidity Index and a life expectancy table for U.S. Also, limited life expectancy increases the likelihood of complications from most procedures, including radiation therapy.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 17, 2025

For dentists, it’s transforming diagnosis, decision-making, and treatment planning. As explored in our dedicated articles, it might become the ultimate weapon against cancer or, more controversially, help design babies in the future. For patients, it promises more accurate care and better outcomes.

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AMMD

MARCH 13, 2025

In this article, you’ll learn what brain fog is, the causes of brain fog, and how to get rid of it. Brain fog is not a medical condition or a diagnosis. I’ll discuss more about how you can get rid of brain fog later in this article. However, brain fog isn’t exclusively tied to gut health. Let’s dive in! What Is Brain Fog?

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably found yourself asking that question after listening to a discussant on the podcast arrive at some unexpected diagnosis, only to have the biopsy or lab test prove them right. “How do they do it?!!” Some specific activities mentioned by the participants included patient-directed reading (e.g.,

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Tiny Physician

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Focus more on Neonatology (Teratogens, Dysmorphology, Antenatal diagnosis of diseases), Inborn errors of metabolisms (mucopolysaccharidosis, glycogen storage disorders, sphingolipidosis, organic acidemia, urea cycle defects), and Skeletal dysplasia. It is available online for free.

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AMMD

APRIL 9, 2025

This is why many people fail to get a diagnosis. In this article, I’m going to help guide you through signs, symptoms, and ways to test for SIBO. After all, SIBO may resemble other gut infections such as IBS or leaky gut. Many people chalk up digestive drama to something bad they ate. They think it’ll go away on its own.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Experts shared updated guidance for treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) in a recent viewpoint article published in Blood Advances. CT Imagin g: CT is recommended at diagnosis if lymphadenopathy or splenomegaly is present, or if clinically indicated.

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Medical Xpress

JANUARY 3, 2025

In an article published online Dec. 3 in European Radiology, the authors explore the performance and optimal combination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) descriptors used for the diagnosis of Meniere disease (MD).

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Recognizing the characteristic features and understanding the differential diagnosis is crucial in managing patients with lower gastrointestinal bleeding. The Diagnosis of Meckel’s Diverticulum: A Continuing Challenge. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 26 Oct 2023) [link] Sagar J, Kumar V, Shah DK.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Sonali Advani and Lona Mody talk about their recent JAGS article highlighting three recent articles that every clinician caring for older adults should be aware of in the treatment of infectious diseases (hint: I’ve never finished a course of antibiotics, and maybe your patients don’t need that full course either).

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GeriPal

JUNE 26, 2025

Tsai-Chin’s article, published in Lancet Healthy Longevity, found a tantalizing hint that countries with stronger safety nets had lower incidence of wealth shocks, and less of a deleterious impact of the wealth shock on cognitive function. And a couple of classic articles in this area. Alex 07:21 Yeah, I think that’s great.

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PEMBlog

MAY 17, 2023

Most children who present to Pediatric Emergency Departments these days with mental health concerns – including agitation – have a known psychiatric problem or diagnosis. These articles will take another look at the content included in this episode.

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

or other similar or related article” which is “intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions.” Section 201(h)(1) of the FD&C Act defines a medical device, in pertinent part, as an “instrument, apparatus, implement.

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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

JULY 19, 2024

There’s an article about her in New York Times. So people who have Medicare mostly fee for service in a dementia diagnosis should have access to a care, essentially a care navigator for the duration of their condition, or at least the duration of the program. But it seems very apropos to the topic. Anna 01:38 Yeah. Here we go.

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Regulatory Background FDA regulates and generally requires premarket approval of all new drugs, which are defined as “articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease,” or “intended to affect the structure or any function of the body.” 21 U.S.C. §

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Pamela Wible MD

JUNE 20, 2025

He overheard the term and used it to describe himself and clinic staff in a 1974 article on staff burnout detailing long-term physical and psychological job stress. Wendy Dean and Simon Talbot with their landmark 2018 article, Physicians aren’t ‘burning out.’ Yet moral injury is not an official diagnosis.

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

So we know the individual actually has a swallowing disorder at that point, whereas proactive care is having more of that multidisciplinary approach, where the speech pathologist is part of the care team, we’re involved at the time of diagnosis, or soon after, and we can start doing our assessments. Eric: Great. Raele: Blind Melon.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

On the other hand, there is a concerning side, described in this Guardian article titled, I’m a life coach, you’re a life coach: rise of an unregulated industry. We make a diagnosis. Eric: We’ll have a link to one of those articles. Alex: I want to hear your reaction to the Guardian article, if we have time for that.

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Rao Doctor

APRIL 3, 2025

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. FEVER FAQs (contd.)

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 2, 2022

We discuss the importance of viewing individuals with dementia from a lens of resilience, the importance of creative engagement ( as noted in Anne and Susan’s wonderful article on this subject) , the role of collaborative care, and what we can do to improve inclusivity for individuals with dementia in our community and health care systems.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Eric 00:27 So we’re going to be talking about making the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in a primary care setting, not specialty care, but maybe we could talk a little bit about that. How much should it change how we think about making a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in primary care? Great to be back. Absolutely.

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