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. All kids with hypertensive emergency need ICU-level care. However, the presence of end-organ damage is the defining feature of a hypertensive emergency, rather than the absolute blood pressure value alone.

Hypertension 75

Hypertension Management Physicals Lab Testing 75

GeriPal

JUNE 16, 2022

There are a lot of old myths out there about managing urinary tract symptoms and UTI’s in older adults. Then we chat with Scott Bauer, internist and researcher at UCSF, about how to assess and manage lower urinary tract symptoms in men. So my algorithm in that article is really based off the work Van Bo et all have done.

Management 123

Management IT Medical Patient-Centered 123

Plum Health

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Whether you’re managing a chronic condition, seeking preventive care, or dealing with an urgent health issue, primary care is the foundation of good health. It’s where you turn for regular check-ups, advice on staying healthy, and help with managing any chronic illnesses like diabetes or hypertension. A family pediatrician.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Primary Care Doctor Mental Health IT 52

Edge Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Effective Follow-Ups – Great for medication adjustments, test results, and chronic disease management. When to Choose Telemedicine Routine follow-ups for chronic conditions like hypertension, diabetes, or asthma. Safety – Reduces exposure to contagious illnesses. Mild illnesses such as colds, rashes, or minor infections.

Telemedicine 130

Telemedicine Family Medicine DO Chronic Disease Management 130

GeriPal

APRIL 3, 2025

We discuss our favorite articles, parody songs, and memories from AGS meetings past, with a little preview of a song for this years meeting. We covered: The first parody song I wrote, for AGS 2018 in Orlando , about this article by Nancy Schoenborn on how to discuss stopping cancer screening. And then I got to choose the first article.

IT 65

IT Hospital Screening Patients 65

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. We got a couple of articles to discuss and a lot of different components of this.

Illness 137

Illness Patient-Centered Screening Clinic 137

GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

I’d also like to give a shout out to a recent ACP article on HFpEF with an outstanding contribution from Ariela Orkaby, geriatrician extraordinaire (we also just did a podcast with her on frailty ). ** This podcast is not CME eligible. But again, mindfulness, I think, is a big issue, and that’s how I counsel. Eric 19:32 And I love this.

Primary Care 114

Primary Care Patient-Centered IT Patients 114

Edge Family Medicine

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Baseline for Chronic Disease Monitoring If you’re managing chronic conditions such as diabetes or hypertension, physical exams allow us to monitor key health indicators and make necessary adjustments to your treatment plan. At Edge Family Medicine , we prioritize early detection to provide timely care and prevent complications.

Physicals 130

Physicals Family Medicine DO Chronic Condition 130

GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

I, for example, had one patient, I remember during my fellowship, I was in geriatrics clinic and had a very well read patient who came in and was reading a New York Times article, I think in the well section at one point. And so there’s complexity in Understanding how each state manages this. They have an advance directive.

Patient-Centered 110

Patient-Centered IT Patients Healthcare 110

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A great Curbsiders podcast episode on Trauma-informed care with Megan Gerber CAPCs Trauma-informed care toolkit Mariahs article on Home-Based Care for LGBTQ or another diverse gender identity Older Adults ** This podcast is not CME eligible. Eric 27:08 I’m going to also call out Mariah’s article in jags. Kate 01:09 Yeah.

IT 67

IT Patient-Centered Individual Screening 67

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

GPs Improve Chronic Disease Management We live in a world of aging populations, with rising chronic diseases, multimorbidity, and polypharmacy. Because chronic diseases are largely managed in primary care and are therefore the GPs’ daily business: Patients with multimorbidity account for 78% of GP appointments (based on 100,000 UK patients).

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Families Family GP 130

GeriPal

DECEMBER 1, 2023

You can easily have fibrinoid necrosis of your kidneys and not have hypertension, but the pathology of hypertension is most commonly associated with fibrinoid necrosis. Jason: You could have hypertension and have no signs and symptoms. So too systolic hypertension in elderly people, clinical trials. You can see it.

IT 117

IT Clinic Illness Hypertension 117