The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 14, 2020

Decisions have been dichotomized to ”COVID versus not COVID,” and people that have displayed none of the cardinal respiratory symptoms are being diagnosed with the disease. Yet, the COVID-19 pandemic has really made me question the role of reasoning during this crisis. Part of the problem is that we are still figuring out this illness.

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East Cary Family Physicians

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In this blog, we’ll explore the importance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, focusing on early detection, prevention, and the vital role of regular screenings in women’s healthcare. Most breast cancers are diagnosed in women over the age of 50. Our clinic strongly recommends annual mammograms for women aged 40 and above.

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Vascular Physician

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Patients may find that medications including antihistamines (especially 1st generation), dopamine receptor antagonists, and select antidepressants worsen or even cause their RLS symptoms Diagnosing RLS Restless Leg Syndrome is a clinical diagnosis requiring all five of the following clinical features.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

APRIL 21, 2025

This blog will help you understand basic terms, concepts, and expectations related to cholesterol screenings. Getting Tested: What to Expect Both cholesterol tests only require a small blood sample, taking just a few minutes at your doctor’s office or a clinical lab. However, you may have noticed varying terminology.

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FDA Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

We have previously posted blogs about FDA’s increasing interest on cybersecurity both in the premarket (see our past blog posts here , here , and here ) and the postmarket space (see our past blog posts here and here ). FDA is now expanding its cybersecurity effort in servicing of medical devices.

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

Eric: Well, before we talk about dysphagia and revisit it, which is also interesting, because this is our first podcast, I think on dysphagia, but we’ve talked about it before on GeriPal, in our blog. You see something on a bedside swallow, or on a FEES, you’re diagnosing what you think it is. Raele: I do. I have one.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 3, 2019

G is a 66-year-old woman with a past medical history of insulin-dependent diabetes and peripheral artery disease admitted from clinic with concern for left ankle and foot cellulitis. She has been evaluated three times over this period, and each time she was diagnosed with cellulitis. Is there an abscess we couldn’t feel on exam?

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

This is a blog post designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely , an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, and procedures are needed – and which ones are not. JAMA Pediatr. Hosp Pediatr.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This is a blog post designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely , an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, and procedures are needed – and which ones are not. Health Aff (Millwood).

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PEMBlog

MAY 20, 2025

(Blooms: Apply; Kirkpatrick Level 2 Learning) Evaluate the risks and benefits of ultrasound, CT, and MRI for common pediatric emergencies and identify appropriate imaging modalities based on clinical guidelines discussed in the podcast. Nobody wants to miss an appendicitis. Nobody wants to miss a head bleed, right? See you next time.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

I’ll make the important distinction between gastritis – which is diagnosed only via endoscopy – and dyspepsia, the term best used to describe the symptoms many patients experience. I’ll dive into the latest clinical practice guidelines and discuss evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 28, 2023

The category is limited to substances that achieve their “intended effect by acting solely within the gastrointestinal tract of the animal,” and does not include substances intended to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent a disease, hormones, and ionophores.

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 25, 2022

The tests are not intended to diagnose any genetic conditions – that must be done through subsequent invasive testing. However, even with a low PPV, a test can provide clinically useful information to providers and patients. NIPT are intended to screen for genetic abnormalities in a fetus.

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Rao Doctor

APRIL 3, 2025

One of the primary tools used in diagnosing fever is the thermometer, an instrument that measures body temperature. Infrared thermometers, which measure temperature from the forehead or ear, are also prevalent in clinical settings. Fever is a common indication that the body is fighting off infection.

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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. And you wrote, actually, a beautiful GeriPal blog about it a while ago. What is it called?

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GeriPal

APRIL 14, 2022

So I have thought about this for months, maybe years since your 2016, cycle blog, but we have picked Under Pressure by David Bowie and Queen. This is both a research and a clinical interest of yours. They don’t have an addiction clinic. Eric: And why Under Pressure. I’m going to start off with Katie. Right, Katie?

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Noreta Family Medicine

APRIL 17, 2024

Other family doctors only see patients in their clinics. I cannot tell you the number of times that I have seen a patient and discovered additional diagnoses after they had been to urgent care. Some family doctors work in a residency training program where they may see patients in the hospital, out of the hospital, and deliver babies.

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PEMBlog

MARCH 27, 2024

She is a member of the Clinical Genome Resource Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM) Clinical Domain Working Group, where as a biocurator she assesses the pathogenicity of variants in IEM-associated genes to facilitate expedited genetic diagnosis for IEMs. On clinical presentation. I will take a comment on Facebook or the blog.

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PEMBlog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

But it might underestimate it because lots of mild cases don’t actually present clinically, and they’re not diagnosed endoscopically. The best way to diagnose this is through imaging like CT scans. And again, The awake flexible fiber optic laryngoscope is the gold standard for diagnosing laryngomalacia.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

And I think also some of the stuff we’ll be talking about, when it comes to communication, I mean, a lot of the clinical encounter is listening to the music. Tell me about the clinical enc… How do you think the uncanny valley fits into medicine and communication training and skills? What is the uncanny valley? Eric: Yeah.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 4, 2025

The Assessment highlights various trends related to chronic disease diagnoses (such as increasing rates of autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) with associated trends in prescribing practices. That leaves us to speculate what the implications of this Assessment will be.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Amber tells the moving story of how these findings led a clinical colleague, her chief, to question and change his behavior. As we’ve written about on GeriPal when we were a blog (a decade ago!) Amber: Well, simulation is pretending, so I think of the way I use simulation is in trying to simulate clinical care.

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PEMBlog

JUNE 5, 2024

It was inspired by a hot-off-the-presses publication from the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) focused on clinical decision rules for cervical spine imaging in children. If they have no pain in the midline with any of these movements, then the cervical spine is clinically cleared. Harding, M., Leonard, J.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

Alex: We’re delighted to welcome Leonie Herx, who’s a palliative care physician and clinical professor at the University of Calgary. Sonu: Prior to that it was illegal and actually in the criminal code, so not only illegal, it’s actually a prohibition in the clinical code. Bill, welcome back to GeriPal.

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GeriPal

APRIL 18, 2024

I remember walking through San Francisco Airport with Bob, we just happened to be there at similar times, and saying, “Eric and I are thinking about starting a blog.” And you say, “Okay, that’s fine, but can it really … What about a real live clinical situation?” That is the first clinical use case.

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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. Eric 07:31 A clinical perspective, why is it important to test this stepped care model versus implementing more? And there’s a mortality number of people who just can’t make it to get to our clinic.

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PEMBlog

JANUARY 17, 2024

Camargo, Clinical Trial: Comparative Effectiveness of Cephalexin Plus Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Versus Cephalexin Alone for Treatment of Uncomplicated Cellulitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 56, Issue 12, 15 June 2013, Pages 1754–1762, [link] Liu C, Bayer A, Cosgrove SE, et al.

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Pamela Wible MD

JUNE 19, 2025

Drawing from her experience running a physician suicide helpline , she speaks candidly about the emotional toll of assembly-line medicine , the link between overwork and doctor suicide , and the revolutionary joy of reclaiming your career by launching your own ideal clinic. I was in a big-box clinic. You could have your dream clinic.

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PEMBlog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

We will review the clinical presentation, diagnostic strategies, management protocols, infection control practices, and vaccination updates. Learning Objectives Understand the clinical progression of pertussis through its three distinct stages and identify key symptoms, including age-specific presentations in infants and older children.

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PEMBlog

MAY 9, 2024

Well, they say that LP should be performed when there are meningeal signs or symptoms or other clinical features that suggest possible meningitis or intracranial infection. And the clinical clues that a seizure has ended are often subtle. So what does the AAP say? And 5 minutes is a really long time to watch a kid seize, so I get it.

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