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?!!”

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Lab Testing Clinic Education Clinical Practice 52

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.

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Lab Testing Medical Patients Mental Health 52

Noreta Family Medicine

APRIL 17, 2024

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. There are lab tests, imaging studies, vaccines, and screening questions for people in different age groups, as well as for folks with certain lifestyle habits.

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Primary Care Board-Certified GP Family Medicine 52

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As we’ve written about on GeriPal when we were a blog (a decade ago!) Amber tells the moving story of how these findings led a clinical colleague, her chief, to question and change his behavior. Of note, we talked about implicit bias in depth in this podcast with Kimberely Courseen. Amber: I do. You know what? Alex: That’s great.

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Patient-Centered Patients IT Healthcare 111

PEMBlog

MAY 9, 2024

This episode is all about febrile seizures, one of the most common neurological problems that you will see in the emergency department in children. And you know what? I’m going to structure this episode like a bit of a question and answer session. I’ll ask a question, and then I’ll answer it. And why does the complex heterogeneity?

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Illness Vaccination Families Family 59