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A Comprehensive Guide to CT-Angiogram of the Heart-Part 1

Rao Doctor

A CT-angiogram of the heart, commonly referred to as cardiac CT angiography, is a sophisticated imaging technique that utilizes computed tomography (CT) technology to visualize the arteries of the heart, called the coronary arteries and assess blood flow within the heart. Understanding CT-Angiogram What is CT-Angiogram?

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Dysphagia Revisited: A Podcast with Raele Donetha Robison and Nicole Rogus-Pulia

GeriPal

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. Eric: I also wonder, is it just the utilization review standpoint? I think someone has a song request for Alex. Raele: I do.

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Buprenorphine Use in Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Zachary Sager and Janet Ho

GeriPal

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. They have poor pain, they have poor function, but you also can’t clearly make a diagnosis. And sometimes you can make a use disorder of diagnosis in hindsight.

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Palliative Care for Mental Illness: A Podcast with Dani Chammas and Brent Kious

GeriPal

There’s a Boguts case, a patient with anorexia who utilized medical aid and dying. But some of the nuance I would want to point out is that, like Brent mentioned, first of all, this is not a diagnosis. Like 80 to 90% of patients we see have a psychiatric diagnosis. Which is very quick, clearly labeled six months or less.

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Stepped Palliative Care: A Podcast with Jennifer Temel, Chris Jones, and Pallavi Kumar

GeriPal

So, basically, with a stepped care model, the goal is to tailor care delivery to the patient’s needs while at the same time utilizing less clinician resources. Within eight weeks of diagnosis of advanced disease. Or the article that, the fast food article, to use the parlance from the blog post. This is Eric Widera.