The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

our own illness scripts) as we reason to a working diagnosis or a final diagnosis. lab tests, imaging, and/or pathology). Including key features with high likelihood ratios will help you decide whether to treat, test for, or toss a diagnosis. Why: The disease mechanism.

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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.

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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.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

220 and was described on HP&M’s blog here. Note that while EKRA was passed as part of a bill to combat the opioid crisis, its definition of “laboratory” applies to lab activities far beyond those involving opioid or other drug testing. S&G Labs Haw., EKRA is codified at 18 U.S.C. § Background Facts.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

220 and was described on HP&M’s blog here. Note that while EKRA was passed as part of a bill to combat the opioid crisis, its definition of “laboratory” applies to lab activities far beyond those involving opioid or other drug testing. S&G Labs Haw., EKRA is codified at 18 U.S.C. § Background Facts.

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Pamela Wible MD

JUNE 20, 2025

Last week the anti-burnout buzz accelerated when ZDogg quoted my 2015 blog— Burnout is BS —in his viral video “It’s not burnout, it’s moral injury” echoing my advice that we stop saying the victim-blaming term. Yet moral injury is not an official diagnosis. Solving our crisis requires a definitive diagnosis and treatment plan.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As we’ve written about on GeriPal when we were a blog (a decade ago!) And when you and I talk about, what’s the key medical decision or diagnosis that we’re making all the time, we’re making a decision about like, “Is this patient sick enough to die? There’s that recognition piece.

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