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Be Good. Do Good.

StorytellERdoc

As an added bonus, we enjoyed the people-watching and marveled at the wide spectrum of personal flaws the other shoppers provided us. I asked, thinking about how amazing our case managers in our ER were. And in those two minutes time, Richard had provided a view to a world different than ours. Giving provides gratitude.

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Prescribing Red Flags and Suspicious Controlled Substance Orders: Current Cautionary Tales

FDA Law Blog

Houck — Separate decisions by federal district courts in Texas and Puerto Rico in the past two months provide cautionary tales for every pharmacy and wholesale distributor dispensing or distributing controlled substances. Providers should be aware of the other drugs prescribed to their patients. By Larry K. Complaint ¶ 62.

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How to Prevent a Potentially Fatal Aortic Dissection

Vascular Physician

Unless they are seeing their primary care provider for regular check-ups, they may not be made aware of their high blood pressure until they present for evaluation for another medical condition. Unfortunately, high blood pressure does not always present with symptoms that are noticeable by the patient.

ER 52
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Clinical Reasoning Corner: Pre and Posttest Probability – Jack Penner

The Clinical Problem Solvers

The “Clinical Reasoning Corner” will provide an introduction to the topics that keep our reasoning rooted in the core principles of clinical problem solving. Pre and posttest probabilities provide a framework that helps us decide which diagnostic tests to send, interpret their results, and prioritize our differential. More practice?

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The Most Engaging Decision You’ll Read All Year – Five Stars

FDA Law Blog

Let’s just say, the smackdown—er, decision—eviscerates FDA’s approach to regulating flavored e-cigarettes. At an October 2019 Meeting , FDA explained the application process and provided assurances that decisions would be made on each specific product in a submission—not the submission in its entirety.

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Advanced Imaging of Children in the ED: Ultrasound, CT, and MRI

PEMBlog

We know that nine out of ten children that go to the ER do not go to children’s hospital ERs. I think it’s very important, almost an obligation, for us to provide outreach and education to our community ED colleagues so that they are given the tools needed to provide the right imaging to the right patient at the right time.

Families 101
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The Fifth Circuit Addresses Pay-for-Delay Agreements: Money for Nothing (and Patent Settlements for Free?)

FDA Law Blog

At that time, Endo had decided to launch a crush-resistant Opana ER and remove the original Opana ER from the market, which would ultimately render any generic to original Opana ER not substitutable, but Endo needed some time to shift the market to its crush-resistant product. This case remains ongoing.

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