The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 14, 2020

No prior history of atrial fibrillation – just hypertension and diabetes. As described by my friend Jack Penner elsewhere in this blog series, a core tenet of analytic reasoning involves interpretation of the pretest and posttest probabilities of a disease. We walked down to the emergency room and reviewed his chart.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

As a quick refresher, here is a schema on Ascites : Our ascites episode highlighted two important questions to ask whenever you encounter a patient with ascites: Is there portal hypertension? Q: Is there portal hypertension? is consistent with her ascites being secondary to portal hypertension. Is the ascitic fluid infected?

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

And you wrote, actually, a beautiful GeriPal blog about it a while ago. Eric: This comes down to also like, if I find… As an oncologist, somebody has very high hypertension, is it my role to control that hypertension? So, I don’t think we should have these silos. What is it called? Eric: I barely remember that.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

GPs Are the Backbone of Effective Healthcare Systems Countries with a stronger focus on primary care and family medicine, rather than on hospitals and specialists, enjoy better health, 1 , 2 lower health inequalities, 2 , 3 and prevent hospitalizations. 2 , 4 I believe this is crucial and that all politicians should know about it.

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PEMBlog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

So respiratory complications include apnea, secondary bacterial pneumonia, and pulmonary hypertension. Greater than 50 percent of kids under 12 months of age with pertussis could require hospitalization. Infants with apnea, cyanosis, or feeding difficulties should obviously be admitted to the hospital.

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