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Reasoning during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Clinical Problem Solvers

No prior history of atrial fibrillation – just hypertension and diabetes. An essential part of the diagnostic process involves creating a problem representation (PR) and then trying to match that PR to a specific illness script. But, this requires an adequate understanding of the syndrome and having well-defined illness scripts.

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Proactive Wellness: The Lifesaving Benefits of Regular Check-ups 

East Cary Family Physicians

In this blog, we will explore the significance of regular health check-ups and how they contribute to your overall well-being. Many health conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes, and certain cancers, can develop with little to no noticeable symptoms in their initial stages. What are Regular Health Check-ups?

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Problem Representation

The Clinical Problem Solvers

It allows clinicians to distill the case into its most relevant features, which facilitates efficient diagnostic schema and illness script selection. By extracting key case details and translating them into generalizable terms, you can more effectively link the case in front of you to your own bank of diagnostic schemas and illness scripts.

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Arterial vs. Venous Ulcers of the Lower Extremity

Vascular Physician

Hypertension and smoking are two major risk factors that may damage the most inner part of the arteries called the intima, leading to local inflammation and fibrosis that increase the resistance of the vessels and therefore restrict blood flow. Symptoms may be exacerbated by obesity, inactivity, metabolic diseases, pregnancy, and aging.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

GeriPal

Eric: And Alex, we’re going to be talking about substance use disorder and serious illness and aging, with three amazing experts. Eric: So, before we jump into the topic of substance use disorder in aging and serious illness, I think someone has a song request. Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast. This is Eric Widera.

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Whoop! There It Is: A Pertinent Pediatric Pertussis Podcast

PEMBlog

So respiratory complications include apnea, secondary bacterial pneumonia, and pulmonary hypertension. So again, you are treating with antibiotics to prevent more people from getting sick, more so than shortening the duration of illness. Aside from coughing forever, there’s some important complications you need to be aware of.

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