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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Lab Testing Medical Patients Mental Health 52

Noreta Family Medicine

APRIL 17, 2024

Part 2 Here are some frequently asked questions I get as a Primary Care Provider. Therefore, family physicians are trained to do minor surgical procedures in the office, care for kids and adults, provide various GYN services, among many other comprehensive services for patients. What is primary care? Read My Latest News!

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Primary Care Board-Certified GP Family Physician 52

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

For example, we spend the first half talking about a RCT simulation study of clinician verbal and non-verbal communication with a seriously ill patient with cancer. As we’ve written about on GeriPal when we were a blog (a decade ago!) They look at the signs and symptoms, they do a physical exam, maybe some lab tests or some imaging.

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Patient-Centered Patients IT Healthcare 111

PEMBlog

MAY 9, 2024

Febrile seizures are due to the degree of fever, not the rate of temperature rise, even though we see them as the temperature is increasing rapidly in the early parts of the illness. The majority of children have febrile seizures on the first day of illness. In some cases, it’s actually their first manifestation of illness.

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Illness Vaccination Family Families 59