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Associations between tapering or discontinuing opioids and subsequent pain-related primary care visits [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: To evaluate the associations between opioid dose tapers with continued opioid use and opioid tapers with discontinuation, and subsequent pain-related utilization primary care visits, ED encounters, and hospitalizations. 1.31) and hospitalizations (aIRR 0.74, 95% CI: 0.54-1.02). Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

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5 Essential Services Provided by Primary Doctors

Hitchcock Family Medicine

Disease Diagnosis If a patient visits a hospital with specific symptoms, a primary care doctor diagnoses what they're suffering from. Ongoing Care for Common Illnesses A primary care doctor can continue to treat a patient for common conditions once diagnosed. Primary doctors are the first stop for medical care.

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HIV, Aging, and Palliative Care: Peter Selwyn and Meredith Greene

GeriPal

One in 10 people with newly diagnosed HIV is an older adult. And when she was here, she co founded the Golden Compass Clinic at San Francisco General Hospital for older adults living with HIV. People are living with HIV into advanced ages. The average age at death is likely in the 60s. Alex 00:03 This is Alex Smith. Who are our guests?