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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.

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Predicting Pediatric Pneumonia Severity in the ED: A New Multinational Model from PERN

PEMBlog

Published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health , thisprospective cohort study of over 2200 childrenacross 73 Emergency Departments in 14 countries developed and validated clinical prediction models to help clinicians distinguishmildCAP frommoderate or severecases, and ultimately guide decisions about hospital admission.

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Navigating the Quademic: Clinical Differentiation of Influenza, RSV, COVID-19, and Norovirus in Pediatric Emergency Care

PEMBlog

Diagnostic Costs : Influenza rapid diagnostic tests: $100-$200 Risk Stratification : Young children (<5 years), particularly those <2 years, and children with chronic conditions such as asthma or immunosuppression, are at higher risk for severe outcomes.

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Finding the Right Clinic: A Guide to Quality Care

Plum Health

It's the first point of contact for all your medical needs, from routine check-ups to managing chronic conditions. Patients who have a trusted primary care doctor are more likely to follow medical advice, manage their chronic conditions effectively, and ultimately enjoy better health outcomes.

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When to Go to Urgent Care for a Sore Throat: How Can Urgent Care Help?

Doctor On Demand

Urgent care clinics provide quick diagnoses and treatments, including antibiotics if needed. Paramedics can provide life-saving treatment on the way to the hospital. Paramedics can provide immediate emergency interventions on the way to the hospital, including oxygen support and life-saving medications.

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Guidelines or Goals in Heart Failure: A Podcast with Parag Goyal, Nicole Superville, and Matthew Shuster

GeriPal

And in fact, as Alex mentioned in the intro, probably more than 20 years ago, Muriel Gillig asked me to help out with the geriatric modules at the Brigham women’s hospital primary care medicine sort of sessions. Is your impression that HFpEFde is under diagnosed in older adults? Parag 13:23 So I think I would say under diagnosed.