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Enhancing Primary Care: The Role of Occupationnal Therapy in Chronic Pain Self-Management [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

Occupational therapists play a central role in supporting patients in the adoption and daily use of pain self-management strategies and in learning how to adapt to their chronic condition to maintain their quality of life.

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Combinations of Conditions Constituting Complex Multimorbidity Among Midlife and Older Adults with Diabetes in the Health and [Multimorbidity]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Individuals with diabetes often present with co-occurring chronic conditions (CC), or multimorbidity. Objective: We aimed to describe C-MM in midlife and older adults with self-reported diabetes and identify the combinations of conditions constituting C-MM. had none of these conditions, 10.5%

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Tool Gauges Burden Among Caregivers of Patients With Psoriasis

Physician's Weekly

The applicability of this correlation was found to be present regardless of country ( χ 2 =0.204; df =2; P <0.903). One study has shown that in couples where one person has psoriasis, the partnership is more likely to end in divorce compared with couples who do not have psoriasis. “To

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Rethinking Opioid Conversions: Mary Lynn McPherson and Drew Rosielle

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary. A patient is on morphine and you want to convert it to another opioid like hydromorphone (dilaudid). How do you do that? Do you do what I do, pull out a handy-dandy opioid equianalgesic table to give you a guide on how much to convert to? . which advocates for an updated, wait for it… equianalgesic table! . Drew: Yeah.

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Pharmacists in Florida (and Elsewhere): Waive Prescribing Red Flags at Your Peril

FDA Law Blog

Coconut Grove had noted “verified” on the prescriptions which DEA found “is not sufficient to identify and resolve any red flags that may be present.” By Larry K. Coconut Grove Pharmacy; Decision and Order, 89 Fed. 50,372 , 50,377 (June 13, 2024). make a record of its resolution, assuming it is resolvable.” Red Flags at Issue a.

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Is it an Urinary Tract Infection or Something Else?

Dr. Michael Bazel

Other conditions, ranging from mild to severe, may mimic the symptoms of a UTI. Let’s explore the signs of a UTI, how to differentiate it from other conditions, and when to seek medical advice. While UTIs are often the first suspected cause of these symptoms, other conditions can produce similar signs. What is a UTI?

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Impact of polydoctoring on admission among older adults with multimorbidity; a large-scale claims database analysis in Japan. [Multimorbidity]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Effective and efficient management of multimorbidity presents a significant challenge for aging societies. Population Studied: The study population consisted of individuals aged 75 to 89 years who had two or more chronic conditions. However, it was also associated with an increase in overall hospital admissions.