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You don’t need to order comprehensive viral panels for most patients

PEMBlog

The diagnosis of a virus illness is generally made clinically with a history and clinical exam and does not require confirmatory testing. We understand many families request this test and we urge you to talk with them about these recommendations so we can move to reducing the number of clinical tests that will not change management.

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Dysphagia Revisited: A Podcast with Raele Donetha Robison and Nicole Rogus-Pulia

GeriPal

Nicole: Yeah, I think definitely delirium, but there are also a lot of medical conditions that can be specific to hospitalizations. Are medications part of that, too? So, a lot of medications, you can see the secondary effects of dysphagia causing those, as well. We’ll also look at cognitive status, medications.

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New insights on genetic damage of some chemotherapies could guide future treatments with less harmful side effects

Medical Xpress

Given that for many cancers, chemotherapy drugs can be switched with other agents to achieve similar results, we hope such genomic data will guide the optimization of future treatment plans to deliver effective chemotherapies with much fewer damaging side effects for patients." What are the consequences?

Patients 101
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What You Should Know About Radiation Oncology: Anish Butala, Emily Martin and Evie Kalmar

GeriPal

I’m sort of seeing them in clinic for consideration of palliative radiation, they have a lot going on. I was really fascinated not only with the medical side of things, but some of the. The physics and mathematics that went into radiation therapy planning. Eric 00:59 Why did you choose this song? Anish 04:13 Yeah.

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Episode 141: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 2 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 1: Historical and Ethical Perspectives with Edwin Lindo

The Clinical Problem Solvers

37:50​ Race vs. ancestry vs genetics–implications for research and clinical practice 52:02 ​What can we start doing tomorrow? Acknowledging this truth highlights the necessity of mitigating the harms of racism as part of any comprehensive treatment plan. racial essentialism). racial essentialism).

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

Are there meaningful ways of assessing loneliness and social isolation in clinical settings and connecting patients with interventions? The Listening “EAR” approach that simplifies assessment of loneliness and social isolation in clinical settings, and other practical pointers. It came after engaging her.

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What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

GeriPal

Amber tells the moving story of how these findings led a clinical colleague, her chief, to question and change his behavior. Alex: We are delighted to welcome Amber Barnato, who’s a palliative care physician and health service researcher, and she’s director of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice.