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How differences in diagnoses of mental disorders might affect clinical research outcomes for antipsychotics

Medical Xpress

Most physical disorders such as heart disease or muscular dystrophy have well-defined boundaries. This practice improves the corresponding clinical outcomes and helps maintain uniformity and common communication.

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Zen and the Art of Doctoring

A Country Doctor Writes

Doctors are trained to diagnose, prescribe, and perform with efficiency and precision. In modern clinical environments, the fragmentation of care into ever-smaller specialties can lead to loss of coherence. Pirsig’s idea of “the knife that cuts too fine” is especially relevant here.

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Clinical Reasoning Corner: Likelihood Ratios

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Clinical Reasoning Corner: Likelihood Ratios By Jack Penner Welcome back, Clinical Problem Solvers! Thank you for reading the latest post in our “Clinical Reasoning Corner”, where we discuss key clinical reasoning principles that shape how we think through cases.

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Primary Care Provider Perspectives at an Academic Medical Center: Are Telemedicine Visits as Effective as In-person Care? [Survey research or cross-sectional study]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: To assess provider perceptions of the clinical effectiveness of telemedicine video visits, immediately post-encounter, compared to in-person visits. Setting: Providers across six Northern California clinic sites surveyed over an 8-week period (March 21-May 16, 2023).

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Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Nwamaka Eneanya and Jennifer Tsai to discuss the limitations and harms of race-based medicine in clinical practice. Our guests explain how we can incorporate race-conscious medicine in clinical settings, medical education, and biomedical/epidemiological research to responsibly recognize and address the harms of racial inequality.

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You don’t need X-Rays to tell if a child is constipated

PEMBlog

Constipation is a clinical diagnosis and does not require testing, yet as many as 70% of children who are given a diagnosis of constipation in the emergency department have an abdominal x-ray completed. The diagnosis of constipation should be made based on a good history and clinical exam.

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Action Needed to Close Racial Gaps in Autism Services

Physician's Weekly

As autism diagnoses increase, especially in marginalized groups, experts call for better funding, research inclusion, service access, and workforce diversity. The CDC estimates that one in 36 children aged 8 years old has autism, representing a more than a four-fold increase since 2000. Black participants: 7.7% Asian participants: 6.4%