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Why Identifying and Managing Giant Cell Arteritis as an Emergency Is Crucial

Physician's Weekly

I’m the Vice Chairman of Rheumatology at the Cleveland Clinic and the co-director of the Center for Vasculitis Care and Research. And I’m here today to talk about giant cell arteritis in clinical practice. Hello everyone. I’m Paras Karmacharya. As soon as giant cell arteritis is suspected.

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Deprescribing Super Special III: Constance Fung, Emily McDonald, Amy Linsky, and Michelle Odden

GeriPal

Join us as we dive deeper into these studies and discuss the implications for clinical practice and patient care. Alex 14:45 And is it ethical to do a placebo taper in real world clinical practice? Ethical and practical. Eric 15:32 Could do this in clinical practice. I guess those are the questions.

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

PEMBlog

I’ll dive into the latest clinical practice guidelines and discuss evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Understanding dyspepsia and its clinical presentation. Join me as I scope out the nuances of gastroesophageal reflux and gastritis and provide practical insights for clinicians in the emergency setting.

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Psychedelics – reasons for caution: Stacy Fischer, Brian Anderson, Theora Cimino

GeriPal

FDA is considering approval, shifting away from Schedule I restrictions, paving the way for use in clinical practice. Psilocybin, the most commonly used psychedelic, increases heart rate and blood pressure, which may potentially lead to cardiovascular events. Alex: It’s complicated. Eric: Yeah.

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Group ACP and Equity: Sarah Nouri, Hillary Lum, LJ Van Scoy

GeriPal

Complicated grief? In a group visit there is a social norming effect – “if my neighbor is doing it, perhaps I should be doing it to?” We provide a $300 stipend for like food and marketing or whatever we provide all the materials needed for the event. And usually we want like 20 to 50 people to come to one of our group events.

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Cachexia and Anorexia in Serious Illness: A Podcast with Eduardo Bruera

GeriPal

How should I define cachexia and anorexia when I’m talking to fellow students or thinking about it in my own clinical practice? I think the very simple, practical thing is involuntary weight loss. Eduardo 25:39 I think that’s wonderful, Alex, because all our social and even religious events have metaphors of food.

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