PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The clinical utility of respiratory viral testing in hospitalized children: a meta-analysis. Reasons to not order a comprehensive respiratory viral panel (i.e., Many children are colonized or have asymptomatic shedding of viruses, especially in the winter months, but the virus is not the cause of their acute symptoms. JAMA Pediatr.

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Patients Illness Hospital Management 52

GeriPal

MAY 5, 2022

Was there any mention about the impact that hearing loss has in communication or what we should do about it in clinical practice? Association of Sensory and Cognitive Impairment With Healthcare Utilization and Cost in Older Adults. Including more hospital utilization or healthcare utilization, maybe cognitive impairment issues.

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

So, the consult will come in and then we’ll do what we call a clinical bedside evaluation, where we’ll go and see the patient at the bedside. But again, most of my clinical practice, until recent years, has been in the acute care setting. Eric: I also wonder, is it just the utilization review standpoint?

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GeriPal

MARCH 28, 2024

It did not change the frequency of palliative care consultation, the timing of such, ICU mortality, or six-month mortality. Kate: I think the main one for me being asked on the fly is that one of the nudged specialist palliative care consultation, which we know has limitations. I’m just stunned even writing that!

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