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You don’t need X-Rays in a child with bronchiolitis, croup, asthma, or first time wheezing

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Research suggests most CXRs are performed because ED clinicians (and many parents) are concerned for the possibility of missing pneumonia or another diagnosis requiring specific management. But it’s just a CXR right? However, the impact of such resources has not yet been deeply explored.

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

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I’ll dive into the latest clinical practice guidelines and discuss evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Understanding dyspepsia and its clinical presentation. The role of lifestyle and dietary modifications in management. Gastroesophageal Reflux: Management Guidance for the Pediatrician.

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

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Join us as we dive deeper into these studies and discuss the implications for clinical practice and patient care. Emily 06:11 Yeah, we definitely have a pill for every ill. Alex 14:45 And is it ethical to do a placebo taper in real world clinical practice? Ethical and practical. Go ahead, Connie.

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

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We talk with them about the epidemiology, assessment, and management of dysphagia, including the role of modifying the consistency of food and liquids, feeding tubes, and the role of dysphagia rehabilitation like tongue and cough strengthening. This is Eric Widera. Alex: This is Alex Smith. It’s really important. Alex: Yeah.

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Anxiety in Late Life and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Alex Gamble and Brianna Williamson

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I have so many questions, and I promise we’re going to get to the management of anxiety and serious illness. So it tends to be future oriented and tends to show up as a physical sensation in our body. But it’s this physical sensation that comes along with these ideations. Great to be here.

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

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The physics and mathematics that went into radiation therapy planning. Eric 04:49 Drew me to the field physics and math. So we need to have a discussion upfront about how we’re managing the patient’s pain. Did their pain management last throughout that entire session? Anish 04:13 Yeah. Thank you.

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

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Summary Transcript Summary I always find cachexia in serious illness puzzling. In today’s podcast, we had the opportunity to learn from a renowned expert in palliative care, Eduardo Bruera, about cachexia and anorexia in serious illness. I think the very simple, practical thing is involuntary weight loss.

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