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

PEMBlog

ED providers and radiologists commonly face the scenario of interpreting a CXR in a child with respiratory complaints prompting the questions: Does that infiltrate represent bacterial pneumonia, inflammation, or simply atelectasis? Drivers of CXR overuse are myriad and can be thought of at the system, provider, and patient levels.

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

GeriPal

Eric 00:42 So on this podcast, we’re gonna be talking about what every healthcare provider should know about radiation oncology. I didn’t really know, similar to what Evie was talking about, how to provide any anticipatory guidance or to know what to expect in residency. Evie, welcome to GeriPal. Evie 00:41 Thank you.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

GeriPal

Anybody with a DEA and… I should be very careful because this is different for physicians and advanced practice providers. And Katie, as an advanced practice provider, is much better than I am at explaining how this works. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) â„¢. As of December of 2022, there is no X waiver anymore.

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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

GeriPal

In case you miss the introductions at the start of the podcast, Bernie and Laurie are married, and offer wonderful reminiscence of their clinical practice over the last several decades. Eric: And Laurie for this patient, were you the outpatient provider? It’s certainly not common in my practice.

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