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Under Pressure: Hypertensive Emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department

PEMBlog

Additional lab testing can be completed to account for the broader differential diagnoses. For providers in community hospital settings, it is crucial to engage pediatric nephrology or intensive care unit providers as soon as possible to guide management and facilitate transfer to other institutions.

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Time for Geriatric Assessments in Cancer Care: William Dale, Mazie Tsang, and John Simmons

GeriPal

Alex and I did a study on over 2000 community dwelling older adults, and we found that over two thirds of people had geriatric conditions, these geriatric syndromes, and palliative care related problems like pain, difficulty climbing stairs. One of my good friends, Jerome Kim, is a community oncologist. Throw it in the trash.”