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4, 3, 2, 1 And 90.

StorytellERdoc

One of the largest problems in our ER, it seems, is that there is a subset of patients who visit us on a routine basis. It is a real problem in our ER. We just don't have the time among all the other serious happenings in our ER that require our attention. His last visit to our ER was just three days prior.

ER 100
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Supporting Healthy Aging With Tailored Obesity Management Strategies

Physician's Weekly

Distributing intake throughout the day has been shown to enhance muscle synthesis, and targeting 90 g/day provides 1.2 The second piece is getting folks to be successful at restricting their calories, which works well when nutrition education and behavioral counseling strategies are combined—and even better when provided in a group setting.

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StorytellERdoc

Walking into Room 33, my next patient, who had come to the ER complaining of cough and cold symptoms, seemed just as I had expected. What can I do to help you in our ER today?" Even without doing my physical exam, I suspected he might be suffering from a community-acquired pneumonia. He coughed before answering in raspy voice.

Physicals 100
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Advanced Imaging of Children in the ED: Ultrasound, CT, and MRI

PEMBlog

Learning Objectives Demonstrate the ability to use shared decision-making strategies when discussing imaging options with families of pediatric patients presenting to the Emergency Department. Focusing a lot on when to image, when not to image, and how to communicate imaging decisions effectively with families.

Families 102
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The Most Engaging Decision You’ll Read All Year – Five Stars

FDA Law Blog

Let’s just say, the smackdown—er, decision—eviscerates FDA’s approach to regulating flavored e-cigarettes. This story goes back to the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which prohibits manufacturers from selling any “new tobacco product” without authorization from FDA.

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Is Hospice Losing Its Way: A Podcast with Ira Byock and Joseph Shega

GeriPal

2021 Association of Hospice Profit Status With Family Caregivers’ Reported Care Experiences. I’m very proud of the work that we do every day and we take care of patients and families no matter where they live or who they are to help them meet their end of life goals. JAMA Health Forum. Eric: Great. Now it’s 70%.

IT 115
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Music as Medicine: Jenny Chen, Tyler Jorgensen, & Theresa Allison

GeriPal

I’m originally an ER physician. I’d been doing ER medicine for over a decade when I went back to palliative fellowship. And we got all into his family stuff and how he’d been suffering with cancer and his goal. Just encourage patients and families to bring music into their healthcare experience.

IT 98