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More than the rule of 2s: All about Meckel Diverticulum

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Other complications include obstruction due to intussusception or volvulus, leading to bowel ischemia and shock. This nuclear medicine scan utilizes a radioactive tracer that is taken up by the gastric mucosa in Meckel’s diverticulum, thereby helping to identify its presence. The bleeding is usually painless. Clin Radiol.

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

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Eric: And swallowing is complicated, right? 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. You see something on a bedside swallow, or on a FEES, you’re diagnosing what you think it is. Nicole: Yes. Nicole: Exactly.

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Under Pressure: Hypertensive Emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department

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While elevated blood pressure readings are critical data points, the presence of symptoms and signs of end-organ dysfunction are paramount in diagnosing a hypertensive emergency (Kamat 2024). Additional lab testing can be completed to account for the broader differential diagnoses. A value of > or = 50 ng/mL is considered abnormal.

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Who should get Palliative Care? Kate Courtright

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We can’t possibly meet the needs of all people with newly diagnosed serious illness. And palliative care was as a program was just growing at Penn moving from just consult hospice to actually having a team when I was training. I have never myself called a palliative care consult as a trainee because we didn’t have one.

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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

GeriPal

I thought that was an interesting take on doing this, because a mother-daughter relationship can be complicated, can be wonderful, and it’s hard to navigate when you lose your mother. Eric: When I try to think about what a doula does, should I call it a consult? It just depends. That’s probably too medical.

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