GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

What should we use to screen individuals? And so certainly from a family’s perspective, a family caregiver perspective, the last thing we want to have when it comes to good dementia care is a diagnose and audio scenario, or in this case, some type of screening result, and then we’ll see you again in six months.

Screening 119

Screening Primary Care Patient-Centered IT 119

GeriPal

MAY 11, 2023

But I would say that in terms of education, it’s really complicated because it’s so confounded by socioeconomic status and so many social determinants of health. There’s not that much information on smoking and cognition. Or is it going to get worse because they’re now having these complications from lecanemab?

Physicals 85

Physicals IT Hypertension Education 85

Rao Doctor

APRIL 3, 2025

One of the primary tools used in diagnosing fever is the thermometer, an instrument that measures body temperature. This information can help pinpoint possible causes of illness and guide further investigations. Fever can present alongside other symptoms, such as chills and fatigue, which may help in diagnosing the underlying cause.

Diagnosis 130

Diagnosis Management Illness Diagnose 130

Edge Family Medicine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

By identifying health issues in their initial stages, patients can make informed decisions and act promptly. Here’s why early detection matters: More Effective Treatment : Diagnosing diseases early allows for timely intervention, making treatments more effective, less invasive, and often less costly.

Family Medicine 130

Family Medicine DO Screening Families 130

Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

Urgent care clinics provide quick diagnoses and treatments, including antibiotics if needed. Infections or allergic reactions can block your airway and lead to life-threatening complications. In severe cases, lack of oxygen can cause loss of consciousness, which can lead to life-threatening complications if not treated right away.

ER 52

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GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

If they’re in a major car crash, they’re going to have more long-term complications probably than a 20-year-old would. But I think then the other factor in this that makes it complicated is the decision for someone in Manhattan might be very different than the decision for someone in, like, rural Wyoming. Alex: Yeah.

IT 102

IT Families Family Diagnosis 102

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

My favorite line from Emily’s paper: “Geriatric assent has not been widely adopted in clinical care, but bioethicists should advocate for this, as adoption of partial-involvement strategies can prolong the period in which individuals are (appropriately) engaged in decisions about their health care.” This is Eric Widera. Eric: Lynn or Anne?

Families 97

Families Family Patient-Centered IT 97

GeriPal

JUNE 16, 2022

Very interested in decision making around as we get older, individualizing care, sort of patient centered, values driven, it’s a tough decision to figure out. 50 to 70% of people who are diagnosed with UTIs probably don’t have a UTI. I appreciate that information. Eric: So this is a complicated pathway, right?

Management 122

Management IT Medical Patient-Centered 122

GeriPal

JUNE 9, 2022

We can’t possibly meet the needs of all people with newly diagnosed serious illness. Should we have like a list of diagnoses or prognosis. They need, they need some, a little bit of information and probably a little more than that, what we like to call an edge. That gets really complicated as well. Thank you, Eric.

Consulting 99

Consulting Patient-Centered Diagnosis IT 99

GeriPal

AUGUST 24, 2023

Had multiple physical, psychological complications as a result of that. Just an extraordinary cast of individuals who were really so incredibly inspiring. I guess one question for providers is, as we dive into individual sense of dignity, and I guess threats to that dignity, is potentially feeling like we’re opening this box.

Patient-Centered 98

Patient-Centered Patients IT Illness 98

GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

It sets space between us and the individuals we’re trying to take care of. And then, I did a lot of introspection and realized that I’ve actually been doing this for folks in an informal way, family church members and friends, but I didn’t do it so well with my own mother. I often say that doulas are mirrors.

Provider 117

Provider Illness IT Healthcare 117

GeriPal

JULY 28, 2022

And as a resident, I just was drawn, similar to many oncology clinicians and fellows, to just be traumatic and difficult experience of patients with blood cancers during prolonged and intense hospitalizations, where they experience a lot of physical symptoms, emotional trauma related to the diagnoses. And those two are closely aligned.

Illness 110

Illness Hospital Patient-Centered Patients 110

GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. So we’re going to be talking about this complicated topic that a lot of people have differing opinions to and potentially very strong opinions, medical aid in dying.

Illness 144

Illness IT Medical Provider 144

GeriPal

AUGUST 25, 2022

Melissa: The other scenario that exists is just disenrollment because an individual is hospitalized. If you look at that tail, there’s sometimes an individual will call 911, go to the hospital, be disenrolled, the hospice doesn’t have to then pay for that episode. Where do we go with all of this information?

Families 106

Families Family IT Patients 106

GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. But I think that would be a really interesting next step to see if the trend in PPS scores adds information about the patient’s prognosis, which I expect it would.

Families 106

Families Family Patient-Centered Patients 106

GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

But most people with dementia are initially diagnosed and medically managed in primary care, and they really desire clinicians to initiate these conversations but there are a number of really important barriers for these conversations taking place. It was information about our ACP facilitator. It’s a lot. Yeah, yeah.

Primary Care 79

Primary Care IT Clinic Patient-Centered 79

PEMBlog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Aside from coughing forever, there’s some important complications you need to be aware of. So respiratory complications include apnea, secondary bacterial pneumonia, and pulmonary hypertension. And you definitely have to watch those kids very closely for the complications such as hypoxia and secondary infections.

IT 52

IT Vaccination Diagnosis Complication 52

GeriPal

JULY 16, 2024

Eric Widera reminds us of the history of the Goldwater Act created by the American Psychological Association in the 1960s which states that psychiatrists should refrain from diagnosing public figures, and the American Medical Association code of ethics which likewise discourages armchair diagnosis (rule established in 2017).

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Diagnosis Diagnose IT Physicals 141