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Lupus Emergencies in Children and Adolescents

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In pediatric patients, complications can evolve rapidly and carry significant morbidity and mortality. Below is a focused overview of key lupus-related emergencies, with attention to ED-relevant presentations, diagnostics, and treatment strategies. Differential includes infection, medication toxicity, and primary psychiatric illness.

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Updates in ID and Nephrology: Lona Mody, Rasheeda Hall, Devika Nair, Sonali Advani

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And they should be forced by doing research, followed by translating research into practice and continued education of a wide variety of individuals to then care for our aging population. There’s the complications associated with immune senescence, comorbidities, atypical clinical presentations. So you’re right.

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Rethinking Opioid Conversions: Mary Lynn McPherson and Drew Rosielle

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And really, the best that had ever been looked at, especially in our population and sort of a cancer serious illness population. I know this is like, we’re talking about math and so that makes it all a little complicated, but think about it this way. Delighted to be here. Landmark study. The old table, 1.5 Drew: Not boxed.

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

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Understanding dyspepsia and its clinical presentation. Both conditions can present with similar symptoms. Adolescents with GERD often present similarly to adults with heartburn and regurgitation as the primary complaints. And the presentation for GERD varies by age. Now there are some risk factors for GERD.

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Anxiety in Late Life and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Alex Gamble and Brianna Williamson

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Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Coping with Serious Illness: Danielle Chammas and Amanda Moment

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Coping in the setting of serious illness. Coping in the setting of a serious illness about a patient encounter you had with somebody who used an. Eric 11:58 So going back to the case that you presented at the start, so you’re seeing this person use a whole lot of humor. Should I laugh at that? Should I laugh at that?

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Palliative Care for Mental Illness: A Podcast with Dani Chammas and Brent Kious

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Still, we havent talked about integrating palliative care into psychiatry or in the care of those with severe mental illness. What does it look like to take a palliative approach to severe mental illness? Is “terminal” mental illness a thing? Eric 01:34 Oh, I love that. Dani 01:36 More to talk about there.

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