Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

When Alyne Diamond fell off a horse in August 2023 and broke her back, her employer-based health plan through UnitedHealthcare covered her emergency care in Aspen, Colorado. More than a year after her riding accident, Diamond was back at the emergency room after she tripped on a step while entering a New York restaurant.

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Doctor On Demand

AUGUST 11, 2023

Among the grave heat-related conditions, heat stroke stands out as a medical emergency demanding swift attention. This heightened temperature can precipitate complications affecting vital organs like the brain and heart. As the summer sun blazes on, it’s imperative to grasp the potential risks linked with soaring temperatures.

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Consulting Board-Certified Emergency Room Medical Advice 52

GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

What should we use to screen individuals? Summary Transcript Summary The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded back in 2000 that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening for dementia in older adults. Should it? If so, how do we screen and who do we screen? Who should get it if anyone?

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Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

When to go to the ER for a sore throat Go to the emergency room (ER) if your sore throat causes any difficulty swallowing or breathing. Urgent care clinics provide quick diagnoses and treatments, including antibiotics if needed. Swollen neck Neck swelling may suggest an infection spreading into deeper tissues.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

APRIL 5, 2022

Push back against individual narratives that blame individuals for systemic injustice. Dr. Kushel detailed how the use of dehumanizing language equates to complicity in a narrative that systemically harms our neighbors with lived expertise in homelessness. Push back against dehumanizing language.

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Community Patient-Centered Emergency Room Medical 52

GeriPal

JULY 11, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary In May we did a podcast on KidneyPal (the integration of palliative care in renal disease) , which made us think, hmmm… one organ right next door is the liver. Maybe we should do a podcast on LiverPal? (or or should we call it HepatoPal?) ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Excited to be here.

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GeriPal

APRIL 10, 2025

Most emergency providers wanted to do the right thing for seriously ill patients, but they didnt have the knowledge, skills, or experience to do it. Today we focus on an intervention , published in JAMA, that gave emergency clinicians basic palliative care knowledge, training, and skills. They got training in Vital Talk and ELNEC.

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