Myriad Genetics

MARCH 13, 2024

The NORD report notes: “Genetic testing…is being increasingly utilized to help diagnose rare diseases, the majority of which are genetic in origin. Knowing Which one of those 17 doctors ultimately was able to pull together the pieces of Alex’s health picture and suggest a diagnosis? None of them. It was the AI program ChatGPT.

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Doctor On Demand

AUGUST 11, 2023

This heightened temperature can precipitate complications affecting vital organs like the brain and heart. Utilizing online doctor consultations can offer prompt evaluation and recommendations, especially when seeking immediate medical attention is challenging. Urgent care for every day life.

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FDA Law Blog

JULY 13, 2022

With 190 pages dedicated to prescription drug pricing reform, the program is ambitious…and complicated. Moreover, there are some significant limitations to the application of this delay provision that appear to make it difficult to utilize.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

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.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Objectives Define likelihood ratios and their utility in diagnostic reasoning Identify how likelihood ratios alter the probability of a diagnosis Apply likelihood ratios in clinical reasoning What are likelihood ratios and how do they work? Today, we’re going to talk about likelihood ratios – let’s dive in! pancreatitis).

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

Eric: Alex, we got a great show today on Dysphagia Revisited. Who do we have on with us today? Alex: Revisit thickened liquid challenge is back, baby. Eric: Oh boy. That’s going to be one of our topics, huh? Alex: It’s back. It’s back. To talk about this. Nicole, welcome to GeriPal. Nicole: Thanks so much for having us. I have one.

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

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. Are there, though, populations that it may be helpful in, or should that change with the advent of the new amyloid antibodies? Should it?

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CDOCS

MAY 4, 2021

The possible complications were communicated so that the patient could make an informed decision and proceed with treatment. I utilized 2CC of the mineralized freeze-dried allograft, particle size 500um to 1000um. I chose to utilize a zirconia abutment and selected shade 20 used for midrange shades in the VITA shade guide, i.e. A2.

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CDOCS

JUNE 15, 2021

& Fluo glaze was utilized, and the stains were shade 1 for gingival warmth, shade I 2 for translucency and shade Creme for the framing (Figure 5).</span></p> This is a fantastic tool to minimize post-operative complications and does not take a lot of extra time.</span></p> Initial retracted photo.</span></em></p>

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Physician's Practice

JUNE 9, 2025

The results also shed light on emerging concerns that could further complicate operations in 2025, including economic uncertainty and regulatory shifts. While some areas have shown modest improvement, many respondents report that key issues are becoming more difficult to manage, with optimism about the year ahead in short supply.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Going into patient’s homes was eye opening. There were trip hazards, loose carpets, some people were hoarders. And yet, after assisting the older adult to their feet, the EMS providers would leave. Their job was done. It’s not surprising that the number of repeat calls for falls is alarmingly high. Alex: I think this is a first.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

MOC Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.75 MOC points per podcast in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

The notable distinction between frail and nonfrail patients underscores the need for targeted health care strategies, particularly in hospitalized populations, where frailty may contribute to prolonged hospital stays, higher resource utilization, and increased risk of complications.”

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

APRIL 5, 2022

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. Our guests remind us to ask our patients about their housing status using non-judgmental and non-stigmatizing language.

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Community Patient-Centered Emergency Room Medical 52

GeriPal

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary What level of evidence do we need for POLST to use it ourselves, to advocate for wider usage, and for establishing POLST completion as a quality metric? The answers to these questions will vary. Reasonable people will disagree. And today, on our podcast, our guests disagree. But is it a tiny, meaningless, fraction?

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GeriPal

MAY 15, 2025

The nudge toward offering comfort care led to more hospice and early comfort-care orders. Is this due to chance alone, given the multiplicity of secondary outcomes examined? We’ve done a podcast already on nudging. Where was it? Alex 01:13 The nudging podcast We’ve done a couple I think. We also had a podcast with. Eric 02:08 Great.

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GeriPal

APRIL 10, 2025

I cant do the primary thing Ive been trained to do: ABC, ABC, ABCs. 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. They got training in Vital Talk and ELNEC. They got feedback. So did it matter? Fernanda 01:16 I do have a song request.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Ann: Well, I think teamwork is key in this space and I am a big baseball fan, big Red Sox fan, which is not a good thing to be right now, but I really think it’s indicative of how we should all be working together on this team to help our seriously ill patients. Ann: No, he was very excited. And this time everybody’s joining in.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

One example that is presented involves the complicated relationship between the United States and Chinese immigrants and farmworkers in California. Dr. Jordan then questions the utility and continued operation of methadone clinics, especially as the United States largely moves on from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Community Patient-Centered Mental Health Board-Certified 52

GeriPal

JUNE 9, 2022

How do we move from efficacy (works in highly controlled settings) from effectiveness (works in real world settings? What’s the role of implementation science? What is a pragmatic trial ? What outcomes should we measure? We cover a lot of ground! Working on a mystery. Going wherever it leads. “Runnin down a dream…” -@AlexSmithMD.

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GeriPal

MARCH 28, 2024

I’m just stunned even writing that! We’ve come so far as a field. This isn’t to say we’ve “made it” – more to say that we’ve reached a new stage of maturation of the field – in which the evidence we are discussing is frequently high quality randomized trial level data. -@AlexSmithMD Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast.

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PEMBlog

JUNE 2, 2025

Imaging and other diagnostic studies can consist of chest x-ray, EKG, renal ultrasound with doppler, voiding cystourethrography, renal arteriography, echocardiogram, and MRI/MRA/CT of the brain/neck if neurologic complications are involved (Kamat 2024; Patel 2012). 4 mcg/kg/min; onset of action is less than 5 minutes.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 25, 2022

And then secondly, around some of our quality measures, there’s been differences found in multiple papers by many teams around hospice disenrollment, higher rates of hospice disenrollment in for-profit hospices, and higher rates of healthcare utilization. We’re going to be talking about each one of these papers. Yes, it is.

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Families Family IT Patients 107

GeriPal

AUGUST 24, 2023

Had multiple physical, psychological complications as a result of that. Summary Transcript Summary I hear the word dignity used a lot in the medical setting, but I’m never sure what people mean when they use it. We talk with Harvey about how he defines “dignity” and how we can understand what it means to our patients. Harvey: I feel welcome.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Another interpretation is that clinicians avoided telling the parents prognosis in order to bolster their ratings of trust and communication quality. Which is it? Garfunkel says Simon was writing about Garfunklels friend and college roomate Sandy, who was blind. Whos got the right of it? Na 01:01 Yes, I requested the song. We’ll see.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 19, 2024

We invited Dani Chammas , a palliative care physician and psychiatrist at UCSF (and a frequent guest to the GeriPal podcast), as well as Brent Kious , a psychiatrist at the Huntsman Mental Health Institute, focusing on the management of severe persistent mental illnesses. What does it look like to take a palliative approach to severe mental illness?

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Illness Mental Health IT Patient-Centered 102

GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

But before we jump into that topic, John, do you have the song request for Alex? John: I do. It’s Jimmy Buffett’s song, Bubbles Up. It was on his last album. As you may know, Jimmy Buffett passed away in August of a rare skin cancer. When I heard Bubbles Up, I was really struck by two things. How do you see the light? You were a what?

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Teva submitted an ANDA in 2002, and after some complicated regulatory history, ultimately carved-out the congestive heart failure indication by way of a section viii statement. Teva case, that the statutory provisions governing patent infringement, specifically induced infringement, do not address carve-outs.

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New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of diets and dietary theories is complicated and can be overwhelming. Let me explain why food enters the bloodstream, and blood is what creates your cells, tissues, and organs. Food has the power to regenerate the new you! However, people need to understand what works best for them individually.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Since then there has been a lot of back and forth, with even a couple of podcasts from us, several JAMA viewpoints, and most recently a series of published replies from leaders in the field on why ACP is still valuable (see below for references). . Despite all of these publications, I’m still left at a loss of what to think about it all.

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