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You don’t need X-Rays to tell if a child is constipated

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This is a blog post designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely , an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, and procedures are needed – and which ones are not.

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You don’t need labs to medically clear a psych patient

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This is a blog post designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely , an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, and procedures are needed – and which ones are not. J Emerg Med.

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You don’t need labs or CT scans in children who have recovered after a simple febrile or first time seizure

PEMBlog

This is a blog post designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely , an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, and procedures are needed – and which ones are not.

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What You Should Know About Radiation Oncology: Anish Butala, Emily Martin and Evie Kalmar

GeriPal

The physics and mathematics that went into radiation therapy planning. Eric 04:49 Drew me to the field physics and math. That is not why I went into medicine. There were a number of opportunities to be involved in medical oncology and doing medical oncology rotations as a medical student, as an internal medicine residential.

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Storycatching: Podcast with Heather Coats and Thor Ringler

GeriPal

So those questions we ask when we’re doing a palliative care consult. I think we also lean into, I’ve learned so much from my social work colleagues and/or my spiritual care provider colleagues because they do really lean into some of these other aspects of the who, not just the physical. I may have talked about it before.

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Comics and Humor in Palliative Care: A Podcast with Nathan Gray

GeriPal

Times , The BMJ , and Annals of Internal Medicine. . Did they ask for a consult?” I share this story of a patient I cared for who was in the later stages of ALS and had lost much of physical function, lost voice. Alex: And you published in Washington Post, Annals of Internal Medicine. Nathan: Yeah.

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Is it time for geriatricians to get on board with lecanemab? Jason Karlawish and Ken Covinsky

GeriPal

So those questions we ask when we’re doing a palliative care consult. I think we also lean into, I’ve learned so much from my social work colleagues and/or my spiritual care provider colleagues because they do really lean into some of these other aspects of the who, not just the physical. I may have talked about it before.

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