The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 14, 2020

No prior history of atrial fibrillation – just hypertension and diabetes. Had the ED not ordered a chest CT, would I have tested this patient for COVID-19? Would I’ve been able to reason my way to his underlying diagnosis from the initial data? We walked down to the emergency room and reviewed his chart.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 5, 2025

If you’ve been diagnosed with an endocrine disorder, like diabetes or an underactive thyroid, or have symptoms that you worry are caused by a hormone imbalance, you may be considering seeing an endocrinologist. Endocrinologists are doctors who specialize in diagnosing and treating endocrine system disorders.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

APRIL 19, 2020

He is also a Section Editor for adult medicine cases at the Human Diagnosis Project. The patient disclosed that he had recently consumed large amounts of calcium carbonate for his abdominal pain, and he was diagnosed with the milk alkali syndrome. calcium carbonate).

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Center for Family Medicine

MARCH 28, 2025

In many cases, the diagnosis is arthritic pain. A former injury, obesity, diabetes, and menopause are other risk factors. With PT, a specialist helps the patient go through a series of stretches, exercises, and modalities to reduce pain and improve function. Joint pain is a common reason for a doctor’s visit.

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AMMD

MARCH 13, 2025

Brain fog is not a medical condition or a diagnosis. I battled thyroid disease in medical school after being diagnosed with Graves’ disease. Hypothyroidism (an under-active thyroid) is the most common form of thyroid dysfunction, and 90% of hypothyroidism patients have Hashimoto’s. These are signs of brain fog!

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 3, 2019

– an approach to “Antibiotic Failure.” To make our learning stick, try to remember a patient encounter in which you asked, “why aren’t they getting better on antibiotics?” She has been evaluated three times over this period, and each time she was diagnosed with cellulitis. What’s going on? All are important considerations here.

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GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2024

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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GeriPal

MAY 11, 2023

A lot of these are more vascular risk factors: hypertension, certainly; diabetes; obesity. If you could wave a magic wand to change one thing: sleep, blood pressure control, eradicate diabetes, get everybody exercising, what do you think would have the most bang for the buck in terms of dementia reduction? Kristine: Can I say age?

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Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 24, 2025

The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care Internal medicine plays a central role in adult health, especially when it comes to prevention, diagnosis, and long-term care. Internal medicine is a medical specialty focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults. It’s about staying ahead of disease.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

Among patients who have never smoked—“never-smokers”—those with lung cancer (LC) are more likely to have been diagnosed with an inflammatory disease, according to a study published in Nature Communications. Adjusted odds ratios (aORs) accounted for demographics and, in sensitivity analyses, relevant medications.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

So, the question becomes, what, if anything, should we do differently in the primary care setting to diagnose the disease? We address the following questions with Nate: Has anything changed for the primary care doctor when diagnosing Alzheimers? How should we screen for cognitive impairment? Does a good history matter anymore?

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Your ongoing appointments help foster a strong patient-doctor relationship , making it easier to discuss your concerns and receive personalized care. Patients who have a trusted primary care doctor are more likely to follow medical advice, manage their chronic conditions effectively, and ultimately enjoy better health outcomes.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

We talk about what is heart failure, particularly HFpEF, how we treat it (including the use of sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2’s), and how we should apply guidelines to individual patients, especially those with multimorbidity who are taking a lot of other medications. When I see a patient? Matthew, I get the lyrics.

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GeriPal

JUNE 15, 2023

” And Bing responded, I should ask about how AI can help identify patients who need palliative care and reduce hospitalizations, what are the benefits and challenges of using AI in decision-making, communication, palliative care, and how could AI support the quality of life and dignity of patients for those who are receiving palliative care?

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Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

Urgent care clinics provide quick diagnoses and treatments, including antibiotics if needed. In fact, most sore throat symptoms resolve in three days for 60-70% of patients, according to March 2025 UpToDate, an evidence-based clinical decision support system used by healthcare professionals. chemotherapy or steroids).

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

We start off the conversation by talking about whether patients with cancer and cancer pain are really that different, and their paper that was just published on January 11 th in JAMA Oncology showing that substance use disorder is not uncommon in individuals with cancer. Jessie: Yes. Why would that be? And so, let’s help them.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

APRIL 7, 2025

More frequent screening may be necessary if a child has obesity, diabetes, or a family history of high cholesterol or cardiac disease. Some healthcare providers may recommend yearly screenings for patients with high cholesterol or underlying cardiovascular issues. LDL cholesterol predicts risk more than any other variable.

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GeriPal

JUNE 16, 2022

We discuss with her how we should work-up and manage “urinary tract infections” (I’ve added air quotes to “UTI” in honor of Tom Finucane’s JAGS article titled “Urinary Tract Infection”—Requiem for a Heavyweight in which he advocated to put air quotes around the term UTI due to the ambiguity of the diagnosis.). Is that right? Eric: All right.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 17, 2023

However, as noted in our editorial published with the donanemab trial , the modest benefits of amyloid antibodies would likely not be questioned by patients, clinicians, or payers if amyloid antibodies were low risk, inexpensive, and simple to administer. The patients continued to be followed. However, they are none of these.

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GeriPal

JUNE 19, 2025

And also kind of highlights, you know, part of what we try to do in geriatrics and palliative care is really individualize how we care for individual, like, the people in front of us, the patients, the caregivers, their family members, their friends. And then the other thing is really partnering with your patient or your clients in terms of.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 27, 2022

As Alex Lee says on our podcast today, all prognostic models will be wrong (in some circumstances and for some patients); our job is to make prognostic models that are clinically useful. I think this is a really difficult topic to talk about with patients. She has a point. Prognosis is inherently uncertain. Alex Lee: Sure.

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AMMD

APRIL 1, 2025

Diabetes or an autoimmune condition can also leave you more vulnerable to infection. Additionally, ensuring you have a proper diagnosis prevents treating the wrong problem. How Is Candida Diagnosed? If you suspect candida overgrowth, getting an accurate diagnosis is essential.

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GeriPal

MAY 1, 2025

One in 10 people with newly diagnosed HIV is an older adult. And over that first 15 years, which was a very difficult time when there was no treatment at all available, everybody died and usually within months or a year or two of when they were diagnosed. People are living with HIV into advanced ages. Meredith 11:29 Yeah. And that was.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In particular we spend a good deal of time talking about what this means for asymptomatic patients who may have an abnormal biomarker, which by the proposed new definition would mean they would now have Alzheimer’s disease. Eric: Wonderful. Jason: A bit of an irony there is that Simple Minds is the band. laughter] Heather: Good point.

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Pamela Wible MD

JUNE 19, 2025

In order to heal her patients she first had to heal her ailing profession. And this is a medical system that needs to be disrupted because our medical system (as you know) is endangering the lives of patients right now—and physicians. I give you Dr. Pamela Wible. Born into a family of physicians who warned her not to pursue medicine.

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