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Episode 79: Human Dx unknown with Reza & U of C residents – abdominal pain

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Download CPSolvers App here Patreon website Human Dx case Schema Dr. Alec Rezigh Alec Rezigh is a third-year internal medicine resident at The University of Colorado. Teaching Points: The milk alkali syndrome , the third most common cause of hospital admission for hypercalcemia, develops from excess consumption of calcium supplements (e.g.,

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“Antibiotic Failure” – Mike Rose

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Case: Mrs. G is a 66-year-old woman with a past medical history of insulin-dependent diabetes and peripheral artery disease admitted from clinic with concern for left ankle and foot cellulitis. In the hospital, this often requires thinking about risk factors for multidrug resistant organisms (e.g.,, Pseudomonas , MRSA, ESBL).

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Deprescribing Super Special III: Constance Fung, Emily McDonald, Amy Linsky, and Michelle Odden

GeriPal

In our third segment, we explore Amy Linskys study that examined the effect of patient-directed educational materials on clinician deprescribing of potentially low-benefit or high-risk medications, such as proton pump inhibitors, high-dose gabapentin, or risky diabetes medications. Eric 20:51 And your deprescribing was on hospital discharge.

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Keynote: Finding your bliss—beating physician “burnout”

Pamela Wible MD

Read transcript and/or download & listen to MP3 below:  Physician burnout—symptom of a broken system “Burnout” has become one of the most talked-about issues in healthcare—but behind the buzzword lies a deeper crisis. Open since 2005 her community clinic has inspired Americans to create ideal hospitals and clinics nationwide.

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