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Time for Geriatric Assessments in Cancer Care: William Dale, Mazie Tsang, and John Simmons

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So pretty soon, I hope, we’ll be able to do this all electronically by anyone who wants to. Or electronically, to fill out, right? A surgeon who is seeing a patient and detects diabetes out of control is not going to say, “Damn the diabetes, get them to the OR now.” PGA is Practical Geriatric Assessment.

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Transgender Health, Aging, and Advocacy: A Podcast with Noelle Marie Javier and Jace Flatt

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You present your. Is that because they have higher rates of chronic conditions like diabetes, coronary disease, tobacco use, things like that, or is there something else that’s going on? And this could be reflect or manifested in terms of your mannerisms, the way that you speak, the way that you carry yourself, the way that you.

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Allowing Patients to Die: Louise Aronson and Bill Andereck

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He was a terrible diabetic. And he had a deadly fear of being institutionalized, based on his previous present experience. The post Allowing Patients to Die: Louise Aronson and Bill Andereck appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional. His hands were gone.