GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

And then the duo, physical and cognitive function, those are the seven that… Alex: Oh, that’s a good way of remembering it. ” Whether it’s referrals that need to be made, or whether they’re specific actions that the person at home needs to take, like a home safety change. Drugs has to do with polypharmacy.

Patient-Centered 129

Patient-Centered IT Patients Clinic 129

GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

If it’s continuing and it’s getting worse and maybe they have some swelling in the legs, there are some subtle findings on the echo, but really think for a second, could this be this really common cardiovascular condition, echocardiogram, maybe even a referral to a cardiologist? Eric 14:10 Yeah. Where are we with low salt diet?

Primary Care 113

Primary Care Patient-Centered IT Patients 113

GeriPal

OCTOBER 27, 2022

So if you can think about certain decisions like continuing to screen for certain cancers like colon cancer or breast cancer, or how strict you should control diabetes or blood pressures. And really providing these estimates of how long a person has to live affects a lot of the decisions we have to make clinically. Alex, what other decisions?

IT 95

IT Clinic Screening Patients 95

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

So I get all the referrals from my great colleagues in primary care. And I gotta manage their blood pressure and their diabetes meds. You do the history, you do a physical exam, you’re doing non specific, you know, blood tests and potentially imaging, and only after that do we even consider the role of biomarkers.

Primary Care 95

Primary Care Diagnosis Screening IT 95