The Clinical Problem Solvers

JUNE 12, 2022

The defining features of a case can include key or differentiating features (see more details and examples here ): Key feature : a feature that is present consistently and ideally exclusively in the condition. Differentiating feature : a feature shared among other similar conditions but not present in many diseases.

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Diagnosis Illness Clinic Diabetes 52

The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 14, 2020

No prior history of atrial fibrillation – just hypertension and diabetes. An essential part of the diagnostic process involves creating a problem representation (PR) and then trying to match that PR to a specific illness script. Part of the problem is that we are still figuring out this illness.

Illness 52

Illness Diagnosis Emergency Room Diagnose 52

Vascular Physician

APRIL 25, 2022

Hypertension and smoking are two major risk factors that may damage the most inner part of the arteries called the intima, leading to local inflammation and fibrosis that increase the resistance of the vessels and therefore restrict blood flow. The area surrounding the wound maybe cool to the touch due to the lack of blood flow.

Hypertension 40

Hypertension Diagnosis Diabetes Illness 40

Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

Arizona’s climate and lifestyle present specific health considerations that our Mesa-based medical professionals are specially trained to address. Our practitioners at Mesa Family Physicians get to know your health patterns over time, making it easier to spot subtle changes that might indicate developing issues.

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Family Physician Preventive Care Preventative Care Family 100

GeriPal

JUNE 13, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary I always find cachexia in serious illness puzzling. In today’s podcast, we had the opportunity to learn from a renowned expert in palliative care, Eduardo Bruera, about cachexia and anorexia in serious illness. It can be quite problematic in people with diabetes and so on. But you are right.

Illness 133

Illness Patient-Centered Patients IT 133

GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary Many older adults lose decision-making capacity during serious illnesses, and a significant percentage lack family or friends to assist with decisions. And then the process of having a guardian and then trying to have that guardian ultimately removed is a difficult one for a patient who’s seriously ill.

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Patient-Centered IT Patients Healthcare 109

GeriPal

DECEMBER 1, 2023

And the two were sort of intermeshed even to the point in the eighties, the thought was all dementia is Alzheimer’s or it’s some medical illness or combination of other stuff that’s not about it. That’s in my view as analogous as to any other illness. You need the plaques to have that illness.

IT 115

IT Clinic Illness Hypertension 115