Today's Hospitalist

MAY 9, 2025

By removing the need to constantly look at a screen or type notes, we can be more present and engaged, fostering stronger therapeutic relationships and improving patient satisfaction. Clinician burnout and its impact on healthcare delivery: A narrative review. Healthcare (Basel). Mayo Clin Proc. 2022;97(7):1307-1315.

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

District Court for the Western District of Texas imposed a $275,000 civil penalty on Zarzamora Healthcare LLC, in San Antonio, and its pharmacist-owner. 12, 2012). “[W]hen the circumstances surrounding the presentation of a prescription would give rise to suspicion in a ‘reasonable professional,’ there is a duty to question the prescription.”

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PEMBlog

JANUARY 21, 2025

The concurrent circulation of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), COVID-19, and norovirus during peak viral seasons presents a diagnostic challenge in pediatric emergency settings. Infants may present with feeding difficulties or apnea as initial signs. nausea, vomiting) occur more frequently in pediatric populations.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

This year, in addition to the 10 finalists Maneesha Agarwal will be presenting at the National Conference and Exhibition we will be sharing four cases online in advance of the conference. He initially presented to his pediatrician two months prior with 10 days of cough and unexplained fevers. This is the second of the four cases.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

However, the vast majority of pediatric patients with psychiatric complaints do not present with undifferentiated acute psychosis; rather, they are seen for behavioral concerns or suicidal ideation. These presentations include behavior concerns, depression, anxiety, and harm to self or others.

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

And so certainly from a family’s perspective, a family caregiver perspective, the last thing we want to have when it comes to good dementia care is a diagnose and audio scenario, or in this case, some type of screening result, and then we’ll see you again in six months. It can’t be diagnosed and adios.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Race, racism, and racial inequality have tangible impacts on people’s livelihoods, much less their experiences in the healthcare system. Establishing a Task Force to Reassess the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases. Race in eGFR Calculations — Why So Contentious? eGFR equation-building is a complex science.

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PEMBlog

MAY 20, 2025

Learning Objectives Demonstrate the ability to use shared decision-making strategies when discussing imaging options with families of pediatric patients presenting to the Emergency Department. And I think that when we’re faced with a child who has one of these diagnoses, that’s where we need to weigh the risks and benefits.

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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

DECEMBER 2, 2022

In fact, for some individuals the dementia is a gift, with the loss of memory for what might have upset you 20 minutes ago, and so we see people who come in and they are presented with TimeSlips’ engagement activity, or some other kind of arts activity, or a conversation with Ab, and somehow what had been distressing them has faded away.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

It’s Lona Mody who is a translational infectious disease researcher at the University of Michigan and VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. Alex: And we are also delighted to welcome Devika Nair, who is a nephrologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee Valley VA Healthcare System. Our first guest is a repeat guest.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

Their success is understandable : they offer a fast and easy method to check any skin conditions, typically for a fraction of the cost of a traditional healthcare appointment. 2) iDoc24 The award-winning dermatology service is present in more than 160 countries and is available in 7 languages. recommends an eight-week skincare regimen.

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GeriPal

MAY 11, 2023

I presented this at the big clinical trials meeting in November in San Francisco. The biomarker discovery is tremendous, and I think truly will change the entire way ADRD is diagnosed and conceptualized in some ways. And because we can’t resist, we dip into aducanumab and lecanemab at the end. Then it was two years, like FINGER.

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Dr. Michael Bazel

AUGUST 8, 2024

There’s no bacterial infection present in urine tests. Specialized Testing for STIs or IC: If an infection is not found, further tests may be necessary to diagnose underlying conditions like STIs or interstitial cystitis. Unlike a UTI, IC is not caused by bacteria and doesn’t respond to antibiotics.

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Rao Doctor

APRIL 3, 2025

One of the primary tools used in diagnosing fever is the thermometer, an instrument that measures body temperature. Fever can present alongside other symptoms, such as chills and fatigue, which may help in diagnosing the underlying cause. Fever is a common indication that the body is fighting off infection.

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Center for Family Medicine

APRIL 7, 2025

This may present as having trouble in school, frequent absences, or falling asleep during class. Making the diagnosis If an adult or teen is suspected of having depression, the individual should be seen by a healthcare provider for assessment and treatment. However, any thoughts of self-harm should be addressed immediately.

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GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

And I’ve been to some presentations that use that same breaking bad news model for having these driving conversations, as are used in palliative care. Eric: But before we jump into talking to your patients about driving retirement cessation, let’s talk about what is the role of the healthcare professional in this at all?

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GeriPal

JUNE 27, 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

APRIL 3, 2025

And I also worry about this push towards just amyloid blood testing so as a way of diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease without doing the workup that’s needed beforehand. And this complete lack of attention to the real needs of persons with dementia is really kind of a shameful part of US healthcare. Ken 26:17 You presented that.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

When you think about leadership and we think about health care, we still live in a healthcare system that has a hierarchy. And so there are different levels of power within our healthcare system. And then my mom was diagnosed with lung cancer and she was treated there. ” And we started in this way. Barbara: You do.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

And so, unfortunately, I think for a while, this condition, for many people, isn’t diagnosed until you end up seeing a cardiologist or a heart failure doctor who’s really honed in on this to say, actually, this is a heart failure syndrome. Is your impression that HFpEFde is under diagnosed in older adults?

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Primary Care Patient-Centered IT Patients 113

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? But these tests were never designed to diagnose. Does a good history matter anymore?

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GeriPal

AUGUST 17, 2023

And that’s going to be very interesting to see how that unfolds in healthcare practice. And we’ve been diagnosing it at Penn. You’d like to have each healthcare system go through a checklist of do we have a neuroradiologist and if we don’t, how are we going to get one? We just don’t know that.

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Patient-Centered IT Clinic Patients 98

GeriPal

OCTOBER 20, 2022

It’s Lona Mody who is a translational infectious disease researcher at the University of Michigan and VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. Alex: And we are also delighted to welcome Devika Nair, who is a nephrologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee Valley VA Healthcare System. Our first guest is a repeat guest.

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Complication Patient-Centered IT Patients 52

GeriPal

JUNE 19, 2025

You present your. And I feel like a lot of this is really, you know, moving away from another podcast we did is industrialization of healthcare and really focusing on the individual that’s in front of you. This is still part of the gap that we need to do collectively as a, as a healthcare organization. So that’s how.

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

In addition to being a palliative and hospice RN, she is the Executive Director for Goodwin Hospice , a large non-profit hospice that added end-of-life doula care to their services in collaboration with Jane and John’s doula organization, Present for You. Jane, welcome to the GeriPal podcast. Jane: Thank you for having me. John: Yeah.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Eric: Well, I feel like just hearing about this case, so on one hand it feels like our healthcare system really only cares about caregivers and family members when decisions need to be made and especially if the patient doesn’t have capacity, or we’re now talking about discharge. Eric: Lynn or Anne?

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Families Family Patient-Centered IT 98

GeriPal

JANUARY 26, 2023

I think that, as Ramona will talk about and elucidate a bit further, is just a recognition that in this country we have traditionally, and to my mind continue to do so, cause serious harm to Black people, that you can see that play out within healthcare in ways that are both big and small. Eric: Absolutely. I was going to stop at that point.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Essentially we’re testing the early integrated palliative care model, which is monthly visits with a specialty trained palliative care physician or advanced practice provider for patients who are diagnosed with advanced non small cell lung cancer. Abstract presenters as well. No difference between the two groups, right?

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

And I think the crisis that we’re in right now in healthcare delivery, the idea of laying down my badge, I think that’s maybe a metaphor for being a sheriff, but what about being a healthcare provider? So I just can’t keep going. And so I think that’s why it has its moment now even in 2023.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Dani and Kery present three steps for interacting with an angry patient: Look within: What is this anger bringing up in me? It’s just so interesting the myriad of ways that this can present in our behavior when we neglect to just look within. Dani: Yeah, so the way you presented was triggering to them. Keri: Yeah.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 31, 2023

I just love her conclusion because what she realizes is when you’re first diagnosed… This is research. That’s what normal means when you’re first diagnosed, wanting to go back to before the illness. He really helped me a lot through the shock and awe of being diagnosed with cancer. Brad: Yeah.

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GeriPal

APRIL 4, 2024

She was resuscitated by EMS, but did not regain higher brain function, and was eventually diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state. Even if you haven’t completed a healthcare proxy, durable training for healthcare, most states say here’s a list of people who can make that decision in order. Alex: Bernie.

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Families Family Patient-Centered IT 112

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 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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Mental Health Patient-Centered Illness Screening 122

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

I think as researchers, we need to do our due diligence to follow that and healthcare providers, of course, ’cause we want to be sensitive. Even when we’re engaging with the healthcare system, there’s a lot of literature that talks about the discrimination that is often Black families face, and then it is true.

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GeriPal

APRIL 13, 2023

And so I began to think about the training that I had and that there was no mental health condition that was diagnosed. No, I mean, I think I had the initial feeling or thought about this being present after I learned about it and were thoughtful with senior mentors about it. You just knew it? Thomas: Yeah, yeah. What would it be?

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Well, it’s not just being present, though. Stop thinking the physical exam or the differential diagnose, whatever, and just be there. I understand there’s a place for we have to justify our existence in a healthcare system that counts cost. Oftentimes, it’s human presence that does the most healing. Eric: Yeah.

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Illness IT Patient-Centered Patients 101