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What is primary care? Part 2

Noreta Family Medicine

Don’t worry; HIPAA laws protect your privacy and medical information. I cannot tell you the number of times that I have seen a patient and discovered additional diagnoses after they had been to urgent care. You can tell me anything! If you are struggling with substance use or use illegal drugs, it’s ok to let me know this.

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What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

GeriPal

They look at the signs and symptoms, they do a physical exam, maybe some lab tests or some imaging. And if the doctors still come up with different diagnoses or perceptions of what’s happening with the patient and or treatment plans, that’s all on them. Try to really understand what’s happening.

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Exploring the Nature of Chronic Pain with Haider Warraich

GeriPal

Every time you experience pain, it is informed by so many different things. Let’s say you get stuck in a trap and you might scream, is to inform other people that there might be a threat or to inform other people that you may not be able to do a certain task because you are hurt. Sometimes it is that simple.

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Podcast Episode: Febrile Seizures

PEMBlog

And then there’s genetic epilepsy plus febrile seizures, which you are not going to diagnose in the ED. And use lab tests, and especially CT scans of the brain judiciously. You want to make sure that you can both give the family useful information. These are autosomal dominant seizures. You can do this.

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