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The Impact of a Health Professions Education Program on Concussion Management: A Multi-Methods Study of ECHO Concussion [Neurologic illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

ECHO Concussion was launched in 2019 to teach clinicians a comprehensive approach to concussion diagnosis and management. The ECHO (Extensions for Community Healthcare Outcomes) model is an ideal platform for dissemination of best practice guidelines and standards of care in common, complex, acute and chronic conditions.

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Problem Representation

The Clinical Problem Solvers

A problem representation (PR, or Summary Statement) is an evolving, concise summary that highlights the defining features of a case , helping clinicians generate a focused differential diagnosis and identify the next steps in diagnosis and treatment. One more important point: the problem representation is dynamic. Who is the patient?

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5 Essential Services Provided by Primary Doctors

Hitchcock Family Medicine

Preventive Care Primary doctors can offer preventive care to their patients, which typically includes check-ups and screenings to prevent them from contracting illnesses. Primary care physicians can also provide health promotion education or counseling to help patients care for themselves.

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Episode 90: Clinical unknown with Rabih and Reza at MUSC – fever

The Clinical Problem Solvers

His passion for medical education stems from his mission to motivate and inspire learners to become the best physicians possible for their future patients. A serologic test for Rickettsia rickettsii returned positive, confirming the diagnosis of “spotless” Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.

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Lupus Emergencies in Children and Adolescents

PEMBlog

Laboratory Findings: Elevated LDH Low haptoglobin Positive Coombs test Cytopenias Treatment: First-line: High-dose corticosteroids Adjunct: IVIg for thrombocytopenia Refractory: Rituximab Pearls: Evans syndrome or isolated ITP may precede SLE diagnosis. DVT symptoms or syncope may precede PE diagnosis.

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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

Treating less serious ailments gets faster, more targeted and more efficient, while the means for curing more serious and life-altering illnesses improve. Here, I outlined the way technology delineates the future of eye care and vision. and a specificity of 95.5%. The use of Orca Health’s EyeDecide could bring exactly this result.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 1: Differentiating organic versus psychiatric causes of agitation and altered mental status

PEMBlog

Most children who present to Pediatric Emergency Departments these days with mental health concerns – including agitation – have a known psychiatric problem or diagnosis. Furthermore, the connection between physical and functional symptoms is inextricably linked in many patients.