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When the diagnosis is personal: What my mother’s Alzheimer’s taught me about healing

KevinMD

I’ve counseled families through heartbreaking prognoses, navigated complex care plans, and educated patients about conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. Her diagnosis Read more… When the diagnosis is personal: What my mother’s Alzheimer’s taught me about healing originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Bup-ing Up Residency: A Dose of Change for OUD Care [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

To prepare family medicine (FM) residents for OUD care post graduation, it is critical they receive robust residency training in OUD diagnosis and management. Objective This study aimed to increase educational experiences for residents to increase comfort with diagnosing OUD and prescribing buprenorphine. Notable, 92.9%

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Understanding Barriers to Congenital Syphilis Prevention and Care Through Provider and Patient Perspectives [Infectious diseases (not respiratory tract)]

Annals of Family Medicine

It evaluated the nature and impact of stigma, health literacy, effective communication with healthcare providers, and the emotional responses associated with a CS diagnosis. Mothers noted withholding their diagnosis due to feelings of shame, guilt, or embarrassment.

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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

For dentists, it’s transforming diagnosis, decision-making, and treatment planning. We’ve all been through this as a kid and childhood memories stick with us, just recalling this might send a shiver down your spine. For patients, it promises more accurate care and better outcomes. And there are so many such devices on the market.

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Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records by Family Physicians [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Family physicians in areas with the second quartile of SDI (OR=1.036, 95% CI=0.787 - 1.364), the third quartile of SDI (OR=1.366, 95% CI=1.037 - 1.799), and the fourth quartile of SDI (OR=1.364, 95% CI=1.032 - 1.804) were more likely to enter it as a diagnosis, compared with those in areas with the first quartile of SDI (least disadvantaged).

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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. A positive NS1 test result confirmed the final diagnosis of Dengue.”

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Episode 80: Human Dx unknown with Rabih & Indiana residents – fatigue and weight loss

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Although he loves taking care of patients, his true passion lies in medical education, especially when it relates to clinical reasoning and evidence-based medicine. After residency, he plans to pursue a career as a Med-Peds hospitalist and a medical educator with the ultimate goal of one day becoming a program director.