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Digestive Health: When To See Your Doctor About Chronic Gut Problems

Center for Family Medicine

Symptoms like regurgitation, a sour taste in the mouth, or chest pain that mimics heart issues should prompt a visit to the doctor for evaluation and management. If something feels off, erring on the side of caution and consulting a doctor is the best course of action.

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Prescribing Red Flags and Suspicious Controlled Substance Orders: Current Cautionary Tales

FDA Law Blog

Prescriptions Containing No Diagnosis or Intended Use Controlled substance prescriptions issued with a non-specific diagnosis or no diagnosis. An extended release (“ER”) opioid in legitimate pain management generally accompanies an IR opioid, with patients taking the ER opioid on a set schedule and the IR opioid as needed.

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Advanced Imaging of Children in the ED: Ultrasound, CT, and MRI

PEMBlog

Yes, and so thinking about these imaging modalities, I keep coming back to the fact that most of the time when we’re ordering one, it’s because we’re thinking about what’s next from a management standpoint for the patient. But the majority of our patients do not initially seek care in our facilities.

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Finding the Right Clinic: A Guide to Quality Care

Plum Health

It's the first point of contact for all your medical needs, from routine check-ups to managing chronic conditions. Patients who have a trusted primary care doctor are more likely to follow medical advice, manage their chronic conditions effectively, and ultimately enjoy better health outcomes.

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When to Go to Urgent Care for a Sore Throat: How Can Urgent Care Help?

Doctor On Demand

Learn more about which symptoms mean you should go to urgent care or the ER, as well as when to use telehealth or see a primary care doctor. However, there are “Red Flag” symptoms that require urgent evaluation and management. The ER is open 24/7 and has the equipment and staff to handle life-threatening conditions at any time.

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Anxiety in Late Life and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Alex Gamble and Brianna Williamson

GeriPal

I have so many questions, and I promise we’re going to get to the management of anxiety and serious illness. Because I might be able to cope and manage in one situation with the skills and supports that I have, and with those same skills and supports, and another situation kind of come unraveled. Brianna 00:41 Thanks.

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Music as Medicine: Jenny Chen, Tyler Jorgensen, & Theresa Allison

GeriPal

The ability to appreciate, recognize, and engage with music is preserved even until late stages of dementia, and Theresa is examining how music can be useful from the time of diagnosis, not only for the person with dementia, but their caregivers. I’m originally an ER physician. And I found myself, at times, kind of at a.

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