PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

When should the emergency physician obtain lab tests to medically clear such patients? These labs were not truly indicated, but it was common practice and viewed as “not a big deal.” The key differentiating points in who needs lab tests and who does not are: ‘acute-onset psychosis’ and ‘any abnormal findings on history or exam’.

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Pamela Wible MD

JUNE 20, 2025

(Published 3/18/19, updated 6/20/25) What Is Physician “Burnout”—and Why It Matters Physician “burnout” is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged stress in the medical workplace. So why are physicians experiencing physical and mental collapse from overwork?

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Eric 00:27 So we’re going to be talking about making the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in a primary care setting, not specialty care, but maybe we could talk a little bit about that. How much should it change how we think about making a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in primary care? Great to be back. I loved it.

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PEMBlog

JUNE 2, 2025

Hypertensive emergency is a clinical diagnosis characterized by a sudden and severe elevation in blood pressure accompanied by signs of acute end-organ dysfunction. Additional lab testing can be completed to account for the broader differential diagnoses. A value of > or = 50 ng/mL is considered abnormal.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

And when you and I talk about, what’s the key medical decision or diagnosis that we’re making all the time, we’re making a decision about like, “Is this patient sick enough to die? We’re going to define what that is and how it applies to the work that we do. Amber: I do. You know what? Alex: That’s great.

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GeriPal

JULY 7, 2022

We discussed the nature of pain, what makes chronic pain different from acute pain, what’s the difference between proprioception, pain, and suffering, and so much more. Haider is a physician at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the VA in Boston. Welcome back to the GeriPal podcast, Haider. It’s just such a pleasure to be back.

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