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Approach to steatotic liver disease in the office: Diagnosis, management, and proposed nomenclature

Canadian Family Physician

Objective To provide an update on the most recent developments regarding diagnosis and outcomes of steatotic liver disease (SLD), review new nomenclature applied to SLD, and provide an approach to the diagnosis and management of SLD. Diagnosis relies on noninvasive tests. Management of SLD can be guided using a simple algorithm.

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Zen and the Art of Doctoring

A Country Doctor Writes

When a physician sits quietly, listening to a patient’s fears, or takes time to explain a diagnosis with care, they are practicing medicine with a Zen-like awareness—fully present, attentive to detail, yet attuned to the broader context of human suffering and resilience. The post below appeared within seconds.

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It's All Innocent

StorytellERdoc

For example, recently I treated a 62 year-old retired kindergarten teacher who presented to our emergency department for a nosebleed. At times like this, then, I am glad to have our hard-working nurses and techs with me in the room to bear witness to such events. Thus, it was our team's pleasure to get to meet and treat Ms. Whatever it takes."

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Episode 203: RLR 67– Dr. Lisa Sanders presents a case to RLR

The Clinical Problem Solvers

[link] Lisa Sanders, MD, founder and writer of the popular Diagnosis column for New York Times Magazine, and Laura Glick, MD, STUMP RR through a very exciting case. We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed being stumped. Join us on Patreon for more cases with Dr. Sanders, and 5 bonus episodes a month with RLR.

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Chronic cough: Is it a symptom or a disease? Dr. Jonathan A. Bernstein

Louisville Lectures

In this Grand Rounds, Dr. Jonathan Bernstein discusses chronic cough by first describing the evaluation and differential diagnosis of a patient presenting with chronic cough. He then determines the pathogenesis of chronic cough and defines the approach to diagnosis and treatment of chronic cough.

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Why Identifying and Managing Giant Cell Arteritis as an Emergency Is Crucial

Physician's Weekly

Leonard Calabrese, DO, Paras Karmacharya, MD, MS, and Adam Kilian, MD, break down why giant cell arteritis (GCA) demands immediate action, explain how to confirm diagnosis quickly, and what same-day treatment options like upadacitinib (Rinvoq) mean for patient care. Video Transcript: Hi, this is Dr. Len Calabrese. I am Dr. Adam Killian.

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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.