Vascular Physician

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Diagnosis and Treatment of AVFs AVFs are diagnosed by a healthcare provider. If you have been diagnosed with an AVF or are exhibiting signs of an AVF, be sure to work closely with your healthcare professional to manage the condition before it leads to other complications. AVFs can range from mildly symptomatic to severe.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

Although this revolution has been brewing for years, the past few months marked a major change , as algorithms finally moved out of the specialized labs and into our daily lives. An average doctor will then be able to easily work with the radiological AI software, the AI software managing the EMRs, and the fourth, and eighth (etc. )

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Want to learn more about Women in Diagnosis (WDx) series? Zari Zahra Zari is a Pakistani-American Harvard MBA, an experienced Product Manager and builder of web and mobile apps for Pandora, SquareTrade, RealtyShares and Rakuten. [link] Zari Zahra , Mel Fellay , Lindsey , Emma , and Sharmin discuss gender biases through stories.

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PEMBlog

MAY 17, 2023

Most children who present to Pediatric Emergency Departments these days with mental health concerns – including agitation – have a known psychiatric problem or diagnosis. Special thanks to Manpreet Singh, MD ( @MprizzleER ) for helping to put this collaboration together. Pediatrics 2021; 147.

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AMMD

MARCH 10, 2025

Migraine headaches Fatigue or fibromyalgia — This diagnosis simply indicates your conventional doctor cannot pinpoint the cause of your fatigue or pain. Managing Your Gluten Intolerance Eliminating gluten 100% from your diet means 100%. In this case, the right supplements could help you manage the situation.

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

I’m a dementia specialist, and so what I was experiencing was that many people were coming to see me to get a diagnosis of a very straightforward case of mild Alzheimer’s or moderate Alzheimer’s disease, whose doctors had told them there was nothing wrong with them or that their memory was better than my own, says the doctor.

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PEMBlog

AUGUST 30, 2023

Special thanks to Todd Florin, MD, MSCE who contributed to this post – he is also an expert on respiratory and infectious emergencies. Research suggests most CXRs are performed because ED clinicians (and many parents) are concerned for the possibility of missing pneumonia or another diagnosis requiring specific management.

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Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 24, 2025

The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care Internal medicine plays a central role in adult health, especially when it comes to prevention, diagnosis, and long-term care. Internal medicine is a medical specialty focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults. What Is Internal Medicine?

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Permanente Medicine

MAY 20, 2025

And I quickly found myself in a role of access lead for Orange County and where I managed over 300 doctors. This actually frees up physicians to lean in and really understand their patient, to have the time and the capacity to do the appropriate diagnosis, but also to listen to them and to motivate them in their own care and wellness.

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Dr. Michael Bazel

JUNE 16, 2025

As a trusted Valley Village hormone doctor, Dr. Michael Bazel specializes in identifying the root cause of these symptoms. Getting a Clear Diagnosis Because symptoms of hormone imbalance and stress are so similar, a proper diagnosis is essential.

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Dr. Michael Bazel

AUGUST 8, 2024

Specialized Testing for STIs or IC: If an infection is not found, further tests may be necessary to diagnose underlying conditions like STIs or interstitial cystitis. Timely diagnosis and treatment are crucial to prevent complications. Early intervention can make all the difference in managing your health effectively.

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Mesa Family Physician

MAY 8, 2025

Many chronic diseases—such as heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers—can be better managed or even prevented through routine checkups, lifestyle changes, and early detection strategies. These providers focus on the unique health needs of aging women, including bone density, menopause management, cancer screenings, and incontinence care.

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GeriPal

JUNE 16, 2022

There are a lot of old myths out there about managing urinary tract symptoms and UTI’s in older adults. We’ve invited some very special guests to talk about the lower urinary tract – Christine Kistler and Scott Bauer. . But really those urinary tract signs and symptoms should be driving your diagnosis. Transcript.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 11, 2024

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. What is in a clinic?

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

APRIL 7, 2025

No special preparation is needed beforehand unless your healthcare provider instructs you to fast for 9 to 12 hours. Imperial Center Family Medicine healthcare specialists have extensive training in evidence-based prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of lipid disorders. What Does the Screening Entail?

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GeriPal

APRIL 14, 2022

Management of chronic pain in the elderly: focus on transdermal buprenorphine. We got some really special guests with us. And how am I going to manage their pain? And then part of our role as folks in palliative care who as Katie mentioned, really try to help folks manage distress around serious illness. Transcript.

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PEMBlog

MARCH 27, 2024

This episode will help you better prepare for and manage children with inborn errors of metabolism in the Emergency Department. My special guest podcaster, Emily Groopman, is an actual Pediatric Geneticist in training and we hope that you will find this episode useful. Inborn errors of metabolism in infancy: a guide to diagnosis.

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GeriPal

JULY 28, 2022

Alex: And we are also delighted to welcome Areej El-Jawahri, who is an oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital as well, who specializes in blood cancers. But at that time I was struck by how in that field, there wasn’t a focus or really interest in symptom management and support for patients and their families.

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GeriPal

MAY 22, 2025

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. My voice is nothing special. I think that’s more palliative than me. I forgot about.

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GeriPal

JULY 11, 2024

And, you know, I just thought it was a really special song. So folks that are having refractory ascites or refractory encephalopathies, challenging emotional symptom management as well. Like, with a cancer diagnosis, there’s relatively a smooth, smooth prognosis. And so I thought it was appropriate.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Because I think we have someone special, a guest host. Eric 12:05 Any pearls on the diagnosis of HFpEF. So I would agree, just in terms of not trying to dismiss a lot of these patients in terms of deconditioning and really trying to sometimes hone in on the diagnosis despite a Bnp level that is not necessarily very high.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 25, 2022

Second, Hospice was originally designed for patients with advanced cancer, but the fastest growing admitting diagnosis is dementia. Eric: Alex, we have a super special today. We’ve got a hospice super special. Alex: We have a hospice super special day. People with dementia make up about half of hospice admissions.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 31, 2023

He spent a long time as hospice medical director and he founded a national model of care that many of our listeners will be familiar with, AIM, which stands for the Advanced Illness Management program, which has influenced CMS policy. They’re like, “Everyone wants to make every moment of our day special.”

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Anne: Well, speaking of your kids, a very special, sometimes listener, chimed in named Ren Smith. Alex: And, it means pain management. Alex: So many, I remember in Palliative care fellowship learning how to prescribe Tramadol and even giving a talk at the general on pain management and recommending Tramadol. Alex: Okay.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 29, 2024

So the first thing, explain the diagnosis. And my grandkid, like, I need you to see this child and, like, how wonderful and special they are. Is the sort of task to manage. Eric 10:36 But I asked Chachi Bt, I said to Chatty BT, I need to tell my patient they have cancer. What should I say? So you got to be better than AI.

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GeriPal

MARCH 20, 2025

And we’ll say that we will link to an article that Hope and Thaddeus and others, I think Tim Quill was on there, wrote in journal, Pain and symptom Management, I think it was. Just got the diagnosis based on blood tests of amyloid. Then just got the diagnosis. Thaddeus 39:58 That’s how she decided to manage it.

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GeriPal

MAY 1, 2025

Alex 16:55 My guess is probably not something that most geriatricians or internists or family medicine docs caring for older people have on their differential diagnosis. Is a new diagnosis of HIV. If they did, it was before AIDS was a diagnosis. In San Francisco, HIV care was more specialized in that. Meredith 17:07 Yes.

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GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

Eric 00:13 And Alex, we have a super special today, three different articles. Alex 00:18 Prognosis, super special today. Eric 25:08 Super special. I don’t know how our patients manage that. Alex 00:05 To claim credit, p lease go to the C ME tab on GeriPal.org. Eric 00:09 Welcome to the GeriPal podcast.

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GeriPal

JULY 7, 2022

Haider: Yeah, this is a special song. And in some ways I have this special responsibility in part, along with others, to pass those teachings along to a new generation who may never get to talk to him in the middle of a day on a landline. And the VA has become really the center of excellence for interdisciplinary pain management.

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GeriPal

JUNE 6, 2024

On today’s podcast Areej El-Jawahri, oncologist specializing in blood cancers at MGH, says that sexual health is one of the top if not the top issue among cancer survivors. Alex 00:06 We are delighted to welcome back Areej El-Jawahri, who’s an oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital who specializes in blood cancers.

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GeriPal

APRIL 21, 2022

Mike Rabow shares his award winning poem about coming out to the world about his diagnosis with multiple sclerosis. . Look also for a forthcoming article by Mike and Redwing in Journal of Pain and Symptom Management on poetry as a healing modality, to be published mid May (will add link when out). Alex: Is that publication out?

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GeriPal

APRIL 20, 2023

We would drill down on the tenth differential diagnosis of medium vessel vasculitis, and then we would discharge them back out to the streets. Why was I spending all this time figuring out the detailed differential diagnosis of these obscure diseases when we weren’t actually attending to what people really needed? Margot: Yes.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This model will give participating programs a per-member-per-month payment to offer care management, care coordination, and other services such as caregiver training, disease education, and respite. I didn’t know how to manage it. But what happened when we finally… When he did get the diagnosis, it all fell into place.

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GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

But most people with dementia are initially diagnosed and medically managed in primary care, and they really desire clinicians to initiate these conversations but there are a number of really important barriers for these conversations taking place. And that included scheduling a visit with a, with a facilitator who had been specially trained.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The other way to think about who’s eligible… I talked about coming at this from a diagnosis point of view, people with certain conditions that you need to be hospitalized for. By the year 2000, everyone will be in a Medicare managed care plan.” We’re not paid, as part of a DRG, for any particular diagnosis.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 5, 2023

He has an interest in hospice and of life care, pain management and medical ethics. So, they were finding that their miscarriage management was constrained and sometimes less safe, honestly, because of the restrictions. There’s nothing special about it. I don’t think it needs a special term particularly.

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GeriPal

JULY 14, 2022

Alex: We are delighted to welcome back two very special guests who were with us early in the COVID pandemic, and really shown a light on what was happening for the rest of us who could see this giant wave coming, and were just thirsty for information and experiences from those people who were experiencing it early. This is Eric Widera.

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