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You don’t need X-Rays to tell if a child is constipated

PEMBlog

Special thanks to Dr. Stephen Freedman, from the University of Calgary, for reviewing this post as well – he brought some practical feedback to the table. The diagnosis of constipation should be made based on a good history and clinical exam. Use of abdominal radiographs has been associated with increased diagnostic errors.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 1: Differentiating organic versus psychiatric causes of agitation and altered mental status

PEMBlog

Most children who present to Pediatric Emergency Departments these days with mental health concerns – including agitation – have a known psychiatric problem or diagnosis. Furthermore, the connection between physical and functional symptoms is inextricably linked in many patients.

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You don’t need X-Rays in a child with bronchiolitis, croup, asthma, or first time wheezing

PEMBlog

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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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

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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Prevention of Dementia: Kristine Yaffe

GeriPal

It’s just another example of, I think, that there’s a little extra special sauce there in the Beeson program. Physical activity is a big one. And because we can’t resist, we dip into aducanumab and lecanemab at the end. AlexSmithMD Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. This is Eric Widera.

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The Immortal Cell

Mere Mortal MD

I even thought at one point that I would want to become an oncologist, a physician that specializes in taking care of patients with cancer. Apoptosis is a crucial way for our cell lines to maintain their health and function throughout our lives, which translates into our own personal physical health.

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

PEMBlog

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. So my special guest host on this episode is a trainee in pediatrics and medical genetics. Pediatr Rev. doi: 10.1542/pir.2014-0122.