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

FDA Law Blog

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. On October 10th, based on ability to pay, the U.S. 11, 2023 ( DOJ Press Release ). 21 U.S.C. § 829; 21 C.F.R. Holiday CVS, 77 Fed. at 62,341.

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RCT of PC in ED: Corita Grudzen, Fernanda Bellolio, & Tammie Quest

GeriPal

You know, most, most ERs admit, you know, far fewer than 50% of their patients. They go to observation and go home or just get discharged straight from the ER? I cant do the primary thing Ive been trained to do: ABC, ABC, ABCs. They got training in Vital Talk and ELNEC. They got feedback. So did it matter? Eric 01:35 Okay.

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

PEMBlog

This episode will help you better prepare for and manage children with inborn errors of metabolism in the Emergency Department. Consider it a supplement to what you remember from Biochemistry and the instructions on the family’s laminated care plan sheet. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. And you’re thinking, hey!

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Allowing Patients to Die: Louise Aronson and Bill Andereck

GeriPal

But before we go into all of that, I think, Bill, you have a song request for Alex. Bill 01:52 I do. Bill 01:53 Alex asked me for a song that was resonating in my head at the time, and it would be Guy Clark’s song, T he Cape. Eric 02:01 Why guy Clark’s the Cape? Bill 02:03 Oh, it’s a long story. I’ll make sure. Here we go.

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The Promise and Pitfalls of AI in Medicine: Guest Bob Wachter

GeriPal

We discuss, among other things: Findings that in several studies AI was rated by patients as more empathetic than human clinicians (not less, that isn’t a typo). Turns my concern about lack of empathy from AI on its head – the AI may be more empathetic than clinicians, not less. ” Eric: What was it called again, Wachter’s World?

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How to identify a victim of heat exhaustion or heat stroke

Medical Xpress

Officials warn of increased risks for the elderly, outdoor workers and those without AC. Your blood pressure may decrease." Heat stroke is when sweating and other compensatory systems that remove heat from the body no longer function, Wood says. If there is any sweat on the skin, it dissipates and the skin becomes very dry, he says.

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