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Defining Emergency

StorytellERdoc

Emergency, as per the all-knowing Webster, is defined as an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action. Emergency, as per the all-knowing Webster, is defined as an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action. Broken bones.

ER 100
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Reasoning during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Clinical Problem Solvers

We walked down to the emergency room and reviewed his chart. Then things started to get a little bit different… His chest x-ray had some peripheral infiltrates, and the emergency department providers ordered a CT scan. It started off like any other cardiology admission that we’d had during that month.

Illness 52
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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded back in 2000 that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening for dementia in older adults. Are there, though, populations that it may be helpful in, or should that change with the advent of the new amyloid antibodies? Should it?

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Bingo Resilience

StorytellERdoc

Her wary eyes, magnified from her thick-lensed spectacles, watched my every move as I pulled Room 21's curtain to the side and entered her room. In her early eighties, it was apparent to me that my entrance into her life was more important than the abdominal pain that brought her to our Emergency Department. I turned back to Ms.

ER 100
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Medical Cannabis Revisted: A Podcast with David Casarett and Eloise Theisen

GeriPal

Summary Transcript CME Summary Cannabis is complicated. It can mean many things, including a specific type of plant, the chemicals in the plant, synthetic analogs, or products that have these components. I am super excited to have you on, Eloise. Eloise 00:59 Thank you so much. Alex 02:23 Terrific. Do you want one? You don’t want the gummy?

Medical 99
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Palliative Care in Liver Disease: A Podcast with Kirsten Engel, Sarah Gillespie-Heyman, Brittany Waterman, & Amy Johnson

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary In May we did a podcast on KidneyPal (the integration of palliative care in renal disease) , which made us think, hmmm… one organ right next door is the liver. Maybe we should do a podcast on LiverPal? (or or should we call it HepatoPal?) ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Excited to be here.

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PC Trials at State of Science: Tom LeBlanc, Kate Courtright, & Corita Grudzen

GeriPal

Well, as a kick off to this year’s first in-person State of the Science plenary, held in conjunction with the closing Saturday session of the AAHPM/HPNA Annual Assembly, 3 randomized clinical trials were presented. I’m just stunned even writing that! We’ve come so far as a field. This is Eric Widera. Alex: This is Alex Smith. Kate: Thank you.