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4, 3, 2, 1 And 90.

StorytellERdoc

One of the largest problems in our ER, it seems, is that there is a subset of patients who visit us on a routine basis. It is a real problem in our ER. We just don't have the time among all the other serious happenings in our ER that require our attention. His last visit to our ER was just three days prior.

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Underneath

StorytellERdoc

Walking into Room 33, my next patient, who had come to the ER complaining of cough and cold symptoms, seemed just as I had expected. He was a few years shy of middle-age and appeared to be in good physical shape. What can I do to help you in our ER today?" There is a lot of pressure being the best-looking boy in the family.

Physicals 100
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Double-Knot These Threads

StorytellERdoc

A few years back, I took care of a frail elderly gentleman who, accompanied by his wife, had come to the ER with an elbow injury after tripping over a curb in front of a local restaurant. What I wasn't prepared for, though, was this patient's physical appearance. His presence, contrasting his physicality, was enormous and palpable.

Patients 100
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Supporting Healthy Aging With Tailored Obesity Management Strategies

Physician's Weekly

Weight loss programs for older adults also benefit from co-management by an interdisciplinary team that may include a geriatrician, an obesity medicine specialist, an endocrinologist, a registered dietitian, a bone metabolism specialist, a physical therapist and an exercise physiologist.

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Corona Together

StorytellERdoc

Gone are the carefree smiles, the uncomplicated daily lives, and the thought that we and our families are immune to unexpected death. Friends and family have asked me my thoughts on Covid-19, maybe believing I have some special information simply from being on the front lines. We are all scared. Take a walk. Go to bed earlier.

ER 100
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Bingo Resilience

StorytellERdoc

We laughed together at some of our small talk while I finished my history-taking and began my physical exam. Her physical exam was perfect. On review of her previous visits, I had noticed that she had never been to our ER before. Bertha added, "I really hated my doctor the last time I had to go to the ER. I grabbed Ms.

ER 100
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Anxiety in Late Life and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Alex Gamble and Brianna Williamson

GeriPal

But often what we’re talking about is this experience that we can describe physically inside of our body, the sensation that we’re having as we’re anticipating that things may go wrong or badly in some kind of way. So it tends to be future oriented and tends to show up as a physical sensation in our body.

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