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When to Go to a Doctor for Chest Congestion: At-home Care vs. Medical Attention

Doctor On Demand

For more severe symptoms, in-person care may be the recommended course of treatment, and your virtual provider can help you make that decision. If your symptoms indicate more serious problems, the telehealth provider may refer you for in-person care or testing. Warm liquids can be especially soothing to irritated airways.

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You don’t need labs to medically clear a psych patient

PEMBlog

When should the emergency physician obtain lab tests to medically clear such patients? These labs were not truly indicated, but it was common practice and viewed as “not a big deal.” They carry existing diagnoses and are followed by outpatient mental health providers. Acute onset psychosis is relatively rare.

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Deprescribing Super Special Part II: Podcast with Elizabeth Bayliss, Ariel Green, and Kevin McConeghy

GeriPal

Kevin’s study looks at a period of time in the COVID pandemic when a large multistate nursing home provider created a “nonessential medication on hold” (NEMOH) policy in order to conserve critical nursing resources and PPE, and to limit exposure risk for residents by reducing unnecessary contact. Welcome, Ariel. Ariel: Thanks. Another in JAG.

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What is primary care? Part 2

Noreta Family Medicine

Part 2 Here are some frequently asked questions I get as a Primary Care Provider. Therefore, family physicians are trained to do minor surgical procedures in the office, care for kids and adults, provide various GYN services, among many other comprehensive services for patients. What is primary care?

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How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

GeriPal

And my wife went to over, I want to say, 20 concerts. Eric 00:58 Have you been to a concert? Nate 00:59 I went one in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and I’m so glad I did. I loved it and this was his favorite song and so I wanted to do it. Alex 01:07 And Bruce Springsteen did a stage dive. We were talking about this before. Nate 01:11 Very healthy man.

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What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

GeriPal

For example, we spend the first half talking about a RCT simulation study of clinician verbal and non-verbal communication with a seriously ill patient with cancer. A health services researcher and palliative care physician, Amber lauds the ability of simulation studies to isolate one variable in a study. Amber: I do. You know what?

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Exploring the Nature of Chronic Pain with Haider Warraich

GeriPal

We discussed the nature of pain, what makes chronic pain different from acute pain, what’s the difference between proprioception, pain, and suffering, and so much more. Haider is a physician at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the VA in Boston. Welcome back to the GeriPal podcast, Haider. It’s just such a pleasure to be back.