The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Demonstrate the utility of an illness script in clinical reasoning 4.- In the reasoning process, we use illness scripts to compare and contrast a patient’s clinical presentation (i.e., So the illness script we developed as a first-year medical student will evolve over time. lab tests, imaging, and/or pathology).

Illness 52

Illness Clinic Utilities Diagnosis 52

PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

However, the vast majority of pediatric patients with psychiatric complaints do not present with undifferentiated acute psychosis; rather, they are seen for behavioral concerns or suicidal ideation. When should the emergency physician obtain lab tests to medically clear such patients?

Lab Testing 52

Lab Testing Medical Patients Mental Health 52

FDA Law

AUGUST 3, 2022

3, 1992) (“It has come to the attention of FDA that laboratories have been manufacturing, “home brew” products, either from products already on the market, or from components, and utilizing these unapproved products for diagnostic purposes. These products are subject to the same regulatory requirements as any unapproved medical device”).

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Lab Testing Government IT Manufacturing 98

PEMBlog

JUNE 2, 2025

In the case presented, the patients blood pressure was significantly elevated, and she exhibited symptoms indicative of end-organ involvement, including altered mental status, headache, and nausea. Additional lab testing can be completed to account for the broader differential diagnoses. Labetalol dosing: 0.2-1

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Hypertension Management Physicals Lab Testing 75