PEMBlog

JUNE 26, 2025

In this episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast, we explore the clinical pearls behind “no-zone” management, how to distinguish hard and soft signs, when to image versus operate, and why airway always comes first. Management of penetrating neck injury in children: A review of the National Trauma Data Bank.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The present study reports on the findings from one-year follow-up qualitative data collected to better understand the interventions’ effects. Therefore, we conducted a comparative effectiveness trial (N=770) to assess the impact of MBT and CBT over one year on pain, function, QoL and opioid dose.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Reducing healthcare costs per capita has focused on reducing Super-utilization using system transformation and care management approaches. Methods: Utilizing primary articles, search terms were refined iteratively for searches on Super-utilization, Super-utilizer, and Care Management themes. Care Management was the second common theme.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

As rates of obesity continue to rise alongside new therapeutic options, a team of researchers at the 85th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) will present findings from PATHWEIGH , a pragmatic clinical trial designed to embed evidence-based obesity care directly into primary care workflows.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In the US, opioid use disorder (OUD) presents significant and urgent public health concerns. While primary care (PC) settings have the potential to bridge this gap in care, many care teams lack the education and training required to effectively manage patients with OUD.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Background: Multiple chronic conditions (MCC) the most common condition seen in practice are present in 33% of adults and 80% of individuals age > 65. The testing demonstrated patients’ and clinicians’ desire to have integrated clinical and patient-reported data available for care planning and management.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

A recent study offers recommendations on how to balance weight loss goals and bone health concerns in weight management programs for older adults. If low bone density is present, it’s often treated alongside a weight loss program. How might primary care physicians coordinate this care in settings with limited specialist access?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Based on a non-probabilistic recruitment approach, we aimed to recruit 20 prenatal service managers across the province of Quebec for 40- to 60-minute semi-structured interviews. Results: Sixteen managers from 14 prenatal services participated. Methods: We performed a qualitative descriptive study. Among them, 56.3% were nurses, 87.5%

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Canadian Family Physician

APRIL 14, 2025

Objective To provide an update on the most recent developments regarding diagnosis and outcomes of steatotic liver disease (SLD), review new nomenclature applied to SLD, and provide an approach to the diagnosis and management of SLD. Subtle differences are present among patients diagnosed with SLD.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The most recent international guidelines for the management of acute uncomplicated pyelonephritis in adults (2010) recommend treatment to be initiated with a single dose of intravenous (IV) ceftriaxone or an aminoglycoside when the prevalence of fluoroquinolone resistance is unknown or exceeds 10%.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied A total of 1,305 women presenting for CC screening and 50 CC providers at the study hospitals were surveyed. At the facility level, enhancing provider training, upgrading equipment, and balancing workloads to manage screening demands, are necessary.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: Describe primary care clinicians’ perspectives about managing hypertension in Black patients and assess the use of the 5 A’s Behavior Change Model (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange) and shared decision making (SDM) processes. Study Design and Analysis: Cross-sectional study. All p-values are two-tailed.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Practices referred patients to virCIS for CGM initiation and management for 6 months. Patients will complete all visits by August 2024 and completed patient data, including satisfaction data, will be presented. Two practices were FQHCs. 145 patients were referred and 73 patients enrolled in the study (~50% enrollment rate).

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

Giant cell arteritis is one of the most common when we see it, particularly when it presents with signs and symptoms of head and neck ischemia. I always start with a thorough history, a focused clinical exam and labs like the ESR and CRP, and then I tailor further testing based on the presentation.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 26, 2025

Being told you have pre-diabetes can feel overwhelming, but there’s good news: food is one of the most powerful tools you can use to manage your blood sugar. In this post, I’ll explain what pre-diabetes really means and how eating balanced meals can support your body in managing blood sugar more effectively. What is Pre-Diabetes?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: COPD patient self-management plans, including rescue packs (antibiotic and steroid combinations), are effective in reducing respiratory related emergency department (ED) visits and hospital readmissions. Utilization of action plans/rescue packs within our health system remains relatively limited.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Positive or negative reported effects were not consistently attributed to certain practice characteristics, and yet clinicians emphasized several qualities which were present across clinic settings. Having a diversity of models for healthcare delivery, management, and payment may result in greater resilience during future crises.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The context: Immigrants, particularly those moving from lower to higher-income countries, often exhibit a heightened susceptibility to non-communicable diseases, such as Type 2 diabetes (T2D), which may manifest at an earlier age and present with different complications compared to the native population.

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A Country Doctor Writes

MAY 18, 2025

The organization now employs a single psychiatric nurse practitioner for medication management. These are some examples of conventional doctorspeak and suggested alternatives from the video presentation we watched by Alexander Blount, Ed. Six years later, about 10 years ago, none of them remained. No counseling is offered.

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Louisville Lectures

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Craig McClain presents "Management of Alcohol-Related Hepatitis" through various case studies, as well as an overview and diagnosis. He then discusses research findings related to alcoholic hepatitis and after, Dr. McClain explains the therapies being validated for the treatment of AH, their complications, as well as transplantation.

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A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 21, 2025

I thought of it the other day when I put together a presentation about Galileo’s way of interacting with patients. And, as the NEJM article points out, there are no financial incentives to have nurses or other non-providers manage routine problems like hypertension in our current system.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The highly individualised experience of living with obesity, coupled with the challenge for GPs to deliver healthcare messages in non-stigmatising ways, makes the role of a GP in obesity management complex. This study aimed to explore discussion strategies used in real-world GP-patient consultations when discussing obesity.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design: The NOSES (Nasal Steroids, Nasal Irrigation, Oral Antibiotics and Subgroup Targeting for Effective Management of Sinusitis) trial is funded by PCORI. The full study is powered for multiple aims, but this presentation is reporting on the overall success of the pilot.

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AMMD

JUNE 12, 2025

Your hypothalamus, which is responsible for managing hunger, thirst, sleep, hormones, and body temperature, among other important functions, monitors the level of thyroid hormone present in your bloodstream.(1) Managing your thyroid levels through thyroid medication is only part of the process.

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Mere Mortal MD

JUNE 15, 2025

“Sobriety is about freeing yourself from any behavior that enslaves you and keeps you from being present in life.” It’s that I no longer turn to a toxic substance daily to manage my stress and emotions. ” So the question wasn’t whether I labeled myself an alcoholic, but rather, was I free?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

One solution proposed to improve patient flow in the ED is the addition of physiotherapists to manage musculoskeletal disorders (MSKD). Costs incurred for the management of participants through the three care models were calculated using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing, in which the time invested with a patient determines care costs.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Most MAs had experience with HE activities, most commonly attending presentations on health disparities and SDOH, and screening patients for social needs. Outcome Measures N/A Results Participants were mostly women (86%), about half were White (57%) and about one-third were Hispanic/Latinx (36%).

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Medical Xpress

APRIL 19, 2025

Everyday situations can sometimes feel like big stressors, whether it's delivering an important work presentation, attending a party full of strangers or confronting a partner. Talking to a friend or a therapist can help. But so can practice.

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Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

21 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for identifying and managing cerebral palsy (CP). In a clinical report issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, published online Nov.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A lecture was given to residents and faculty with a pre and post-intervention survey including a brief quiz about interpretation and management of syphilis results as well as assessment of confidence in performing same as well as teaching this content. respectively).

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Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

DECEMBER 6, 2024

I will use the categories my friend and colleague Dr. Tyra Fainstad used when we co-led a presentation on this topic. Consider what change management framework I want to use. Look inside and around every nook and cranny of your cerebral gyri. Take 2-3 minutes to do this. Write each of the barriers down. Underline the self-imposed ones.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 15, 2025

Most cases (82%) were managed entirely within the practice. Students also recorded patients’ concerns and expectations, which were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The results showed that 523 cases were collected from 53 GP practices.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For adult women with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D), replacing diet beverages (DBs) with water is associated with greater weight loss and T2D remission, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association, held from June 20 to 23 in Chicago.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

Research shows that most children presenting to the emergency department with an acute allergic reaction requiring epinephrine can probably be safely discharged after 2 hours. Risk thresholds differed by presentation, the researchers noted. Others might have another auto injector, and they feel comfortable managing at home.

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Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

For some individuals with advanced kidney disease, dialysis may not be the optimal treatment strategy for their condition, and these patients may be better served with conservative non-dialytic management that focuses on quality of life and symptom control. The research will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2022 November 3–November 6.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 5, 2023

Patients, especially men, living in regional and rural areas are increasingly presenting to GPs for skin cancer and related conditions, according to a national survey conducted by the Daffodil Center.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 14, 2025

Larger stones correlated with stone-related AEs ( P = 0.03). Investigators concluded that observation was an effective approach for managing preoperative asymptomatic renal stones in patients with RC and UD, with most stones passing spontaneously and minimal AEs post- surgery.

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