Aspiring Minority Doctor

APRIL 18, 2021

Also, when you do re-apply for a residency position, you will be considered a graduating medical student senior which is useful for those residency programs that automatically screen out graduates.

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GeriPal

MAY 5, 2022

Screening for addressing hearing loss should be an integral part of what we do in geriatrics and palliative care, but it often is either a passing thought or completely ignored. How to screen for hearing loss. Association of Sensory and Cognitive Impairment With Healthcare Utilization and Cost in Older Adults. Is that right?

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

And we do this even when we know from years of growing evidence that the yield of these routinely ordered screening tests is very poor? Clinical utility of screening laboratory tests in pediatric psychiatric patients presenting to the emergency department for medical clearance. Health Aff (Millwood). 2015;34(5):812-818 Chun TH.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The lack of utility of laboratory testing in children with an unprovoked generalized seizure, or a simple febrile seizure is supported by several observational studies. Urine drug screens do not test for all ingested substances, and the results of screens, though timely do not identify the toxindrome (sympathomimetic etc.)

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PEMBlog

MAY 15, 2023

The majority of these are cardiac and so today we will review what to look for in your screening ECG. History and physical examination are critical components to any emergency department evaluation but are especially helpful in syncope patients. “What is the yield of screening echocardiography in pediatric syncope?

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The insight started when Carmen, an orthopedic surgeon-researcher, and Katie, a physical therapist- researcher participated in ride-alongs with EMS providers to patient’s homes. I think once someone becomes kind of a high-utilizer, it’s a slippery slope. laughter] Carmen, welcome to the GeriPal podcast! Carmen: Thank you.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

If I remember correctly, I think the average was, people were screening positive for depression in this study. And I love the podcast that we did because it really highlights… We pride ourselves in palliative care, and focusing on physical, psychological, social, and spiritual suffering. David: Exactly. Eric: Same thing, right?

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PEMBlog

MARCH 27, 2024

She did her MD/PhD at Columbia University, where she investigated the diagnostic utility of exome sequencing for kidney disease. Now, newborn screening, or NBS, includes testing newly born infants for certain IEMs. You won’t be able to diagnose them on history and physical alone.

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GeriPal

APRIL 28, 2022

I’m going to share my screen and we can talk about that. And I’m just going to explain it to our listeners, what I’m seeing on my screen. I think it was just sort of commentary that I had running in my head about what is the real utility of this radar? Let me share my screen here. Nathan: Yeah.

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GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

It is a screening? And so then it would be nice to have those other than the chaplains, be aware of the spiritual component and then just ask some basic screening questions. And the screening questions would just allow you to know that. Who does the assessments, who does screening? I guess FICA is not as cool as SKY.

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FDA Law Blog

JULY 9, 2024

geographic location, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, physical and mental disabilities, pregnancy status, lactation status, and co-morbidity) may impact outcomes. Although these are the characteristics required to be included by FDORA, the Draft Guidance notes that other factors (e.g.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 24, 2023

Had multiple physical, psychological complications as a result of that. Our early studies were looking at things like, desire for death, and syndromal depression, and screening for depression and anxiety, and will to live. My oldest sister who I’ve written a little bit about, her name was Ellen. ” What’s the point?

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

And it was really good for my mental and physical… Physical health, obviously, but mental health really. So one that the primary outcome was supposed to be documentation, which it improved documentation, it wasn’t powered to actually look at any utilization or hard outcomes. They were slightly mischaracterized.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Too many people do because it’s really hard to keep their loved ones at home for the cost, the enormous financial, mental and physical strain for the family. The typical utilization of inappropriate hospitalization and emergency room and total cost of care. Diane: Which too many people do, Malaz. And guess what?

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GeriPal

JULY 20, 2023

And so I’m not sure if this is true for Joe or for Brooke, but even before the pandemic in our practice here, we saw somewhere around 40 to 50% of our patients via telemedicine anyway, because we have a catchment area of patients who live very far away, many of whom have a lot of physical disability and other limitations to coming in person.

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