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- Linking To And Excerpting From The Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology’s “Guidelines of care for the management of acne vulgaris”
- Linking To And Excerpting From The Annals Of Dermatology’s “A Comprehensive Review of the Acne Grading Scale in 2023”
- Linking To And Excerpting From Medscape Medical News’ “More Than Half of Heart Attacks in Younger Women Have Nontraditional Causes”
- Linking To And Excerpting From Emergency Medicine Cases’ Ep181 Cerebral Venous Thrombosis, Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, Giant Cell Arteritis and Peripartum Headaches”
- Linking To And Embedding Dr. Nick Norwitz’ “When Diets Collide: Mediterranean Keto – A Practical Guide”
- Linking To And Excerpting From Emergency Medicine Cases’ “CritCases 9 Pre-Eclampsia and Preterm Labor – Time Sensitive Management”
- Linking To And Embedding Emory Department Of Medicine’s “MGR March 11, 2025 : 2025 Guideline for Acute Coronary Syndromes”
- Linking To And Excerpting From StatPearls’ “Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome”
- Linking To And Excerpting From Emergency Medicine Cases’ “Ep 161 Red Flag Headaches: General Approach and Cervical Artery Dissections”
- Linking To And Embedding The American Heart Association’s “Target: BP Webinar on 2025 AHA/ACC High Blood Pressure Guideline”
- Linking To And Embedding MetroHealth Emergency Ultrasound’s ” EPSS Made Easy: Rapid Bedside Echo for Left Ventricular Function”
- Linking To And Excerpting From The Cribsiders’ “#136: Vaccine-Preventable Illnesses – Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella: The Throwback Party Nobody Wanted”
- Linking To Fitness Resources From The American Heart Association
- Linking To And Excerpting From Emergency Medicine Cases’ “Ep 195 Management of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage”
- Linking To And Excerpting From Emergency Medicine Cases’ “Ep 194 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage – Recognition, Workup and Diagnosis Deep Dive”
- Linking To And Excerpting From Emergency Medicine Cases’ “Ep 153 Pediatric Minor Head Injury and Concussion”
- Linking To And Excerpting From Lancet Neurology’s “Can We Trust [The Book] The End Of Alzheimer’s”
- Linking To And Embedding Dr. Nick Norwitz’s “What I’m Doing to Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease After Seeing this New Harvard Study”
- Linking To And Excerpting From Frontiers In Neurology’s “Ketogenic interventions in mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review and critical appraisal”
- Linking To And Excerpting From The Cribsiders’ “#128: Hearts on Fire – Myocarditis”
- Linking To And Excerpting From The Curbsiders’ “#494 C. diff, Diarrhea, the Microbiome, and New Therapies with Dr. Cynthia Sears. Live from Johns Hopkins Grand Rounds”
- Linking To And Excerpting From Nature’s “Lithium deficiency and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease”
- Linking To And Excerpting From Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy’s ” Randomized crossover trial of a modified ketogenic diet in Alzheimer’s disease”
- Linking To And Embedding Dr. Nick Norwitz’ “Advances in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Deep Scientific Dive into How to Protect Your Brain”
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- Linking To And Embedding Dr. Nick Norwitz’ “New Study: 100% Lost Weight—AND Saved Thousands!” With Links To Additional Resources
- Linking To And Excerpting From “Current and Emerging Treatment Options for Pancreatic Cancer: A Comprehensive Review”
- Linking To And Embedding Dr Nick Norwitz’ “Finally! How Ketosis Really Works” With Links To Two Additional Resources
- Linking To And Excerpting From Metabolic Mind “Can Keto Put Schizophrenia in Remission? A Case That Shocks Experts” With A Link To The Case Report
- Linking To And Excerpting From “The effects of ursodeoxycholic acid on cardiometabolic risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials”
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Prognoses Of Cancer Diagnoses – Determining Hospice Eligibility
Today I’m reviewing the CMS Disease Specific Guidelines for Cancer admission to hospice. The reasonable determination of a patient’s medical prognosis is critical for the patient with a chronic or terminal condition. Only then can the patient make treatment decisions … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Blog Posts, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Health Monitoring Forms + Questionnaires, Hospice Care, Internal Medicine, Medical Decision Making, Oncology, Palliative Care, Prognosis
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