Influenza Update 10-12-22
Dr. Gahm from Denver is our regional Influenza guru and I generally follow his guidance on when to vaccinate. He has noted that influenza is starting to be seen nationally…
TB: For health care professionals | Department of Public Health & Environment
https://cdphe.colorado.gov/tb-providers CDPHE TB Screening in LTC Guidelines
New ICD-10-CM Codes for Neurocognitive Disorders Effective October 1 | Psychiatric News
https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.pn.2022.10.10.34
Covid-19 and Skilled Status | MDS Consultants
https://www.mds-consultants.com/2020/09/15/covid-19-skilled-status/
CDPHE Bivalent COVID booster update
Link to the CDPHE 9-26-22 update FDA authorized two updated bivalent booster products for the COVID-19 vaccine on August 31, 2022, and CDC approved the vaccines on September 1, 2022.…
September 2022 Med Director Report
9/1/22 Med Director Report (PDF) CDPHE Bivalent COVID Vaccine Info
Stability of Inactivated Influenza Vaccine in Polypropylene Syringes under Various Storage Conditions – PMC
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6910846/
Bivalent booster recs from CDPHE 9/16/22
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YDiux9HnB5FzI8KKuJID_fjBLanGc46t/view?usp=sharing
Review of over-the-counter therapies for chronic constipation.
The American Journal of gastroenterology June 2021 Efficacy and safety of over-the-counter therapies for chronic constipation; an updated systematic review https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YCUumig7ekOWYOe0Q9GM5oeoVpz-l7Tb/view …
Things we do for no reason; prescribing docusate for constipation
Things we do for no reason, prescribing docusate for constipation. –Docusate essentially does not work. Studies show no better efficacy than placebo. https://cdn.mdedge.com/files/s3fs-public/issues/articles/jhm014020110.pdf