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The Complete Blood Count: Increasing Its Precision and Impact | Annals of Internal Medicine

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Higher COVID-19 Testing Rates for Nursing Home Staff Are Associated with Fewer Resident Infections and Deaths

April 6, 2023 dashephe

https://www.jwatch.org/na55913/2023/03/23/higher-covid-19-testing-rates-nursing-home-staff-are March 23, 2023 Higher COVID-19 Testing Rates for Nursing Home Staff Are Associated with Fewer Resident Infections and Deaths Thomas L. Schwenk, MD, reviewing McGarry BE et al. N…

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Choosing Wisely – The Society for postacute and long-term care medicine

April 6, 2023 dashephe

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Which COVID mRNA Vaccine Has the Lowest Risk of Myocarditis?

April 4, 2023 dashephe

https://www.methodsman.com/blog/covid-mrna-myocarditis-risk

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COVID-19 Emergency Rule Wind-down Notice

April 4, 2023 dashephe

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SNO-y Protein Levels Help Explain Why More Women Develop Alzheimer’s | The Scientist Magazine(R)

April 4, 2023 dashephe

https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/sno-y-protein-levels-help-explain-why-more-women-develop-alzheimers-70875?utm_campaign=TS_DAILY_NEWSLETTER_2023&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=253002386&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9BIhbg3TnGs_s6CjOs5T4SUxPDHtxrgTM1FlYRonmZlxFLF2bI1gmfxs273o0K3hwXaF0ZyY_cNoNLaNh3PqozE_pRKA&utm_content=253002386&utm_source=hs_email

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Aripiprazole Augmentation in Older Persons NEJM March 2023.pdf – Google Drive

April 1, 2023 dashephe

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NvHfi5UAuPe3GNIZ8y2hB39zcw-yWlkm/view Antidepressant Augmentation versus Switch NEJM … Aripiprazole Augmentation in Older Persons NEJM…

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Case Report: Near death by milk of magnesia – PMC

March 31, 2023 dashephe

BMJ Case Rep. 2017; 2017: bcr2016218260. Published online 2017 Mar 21. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-218260 PMCID: PMC5372215 PMID: 28325719 Case Report Near death by milk of magnesia Ahmed Alaini,1 Carlos A Roldan,2,3…

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[MOST} MOST Program – CIVHC.org

March 31, 2023 dashephe

https://www.civhc.org/programs-and-services/most-program/ MOST-Form-2018.pdf MOST Program Overview The Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment (MOST) form is a 1-page, 2-sided document that consolidates and summarizes patient preferences for key life-sustaining treatments: CPR,…

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Differentiating Facial Weakness Caused by Bell’s Palsy vs. Acute Stroke – JEMS: EMS, Emergency Medical Services – Training, Paramedic, EMT News

March 31, 2023 dashephe

A) The innervation to the muscles of the upper face originates on both sides of the brain, whereas the innervation to the muscles of the lower face comes from the…

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JAMDA

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