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Relationship Of Patient Self-Administered Copd Assessment Test (Cat) To Physician Standard Assessment Of Copd In A Family Medicine Residency Training Program, Leigh Johnson, Jessica Burchette, Ivy A. Click, Sandra Alicia Williams
Relationship Of Patient Self-Administered Copd Assessment Test (Cat) To Physician Standard Assessment Of Copd In A Family Medicine Residency Training Program, Leigh Johnson, Jessica Burchette, Ivy A. Click, Sandra Alicia Williams
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. COPD is of particular concern in certain sectors of the country, including Central Appalachia where our clinic is located. Assessing patients with COPD presents many challenges as symptoms range from those considered "typical" such as shortness of breath and sputum production to those less often identified like anxiety and social isolation. We conducted a pilot study comparing physician standard assessment of COPD to patient self-assessment using the COPD Assessment Test (CAT). The CAT is an eight-item questionnaire that measures the impact COPD has …
Dermoscopy In Family Medicine, Alex Verdieck-Devlaeminck, Jim Holt, Richard Usatine
Dermoscopy In Family Medicine, Alex Verdieck-Devlaeminck, Jim Holt, Richard Usatine
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Seminar objectives:
– Introduce dermoscopy as a method for dermatologic diagnosis
– Teach methods to identify melanoma using dermoscopy
– Introduce other methods to identify additional skin conditions
– Provide resources for learning dermoscopy