I often talk about overused tests. One of the most UNDERUSED (cheap) tests is urine potassium in SIADH. If Una+Uk < Sna then you know they are excreting free water and should respond well simply to fluid restriction. Worked last night like a charm for Na=117. #MedEd

Aaaaaaand another #pallipsych top ten tips. Two for one deal w/ Daniel Shalev Keri O. Brenner Jason A. Webb, M.D., DFAPA, FAAHPM, FACP Josh Briscoe Billy Rosa, PhD, MBE, APRN pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38727571/

Top 10 tips PC clinicians should know about physical manifestations of psychiatric illness/treatment. #pallipsych pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38722082/

And the second half to the 2-part series: top 10 tips PC providers should know about psychiatrist manifestations of non-psychiatric illnesses/treatment. Thanks for driving these two pieces Gregg Robbins-Welty, MD, MS, HEC-C pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38727571/

Journal of Palliative Medicine Top Ten Tips #PalliativeCare Clinicians Should Know About the Psychiatric Manifestations of Nonpsychiatric Serious Illness and Treatments liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.108… Gregg Robbins-Welty, MD, MS, HEC-C Daniel Shalev Danielle Chammas Keri O. Brenner Billy Rosa, PhD, MBE, APRN et al

We are honored to welcome Dr. Robert M. Arnold to the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. mountsinai.org/about/newsroom…

🌟Thanks Gregg Robbins-Welty, MD, MS, HEC-C for leading this Journal of Palliative Medicine #PalliativeCare specialists top ten on psych manifestations of non-psych serious illness & treatment▶️so important we are all prepared to assess & respond with competence & consistency🔗:liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/jp…

⁉️Gregg Robbins-Welty, MD, MS, HEC-C & team does it again with a Journal of Palliative Medicine top ten on physical manifestations of #psychiatric illness & treatment▶️important work to ensure holistic care for our patients🔗: liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/jp…

NEW ARTICLE: Grief is understudied in medical trainees. Might it contribute to burnout or depression? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38769771/

For the people in the back. Robin Zon, MD, FACP, FASCO says during presidential address that palliative and supportive care must be woven into all of cancer care. A first. Palliative care on the main stage. #hapc

Practice-changing findings from the STEP-PC trial: "stepped" #palliativecare yields meaningful benefits for patients with advanced #lungcancer, with fewer visits overall! It achieves this by right-sizing the frequency of PC visits based upon each patient's symptom/QoL needs over

It’s been a great orientation week! So happy our new #hapc & #pedpc fellows are here in the Steel City! Reed, Gregg Robbins-Welty, MD, MS, HEC-C, Aditi Jain, MD, Jen, and Sean took in a Pittsburgh Pirates game today! Great to spend the holiday weekend at America’s 🇺🇸 #1 ballpark! #LetsGoBucs

Dreams do come true! Honored to to take a deep dive into how we think about, talk about, and approach anxiety in late life and serious illness with the brilliant Dr. Brianna Williamson, Eric Widera, MD, and Alex Smith, MD on GeriPal - A Geriatrics & Palliative Care Podcast . Have a listen! #palliativecare #anxiety

People w/ #schizophrenia lived longer on clozapine vs other meds in large retrospective study from Brazil, building on many similar trials: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38962057 Confounders are possible, but clozapine brings fuller recovery, and better #mentalhealth usually = longer life.

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📚Another rockstar team on the next Journal of Palliative Medicine Top Ten Tips #PalliativeCare Clincicians Should Know About #Fatigue led by Gregg Robbins-Welty, MD, MS, HEC-C➡️learn how to diagnose, categorize, & address this complex symptom🔗: liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/jp…

“There is a lot of inequity in healthcare. Patients with mental health and physical health conditions are treated differently. But patients are whole people & need care for both.” - Dr Andrea Weber, on internal medicine / psychiatry combined training programs at #UNMCPsychGR

📚Yael Schenker, Bob Arnold, & I ask in Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (JPSM)🤔Are #PalliativeCare specialists expected to provide an extra layer of support to all primary team members (beyond our obligation to patient/family?)➡️We worry this model is not reasonable nor sustainable🔗: jpsmjournal.com/article/S0885-…

As a part of their "death and dying" series, I spoke to On The Table With Ashley about my work as a Palliative Care doctor, what my patients have taught me about existential maturity and how to live life buoyantly, and more. Out now: buzzsprout.com/2282727/156466…