Cal Burton
@Dr_Cal_
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Geriatric Hospitalist and Assistant Professor of Medicine. Hiker and biker. Backpacker.
Los Angeles, CA
Joined May 2011
RT @geri_doc: Why do so many hospitalized patients get high intensity care at the end of life even when harmful instead of the palliative c….
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This qualitative study examines the role of hospital culture in the everyday dynamics of high-intensity end-of-life care.
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RT @ROKeefeMD: When I was an intern, I didn't even know what GDMT stood for. It was challenging for me to keep track of all of the heart f….
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RT @rbganatra: Lots of important stuff in the updated @IDSAInfo guidelines for treating foot infections in people with diabetes!. e.g.:.- d….
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RT @debhuang_md: Lower cost option for hearing loss: personal sound amplification device (e.g., pocket talker) delivered by community healt….
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This randomized clinical trial assesses the effect of a community health worker–delivered personal sound amplification device intervention vs a wait-list control condition on self-perceived communi...
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RT @MelissaBoginMD: you “heard” it here at #AGS23! .✅sound amplification devices improves communication in those with hearing impairment at….
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RT @KahliGoBlue: We are overprescribing gabapentanoids without evidence to support it and it leads to increased ADEs in older adults. #AGS2….
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RT @JessicaEngMD: Learning from @SarahSydlowski: Asking pt or family if they have difficulty hearing is NOT good way to screen for hearing….
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RT @LeeLindquistMD: Gabapentin only approved for seizures & post herpetic neuropathy but now being used off label use….Top Geri Articles #A….
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RT @IMFastFacts: #MedTwitter #EndoTwitter, our next video has dropped on steroid-induced hyperglycemia by @KelleyChuangMD! #FastFactsFriday….
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RT @IMFastFacts: #MedTwitter, our video on LPS vs probate conservatorship is here! #FastFactsFriday. (subscribe and….
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RT @AGSJournal: A cycle may exist where older adults with higher frailty levels are more likely to have a higher risk of medication-related….
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Background Studies revealed unidirectional associations between frailty and medication-related problems (MRPs) among older adults. Less is known about the association between frailty and the risk...
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RT @AGSJournal: This retrospective cohort study found that use of baclofen was associated with a greater risk of injury and delirium compar….
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RT @JenPlotkinMD: (1/6) Today I Learned in Primary Care (TILIPC) #3: distinguishing a benign lipoma from a cancerous liposarcoma. Spoiler:….
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RT @YihanYangMD: 1/ After reading #MedEdTwagTeam @JenniferSpicer4's #TweetorialTuesday last week, you’ve decided to teach exam skills at th….
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RT @JenniferSpicer4: 1/ I’m at the bedside. I want to teach. This patient has a great lung exam. 🔴But is it high-yield to teach? We alread….
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