Become a mini geriatrician in our new Geriatrics series!

Geriatricize your knowledge of caring for older adults with unintentional weight loss! You’ll round out your history taking and weight gain plan by harnessing the age-friendly “5Ms”. We’re joined by Dr. Eva Szymanski (@eva_szy), expert geriatrician at Penn Medicine.

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Show Segments

Intro
Rapid fire questions
Case
Defining Unintentional Weight Loss
Applying the Geriatric 5Ms Framework
Diagnostic Work-Up
Addressing Ageism in Medical Decisions
Defining Geriatric Syndromes
Weight Loss Treatments
Outro

Credits

Producer: Leah Witt, MD, Rachel Miller, MD, MSEd
Writers: Abigail Schmucker, MD, Joseph Young, MD, Margaret Heller, MD, Alyson Michener, MD, Leah Witt, MD
Show Notes, Infographic and Cover Art: Leah Witt, MD
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Reviewer: Molly Heublein, MD
Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste
Guest: Eva Szymanski, MD

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#467 Unintentional Weight Loss with Dr. Eva Szymanski

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