Jun 15, 2026
Carepoint Journal Club is a quarterly series with discussions about a medical topic, brought to you by Carepoint's Emergency Physicians.
Jun 8, 2026
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD
Educational Pearls:
UTIs are commonly seen in older women
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We often see them taking long-term prophylactic antibiotics because of common recurrence.
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Around 20-30% of older women who develop a UTI have a recurrence due to either diagnostic failure, treatment failure or non-compliance...
Jun 1, 2026
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD
Educational Pearls:
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Back pain is a common presenting complaint in the emergency department.
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Challenges arise when tailoring care to elderly populations using standard medical therapy:
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Muscle relaxants carry the risk of CNS depression or anticholinergic effects such as urinary...
May 25, 2026
Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD
Educational Pearls:
Caffeine Geography and Types:
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Caffeine is found throughout the world and has evolved independently in various plants that are not evolutionarily related through direct lineage, but rather demonstrate convergent evolution (i.e. different species evolve the same...
May 18, 2026
Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD
Educational Pearls:
Endocannabinoid System: THC binds CB1 and CB2 receptors in neurons and immune cells
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Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the main psychoactive compound in cannabis
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CB1 and CB2 receptors typically bind endogenously-produced 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG)...