
Race Based Medicine
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Have you ever wondered why there’s a Black and Non Black eGFR for our patients or why is race even a factor in pulmonary function tests? Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen and Dr. Neda Frayha discuss the use of race in clinical decision making tools. Think calculators, algorithms, where you insert your patient’s demographic data - including race - and the outcome disparities depending on what data you put in.
Posted 3/8/21
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