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Lowering High Blood Pressure with Edge Family Medicine: Your Guide to a Healthier Life

Edge Family Medicine

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, can increase your risk of heart disease, but with the right lifestyle changes and expert care, it can be controlled. Understanding Hypertension Hypertension occurs when blood flows through your arteries with excessive force. Left unmanaged, it can lead to heart complications.

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How to Manage Chronic Diseases for a Healthier Life: Expert Tips from Edge Family Medicine

Edge Family Medicine

Taking Control of Your Health with Chronic Disease Management Chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and COPD can be challenging, but at Edge Family Medicine , we specialize in helping patients regain control of their health. Common chronic diseases include diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, and gastrointestinal issues.

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The Role of Lifestyle Medicine in Reversing Early Chronic Disease

Edge Family Medicine

Chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and obesity can be effectively managed—and even reversed—through the six pillars of lifestyle medicine: nutrition, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, social connection, and avoidance of harmful substances. Early intervention is key to reversing chronic diseases.

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Approach to steatotic liver disease in the office: Diagnosis, management, and proposed nomenclature

Canadian Family Physician

Sources of information Individual articles published mainly in the past 2 years, found using PubMed and Google Scholar. Known complications of metabolic syndrome and advanced liver disease are often present at the time of diagnosis. Main message Steatotic liver disease is one of the most common diseases encountered in general practice.

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Signs and Symptoms of High and Low Blood Pressure

Imperial Center Family Medicine

This article explores common signs and symptoms, risk factors associated with blood pressure abnormalities, and when medical attention may be warranted. Recognizing subtle symptoms of high blood pressure or hypertension early is paramount for mitigating associated health risks before complications develop.

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Clinical Reasoning Corner: Likelihood Ratios

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Recall from our first article in the “Clinical Reasoning Corner” that pretest probability represents the relative probability we attribute to a certain disease before we gather further diagnostic data. As this article explains , using LRs can be time consuming, making it impractical to apply them to every clinical decision.

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Approche de la steatose hepatique en clinique: Diagnostic, prise en charge et nomenclature proposee

Canadian Family Physician

Sources de l’information Des articles individuels publiés principalement au cours des 2 dernières années, recensés à l’aide de PubMed et Google Scholar. Message principal La stéatose hépatique est l’une des maladies les plus fréquemment rencontrées en pratique générale.