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A Guide to Allergy Testing

Mesa Family Physician

You might consider testing if you experience: Sneezing and congestion Chronic cough or asthma Itchy or watery eyes Hives or rashes Digestive discomfort Frequent sinus infections Reactions to unknown substances These seven allergy symptoms are common signs your body might be reacting to allergens. Can Blood Pressure Affect Allergy Testing?

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Are you on track with your sustainability goals?

My Green Doctor

“ Climate action in the clinic is the cure we urgently need. ” — Dr. Todd Sack, Executive Director, My Green Doctor Are you on track with your sustainability goals? From rising asthma rates to heat-related illnesses, climate change is already harming the most vulnerable among us. That’s where My Green Doctor comes in.

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Episode 74: On COVID-19 – A case-based discussion with Drs. Block, Thakur, and Chin-Hong

The Clinical Problem Solvers

He has been involved in the COVID19 clinical consultation and treatment team. He directs the immunocompromised host infectious diseases program at UCSF. Dr. Neeta Thakur Neeta Thakur is a Pulmonary Critical Care Physician and health disparities researcher at UCSF.

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Green Practice News: April 2025

My Green Doctor

It tells your office colleagues and patients that your healthcare practice or clinic is committed to forging a healthier work space and community. Relate sustainability topics to chronic disease prevention—air pollution and asthma, heat exposure and cardiovascular risks, food systems and metabolic health. Let’s talk!

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Green Practice News: May 2025

My Green Doctor

In This Issue : Why Renewable Energy Belongs in Every Clinic Medical Waste: One Model for Improvement OnTrack with your Sustainability Goals? Powering Health, Protecting the Planet – Why Renewable Energy Belongs in Every Clinic Healthcare professionals have always been trusted voices on public health.

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You don’t need to order comprehensive viral panels for most patients

PEMBlog

The diagnosis of a virus illness is generally made clinically with a history and clinical exam and does not require confirmatory testing. We understand many families request this test and we urge you to talk with them about these recommendations so we can move to reducing the number of clinical tests that will not change management.

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #2: Flight of Passage

PEMBlog

Pulmonology and surgery were consulted during his hospital stay, and he has since had a left lower lobectomy after healing from his pneumonia. Most patients are afebrile by the third day of treatment and clinically improved within two weeks.