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Key Facts GPs Should Know About GLP-1 Analogs

Family Medicine Initiative

Yes, one year after stopping the medication, patients regain ½ – ⅔ of their previous weight loss: What are other clinical benefits? 4 Chronic Kidney Disease The FLOW trial randomized 3,534 patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes and started treating them with s.c. Does the rebound effect really exist?

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Clinical Reasoning Corner: Pre and Posttest Probability – Jack Penner

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Welcome, Clinical Problem Solvers, to our first post in the “Clinical Reasoning Corner,” where we will take a deeper dive into key concepts that shape how we think through cases. The “Clinical Reasoning Corner” will provide an introduction to the topics that keep our reasoning rooted in the core principles of clinical problem solving.

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Problem Representation

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Clinical Reasoning Corner: Problem Representation By: Marcela A. de Oliveira Santana and Franco Murillo Reviewed by: Jack Penner Welcome back, Clinical Problem Solvers! The problem representation during the clinical reasoning process The PR is linked to hypothesis-generation and can act as a guide during the diagnostic journey.

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Hyberbaric Oxygen Therapy

Vascular Physician

Transparent walls allow the clinical staff to monitor the patient closely and minimize discomfort for those with claustrophobia. HBO therapy has been shown useful in limb preservation by improving oxygen flow to complex diabetic foot and ischemic limb ulcers as well as osteomyelitis, and necrotizing fasciitis.

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Reasoning during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Clinical Problem Solvers

No prior history of atrial fibrillation – just hypertension and diabetes. As described by my friend Jack Penner elsewhere in this blog series, a core tenet of analytic reasoning involves interpretation of the pretest and posttest probabilities of a disease. We walked down to the emergency room and reviewed his chart.

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Subclavian Steal Syndrome

Vascular Physician

Medications to use include controlling dyslipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes along with antiplatelet therapy. Treatment Options Conservative management includes lifestyle changes such as smoking cessation, weight loss, and regular physical exercise.

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Peripheral Arterial Disease and Foot Wounds

Vascular Physician

. · Past medical history indicators of PAD include: history of smoking, age 65 or greater, diabetes history, CAD or stroke, or history of renal, carotid or mesenteric ischemia. · Detailed history including claudication symptoms, rest pain, diabetes and smoking history, history of renal, carotid or mesenteric ischemia.