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Vascular Ultrasound: What Is It and How Does It Work?

Vascular Physician

They are often used to determine where to put a catheter or needle in a vein or artery to avoid complications, such as bleeding or nerve injury. Vascular ultrasounds are also a safe and effective procedure to use on children. Likewise, they can monitor congenital vascular malformations that a child may be born with.

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

PEMBlog

Red flags that you should always ask about include hematemesis, melana, dysphagia, and Unintentional weight loss, these all need further investigation for complications like esophagitis or another diagnosis such as EOE or peptic ulcer disease. But if they’re not improving, And that could be a cause for referral to gastroenterology.

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Anatomy of a Healthy Plate- Guest Blogger Rebecca Gray

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

The world of diets and dietary theories is complicated and can be overwhelming. blog":{"type":"Static","pageId":"tomo1"},"./medspa-policies":{"type":"Static","pageId":"c8gi2"},"./event-list":{"type":"Static","pageId":"lmi71"},"./general-clean":{"type":"Static","pageId":"u6anc"},". Food has the power to regenerate the new you!

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

As a general practitioner and primary care researcher, it was always fascinating for me to delve into the scientific literature to investigate this issue. The following graph shows the striking difference in premature mortality between countries with weak or strong primary care: 2. Here are the key results.