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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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What is a Vascular Surgeon?

Vascular Physician

All other doctors who treat vascular disease REFER THEIR PATIENTS TO A VASCULAR SURGEON WHEN THEY HAVE COMPLICATIONS FROM THEIR INTERVENTIONS. Usually this is a 2-5 day training course, compared to 5-7 years of training for a vascular surgeon.

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Dysphagia Revisited: A Podcast with Raele Donetha Robison and Nicole Rogus-Pulia

GeriPal

Eric: Well, before we talk about dysphagia and revisit it, which is also interesting, because this is our first podcast, I think on dysphagia, but we’ve talked about it before on GeriPal, in our blog. Eric: And swallowing is complicated, right? I think someone has a song request for Alex. Raele: I do. I have one. Nicole: Yes.

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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

Adherence to medical advice improves and unnecessary self-referrals to other doctors decrease. GPs improve chronic disease management, which prevents complications. Each issue I addressed above would require a systematic review to present the available evidence entirely, which is not feasible for a blog post.