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Visiting a Health Clinic for Women’s Health Screenings

Mesa Family Physician

Whether it’s your first pap smear or you’re wondering if you can have the test while on your period, this guide walks you through the essentials of women’s health checkups, how to prepare, and common questions many patients have. Many patients search online for variations like: Can you have a pap smear while menstruating?

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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

Initially, it was just because there weren’t really answers for my patients. Emmy: That, to me, is the ideal checkup-type situation. Or somebody who has other physical cognitive problems at any age. We’re going to go into how to talk to patients about this, because Emmy, you’ve done some research on it.

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How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

GeriPal

That screening influences kind of further treatment, actually, probably more importantly, patient outcomes. So I get all the referrals from my great colleagues in primary care. And when I asked the patient, well, what happened, the test was sprung on them. So when I turned 40, I went in to get my checkup. And then what?