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Online Management of Menstrual Irregularities in Canada

Dr. Zaar

How Online Platforms Diagnose Menstrual Issues Most virtual platforms start with a comprehensive medical history form. If necessary, physicians order lab tests through local partners. Some clinics even offer home-testing kits for convenience. Patients describe symptoms, cycle patterns, and other health concerns.

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When to Go to a Doctor for Chest Congestion: At-home Care vs. Medical Attention

Doctor On Demand

Virtual visits can diagnose colds, flu , or allergies and help you manage symptoms at home. However, doctors interviewed in the study had concerns about limited regulation, potential interactions with conventional medications, and insufficient clinical guidance for these therapies. Can chest congestion cause RSV?

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Under Pressure: Hypertensive Emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department

PEMBlog

Clinical Case You are a senior resident working in the busy emergency department on an overnight shift. Before your blood pressure rises as well, know that this PEMBlog article is here to provide an overview of the recognition and management of hypertensive emergencies. All kids with hypertensive emergency need ICU-level care.

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

GeriPal

So, the question becomes, what, if anything, should we do differently in the primary care setting to diagnose the disease? On todays podcast, weve invited Nathaniel Chin back to the GeriPal podcast to talk about what primary care needs to manage this new world of Alzheimers disease effectively. Does a good history matter anymore?

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Exploring the Nature of Chronic Pain with Haider Warraich

GeriPal

Like yourself, when I was a resident, and pain has been shaped in our mind as being a purely physical sensation, especially on the clinical side, where this idea that pain is complex and that pain is as much an emotion as much as physical sensation is not really something we are trained to do. We have better tools to better phenotype pain.

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Podcast Episode: Febrile Seizures

PEMBlog

So what’s the evaluation and management for simple febrile seizures? How do we evaluate and manage them? Well, they say that LP should be performed when there are meningeal signs or symptoms or other clinical features that suggest possible meningitis or intracranial infection. There’s a tenfold increase.

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