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Why Identifying and Managing Giant Cell Arteritis as an Emergency Is Crucial

Physician's Weekly

Leonard Calabrese, DO, Paras Karmacharya, MD, MS, and Adam Kilian, MD, break down why giant cell arteritis (GCA) demands immediate action, explain how to confirm diagnosis quickly, and what same-day treatment options like upadacitinib (Rinvoq) mean for patient care. But treatment first, securing the diagnosis is secondary and often delayed.

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Arteriovenous Fistula: What It Is and How It Is Treated in Vascular Surgery

Vascular Physician

If left untreated, serious AVFs can lead to other health complications including heart failure, internal bleeding, blood clots, or claudication. Diagnosis and Treatment of AVFs AVFs are diagnosed by a healthcare provider. AVFs can range from mildly symptomatic to severe.

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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

It greatly helps physicians in remote areas such as Sub-Saharan Africa diagnose and treat patients. Digital contact lenses sound like science fiction: the translucent layer on your eye transmitting special information about your body to an outside device. Are 3D printed and digital contact lenses the future? and a specificity of 95.5%.

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10 Signs You’re Gluten Intolerant

AMMD

It’s estimated that 99% of the people who have either gluten intolerance or celiac disease are never diagnosed. 1) If left unchecked, serious issues like malnutrition, digestive problems, and long-term health complications are the next step. You could have a sensitivity to it that isn’t as obvious and is more difficult to diagnose.

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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

And so certainly from a family’s perspective, a family caregiver perspective, the last thing we want to have when it comes to good dementia care is a diagnose and audio scenario, or in this case, some type of screening result, and then we’ll see you again in six months. It can’t be diagnosed and adios.

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Is it an Urinary Tract Infection or Something Else?

Dr. Michael Bazel

Knowing the difference can help you seek the right treatment and avoid unnecessary complications. Specialized Testing for STIs or IC: If an infection is not found, further tests may be necessary to diagnose underlying conditions like STIs or interstitial cystitis. However, not all urinary symptoms indicate a UTI. What is a UTI?

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Prevention of Dementia: Kristine Yaffe

GeriPal

It’s just another example of, I think, that there’s a little extra special sauce there in the Beeson program. But I would say that in terms of education, it’s really complicated because it’s so confounded by socioeconomic status and so many social determinants of health. So, that’s one thing. Alex: Yeah.