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Common Myths About Blood Pressure and Heart Health

Imperial Center Family Medicine

Following your physician’s treatment regimen, which may include medication and lifestyle adjustments, can help you regain control of your blood pressure management, regardless of your age. But for some people with high genetic risk or who have struggled to make impactful changes, medication may be necessary as an additional measure.

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

Physician's Weekly

I’m a rheumatologist and a physician scientist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and today we’ll be talking about giant cell arthritis as a medical emergency and what we can do about it. All of these are warning signs that visual symptom loss may be impending and thus represents a medical emergency.

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Updates in ID and Nephrology: Lona Mody, Rasheeda Hall, Devika Nair, Sonali Advani

GeriPal

Alex: And we are also delighted to welcome Devika Nair, who is a nephrologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee Valley VA Healthcare System. That includes many medical specialists, surgical specialists, many specialists and many other disciplines who are on our older adults team. Rasheeda, welcome to GeriPal.

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Interdisciplinary Case Report

CDOCS

Intra-oral photographs were taken and after reviewing his medical history we discussed his desires for a fixed replacement of these teeth. I diagnosed this case to be complex, requiring extensive bone regeneration, possibly with multiple grafts and informed this patient of the risks, timeline and complexity of his case.

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

PEMBlog

I’ll make the important distinction between gastritis – which is diagnosed only via endoscopy – and dyspepsia, the term best used to describe the symptoms many patients experience. This measures both acid and non acid reflux events. pylori, medication overuse, particularly NSAIDs or other stressors.

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Demystifying the Role of HHS and ASPE in Guiding Federal Aging Policy and Priorities with Dr. Tisamarie Sherry

GeriPal

Alex: And we are also delighted to welcome Devika Nair, who is a nephrologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee Valley VA Healthcare System. That includes many medical specialists, surgical specialists, many specialists and many other disciplines who are on our older adults team. Rasheeda, welcome to GeriPal.

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On Racism & Ageism: Ramona Rhodes, Sharon Brangman, Tim Farrell, and Nancy Lundebjerg

GeriPal

Alex: And we are delighted to welcome Sharon Brangman, who is a geriatrician and chair of the Department of Geriatrics at Upstate Medical University. So GFR was adjusted based on race, which it probably did lead to African-American patients being diagnosed with chronic kidney disease later in their disease trajectory, as compared to others.

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