Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 9, 2025

Effective blood pressure management requires taking the appropriate medicine as prescribed by a healthcare professional and implementing appropriate lifestyle changes. High blood pressure, also dubbed hypertension , is a common health issue that can lead to severe problems if left uncontrolled.

Management 52

Management Medical Treatment Plan DO 52

Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 9, 2025

Effective blood pressure management requires taking the appropriate medicine as prescribed by a healthcare professional and implementing appropriate lifestyle changes. High blood pressure, also dubbed hypertension , is a common health issue that can lead to severe problems if left uncontrolled.

Management 52

Management Medical Treatment Plan DO 52

GeriPal

MAY 11, 2023

A lot of these are more vascular risk factors: hypertension, certainly; diabetes; obesity. 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. That’s really falling apart. Physical activity is a big one.

Physicals 86

Physicals IT Hypertension Education 86

GeriPal

JANUARY 26, 2023

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. Eric: And it’s even more complicated, right? I probably should have said GFR. Eric: Yes. I just choose GFR.

IT 92

IT Patient-Centered Healthcare Patients 92

GeriPal

JUNE 16, 2022

50 to 70% of people who are diagnosed with UTIs probably don’t have a UTI. Eric: So this is a complicated pathway, right? How good are clinicians and nurses in following these guidelines or diagnosing a UTI? I hear it’s over diagnosed. Alex: Can I just reiterate what you said because that’s remarkable.

Management 122

Management IT Medical Patient-Centered 122

GeriPal

JUNE 13, 2024

We have an epidemic of BMI and therefore never use the way the patient looks like to diagnose cachexia. So cachexia, I would put it involuntary weight loss is the number one way to diagnose it. Sometimes the subtle infection kills them, and they get hypertensive and they die, or they die of arrhythmias and sudden death.

Illness 133

Illness Patient-Centered Patients IT 133