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A Comprehensive Guide to CT-Angiogram of the Heart-Part 1

Rao Doctor

By providing high-resolution images of the heart’s blood vessels, a CT-angiogram helps clinicians identify blockages, narrowing, or other anatomical abnormalities that may impede circulation and lead to cardiovascular events. It also offers improved speed and accuracy, making it a preferred choice for many healthcare providers.

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Renal Artery Stenosis: Is It Common & Life Threatening?

Vascular Physician

As a result, your kidneys may not be able to properly function, which can lead to other serious health complications. First, they will perform a physical exam, review your health history, and check your kidney function with blood and urine tests. How Common is RAS? RAS affects over 200,000 people in the United States every year.

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The Link Between Diabetes and Peripheral Arterial Disease

Vascular Physician

This is because both diabetes and PAD have many of the same risk factors and complications. This is done through a combination of a physical exam, a study known as ankle-brachial index, ultrasound, CT angiography, or angiography. It is estimated that between 20-30% of people with diabetes also have PAD.

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Q&A: Cannabis Use Tied to Reduced Working Memory

Physician's Weekly

Participants provided urine samples on the day of scanning to detect recent use. No other tasks were associated with lifetime heavy use, recent use, or dependence diagnosis. It’s more complicated than that. We need to engage in conversations about what can harm and what can help.

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The Mycoplasma Comeback: Why This Atypical Pneumonia is Back – A PEMCurrents Podcast

PEMBlog

Learning Objectives Describe the clinical presentation, epidemiology, and complications of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in pediatric patients, including its atypical manifestations. Differentiate Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia from typical bacterial and viral pneumonia based on history, physical exam findings, and diagnostic testing.

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

GeriPal

Joe 03:55 You know, my thoughts are screening is important for a variety of reasons, and certainly Doctor Boris and Soo and Anna, Doctor chodos can provide a lot greater clinical insight than I. There has to be effective support provided behind any type of screening strategy in order for it to truly be effective. Joe, your thoughts?

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

GeriPal

And that led to many specialists doing work and advancing their fields within their professional societies, providing guidance and so on for older adults. There’s the complications associated with immune senescence, comorbidities, atypical clinical presentations. One of your articles addresses that. So you’re right.