Remove Complication Remove Hypertension Remove IT Remove Presentation
article thumbnail

Approach to steatotic liver disease in the office: Diagnosis, management, and proposed nomenclature

Canadian Family Physician

Known complications of metabolic syndrome and advanced liver disease are often present at the time of diagnosis. Subtle differences are present among patients diagnosed with SLD. This condition is an important biological marker for metabolic syndrome. Diagnosis relies on noninvasive tests.

article thumbnail

How to Prevent a Potentially Fatal Aortic Dissection

Vascular Physician

Understanding High Blood Pressure High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a common medical condition in which blood pressure flows through the arteries with a force that is consistently higher than normal. Unfortunately, high blood pressure does not always present with symptoms that are noticeable by the patient.

ER 52
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Clinical Reasoning Corner: Likelihood Ratios

The Clinical Problem Solvers

A patient’s clinical presentation, risk factors, and the base rate of disease, in addition to our own clinical experience, all factor into the pretest probability we assign to any diagnosis. Clinical Reasoning Corner: Likelihood Ratios By Jack Penner Welcome back, Clinical Problem Solvers! To do that, we need to rely on LRs.

Clinic 52
article thumbnail

Reasoning during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Clinical Problem Solvers

No prior history of atrial fibrillation – just hypertension and diabetes. The second major factor complicating our diagnostic reasoning during this time is the dramatic shift in prevalence of the disease in the community. It started off like any other cardiology admission that we’d had during that month.

Illness 52
article thumbnail

Prevention of Dementia: Kristine Yaffe

GeriPal

And because we can’t resist, we dip into aducanumab and lecanemab at the end. AlexSmithMD Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. Kristine, do you have a song request for Alex? Kristine: Well, I did have a song, but I was negligent at giving it to him. So, he tried to read my mind… Eric: What was your song? Kristine: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

article thumbnail

Under Pressure: Hypertensive Emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department

PEMBlog

All kids with hypertensive emergency need ICU-level care. 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. These neurological manifestations suggest hypertensive encephalopathy, a form of end-organ damage.

article thumbnail

Why Regular Check-ups Matter: Preventive Care at Mesa Family Physicians

Mesa Family Physician

Arizona’s climate and lifestyle present specific health considerations that our Mesa-based medical professionals are specially trained to address. For Mesa residents dealing with these ongoing health challenges, regular visits to Mesa Family Physicians ensure that your condition remains well-controlled and complications are minimized.